Legacies of light

-The next day-

As the sunlight shines in my room, I gracefully stretch and as I do I sit up look around my room, and then say, “What a fine morning it is.”

Like a fairy I dance and hum to myself to the closest window, and say, “How beautiful it is in these lands. But it shall become far more enchanting when I grace it with my presence.”

Changing my voice to that of a little child, I say, “But wonderful, majestic, queen Laeg Ní Fergal, why is that?”

Returning to my normal voice, I say, “Oh little child, it is simply. Because anything thing a sky-splitting beauty touches instantly changes in value, something worth one wonderbeast suddenly becomes worth a hundred.”

In a childlike voice, I say, “Of course that must be through, you are the greatest fir bolg in existence. You at the tender age of fourteen have already become a valuable asset to the king of Gorias, truly a legend in the making.”

Changing my demeanour I move to the left of the room, and then I start to gallop as if I am on a horse, after a few moments I say in a deep voice, “I have heard you are the fairest in all of the land.”

In my normal voice I say, “You mean little old me? Don’t you think you’re exaggerating?”

“Of course not, in all honesty, I was simply being too modest, since you are the fairest in the entire world!”

In a shy voice, I say, “Really?”

In a deep and powerful voice, I get on one knee and say, “Of course now marry me, my lady. I will give you all you desire and become a servant to your whims, mere seconds of your affections will fill my sole for mere moments!”

“But what about your fiancé?”

“Some political marriage will never be enough to stop me from loving you, even if I have to abandon my family, and fortune I will go with you.”

Making a voice similar to Setanta, I say, “You have proven yourself as the greatest Charioteer in all of the land, one whom I owe my life to countless times. You are worth this man's love, and here is enough money to never have to work for countless generations.”

“Oh, Setanta you impudent, foolish, rash, bastard, it seems you have finally come to your senses and have acknowledged my greatness, for your efforts I will reward you with a bone, here go fetch.”

In a voice similar to Ibar, I say, “Sister you’re so amazing I want to be you!”

In a voice similar to my dad, I say, “My greatest achievement is giving birth to you.”

In a voice similar to Ferdiad, I say, “If you have space for a second man in your life please take me!”

In a deep and powerful voice, I say, “No you are my woman.”

“Now, now, don’t fight over me like brutes. If you are to fight do it in an official setting, a tournament that involves you and all my other 500 suitors. Hahahahahaha!”

To finish my performance, I lie on my bed and say, “Yeah, that’s what my future has in store.”

Looking up to the top of the room, I see Setanta with one hand holding onto the chandler and the other hand covering his mouth as he holds back laughter.

My face turns red deeper and darker than blood, and then I say, “NOOOOOOOO!”

“Of don’t say that miss fairest in all of the land.”

I pick up a decoration then I kick it towards Setanta, but he releases his grip which causes the decoration to hit the chandler, and fall down.

As it smashes on the ground I lunge forward and grab Setanta, then I say, “Delete that memory from your mind instantly.”

“Are you sure about that, who would want to forget a sky-sitting beauty such as yourself?”

Shaking him furiously, I say, “Forget, forget, forget, forget, forget.”

Looking over at the Chandler, Setanta says, “You know that is worth more than your village.”

“Huh.”

“Well in actually it would be worth more than three castles. It was one of my father's favourites.”

I start to sweat profusely and look to the ground, then I say, “Oh no.”

Looking at the chandler broken into pieces, I say, “Setanta I need you to fix this right now!”

“Why would I do that?”

“Because I am your legs, and you are your hands, so help! And besides, there is no way you aren’t skilled at fixing things with how often you break stuff.”

“Hey don’t insult me, I might come off as a man who can do everything by himself, but I am sophisticated enough to make the servants to my cleaning for me.”

“SPLOIT BRAT!”

“But don’t fret, since I am a good master I have gotten you servants of your own.”

“Really!”

Setanta claps his hand, and then from the door, two maids come in.

On my face, I have a bright smile onto I see who they are. It is the two bitches who were mean to me last night.

Pointing to the one who mumbles under her breath, Setanta says, “She is Innéacs, and the cheery one is named Lúidín. Say hello.”

I wave to them cautiously, and full of a fake cheerfulness they both bow to me and say, “Nice to meet you miss sky-splitting beauty.”

Innéacs says, “It is an honour miss I have 500 suitors.”

My embarrassment remerges, and I cover my face. While I do this Setanta leans against me, and says, “Aren’t these two so funny, the cold and cheery demeanours are why I have decided they will be my 8th and 9th wives respectively.”

With a face of immense disgust, I stare at him and say, “Of course you would be like that.”

“What do you mean, is it not fitting to have multiple women for a great man such as myself!”

Snickering, I say, “Great? Maybe great in you’re stupidity. One woman having to put up with you in marriage would be a victim of abuse, but many would be some kind of tragedy against the Tuatha Dé Danann.”

Annoyed, Setanta says, “Don’t mock me, I am the inheritor of one of the greatest powers in our empire, and woman would be amazed and thrilled to have me as her own, isn’t that right number 8 and 9.”

Innéacs, says, “You’re existence certainly does make our hearts pound consistently.”

Lúidín says, “Your actions have certainly made me fall to my knees countless times, sometimes I even pass out due to the shock of your uniqueness.”

Smiling, Setanta says, “See here how amazing I am.”

Those sounded like insults in disguise. Playing along, I say, “Regardless, I will never have an interest in you.”

Like a laughing fox, Setanta makes a cheeky expression and says, “But you don’t seem to have the same sort of disgust with Ferdiad, I wonder what that means! I better go tell him!”

I try to kick him in the face but he easily moves out of the way, and then runs out of my room saying, “If you want to stop me hurry up.”

“I WILL KILL YOU,” I say as I try to run out the door.

But as I do Lúidín says, “Many of the male servants are walking around and you’re going to run around in your night garments.”

Innéacs says, “It seems our master who is a self-proclaimed valuable asset to the king of Gorias, is a rather shameless girl.”

Looking at what I am wearing, I quickly get embarrassed and re-enter my room. Then I look over to where I put my clothes last night, and there I see the messy chest I had used last night.

I dug through the massive chest of clothes to put on so I could sleep, and now surrounding it are countless clothes all over it. Looking at my maids, I say, “There is an explanation for this!”

Lúidín says, “Now, now it is none of our business what you did last night. Though I would like to remain you while we possess the abilities of beasts we don’t have the behaviour of them.”

“Fucking savage,” Innéacs mutters under her breath.

Now clapping her hand, Lúidín says, “Let’s get you prepared for your day.”

They both move over to me and start to take off my clothes, causing me to say, “You don’t need to do that.”

“We are to take care of all of your basic duties down to the most mundane including physical care, we can’t go letting you wastefully expending energy.”

“I think that is unnecessary.”

“Don’t worry you will need every drop of energy you can have.”

“Daft,” Innéacs mutters under her breath.

Getting slightly annoyed, I say, “Do you have a problem with me.”

“Of course not, I exist to serve your will,” Innéacs says with a dispassionate voice.

Having a fun idea, I say, “Ok, then allow me to take a seat.”

While they tend to me I sit on Innéacs back and say, “How comfy.”

She grumbles, but as she does Lúidín finishes taking off my clothes.

Then moments later she brings in a basin filled with water, and then she throws two blue objects and one red into the water, and then after a few moments it boils then starts to cool down.

Innéacs who is a monkey beastkin, uses her tail to throw me into the water and says, “Mistress it is time to get clean.”

And as she says that I stare at her and we give each look of annoyance, but soon the temperature of the water overtakes me, and I say, “Is it really ok for me to be having a bath like this?”

“Of course, it is simply standard protocol, we all take bathes like this every day.”

“Really, I didn’t even know that could be possible?”

Innéacs is about to say something, but I pre-emptively splash some water in her face, and then ask, “Did you say something.”

“No.”

“Good.”

“It is one of the many things that you should get used to, now let’s get you cleaned and changed.”

They scrub my body rather harshly with some instrument to get the dirt off, and then they pull me out of the water and quickly dress and start to groom me.

As they do it I admire their skill, but I don’t wish to let them know.

While grooming me I look out of the window, and I ask, “Hey why wouldn’t you want to marry Setanta?”

They both make angered looks at me and I can feel their rage leaking from their bodies. Lúidín says, “What do you ask?”

“Because even if he is annoying, getting to inherit all of this seems like a dream. Even his personality isn’t enough of a dissatisfying factor to stop one from wanting this utter beauty.”

Innéacs says, “Many of the women working here do feel the same, but we have all made a pack to never ever ruin our romantic tale of true love that unfolds throughout these walls.”

“What do you mean?”

Lúidín says, “It is none of your business, especially since our tale doesn’t need another heroine.”

I don’t ask any more questions as the aura both of them exhibit becomes so intense that I go back to being intimidated.

Lúidín says, “And it doesn’t really matter anyways, as long as Setanta is lord of Gorias we won’t ever have to worry about nothing having enough.”

As she says this both of them have a calm aura that makes me feel at ease. As if the happiness expressed in those words has broken loose and raptured the room.

Innéacs says, “We are done so look at yourself in the mirror.”

Getting up, I look at myself. I am wearing a fine dress, with my skin shining from the bath. My hair is also done wonderfully, and the jewellery I got yesterday also looks wonderful. I truly look amazing.

Innéacs behind me whisper, “I think we did too good of a job.”

Lúidín whispers, “Maybe we should set her face on fire to make her uglier.”

“I CAN HEAR YOU TWO!”

They quickly shut up and then I say, “Now let us go to experience this wonderful day.