Charles

"Who was that one princess? She was a vision!" the princes chuckle amongst themselves, conversing about their latest conquests.

"Charles be honest, how many of them have you slept with?" the prince of Brisenburg pries as he polished his sword.

"Get off it men." I defend, trying to dissociate from my past.

"Probably all of them" James mutters. The men push and punch me as we all joke in familiarity. As they continue to talk about their manly exploits, the 10 princesses walk timidly into the fields. I see Ella dressed in a loose green top, sinched into her waist, with matching pants and dark black riding boots.

"Ella what do you think you are doing?" I exclaim observing the rest of the women dressed in hunting pants attire.

"I'm showing these princesses a good time." she smiles.

"I will not allow this!"

"Allow? Charles... I thought you were more progressive than that. We just want to have a little fun. It is my job to entertain them is it not? You said so yourself" she remarks, using my own words against me.

The guys started to circle the princesses as they stood their ground.

"A woman's idea of fun differs from a man" I snap.

"Says who?" she crosses her arm stubbornly. I look for choice words to deflect but couldn't think of any at the moment.

"Charles you can admit you're scared. You must be terrified that we'll steal all the good game?"

"Is that a challenge fiance?"

"First one to bring a pig back to the palace in time for dinner wins"

"And what do the losers get?"

"Hmm..." she taps her slender finger across her soft cheek, "it's a secret" she sings.

"Deal" I agree to her terms, "I remember at one point, you told me to never make deals with the devil?" I joke, now using her own words against her.

"Well, the devil comes in many different forms, he just happened to be my fiancé" she smiles pridefully and we shake hands. I pull her in and violently kiss her before I go. Ella always did what she desired despite what others might think of her. Her carefree spirit was enamoring.

"Don't think that kiss will make me any less focused" she whispers against my reddened lips.

"Let's go Ladies! We have a boar to catch!" she winks and steps away from us men. The princesses clumsily hold their weapons and follow after her.

"Common men! Let's roll!" I command.

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Robyn

"So what you want to do is feel the temperature of the wind. Animals usually flee away from cold air"

"How did you learn about all this?" Selina, the princess of Spainallia asks.

"I was....very into the outdoors when I was younger. Oh, look! There's a boar right now! Not a sound" I whisper, signaling the other princesses into quietude. Two princes from Charle's team spots the boar and crouch near it, sharping their arrows to get ready to shoot.

"Jessica, you are pretty" I turn to her.

"Aww thanks, Ella. In your own unique way, I think you are pretty too. If only I could fix your--"

"Go seduce them" I interrupt her critique.

"Pardon?" she asks, puzzled by my courage.

"First rule of hunting? Get ahead by charms"

"What do I tell them?" she shifts nervously.

"You don't have to do ANYTHING. They'll be worshiping the ground you walk on. They are men" I smile.

"Okay," she nods and adjusts her busty chest. "Rebecca! You're as beautiful as she. Go along with her"

Both girls tiptoe away and begin to flirt with the guys. One of them bravely showed them the proper way to hold a sword. They meet my eyes and I signal them to lead them away from the area. Jessica nods and flings an arrow into the distance. Both men pathetically wrestle to retrieve the arrow. Once they were far enough, I pull back my arrow and give it to another girl.

"Here you do it" I command.

"Just shoot it? But what if I miss it"

"You won't! Our win depends on you! Now be still and—-"

She gently let's go and shoots it right into the heart.

"SQUEEELL"

"Let's go ladies! This is the fun part!" I stand and begin to run. It squeals and starts to run aimlessly. I jump on top of it and hold it down.

"Common I need help ladies" I wrestle with the beast but they all stood there hesitantly.

"If we win? We can pick the punishment for the guys" I tempt them.

"Oh! Okay" they clap and help me hold it down.

"One of you take the rope and tie the legs!"

A princess unloops the rope and ties the pig like a natural. It lets out its last squeal and succumbs to its death.

"Yay" the ladies cheer!"

"We did it!" they hug me.

"Let's go show the guys!" I laugh and we all drag the pig back to the palace.

——

The sun sets as we take our place for dinner.

We converse and familiarize ourselves with each other. They were finally starting to warm up to me. The princes come in sweaty and fatigued from their prolonged hunt.

"You ladies freshened up and gave up?" Harry teases.

"Typical!" James chuckles and the men begin to laugh carelessly.

"They couldn't even last! I told you men we had nothing to worry about!" Charles brags pridefully and they begin to laugh again.

Us girls sit quietly as we cut into our sweet desert.

"Look at them men! They had no protein so they skipped straight to dessert" another prince teases us foolishly.

Once they gathered themselves I stand and beam for my announcement. "Well, you men took too long so we told the cook to prepare our boar. We already ate and it was absolutely delishish" I tease them.

"What?" Charles remarks.

I snap my fingers and the cook comes in with the half-eaten boar.

"You men freshen up before it gets cold." Selina chimes as we all chuckle girlishly.

Embarrassment outlines the men's faces as they sit at the table in defeat. Charles shook his head silently for underestimating me.

"Here Charles taste it!" I purposely hold out my fork to feed him.

"So what's our punishment?" he sighs helplessly.

"Well, our feet are quite swollen from being out all day. You'll wash them and manicure them"

"No way!!!" the guys yell, protesting the punishment.

"But we won? Did we not?" Jessica exclaims.

"Unless you men want the other punishment?" I suggest.

"Which was?" Charles folds his hand defiantly. I whisper into his ear and he blushes.

"We're doing their feet men" Charles orders.

"Fine" they muttered and attack our kill.

——-

After dinner, we lead the men to the spacious bathroom to prep our feet for pampering. We had pity and let them go once they massaged our feet with some sweet smelling oils.

"Ella this was the best day ever! Hunting! Having handsome bachelors pamper us!" Jessica beams.

"It was unconventional but we loved it" Selina chimes in agreement.

"Yes" the rest of the girls nod.

"See we don't need money or jewels to have fun" I admit.

"Says you!" the rude blonde snaps .

"So ladies. Which prince was cuter to you?" Jessica nosily pries.

"The prince of Sweden!"

"No the tall one from Edinburg" another protests.

"If we're being honest, none of them came close to Charles!"

"Yeaaaa" the girls sigh in admiration.

"You know he gave me this necklace on the 8th anniversary of our love? Charolette pipes.

"Don't you think it's a little strange wearing a necklace from a guy who doesn't even love you anymore?" Jessica asks shamelessly. The girls snicker and she turns red.

"He was the best lay I ever had!" one girl admits but she quickly realized her words and covered her mouth.

"I'm so sorry Ella I didn't mean to..."

"No it's fine" I shake uncontrollably. I never knew the extent of Charles philandering past, but of course, I was curious.

"How many of you has he —"

"Let's change the subject." Selina tried to save me, "Ella have you picked a dress yet?"

"No... I want to know. How many of you has he? You know..."

The girls smile sheepishly and one by one they raise their hands.

"Ella Charles used to be the most eligible bachelor in Enchancia and all the kingdoms. Every girl was dying for a chance to even hold his affections." Jessica tries to excuse his past, "But us girls see it. He is a changed man. He only has eyes for you."

"Yes, we were nothing but itches he need to scratch to fulfill his playboy fantasies"

"Don't worry Ella, he loves you" Jessica hugs me affectionately.

"Yes" "Yea" the other girls chime.

"I suppose you're right" I look away unconvinced by their reassurance.

"Come, Ella! let's go see how big your throne room is!" Jessica and Selina pull me to explore the elegant rooms of the palace.

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Author Note:

Princess Jessica is named after the good sis Jessicak1992 . She is always so thankful for my updates. This one is for you beloved!

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