For some reason, Lydia reminded me of my mother, as I watched her tell me all the things I was to do and not do while she cleared the kitchen and I stuffed my face with hasty pudding and milk. We were the only two left in the kitchen. According to her, I was supposed to clean Hayden's room every morning and make his bed and clean his bathroom first thing in the morning before doing other duties. But I was to do all that while he was having breakfast with the king. For a reason best known to her, Lydia wasn't comfortable with me getting close with him. "I didn't see him in the dining room the last time." I said after swallowing the food in my mouth. "He is away hunting." she replied. "Hunting?" I looked at her. "Yeah he is a very good hunter." "Who is he anyway?" "He is the Prince