Chapter 38: Chapter 35

Marie

 

"Is there a letter for me too?" Theo tugged at her sleeve as she opened the letter her parents had sent her.

"Yes. Here's one for you." She held out a folded sheet of paper to him on which 'Theo' was written. He grabbed the letter and sat down on Marie's bed. Her roommate, who sat at her desk and studied, watched this frowning. But she said nothing about it. Marie sat down next to him and read her letter.

Her parents were doing well, they missed her and otherwise had a lot to do. The business was excellent.

She looked at Theo, who was smiling and reading his letter. Then she read her parents' letter again. She desperately wanted to tell them about the tests. Marie had a good feeling and therefore hoped for good grades.

There was a knock at the door and the two looked up from their letters. Theo immediately jumped up to open it and let Pia, who was standing at the door, in.

"Where do we meet the princess?" she asked.

"By the carriages. Have you finished your homework?" replied Marie. Originally, she wanted to leave right after class, but Pia had insisted on having lunch first and at least starting to do her homework. Therefore, they had arranged to meet for two hours after class. However, they had received little, and Marie had already finished her homework.

"Yes. I'm done too." Pia smiled contentedly. "Luckily, it wasn’t much."

"I'll leave you alone then." Theo held his letter tightly to him and left the room.

"See you tomorrow!", called Marie after him. Then she grabbed her bag with her key and wallet and hugged Pia. "Shall we go?"

"Definitely."

Julia was already waiting for them at the carriages and the three of them made their way to the city. Helga and Philip had gratefully declined the offer, as they preferred to go to the city on weekends. The three first visited a bookstore where they all bought new books and they drank coffee and hot chocolate in a small café after that. In the evening they drove back to the academy. Marie and Pia brought their books to their rooms and then went to the dining room for dinner. Julia ate in her apartment again.

"Hopefully we won’t get much homework tomorrow either." Marie stirred her soup with a spoon.

Pia nodded in agreement. "I would love that too. But I wouldn't rely on it."

 

Julia

 

The drive into town had been fun, even if the guards had accompanied them like grumpy shadows. But she was used to it. Julia had bought two new books, one of them an adventure novel that she thought her servants would like too.

Since she didn't know which bookstore Ingried's husband worked in, she didn't know if she happened to be in the right one or not. Maybe she had seen him today without knowing it?

Sophie had made hearty pancakes and salad for dinner. The food tasted wonderful as always. After dinner, she played cards with Leopold, Marko, and Sophie. Finn retired to work on the mysterious something. Marko looked out of the window every now and then. Soon it was a full moon and Julia suspected that he would like to be outside as a wolf. Unfortunately, she was not allowed to allow him to do so. She found the rule cruel.

"Do you want to go outside?" she asked him.

Marko shook his head. "No... Or... Yes, yes. Actually, yes."

"But?" Leopold won the card game again and began to reshuffle the cards.

"I must not transform," Marko confirmed Julia’s assumption. “Not at all, I guess.”

"But you're welcome here," she tried to cheer him up. "Whenever you want... Honestly ... May I see you as a wolf?" She was curious.

"Really?"  Marko looked at her doubtfully. "You’re not kidding?"

"If she was, that would be a very bad joke," Leopold murmured and handed out the cards for the next round. Sophie announced with a smile that she was tired and did not want to continue playing. She reminded the three not to stay up too long, then she left.

"It's no joke, Marko. You are welcome to walk around here as a wolf. Unfortunately, not outside the apartment. But it’s possible here... And I'd love to see it." Julia even wanted to see it very badly. And she also wanted to know if his fur was soft... But that may have gone too far.

"Now?" Marko grinned.

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Now Leopold looked alarmed. "Now?"

"If you want?" Julia looked at him expectantly. However, she was a little surprised by Leopold's reaction. Why did he look so frightened?

"Now!" Marko hurried out of the living room. "I'll be right back! As a wolf!"

A few minutes later, a very large, black wolf stood in the living room. Julia looked at Marko fascinated. His fur looked very soft... Leopold, on the other hand, had turned pale and was clearly struggling not to run away.  Is he afraid of wolves?  Marko seemed to notice this too and looked extremely amused for a wolf.

"If I didn't know that was Marko...", Leopold murmured quietly.

Julia got up and approached the big wolf. She crouched down in front of him and held out her hand to him. "May I?" She really wanted to know if his fur was as soft as it looked... This might be the opportunity to pet a wolf!

Marko gave her permission with a nod, and she touched his soft fur. Especially his ears were soft!

"He's not a dog princess," Leopold protested as she petted Marko behind his soft ears. Marko, however, seemed to enjoy the attention.

"I know that he's not a dog! But his fur is so soft!"

"Whose fur is so.... Oh!" Finn had come into the living room and was now standing in front of Marko and Julia. "Marko! When did you take on wolf form?"

Marko snorted. Finn grinned and stroked his fur as well until Marko decided it was enough and shook himself. Then he left the two of them standing and lay down in front of the chair on which he had sat before.

"We play cards. Would you like to play?", asked Julia Finn.

"No, thank you." Nevertheless, Finn sat down on the chair, in front of which Marko now lay, and had his eyes closed. Leopold stared at the black wolf with wide eyes.

"He’s much bigger than normal wolves", he said. "I've seen him like this before... But he is really big!"

"Yes, but not dangerous", Finn replied. "But don't worry. The princess and I will protect you from the big bad wolf!"

Marko snorted again. It almost sounded like a laugh.

Julia played three rounds of cards with Leopold. Finn watched them and petted Marko's fur from time to time. He discovered Julia's adventure novel, which she had placed on the living room table, and began to read it.

The next morning they were all tired, but they had fun together. Marko appeared last at the breakfast table and yawned. As so often, he still wore his pajamas.

"Good morning", he murmured and sat down next to Finn, who struggled to keep his eyes open.

"How long did you read yesterday?", Leopold wanted to know.

"Too long." Finn yawned. "I hardly slept. The book is really exciting. I didn't want to put it down... I fell asleep in the armchair while reading..."

"You slept in the armchair?" Julia couldn't imagine that this was a pleasant way to sleep.

"For some time? I woke up in my bed. I don't remember going there, though..." Finn smeared butter on a bun and topped it with cheese and tomato slices.

"Maybe someone took you to your bed?", thought Sophie.

"Not just anyone. Me." Marko sounded a bit uncertain. "You slept so peacefully, I didn't want to wake you."

"Oh... Thank you very much." Finn bit into his bun, avoiding Marko's gaze.

Is he embarrassed? Julia grinned.  Finn is so cute. How sweet.

Sophie cleared her throat. "Marko? Please hurry up with breakfast. You and Leopold have to leave right away and you're still in your pajamas."

Marko groaned. "Yes, I know."

"I have to go too." Julia took her plate, cup, and cutlery to bring them to the kitchen. Here she usually did this herself. She enjoyed putting things away by herself, as at the castle everything was consistently cleared after her. A princess does not put away her plate herself. "See you later."

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