Paisley and Hayden quietly escorted Sabina towards the dinner hall. After going down a few sets of stairs and across three halls, the enchanted maidens stopped at the beginning of a long hallway. Paisley turned back down the hall they had just walked through and then turned again through a door on the left hand side.

Hayden looked over at Sabina and smiled. Touching the peasant’s shoulder to distract her, she snapped the magical bracelets back onto her arms. Sabina immediately tensed up and, standing at casual attention, stared off into nothingness. Hayden mentally cursed herself for even bothering to take them off before they began to move to the hall. Soon enough, however, Sabina would be under Master’s control.

Sabina did clean up rather nicely. Hayden shuddered at the memories of her previous life as a peasant. Why were commoners so dirty? Prince William had mused to her one day that he was going to reform the laws so that commoners would be able to afford to live in better conditions. That made Hayden very happy; no girl who wanted to become a proper lady should be clothed in rags.

The future queen of Hershin stood mutely before Hayden. Before she became completely lost in her own thoughts, Hayden started to train Sabina. First, she needed to get her attention. “Sabina, right now you are under a magical spell. Those bracelets I put on you have put you into a trance.” Sabina was still staring at nothing in particular. “While in that trance you are suggestible. Whatever I tell you is correct. You want to do exactly as I say. You want to be just like me, Sabina.” Hayden smiled at the memory of her enchantment. “I was once a peasant in rags like you were, but now I serve Prince William. If you do exactly as I say, you can be just like me. Sabina you are going to do exactly as I say, aren’t you?”

Sabina still stared straight ahead, her head tilted slightly to the side. After a beat or two, she spoke quietly. “I will do exactly as you say.”

Hayden smiled. “Sabina I am going to wake you up in a minute so that we can interact. You are going to act normally, but you will still be under the bracelet’s spell. Do you know what that means?”

A sigh came from Sabina’s mouth. Her head tilted a little more. “I will do exactly as you say.”

Her programmer clasped her hands together. “The way I am going to wake you up is by using a phrase from Hershin’s ancient language. No one knows or uses this anymore.” After Sabina blinked a few times Hayden told her the phrase.

Sabina looked around. She must have become distracted for a moment. Hayden stood in front of her with a big smile on her face. The purple haired maiden was so pretty. Sabina knew that she wanted to be like her if she remained in the castle.

Hayden took the girl’s hands in her own and squeezed them gently. “You look incredible, Sabina. The Prince is going to be very pleased.” She squeezed her hands again. This time Sabina squeezed back.

Hayden looked over her shoulder. Hopefully, Paisley was performing her part of their Master’s plan expediently. “I do have some advice from you, Sabina. I have been here for a while now and I know what the Prince likes. You see, he picked me much the same as he picked you. I was a peasant from Proneria who was staying in Disonia.” Before Sabina could ask her why she was in another kingdom, Hayden put her hand up so she could continue. “Prince William saw me on the streets and brought me back to the Pronerian castle. When he returned to Hershin, I came along. Paisley was also brought along.”

Sabina tried to ask another question but, again, Hayden stopped her. “We were made over and given new lives. I love my life and my new kingdom.” She stopped speaking and put her hand on the orange haired peasant’s chin “We have a lot in common, Sabina, with a little work I think you can be just like me.”

Suddenly Sabina’s eyes became glassy and distant for a moment. “I want to be just like you, Hayden!” She loudly proclaimed the enchanted suggestion.

All was going according to plan so far. Hayden quickly began programming her. “I can help you become more like me, Sabina, but you have to do exactly as I say.”

Again, Sabina’s eyes grew distant before she smiled and nodded. “I will do exactly as you say.”

Hayden wrapped her arms around Sabina for a moment, holding her in a tight embrace. After pulling away, she put up a finger and smiled. “Alright, but you have to promise me you will do exactly as I say.” Sabina eagerly nodded.

The purple haired maiden began to condition Sabina. “There are a few things I have learned from being in the castle. I know a lot of this does not matter much for commoners. If you had stayed with your family, soon enough you would have been married off to some random man and spent the next twenty years with a large belly. Here in the castle, there is a lot more to be a lady. Right now you are simply a girl, Sabina. If you listen to me, and do exactly as I say, you will become a lady.”

Eagerly Sabina nodded again. A piece of orange hair fell out of place. “I will do exactly as you say.”

For a moment, Hayden wondered if Sabina realized that she kept repeating the same thing over and over. Shrugging, she continued. “Alright, the first thing I am going to teach you is to always smile.” She watched her smile vacantly for a beat before continuing. “You have such a beautiful smile, Sabina, it is much more agreeable when ladies are smiling. I remember in the slums of Disonia many of the girls there were always frowning and scoffing. It is not ladylike to do so! Therefore, you should always smile, even when something is wrong. In private, any problems you have can be fixed. In public you should always put on a good face no matter what.”

Silently, Hayden smiled at the girl. “Why don’t you practice now?” Sabina beamed and, wide eyed, put on her best face. “Very good. Always remember, if you are in doubt about it, think about what I would do.”

Cheerfully Sabina answered the unspoken prompt. “I would smile like you would!”

As a reward, Hayden embraced Sabina yet again. “Good girl, you are learning quickly!” After asking her if she was ready for the next lesson, Hayden continued. “The next lesson, which I think is really important for ladies, is to know when it is your place to speak up. It’s okay to have opinions and convictions, but a lady shouldn’t speak them unless prompted to.” Hayden paused while Sabina nodded along. “For example, when I am in the castle I only speak when I am spoken to. In public it isn’t really the place of a lady to speak out of turn.”

Sabina was still smiling as she absorbed her new attitudes. “I will only speak when spoken to!” She happily acknowledged.

Hayden squeezed the girl’s hands again. “Prince William really likes a lady who shares his viewpoints. While you are with him, it might be a good idea to try to learn them.” She squeezed again and smiled encouragingly.

Sabina thought for a moment. The longer Hayden spoke to her the harder that became. “I am going to learn Prince William’s views and follow them.” She smiled; the Prince’s friend in the Disonian royal court would be pleased by the dimwitted, mindless, look of acceptance on her face.

After a moment, Sabina’s head tilted to the side again as she stared off into space. Hayden knew the girl was now under control and ready for her Master. Soon, their Master. That made Hayden very happy. She genuinely liked Sabina and knew she was going to make a great princess, and, one day, queen. A hint of jealousy ran through her body, but Hayden closed her eyes and rid it from her system. Her Master had already discussed this with the purple haired maiden and Paisley; their place was in the queen’s court as her personal maidens. Hayden was proud of her place and would please to the best of her ability.

Hayden hugged Sabina again, holding her tightly against her body. “You will do fine, Sabina. Now, go inside and remember everything I told you!”

Hayden watched Sabina begin to walk towards the dining hall. A chill went through her body. She knew her Master’s bracelets would work; a similar pair had used on her when she was found prostituting herself on the streets of Disonia. Seeing them work first hand however was... thrilling. She fought the urge to touch herself through her dress.

If all goes according to plan, maybe the Prince would let Hayden personally train each girl in the kingdom. She looked down to find a small stain near her midsection. Quickly she walked back to her room so she could change her clothes to avoid the embarrassment of such a mess. Releasing the pleasure building in her body would have to wait until later, but Hayden knew it was worth the wait.

Halfway down the hall Sabina paused in front of a mirror. She could not believe how much difference a few hours could make. Before her trip for provisions earlier in the day she had been a dirty, rag wearing, girl. She would have been married off soon so that her family would have had one less mouth to feed. All of that changed when Prince William approached her. Now bathed and dressed in an elegant, form fitting, white dress, she was heading to dinner with him.

Sabina knew she had to be perfect. Why had he taken such an interest in a common girl like her, and why the formality of dressing her up and dining together? If he desired a consort, she would eagerly comply.

Was it even her place to ask? She would keep her thoughts to herself and wait until someone asked her about them. Despite her poor living conditions, Prince William’s father had never been a bad King. All across the empire there were problems. As a commoner, and a female, it was not her place to speak up or question it. Some of the girls in her community were very vocal in their disagreement with the direction Hershin was going in but Sabina felt that ladies, or girls, did not have the power or place to say such things publicly. If someone asked her, she would voice her opinion; otherwise, she would remain quiet, smile, and look good like her friend Hayden. She wanted to be just like Hayden.

The peasant admired herself in the mirror. Her dress was long and tight enough that, even in her ragged state, it accentuated her body. Her hair shone as it had not since she was a child after being washed. The corset she wore made her chest look alluring, and the cut of her dress showed off ample cleavage. On their own, her breasts were pretty average; the one thing she was jealous of her sister was for her large breasts.

Sabina thought about the advice Hayden had given her. For a few moments, she practiced smiling. When she felt she was sufficiently ready she stopped and glanced back at the mirror. The enchanted young lady looked amazing. She would smile, speak only when the Prince spoke to her, and try to learn his views. He was royalty; she had to respect that at all times. William would be King one day. Perhaps he was considering her for marriage? Sabina’s heart beat faster. Princess Sabina. She liked the way that sounded. At the end of the corridor she stopped, took a deep breath, and entered the dining hall.

Sabina entered the dining hall and opened her mouth in astonishment. The hall was larger than her family’s home. There were banners on one side for the ruling family and the other kingdoms in the empire on the opposite side. To the left was the entrance to the hall’s kitchen. Two female servers walked out of it with large plates in their hands. Sabina noticed that both ladies wore collars around their necks similar to the bracelets that Hayden and Paisley wore.

At the far end was a short table. Prince William sat alone. He appeared to be looking over some papers while waiting for his dinner date to arrive. One of the servers stopped next to him, leaned over, and whispered in his ear. The Prince looked up, waved to Sabina, and motioned for her to come over to his table. When she got closer, he stood up and walked towards her. By the way she kept looking around the room, he could tell that the peasant girl was very nervous. Rightfully so, he supposed; she was meeting with a Prince after all.

Once they were close enough to touch, William took Sabina’s hands in his own and kissed them gently. Blushing, she curtsied for him and lowered her eyes out of respect. She looked up after a moment and smiled. Hayden’s advice played repeatedly in her head. William smiled and pointed towards the table. “Our dinner is nearly ready; let us sit down and enjoy each other’s company.”