EXT. WOODS - DAY

Anne wakes up Cecilia. She blinks.

ANNE

Come on. We have to get up.

CECILIA

(rolls over)

Five more minutes.

ANNE

No. Now.

CECILIA

(sits up)

All right, all right. Man.

ANNE

Good.

Anne digs around in her knapsack.

ANNE (V.O.)

Maybe this wouldn't be so bad. Cecilia wasn't the brightest knife in the drawer, but she seemed nice enough. We'd be home soon enough.

Cecilia emerges from behind the bushes, wearing a beautiful silver gown.

ANNE

You're not going to wear that, are you?

CECILIA

Why? Don't you like it?

ANNE

You look wonderful. But it's not exactly the most practical thing to be wearing when you're riding a horse all day.

CECILIA

Maybe.

ANNE

Let's see your other clothes.

Cecilia leads Anne to her knapsack. Anne opens it and pulls out a few extravagant gowns. She sighs.

ANNE

Cecilia, you can't ride in these gowns.

CECILIA

I know that. I was just expecting that a prince would have shown up by now.

ANNE

You're hopeless.

CECILIA

What?

ANNE

I suppose that we'll have to buy you some new clothes when we get into town. Honestly.

ANNE (V.O.)

I thought about leaving her there. But this is my job. I'm her sidekick. I'm supposed to be the one with common sense, the foil.

ANNE

Damn it.

CECILIA

Excuse me?

ANNE

Nothing.

Anne starts to stuff the dresses into the sack. Cecilia yelps and runs over.

CECILIA

They're going to wrinkle!

ANNE

Sorry.

CECILIA

Honestly. Have you never folded a dress before?

ANNE

No. I have servants.

(pauses)

Wait, you're a princess. How do you know?

CECILIA

(sighs)

I like to dress as a maid and help out, all right? It's like other princesses dress up at boys and joust, or something. I like to cook and clean and fold.

ANNE

Really?

CECILIA

Yes, really. Now, we'd better get going.

ANNE

Whatever you say, your highness.