Lilli sat up in the chair, how long had she been asleep?
That question was soon answered. Miss Prudy was sitting in her rocker enjoying her afternoon tea. Upon seeing her there Lilli was filled with a strong sense of security. Even though her parents could not always be there with her, there were always people around to love and care for her, Lilli was a very lucky girl.
Princess rule #4:
A princess always appreciates those who love and care for her.
It only took a few minutes and Lilli was being served a late lunch. She had been too nervous to eat much at breakfast, after sleeping through lunch she was starved. Lilli’s mind kept going back over all of the events of the past two days. She was eager to get back under the vanity. What was she going to find? How soon was she going to have the time by herself to do the search? Sometimes opportunity seems to appear right when it is needed the most!
With a knock on the door, came a request for Miss Prudy to meet with the rest of the castle staff. There were plans to be made and details to be covered before the arrival of the royals of Montanzia.
Lilli finally was alone. Time to remove the mysterious object from the vanity. She twisted and turned until she was beneath the vanity drawers.
Realizing she would have to slide them forward to reach what was hidden, she scrambled out and tugged at the bottom drawer until it was on the floor beside her. Then she noticed something strange, the end of the top drawer could be moved forward as to provide a false back and a perfect place to hide things.
Lilli slowly slid the drawer forward, then stopped. She did not want to damage her treasure.
Once again she wiggled back under the vanity, this time the prize was in her hands. A soft white leather satchel embossed with the royal seal and the name “Flora” written in gold. Lilli could hardly stop shaking as she slowly untied the silver ribbon wrapped around the satchel.
Hearing the familiar sounds of Miss Prudy’s whistle. She quickly returned everything back to their original places and hid the satchel under the bed, just as Miss Prudy came through the door. Again Flora’s secret would have to wait. But step by step it was getting closer for Lilli to solve.
The evening seemed to move very slowly. Lilli could hardly wait until bedtime. Then she could open the satchel and see what was so important to Flora that she had created this mystery.
Finally it was bedtime. Lilli was so excited, it was like the night before Christmas, when all was quiet through the house and not a creature was stirring not even a mouse. It was time to investigate her treasure!