'Come over here you two' Alyssa commanded from her throne on top of the jungle gym. Derek found herself compelled to obey. She walked across and looked up at the girl. Derek judged Alyssa to be about 9, possibly a year or so older than Cole. 'Who are you? And why have you come to my castle?' asked Alyssa to the small girl below her.
'My name is Darlene' Derek found herself compelled to comply.
'You have a very pretty dress. How old are you?'
'I'm 7' Derek/Darlene had wanted to say 18 but she was compelled to say she was 7.
'You can play Castle with us. I'm your princess and you can be my Lady in waiting'
'I am at your service your highness' Derek had wanted to say "no" but the wrong words had come out of her mouth.
'You should curtsy to me. Remember I'm your Princess' said Alyssa with a giggle.
Derek found herself unwittingly dropping a knee and bowing to Alyssa. That was weird. Derek didn't even know how to curtsy. She turned her head towards Sonya who had taken a seat on a bench and was watching the proceedings. She tried to make a pleading look in Sonya's direction. Sonya in return gave a smile.
'Who's that lady?' Alyssa asked
'That's my big sister Sonya, Your highness' Derek realised by now that she was compelled to obey Alyssa. The necklace had indeed made Derek become the Princess's Lady in waiting.
'Skip over to your sister and ask to borrow a hair brush, then you can come up here and fix my hair'
'Yes my lady' Derek found herself curtsying once more before literally skipping over to Sonya.
Sonya was smiling as Derek approached 'You're so adorable Darlene'
'Help me out of this Sonya, I can't help but obey the Princess'
Sonya just giggled in reply before asking 'And what has the Princess commanded?'
'I have been asked to borrow a hair brush so that I can fix her highness's hair'
'Ah! You must obey royalty!' Sonya was looking in her handbag and produced a hair brush. 'Here. Take this and go and do your duty'
'But Sonya. Help me! This collar is compelling me to obey. She has made me her Lady in waiting. Get me out of here. Change me back'
'Well she is a Princess so you must obey her. Take this brush and do as you are told'