"You must come with me to the market."

Princess Elora, the prince's sister, burst into the room with excitement. The prince and her were only a year apart and she had been the first welcoming face you'd seen since your stay had started here at the castle. Your daily tea parties only helped you both grow closer. You were supposed to be marrying the prince, the one who would inherit the throne, but after your first day here you had barely seen him. Sure, he sent you presents and acted like he cared, but you got the impression his heart was never in it. He was too focused on his duties as prince to even really attempt to know you.

"Come, you mustn't let my brother ruin your day. Just spend the day with me and I'll make you forget all about him", she pleaded as she grasped your hand and gave it a light tug. All too often she had seen you practically ignored by her brother and forgotten about. She would treat you better if given the chance. Heck, she already was, although her brother had set the bar too low so it wasn't really much of a victory on her end.

"I even heard vendors from your kingdom would be in the market today. I was going to surprise you, but I think you needed the cheering up now", she continued as she searched your expression to see if the surprise did the job of making you happy, "But I won't tell you which ones so you can still have a bit of a surprise."