Episode 1: Birthday

Once upon a time in a faraway land, lived a princess in an immense castle. Her name was Isabella. She was a beautiful girl with a courteous attitude and the most tender heart.

She had two most cherished people in her life, her beloved father and her most loyal court lady, Caroline.

Caroline had been with princess Isabella since birth and she loved her as a mother loves her child. She was the most trusted by the princess and had never once dared to forsake her...

Until one day, Caroline received a notice from home.

"Dear mother,

I am writing to you to apprise about the health of Alexander because as her mother, I know how much you are worried about him.

I did not wanted to say this, however Alexander's health has worsen to a great extent.

I took him to the doctor and was inform that his illness is unfortunately a month away from reaching stage four...

Mother, please so not worry about him too much. I will provide him with as much care as I can and will work harder in earning the money for his treatment. I hope you will do the same.

Sincerely,

Your daughter, Amanda."

As she read the letter, her eyes begun to water...She fell on her knees as she burst out crying. She felt so helpless...She wanted to get his son treated as soon as possible, however due to poverty, she could not even provide her family with good food.

The next few days, Caroline spent her days feeling sorrowful and anguished. The princess noticed her spacing our many times, however, everytime she enquired about the problem, Caroline would force a smile and tell her not to worry as everything is fine.

A week later, the castle had started to get busier than usual. The cooks were focused on preparing delicious meals in the royal kitchen, servants were busy cleaning and restyling the castle, and the soldiers were doing their very best in tightening the security.

This was because tomorrow was a special day, it was the princess's birthday and everything had be be perfect as the King had demanded.

Although, the princess was excitedly waiting for her special day, she was also worried for her beloved court lady who had seemed to be feeling depressed over something.

The day went by quickly. and soon it was the princess's birthday. The day was spent having fun talks, and enjoying the delectable meals prepared specially for the princess.

But this wasn't all. She also received a very special gift from her father, a glittering bracelet that used to belong to her late mother. The princess felt very delighted when she received it as it was the her first time owning something that belonged to her late mother.

She thanked the king a hundred times and promised to treasure it for the rest of her life.

She kept the bracelet inside a tiny but beautiful box in her room.

At night, when the court lady was preparing the bed for her highness, she noticed an unfamiliar wooden box hidden between the bed sheets.

Out of curiosity, she opened it and found a shimmering gold bracelet with different coloured diamonds attached to it.

Caroline's eyes begun to sparkle as she thought of how much it could be worth. She thought about how she would be able to pay for his son's treatment if she sold it...

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