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The princess traveled all over the world to find her true love, her lady love. She met princess after princess, all who looked at her family and riches and lusted but never, it seemed, was that directed at the princess herself. She could never be sure that they were true. So she came home dejected after her failed search, sure that there was something wrong with her and more then ever desperate for her true love. 

One evening in a terrible storm the princess was summoned into the king’s study for a young lady had come knocking at the doors of the palace. She was drenched from head to toe, shivering as she stood in front of the king. The princess wondered why she was summoned but as the young lady turned the princess realised just who this young lady was. The high quality of the soaked gown, the intricate braids, the jewels she wore and the pendant bearing the crest of a small neighbouring kingdom all pointed to the young lady being a princess. 

The king offered refuge to the shivering lady and placed her under the protection of his own daughter, hopeful that the princess’ search for true love had finally come to an end. As the two princesses grew closer the household staff started whispering of oncoming marriage in a mixture of excited and disgusted voices. They were often seen together in the courtyard, and some of the guards made suggestive leers when talking of the princess’ sleeping quarters being so close.

But the princess was fearful that their love wasn’t true. So many others had hid how uncomfortable they were in her presence before and she dreaded the day her lady love regretted their relationship. The day finally came that the princesses decided to share their love so with whispers and pledges of forever they fell asleep on top of the softest mattresses and eider-down beds the palace could provide. 

In the morning the princess feared to open her eyes, sure that last night had proven the woman she loved could not love her back. She hesitantly asked her love how well she slept. “Not very well, I tossed and turned all night!” the princess stopped breathing as all her worst fears came true, “There must have been something under the mattress. But I think I found not sleeping to be the best part of last night.” The grumpy lady frowned and walked over to the towering bed and after rummaging around pulled out a pea with an annoyed frown.