Jacqueline stood behind her father reading the missive from the King over his shoulder. "'And thus we would like to cordially invite you, Zacharias de Silva to be knighted before the kingdom' oh daddy this is great news!" She said happily looking at her father with a big smile on her lips, her shoulder length blue-black hair falling in pretty curls as she was dressed in her normal dress that didn't seem to restrict her breathing as was the fashion with most girls now a days. She didn't follow in the normal but did her own thing, much like her father had, following in his footsteps. Heck if it wasn't scandalous to do so, she'd be wearing trousers as well, making her father even more proud of her if possible. She fiddled with the ruby ring over her left hand, being right handed smiling softly. She might not remember all that much about her mother, but she knew that her father wouldn't just marry anyone. She had to be one amazing woman and she knew from the bottom of her heart that her mother would certainly be proud of the once poor man who no one had thought would make it in the world. She kisses his cheek softly. 
"Yes, I know darling. Will you be alright without me for the next couple of days?" He asked not wanting to leave his daughter behind despite the fact that she was of courting age. He had no wish to see his daughter go away after having so many years of her to himself. He was a bit selfish that way he supposed, but he knew just how much of a treasure his daughter was. She thought about everyone else before thinking about herself and had a kind heart even when he had to show his gruffness she knew that he had a softness for her.
"But of course. I'll just get myself another book to keep me occupied while Sylvia will take care of the meals and whatnot. So please don't rush it daddy." She said as she saw him outside the door of their house. It wasn't all that grand, being two stories big, and had a few servants living there and whatnot, despite the fact that he probably could get a huge house and even more servants but neither really needed all that much help beyond keeping the house clean and the meals that they depended on. She turns towards the butler, Jeremy. "Would you be so kind as to escort me to the book store? I would like to get myself a new novel." She asked politely smiling up at him, making her soft grey-blue eyes look all the kinder. Jeremy bows slightly an equal smile on his own old lips. If not for this job he probably would have starved many years ago starting up as Zach's helper around the house at first. He knew the young mistress since she was born echoing that she was the bright light in the household, keeping everyone including her father in high spirits, watching as Zacharias rode off on a horse toward the kingdom finding it sort of a drag that he had to accept it but to not would be to snuff it in the face of Royalty and he wasn't that silly to deny them this. They walked on toward the market, getting out of the roads that horses and buggies alike traveled down. "Busy day. As always." She said people watching looking from person to person enjoying this part of her day the most, when she could mingle with people. Her heeled boots {although they were a whole lot shorter than normal heeled boots and a lot more comfortable if you asked her} softly clicked against the brick of the sidewalk her gaze stopping as she looked to the left and saw someone entering the kingdom. But being too far away she couldn't really make out who it was that just entered the kingdom. This kingdom did get many travelers from near and far just to try and work for anything her father had a hand in so wasn't all that surprised at the new comer and didn't think anything beyond that stopping at a window where young puppies were jumping up her hand on the glass. "How adorable!" She coos softly looking at the Siberian Husky puppy.