"I will bring your Ladies-in-waiting to clean and dress you up to let the Oracle in. It is only right that you look clean enough," he told her and surprisingly, she nodded and stood up.
He exhaled in relief as he watched her let them open the door leading to the balcony and the windows giving the room the natural light of the day.
The room was cleaned while Aurora took her bath and was dressed up. That took a lot of time but he was not as impatient as he was earlier and he remained seated on chair in the room.
When they were done, he communicated with the Oracle about what Aurora asked for. "I will get everything ready and come in but let her eat first because it going to be very strenuous."
The king left the food preparation in the care of his foster daughter who did very well and soon, the food was carried in giving off aroma that had him yearning for it despite the fact that he had just eaten a while ago although he did not eat much due to all these.