Newsletter Exclusive Excerpt from "Power of A Princess" the sequel to "More Than A Princess"
The cooing of doves woke Aislin the next morning. "Please be quiet," she mumbled, opening her eyes just enough to glance at the birds on her window ledge. The doves grew silent and hunched down into their feathers. Aislin sighed. The birds had only been doing their jobs. It wasn't their fault that she hadn't canceled her normal wake-up coo.
When Aislin looked around, Twinket was no longer on the other pillow. The princess wondered where the doll had gone because they usually got up at the same time. It took Aislin a moment to remember the list she had to write, but then it was all she could think about. Slipping off the edge of her bed-swing, she padded into the bathing room where a two-foot high waterfall splashed into the small pond at its base. Dogwood trees that never stopped blooming grew behind the waterfall, while daffodils and crocuses decorated the edge of the pond.
Draping her nightgown over a branch, Aislin stepped into the pool and sank back so that her head was resting on a moss-covered rock shaped just for her. Closing her eyes, she thought about who she would put on the list. Poppy, of course, but Aislin didn't want all of her ladies-in-waiting to be fairies. A varied group would be more helpful with their different attributes complimenting each other's abilities. Two girls came to mind immediately, although she knew they would be highly unconventional ladies-in-waiting. Lin was a warrior through and through. As far as Aislin knew, the pedrasi girl had little knowledge of life at the fairy court, but she did know things that could come in handy just about anywhere else. Deela probably didn't know much about the court either, but the orc girl's presence there would be so distracting that people wouldn't notice if she didn't use the correct fork to eat her food. That tendency to distract might come in handy at times.
Aislin decided that if she was going with unconventional, she might as well include Kimble, the spriggan girl who had shown herself to be brave and resourceful in Mount Gora. Kimble would enjoy visiting the fairy court, even if it wasn't Deephold.
That left one more position to fill. Aislin laughed out loud when she thought about who she'd like to add to the list. The girl was the same age as Deela, but much, much bigger and would have an even bigger impact at court. Salianne was a giant and one of Aislin's good friends, although they never saw each other as much as they'd like. Her parents were shy, like most giants, and they rarely came to court except when summoned. Aislin had a feeling that Salianne would enjoy the chance to meet people and would make a good addition to the list, regardless of what others might think. If Aislin's ladies-in-waiting were meant to impress the humans, then who better than a giant?
"Power of A Princess" the sequel to "More Than A Princess" coming November 2019 from Bloomsbury Publishing
