The Princess and the Pauper (Arabella) novel Chapter 1515

Arabella had no intention of taking on a formal mentorship, but her passion for the violin and her respect for the elders led her to leave her cell number anyway.

"Do you dare to play another impromptu piece?" Alma challenged Arabella, mustering all her courage for a rematch, "Perhaps you've practiced that last piece in secret. Let's see who's the real prodigy with a one-minute violin improvisation."

Megan frowned upon hearing this. What was this girl thinking? Couldn't she accept defeat?

A smirk played on Arabella's lips, and she was about to decline when she caught Beck winking furiously at her, as if to say, “When someone's practically begging for a whooping, you better deliver.”

"I'll go first," Alma declared without waiting for Arabella's consent and snatched the violin from her hands to perform her so-called spontaneous composition.

Although it was billed as improvisation, the piece was actually the result of two months of meticulous work and countless revisions.

"Not bad at all."

"It's got that youthful defiance. She's young, full of dreams and fight. Makes me somewhat envious."

"The tune is so positive; it's oddly uplifting."

Although it was meant to be a minute-long duel, Alma played her piece in its entirety, taking up two minutes.

"If we must compete," Arabella took back the violin, "half a minute is all I need."

Anger flashed in Alma's eyes, as if she wanted to protest Arabella's perceived slight.