Xena
28. First kiss

Kalla takes Xena to the place where the servants usually gather, before they do their respective duties. All of the servants had lined up neatly and lowered their heads as usual, as they were about to greet Kalla or the other royal attendants.

Kalla introduces Xena to all the servants.

"I deliberately came, because I wanted to introduce a new prospective servant who would work in this palace." Kalla. "Name Xena. He's gonna be your new friend here." Its effects.

Hearing Xena's name, Audrey was a little surprised, because the name mentioned earlier was the same as her sister's name, but it couldn't be her. Maybe it was the other Xena. Think Audrey.

"Xena!! Now you can join them. Today you have to go straight to work. But before that, I want to prove your abilities. I wonder if it's true that you can catch fish?." Kalla said, then brought Xena to the fish pond in the garden behind the palace, while the servants returned to do their duties.

Until now, Audrey had not known that Xena who was introduced by Kalla was really her sister, because she was in the back row, so she could not see Xena's face.

After Kalla left the room, the servants whispered to each other, saying that the new servant was said to be very beautiful, even more beautiful than Audrey.

"Above the sky there is still the sky. Eat it so people don't be arrogant. Don't feel the most everything." Said one of the servants.

"Yes right. The new waiter was beautiful. I saw him too. And it seemed that he was also not as arrogant as the new servant before." The other servants chimed in while glancing at Audrey.

Hearing that, Audrey felt both displeased and curious. He wanted to see the face of the servant. While Matilda, in her heart she justifies the words of her friends earlier. Matilda had also seen Xena's face, as she was standing at the front of the line.

That girl is so beautiful. He could be my next rival, after Audrey. How about until the prince or important official sees him and likes him. My chance to become a special servant will be further threatened. No, that can't happen. After all I should be chosen to be the special servant, not Audrey, or the girl. Matilda said in her heart.

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The Fish pond.

Xena was very happy, when she saw the fish pond in the garden behind the palace. The pool was very large and not very deep. The water is clear and overgrown with various water parks, such as water lily or lotus, water jasmine is also another plant, making the pond look very beautiful.

"Now you go down, and catch as many fish as you can." Kalla's Word.

"Good mistress." Xena said, and then she went down into the pool. Catching one by one the fish in the pond so easily. Of course this was very easy for him, as he was already used to catching fish in a river that was obviously very swift water currents. While the water in this pond is very calm, no wonder if he can catch fish easily.

The expression on Kalla's face, which had been seen as disbelieving and disdainful, turned into a sense of amazement and praise for Xena's cleverness, even though it was only in her heart "Enough!! Now you take those fish and clean them." Tell Kalla, Xena according to.

He cleaned the fish very skillfully and quickly, making Kalla again praise Xena in his heart.

"Now you season and cook this fish until it's ripe, for lunch you and your friends." Kalla's Word

"Good mistress." Sahut Xena's. Then he started making seasonings for the fish with a recipe he knew from his grandmother, then fried it, and Kalla was still faithfully watching, while the senior servants who were in the kitchen only stared at Xena occasionally, because Kalla forbade them to help Xena

Soon delicious fried fish made by Xena was presented at the table in the palace kitchen. Not only fish, Zena also makes the sauce at once.

"Mrs Kalla I'm done frying the fish. Would you like to taste it?." Ask Xena.

"Of course I'll taste it. Bring it for me." Declared.

"Good mistress." Sahut Xena's.

Xena placed the fish and the sauce on the plate, then gave it to Kalla. "Please mistress." Her speech.

"Thank you madam."

"In addition to frying fish, can you cook another menu?." Ask Kalla.

"I can only cook dishes that are usually cooked by ordinary people." Answer Xena.

"Hemm. Now you can rest for a while. After that I'll go back to testing your skills." Kalla.

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Lunch time has arrived. Some servants deliver lunch to the king, queen, prince and all the inhabitants of the palace. When you are done with the task, it is the waiter's turn to enjoy lunch. The waiter who had been staying in the palace for a long time and had a permanent assignment, had already had lunch first. There are either waiters in the quarantine room, or young maids under Kalla's watch who will enjoy lunch.

The young servants ate in a dining room devoted to them. The lunch menu was one of the fish cooked by Xena. They eat because they are very hungry. There was no rice or side dishes left on each plate, because other than that was a royal rule, according to them this lunch time tasted much better, very different from the previous days.

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After eating, Audrey, who was curious about the new waiter, turned her head to Xena, who was sitting two rows behind her. "Xena!! He muttered in shock and disbelief to see that the Xena meant by Kalla was really his sister. His surprise turned into dislike and discomfort. Yeah, he doesn't like to see his own sister there. I don't know what the reason is, which he obviously doesn't like the presence of Xena.

Audrey took the opportunity, as all the servants started to leave the dining room When no one was looking at her, she immediately pulled Xena into the corner of the room. "What are you doing here, Xena?." Ask in a soft voice.

"As you heard earlier, I will work as a servant like you." Answer Xena.

"Lied!! That's not possible. I know you how much you hate this kingdom. So how could you possibly want to be a waiter here. Tell me, what do you mean exactly?." inquired Audrey.

"All right, I'll answer. I came here on purpose, because I wanted to protect my brother." Answer Xena.

"Protect you?. Protecting from what?. From whom?." Audrey asked in a mocking tone

"No need to pretend. I know they've been treating my sister badly. Don't you?."

"Don't know you're Xena. Even if they treat me badly, what can you do?." Audrey asked increasingly underestimated her sister. " Now you better get out of here." Audrey's Word.

"No. As long as big brother stays in this palace, I won't leave either. Unless you want to come with me." Xena Sahut

"Cannot be. I will never leave this palace, before my wish is achieved." Reply Audrey.

"Ehhhmmm.....What is this?." The voice of someone surprised the sister.

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