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Dewey flew out the French doors and peered over the railing. “That’s it. Okay, I’ll fly down and–“
The doors flew open before they could finish their plan. A rotund woman bustled into the room followed by three young women with their heads bowed.
The woman curtsied, rolling a hand in the air. “Your Majesty.”
“Not quite yet,” Paige said with a smile.
“Soon enough,” the woman answered before rising and clapping her hands.
Two more women hurried in with an armload of fabric stretched between them.
The woman raised her eyebrows and snapped her fingers. The three young women descended on Paige. One snatched the glass case from her hands and set it aside. The other shooed Dewey away as she began to pull the hoodie from Paige’s arms. The third yanked on Paige’s leggings to remove them.
“Now wait just a minute!” Paige shouted, but to no avail.
She shot a pleading glance toward Dewey, but he didn’t notice, too busy tossing nuts onto his purple tongue.
In seconds, she stood in only her underthings. She winced, wondering if they’d notice the beast mark on her back, though before she could give it a second thought, loads of fabric floated around her.
She swam through the sea of white fabric, seeking a way out. Finally, her head poked up, and the ladies pulled the dress down around her figure and fastened it before stepping aside.
“Ooooh-la-la,” Dewey said with a wink. “That’s some dress.”
The round seamstress tapped her lips with her finger as she studied it. “It needs…something.”
She narrowed her eyes as Paige struggled to stand under the weight of the heavily beaded dress.
“More volume. Yes. Bigger. We must make the skirt bigger.”
“Bigger?” Paige asked as she stared down at the round ball gown.
“Bigger,” the woman said with a nod, clapping her hands. “Fabric! Crinoline! Beads!”
The women scattered, leaving only the seamstress, who circled around Paige, eyeing her up and down. She pinched at the fabric in a few places. The women trickled back into the room, bringing more supplies.
The seamstress eyed the materials before she shook her head. “No! Where are the crystal beads? I must have the crystal beads.”
“I am sorry, Madam. I cannot find them,” one girl said.
The woman shook her head and fluttered her hands in the air, clapping them again. “Come with me! We shall need much more than this.” She twisted to face Paige. “Wait here, Your Majesty. I shall return.”
The woman and her entourage flitted from the room. Paige collapsed onto the bed, the fabric ballooning around her.
A knock sounded.
“What?” she spat.
“Kitten? Are you decent?” Henry called.
“No! You can’t come in! I’m in my dress. It’s bad luck to see it!”
“Oh dear,” he said, “we mustn’t have that. I just came to tell you the wonderful news.”
“Wonderful news?”
“Father has moved the wedding up to tonight. We shall be wed within hours.”
Paige shot Dewey a wide-eyed stare. The little dragon winced as he grabbed a handful of grapes and flew over to Paige.
