-KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK- "Spades? Spaaades? Are you awake yet?" came a familiar voice, but still in the debts of a deep, not quite slumber, The young card Kingdome warrior could not quite place the voice. Odd that someone in this dream was knocking on something? She was in a magical forest of marshmallow trees and chocolate rivers having a tea party with talking unicorns. What was there to possible knock on? 

-KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK- PIC ANNIE CARD, DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW LATE YOU ARE!?!

The use of her full proper name, and the familiar phrase paired with the familiar voice woke her up with a jolt. She leaped up from  laying position to stand on her bead in a battle ready position, pillow brandished as the deadliest weapon her fingers could find. She still didn't fully comprehend what was going on, but she knew that voice for sure.

With a click and clack, the door of her room swung open and the white rabbit stood in it. 

"I swear girl! I and the others raised you better than this. You are late again, and me stopping to make sure your lazy bones actually got out of bed this morning has made ME late. Now get dressed and find the prince before the queen notices you aren't by his side and has you beheaded." 

The girl blinked at the rabbit who, now certain that she was at least awake scurried off in a white streak of meaningful haste. It took her a couple more seconds to kick her still awakening brain into gear and but all the information into a picture she could understand.  She....her eyes drifted over the room, finally landing on her half smashed alarm clock...was REALLY LATE!

"Oh fold me!" she swore, a favorite of hers she learned from a particularly foal mouthed card-guard.  She began zipping about the room quickly dressing for the day and doing her morning routine as if in fast forward. Soon the blue-black haired girl was running through the halls of the castle, dressed in her black and red dress decorated with all manner of card suits, one hand clutching desperately at the top hat upon her head. 

"PRINCE!!!" she yelled out, desperate to find her charge before she got her self beheaded...or worst demoted! As much as she didn't mind cleaning and stuff, she did prefer to only have to worry about keeping the princes things in order, not the entire chaotic castle. She caught the sound of the prince giving orders and quickly made her way in that direction, thanking the stars above for the royals big mouth.  She skid to breathless stop next to the prince, panting and wheezing but holding a crocked smile on her face. 

"Thank goodness I found you My Lord, I ran half the castle attempting to locate . You should really try and remember to tell me what you plan to do in the morning. How can I gaurd ya if don't know where you are?" she said attempting to play it off as if she hadn't slept in, and probable slept through HIM trying to get her up as well. She then took notice of the strange duck "You're to short to be Howard.. My lord who is..." she mumbled before her eyes noted the paper in the princes hands "OH! Mail Sir? How interesting, we don't often get missives at the castle. What news?"