WHO: Leia Organa & Eddie Kaspbrak WHAT: A Hallmark film experience, surprise royalty! WHERE: Cute smalltown USA. WHEN: During Christmas plottimes.
It wasn’t as if Princess Leia didn’t have so much to be grateful for, and she knew that she was so fortunate to have all she did; to want for nothing, and be surrounded by a loving family, a family who also just happened to be the Royal Family, of a Kingdom tucked away in beautiful European country, the Kingdom of Pavlovia. As Crown Princess, and next in line for the throne, much was expected of the young noble and Leia had been raised with the finest education in all things to ensure she was prepared.
Her country was small, the city still with many buildings that had stood since medieval times - but of course, it had adapted in time to modern times and trappings too, in short a picturesque and thriving country to live in. Even so Leia longed to travel and explore much further than her country, and those that surrounded it. She loved Pavlovia and it’s people with all her heart, but there was so much world out there, and she wanted to see it. In particular? The United States of America! Whilst the bustling tall cities with their magnificent skyscrapers would have been an incredible novelty for her to see, Leia just wanted a taste of the cozy, friendly towns she’d seen in her very favourite American films.
What’s more she would very soon be expected to take her place as Queen and in doing so, (a fact she was not at all happy about) accept marriage along with it, to a Prince. Centuries old tradition dictated such; of course and if she was to keep her title and ensure the security of her future and that of Pavlovia, she would have to be wed, worse to someone who would likely be a complete stranger. So, to give her a little freedom, her parents had agreed to allow her to take the holiday of her dreams, but only for two weeks and she would return, to prepare for what came ahead.
She arrived, in the small, snow blanketed American town and settled in at a charming Bed & Breakfast. She had minders, of course and staff - but on this day, she had wrangled a little space from them for just a few hours, a day if she could manage it - and had slipped out to find a quaint looking cafe of sorts that had the wonderful aromas of fresh, hot coffee and warm, homemade sweet pies. How glorious, she inhaled the wonderful smells and wandered over to the padded seating along the counter, wondering if she ought to just take a seat.