Chapter 79: Bonus 12

Babette ran laughing into the stable. Her brown pony Phipsi was already waiting for her there. Or rather, the apple she brought to the animal.

Phipsi neighed as she approached her, jostling for attention. And the apple, of course. Babette brought her pony a fresh apple every night before she had dinner with her parents.

"Here's your apple!" She held the fruit out to her faithful friend. The pony was visibly happy about the treat and let herself be petted afterward before Babette went back into the house.

For dinner, there was a warm stew with hot sausages and bread. Pea stew. Babette only liked the sausages.

"Babette? Please eat your stew, not just the sausages!", her mother reprimanded. "Otherwise, you won't get big and strong."

"I'm already big and strong!", contradicted Babette. She was very tall for her age. Nine years. She felt like an adult. "I don't need the stew. Will we go to the castle tomorrow?"

"Yes, of course. We were invited for coffee with the Queen and the King." Her father smiled contentedly. "I expect you to play with Prince Peter and Princess Julia. Be a good friend to them."

"Oh. I'm sure that won't be a problem, Gustav. The children already know each other. After all, it's not our first visit." Her mother laughed softly. "There won't be any problems."

"Are you sure, Erika?" Her father gave Babette a sharp look. "On our last visit, the princess complained about Babette. They played hide and seek, but Babette didn't look for the princess. The little girl sat in a bush for a very long time! Until her brother Prince Paul found her."

"She was annoying", Babette murmured.

"She's only five." Her mother coughed and reached for the napkin to wipe her mouth.

"You've been coughing for weeks now." Her father looked at her mother with concern. "Maybe you should see a healer?"

"Oh, it's certainly nothing." She looked at Babette. "Be very nice to the princess tomorrow, yes? Even if she’s annoying. She's still the princess."

"Ok, mum."

Drinking coffee and tea with the royals the next day was more than just boring and the princess was more than just annoying. She clung to her brother. Babette hardly had a chance to talk to Prince Peter alone. The prince was a handsome boy. Babette liked him very much. He was quiet, friendly, and had a nice smile. Babette had liked him immediately when they met two years ago. At that time, they had played a lot and only the two of them. But now, the little princess was glued to him, whom he carried piggyback through the garden.

The children played in the castle garden while their parents chatted over another cup of coffee. Before that, they had all eaten cake together and the adults had talked about boring topics. They expected their children to be quiet and listen to the adults. Something Princess Julia didn't seem to understand.

Instead of being quiet, she had invited her brother to a forked sword fight, tilted her chair until she almost fell over, and stuck out her tongue at Babette. The Queen's scoldings were of little use. Finally, they sent the children away to play.

Babette wanted to play ‘wedding’. She as the bride and Peter as the groom. Julia could be a spectator... But Babette would have preferred that the smaller girl played somewhere else. Alone! Peter's brother Paul was supposed to hold the wedding for them, but the older boy was nowhere to be found.

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"I can trust you to another", cried Julia, looking over her brother's shoulder. "I trust a lot! Yesterday I climbed out of a window!"

Babette frowned. "Out of a window? Why?"

"Just because!" Julia giggled softly. "I just did it. Out of the window and onto the roof! I'm good at trusting!"

"Our nanny was desperately trying to call her back. In the end, I climbed after her to get her back. That was funny." Peter grinned. "But she doesn't dare to climb trees."

"Peter!" Julia shook her head. "The... They are slippery! And... Where am I supposed to hold on to? But I'm still good at trusting"

"But I don't mean trusting! You should declare us husband and wife!"

"Huh?" Julia looked at Babette very skeptically. "But you are a girl! And Peter is a boy! You can’t be husband and wife! You are kids."

"We should keep looking for Paul!", snorted Babette. The princess is just too stupid!

"Oh yes! Then we can play catch! ", agreed Julia. "Or do you want to climb on the roof, Babette?"

"No. I don't want to. A young lady doesn't do that", she countered.

"Oh! This young lady does that!" Peter started jumping, making his sister giggle and squeak.

"I'm not a lady!" Julia clutched his shoulders as she was shaken. "You know what, Babette?", she asked when her brother stopped jumping.

"What do I know?"

"Peter will be a great magician! The best of all! That's what he promised me!"

"Will he?" Babette liked the idea. She wanted to marry him when they were adults. And if he were a great wizard, all the better. Babette was firmly convinced that she and Peter belonged together. Did he see it that way too? She wanted to be called a princess.

"Yes! He will!" The princess nodded eagerly. Peter smiled shyly and blushed slightly. "Right, Peter?"

"Yes", he agreed. "I will. I'm sure of that! And you become a great witch! The greatest of them all!"

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