As they approached, the first girl to notice them
stepped out of the dance and came to greet them.
"Welcome, friends!", she said warmly as they met her. "My name is
Princess Brenna and I am the Queen's Lady in Waiting."
Isabella spoke for the girls, "It's nice to meet you. I'm Isabella
and these are my cousins, Julia and Emma."
"And what kingdom is your home?", Brenna asked them. The girls
exchanged glances and Isabella said with a smile, "We're from America."
"Oh, you must have journeyed farther than any of the other
princesses, then, for I have not heard of that land! I'm sorry you
missed the Queen's coronation," she went on, "but at least you are here
for the dancing and the feast!"
Julia looked a little worried. "I'm not the best dancer," she told
Brenna.