Sold to a Prince!

Sylvia stepped into the bath, only relaxing her tense muscles as the petals and the herbs floating around covered her, making it impossible for the others to see her naked body.

The water was slightly on the warmer side and it felt like heaven as it touched her skin, perfectly complimenting the cold and chilly mornings that followed the freezing nights. 

Especially since she had slept in the library all night, Sylvia felt a lot better in the warm bath.

Her cheeks brightened with a natural rosy hue and the soreness in her heart and her body slowly dissipated.

This was the first time Sylvia had taken a proper bath after coming to the castle.

"Aha Ha Ha. Is it feeling good?" Jane chuckled seeing the intoxicated look on the young girl's face.

Sylvia shyly nodded, unable to refute the things that were written on her face.

"Why don't you enjoy for a bit more child. Let me prepare the other things." Jane chuckled and walked away but not before reminding Ana to rub Sylvia's back.

Ana's face turned bitter as if she had just chewed on ginger and glared at Sylvia hatefully.

"Don't expect me to be a freaking handmaid to a slave." She scoffed under her breath and stormed away without daring to openly shout at Sylvia, who on the other hand, couldn't care less about it.

She was enjoying her heavenly bath, momentarily forgetting the other things which awaited her after the bath and scrubbed herself clean.

After a while when Sylvia almost fell asleep in the tub, Jane returned carrying two large towels with her.

"Hurry up, dearie. Let me get you ready." She urged her and quickly helped her get out of the tub.

She then helped Sylvia dry herself up and rubbed her long silver strands with the towel.

"I can do it myself, Mrs. Jane. Please don't trouble yourself." Sylvia tried to refuse, feeling awkward to be treated like this, but Jane wouldn't have it.

She shooed away her pleas and quickly helped her change into a fresh set of petticoat and inner garments.

She then helped her into a embroidered corset, pulling it extra tight in the back to make her seductive curves stand out.

After that, Jane brought over Sylvia to the next room where there was a huge wooden dressing table, on top of which laid several gorgeous pieces of jewelery.

Sylvia stood frozen at the doorstep itself never having seen so much wealth in front of her.

"Mrs. Jane… This…???" She was beyond shocked. For a commoner like herself, something like this was scary more than anything else.

"Ha Ha. Don't worry child. His highness personally gave me these. They are all yours to wear." The woman patted Sylvia's back.

Sylvia gulped and dumbfoundedly stared at the dazzling gems. What the hell? Is he preparing me for some sort of human sacrifice? She was now genuinely scared.

As if this was not enough, Jane took out the dress which she had carefully placed on the side.

It was a gorgeous teal colored dress with a spectacular gem craftsmanship.

The floral patterns on the dress was lined with diamonds and pearls, making the dress extremely beautiful.

Jane helped Sylvia get into the dress first, her body snugly fitting in it and then zipped her up, tying all the knots on the back.

The dress had a high neck and low back and its length extended all the way to her ankles.

As Sylvia twirled around curiously looking at the patterns on the dress and the way it reflected the sunlight splendidly, Jane couldn't help but take a step back and stare at the woman in front of her.

The teal dress perfectly complimented her deep blue eyes and her pale complexion, making her seem even more ethereal than usual.

Not every woman could hold her own donned in such a fine piece of clothing. 

More often than not, the person would be lost within, making the dress the actual star.

But in Sylvia's case it was different. 

The dress though spectacular lost to her in the end and it only ended up being a prop to enhance her looks and features.

"Oh my…" Jane giggled, satisfied with the outcome and then further added, nudging Sylvia lightly. "His highness will be very pleased. I hope you have a pleasant evening dearie."

Sylvia gasped at the compliment and quickly looked at her reflection in the mirror to check. Did she really look that good?

The dress was heavy and she couldn't breathe too well because of the corset tightening her waist, but she did look quite good.

Sylvia, however, was not happy unlike Jane. She only became more nervous thinking about the devil and his devious plans for her.

Did he decorate her so that he could… Were they going to…

She cracked her knuckles making Jane giggle some more. "Why are you so nervous, dear?"

"Umm…" Do I really have to state the obvious. Sylvia cried inwardly.

Jane pushed her shoulders down, making the woman sit in front of the dressing table and started adorning her with pieces of jewelery.

A pair of diamond earrings, a choker studded  with various sparkling gemstones and even anklets lined with emeralds and rubies.

The jewelery instantly made the dress much heavier and Sylvia smiled bitterly. She saw that Jane wasn't even done yet.

She braided her long silver hair in some sort of a fancy pattern and pinned it with leaf and flower shaped gem studded hairpins.

And when she was finally done, Sylvia stood up, only to almost fall back down again. 

The  dress and the jewelery ended up being almost as heavy as her and maybe even more!

"Mrs. Jane, this is too much." Sylvia protested, but only to get a excited smile in return from kind head maid.

"Look at you! You look absolutely stunning. Mwah!" 

"This is your night child. Don't fuss too much and try to enjoy yourself. These kind of opportunities don't come too often." 

The woman even gave her a flying kiss. Why are you more excited than me! Sylvia didn't know whether to laugh or cry.