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2024-10-29 19:42:56"Got here? Who brought me here?" Una asked confused.
She wished the girl would stop talking all formal and tell her what exactly was going on. Did Collin bring her and leave her here?
"Where is Collin?" she asked, and the girl seemed confused.
"How did I get here?" Una asked.
"The Emperor's bodyguard saw you lying down there," Irkal said, pointing to the spot where she was seen.
"So you mean I just appeared out of nowhere?" Una asked.
"Yes, it was like someone dropped you there, but the door was locked, and we can't find any truth of an external person," Irkal explained.
"No way, "Una said, smiling. "Okay, I give up. You have solid actors and a good game plan. I agree that you have been able to successfully prank me," she added.
Irkal wondered what gibberish she was talking about. Maybe she wasn't right in the head.
"Who put you up to this?" Una said, walking cautiously towards the girl. If she wanted to, she could snap the girl's neck without any thought, but that would do her no good. She needs answers and not death.
"No one," Irkal said, her voice rising. She has been trying to protect her identity by keeping it on the low, but Una has been acting like someone who has some head problems.
"I'm Una, and I was just in a huge fight with the cyber cartel. I almost died and I was taken to the hospital, and then I ended up here. How did I end up here?" Una asked the girl again.
At this point, Irkal felt she was just repeating herself over and over again. The princess was smarter than the woman standing in her front. Princess Ninsab had successfully studied everything, even beyond her grade level.
She was vast in politics, embroidery, literature, flower work, and housekeeping. She has been taught and trained specifically for the role of an empress or queen, as she was going to be one someday.
"U...n...a..." Irkal said, stammering her name. It felt weird to call her by her name when she had the same face as the Princess.
"The emperor would come in the day to explain the situation to you. I have explained to the best of my capacity," Irkal said.
She was getting tired and making no progress. She too could not explain how this strange woman in strange clothes made in foreign fabrics that she had never seen.
One can tell the quality and excellence of a fabric from touching it and she knew that those fabrics were good ones. Slosalia was known for its beautiful and rare fabrics but the one this strange woman wore had not been seen anywhere in the kingdom.
"What time is it?" Una said, her eyes darting around the room, trying to find a clock and probably a calendar.
Irkal glanced at the one candle, which was the source of light in the vast room. Tons of candles lined the wall and Una suspected some of them, if not all, were scented because of the smell that filled the room.
"Lauds," Irkal responded.
'Around three or four am,' Una thought. At this point, she was glad she took history and listened to the Middle Ages lectures.
'Wait, middle ages? '
'Middle ages?' Una screamed internally.
Why would this little girl say Lauds except this was the middle ages or a bad dream that she was going to wake up from soon? She would wake up at the hospital and see Collin and every other person.
Her gunshot wound would have been healed.
'Wait, my gunshot wound?' she thought to herself.
"Who treated my gunshot wound? " Una found herself saying out loud.
"What is a gunshot wound?" Irkal asked.
"You don't know what a gunshot wound is?" Una asked, perplexed.
"Am I perhaps having a bad dream?" Una asked out loud.
Irkal shook her head. She has heard enough gibberish for a whole year.
"Wait, where is my mobile phone?" Una said, her hand going to the pocket of her trousers and then to her shirt. She then realizes that her clothes have been changed from what she was wearing previously to a nightgown.
"Who changed my clothes?" Una asked.
Irkal sat down on the ground near the door. She was not going to answer any more questions. She would give the Emperor her candid advice that this woman would not be a good replicate for the princess.
It would be better if another of the princesses stepped up to the responsibility of marrying the prince because this replica would not work out.
Irkal ignored the woman as she had something close to a meltdown. Una kept finding reasons to believe she was in the fifteenth century but did not want to believe because, how could it be?
Did she time travel, and why in the fifteenth century? It was a crazy thought that she could travel through time and land in another timeline and still be alive there.
"I want to meet this princess," Una said, which made Irkal turn to face her. Irkal did not know when the tears fell from her face.
Una thought about what she had said. Was it wrong for her to say she wanted to meet the princess? The small girl introduced herself as an affiliate of the princess. That must mean the princess was the one who was taking care of her if she put her maid to stay with her and watch over her.
"Did I say something wrong?" Una asked.
"The princess died today," Irkal said.
She was not supposed to say that but what could this strange alien woman who did not understand a single word say?
"Dead?" Una muttered, confused.
'If the princess was dead, then why was she here? '
"Who asked you to keep an eye on me?" Una asked.
"The emperor," Irkal answered in a duh tone. She was pretty sure she had made mention of it and even if she had not, then can't this woman just hold on till it was daytime?
"Will I see the emperor tomorrow?" She asked. She needed to get to the bottom of it immediately.
"As soon as day breaks, he will be here," Irkal said. She did not know if the emperor would be there early but she knew he would come. The marriage of the princess was the most important event that was to happen later that year, and the emperor would not just allow anything to sabotage it.
"Okay, then I will talk to your emperor," Una said with her hand, quoting when she said the emperor.
She climbed up into the bed and covered herself I'm the fine silk on the bed. She had never felt such soft silk. Although the night dress she wore was cotton but was rough, this silk did enough justice.
"Do you know what year it is by any chance?" Una asked, turning to face the girl, who was exhausted from the chatter.
"The year 1505"
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Una had studied the medieval era very well, but she had never for once come across the kingdom of Slosalia. It was strange to her.This was probably a bad dream, and she was sure she would get over it once she slept it over, so she climbed into bed and covered herself up with the warm blanket.Before she could tell herself to go to bed, she fell into a deep sleep."Your Highness," Irkal said.She had fallen asleep shortly after she saw Una finally go to bed. She has for a moment forgotten that the princess she served was no longer a part of the living world but now dead.Una stretched in the bed as she wiggled her legs. Irkal had gone to inform Xisuthra about Una and how she reacted. Xisuthra informed the Emperor, who was going to come see her immediately after the morning readings."Una, you need to wake up now," Irkal said, correcting herself. She moved to the bedside and tapped Ina gently on the arm. Una stood up and rubbed her eyes gently.She had been awake for a while now but ref
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The Emperor's question did not make sense to Una. How could he be asking about the year she came from? Did it make sense that he would ask her that?How did he know she was not from this era? She could be a spy, for all he knows. Does he probably know something about what was going on with him? She knew that she did not have much of an option as she did not know how to live in this newly found place."How do you know that I am not of this era?" Una asked."The stars already predicted that we would have a strange visitor, and your clothes are not anything like we have seen recently. We have had envoys from various parts of the world visit us, but I haven't seen anyone wear such clothes," Asalan said."That is a pretty deep analysis," Una replied.Yes, she was from 2022 and everything happening to her did not make sense. If one could truly travel through time, then why haven't the scientist discovered it yet? The technology in her era was top-notch. How could those in the fifteenth centu
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"Until you find a solution? How long would that take?" Una asked."Until I find the killer and a replacement for the bride-to-be who was killed," Asalan said."How long would that take?" Una raised her voice.She had a bad feeling about this. She did not know how she ended up there but now all she knows is that her only way out would not tell her until she does him this huge favor. She would do it because she had no choice whatsoever but she wanted to make sure that there was a time frame."When do I leave?" she asked again. This time her voice was lower. She would not want to raise any suspicions around her. She could be easily discarded and then her life ends there. Her life would then end for just being adamant."I said you should open the door," Inal screamed and put her feet down.She had been standing outside the door to the princess room, which was suspiciously heavily guarded. She always only had Ungan, who was her guard but today the emperor's guard and his right-hand man were
Emperor's Daughter TWELVE
"Yes, replace the princess," Asalan responded.He had thought it through, and his idea was the best they could do for themselves now. Xisuthra did not know if the idea was a good one, but he knew that if it was from the Emperor, then it should be a good idea.The Emperor, in his twenty-five years of reign, had always made wise and good decisions. The people of the kingdom trusted him very much. He had ensured peace even if it meant giving up his precious daughter for its sake."I will see to it that everything is settled," Xisuthra said.When the Emperor was safely in his chamber, Xisuthra left back to carry out the Emperor's duty. Xisuthra called his son aside to let him know of his new duties."Pishtu," Xisuthra did when he pulled him aside.Pishtu was the elder son of Xisuthra. His job was to take care of the crown prince till he could ascend the throne and then serve him till his death. Being from the family of the head of the kingdom warriors, Pishtu proved himself by being the be
Emperor's Daughter THIRTEEN
The entourage of the princess left without any noise, and most people were not aware. Inal the Empress stood in front of the princess room, and her maid Idum kept screaming at the door."Open up; the Empress is here," she said for the fourth time.Restless that she was being ignored by a mere maid, Inal signalled to Idum to open up the door. The door opened to an empty room, and great silence back at them."The room is empty, my lady," Idum said."I can see that," Inal answered with gritted teeth."I would go find out what went wrong now, my lady," Idum said, turning to leave."STOP!" Inal screamed as Idum made a move to leave. "Are you planning to leave me here?" she added, still in a scream but lower."My lady, forgive my imprudence. I deserve to die," Idum said, her head going to the floor."And death you shall get," Inal said strictly."Forgive me, my lady," Idum said loudly."I am going to see the Emperor know what is going on. There is no way that the princess would be out of the
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Emperor's Daughter FIFTEEN
KINGDOM OF IDUIVACAN"Your royal majesty," Uthyr said, entering into the Royal chamber of the palace.The King of Iduivacan, Madi Rigia, was in the royal chamber of the palace. He had just finished talking to the courtmen about the affairs of the state. He stood with his back to the door, and he knew the voice of his trusted right-hand man, Uthyr."Yes?" Madi Rigia answered."I have news from the kingdom of Slosalia," Uthyr said, bowing his head to the ground.Madi Rigia turned and faced the man who had thrown himself to the ground and had not stood up."Speak," Madi said, going back to his throne."The princess of Slosalia kingdom had been taken away from the palace walls for treatment. According to my source, she is sick and needs urgent medical attention," Uthyr said."What is the reason you are telling me this?" Madi asked. "Rise and then answer," he added.Uthyr stood up and gave a head now before proceeding to speak. "I still maintain my stance that the alliance by marriage betwe
Emperor's Daughter SIXTEEN
SLOSALIA KINGDOMThe journey from the main palace to the mansion on the east coast took half a day, and by the time the entourage got there, it was dead night, and it was exactly what they were aiming for.The woman who was now posing as the Princess and the whole crew who came with her found themselves sneaking into the mansion and settling down."My princess," Irkal said as they entered the chamber prepared for her."If you can just call me Una. Hearing you call me princess makes me afraid," Una tells her."I am sorry but I have strict orders from the Emperor to treat you and train you as I would do the princess," Irkal said.Una could see that Irkal was not exactly pleased with her and her face showed it all. The two of them were in this unexpected situation and there was nothing both of them could do about it. They had to learn to accommodate and manage until a solution was provided for them."I know you don't like me. It's so obvious that you don't but I want you to know that I wo
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"I just have to tell you this beforehand, I am extremely terrible at studying, I never had to do it" Irkal watches her like she is spewing some kind of nonsense. Did she not say she was going to try her best to ensure that the people were safe? Was she suddenly backing out? "Don't look at me like that, I never said I won't go on. I am just saying that I need a little more effort and push because I am bad at studying"Irkal looked away. She could not believe the fate of an entire kingdom rested on the shoulders of a woman who was bad at studying. "I will do my best," she said standing up. "And I will do my best to help you do your best, my princess," Irkal said. One could hear her using respective names to address her but her tone said otherwise. She sighed and looked at Irkal. "What do I do now?" she asked when the girl made no move. "After the prayer, the princess usually takes her bath and prepares to have a walk around the palace grounds""And let me guess you have to bathe me
Emperor's Daughter XXXIII
Una had been horrible with anything that had to do with schooling. After joining the gang at eleven she had not paid attention to get studies and always came out at the bottom of the class despite Collin's efforts. Her school teachers had done everything to help her get better but she had refused all the help thrown her way. After all her life goal was to die while she was killing those who took the life of her parents. She did not care about grades. Once she was able to successfully scale through high school she dropped out of school without caring about the result of her final exams. She gave her all to the spy academy and that was how she was able to get to go on the mission that somehow landed her decades into the past. "I have to memorize things?" she asked starting at the girl in front of her. "Yes, the princess usually had said the prayers first thing when she woke up""Can I not just read it off the book?" "It is not a book but a scroll and no you can not read it if not i
Emperor's Daughter XXXII
Una lay on the bed as she soaked in the fine linen underneath her. She took deep breaths to steady herself. She could not bring herself to understand the situation. Although she had decided to take the situation the way it was she could not understand it. Was time travel true after all? Were the dramas and movies not lying? Did she go to the past or was this some kind of well-situated deep dream that made you believe in it? Last she remembered she was putting bullets and knives in the head and bodies of her parent's killers. She was satisfying the longest-sitting desire in her heart. She was pleased with herself even as she felt herself losing breath. She avenged those people by doing the needful. She could not sleep, after all, she had the best and longest sleep of her life since she landed in this strange land. She heard the matching of the entourage that had come with her. Were they practicing or were they patrolling? She could not tell. She sighed and closed her eyes. Irkal ha
Emperor's Daughter XXXI
SLOSALIA KINGDOMThe journey from the main palace to the mansion on the east coast took half a day and by the time the entourage got there it was dead night and it was exactly what they were aiming for. The woman who was now posing as the Princess and the whole crew who came with her found themselves sneaking into the mansion and settling down. "My princess," Irkal said as they entered the chamber prepared for her. "If you can just call me Una. Hearing you call me princess makes me afraid" Una tells her. "I am sorry but I have strict orders from the Emperor to treat you and train you as I would do the princess," Irkal said. Una could see that Irkal was not exactly pleased with her and her face showed it all. The two of them were in this unexpected situation and there was nothing both of them could do about it. They had to learn to accommodate and manage until a solution was provided for them. "I know you don't like me. It's so obvious that you don't but I want you to know that I
Emperor's Daughter XXX
"Go ahead, Crown Prince. What is it that is troubling you" Madi said concerned. Copla was one of a kind person. He rarely had issues and when he did he solved them himself. He did not trouble the royal court by being a nuisance. He fulfilled his duties dutifully and did all he had to do when due. "I think I might have to visit Slosalia," Copla said. "You want to visit there? Why?" Madi asked. Uthyr felt his ears stand. He wanted to know why the Crown Prince was interested in Slosalia. Copla looked around uncomfortably and his eye landed on Uthyr who stood as a statue in the room corner. Copla gave him a look and then looked back to the king."Don't worry, he can be trusted" Madi said when he realized his discomfort. Copla took a deep breath. He hated what he was about to do but his gut feelings told him something had done wrong in the kingdom of Slosalia. How was he to convey the message to the king that would be understandable? "Crown Prince?" Madi said drawing his attention wh
Emperor's Daughter XXIV
KINGDOM OF IDUIVACAN "Your royal majesty," Uthyr said entering into the Royal chamber of the palace. The King of Iduivacan, Madi Rigia was in the royal chamber of the palace. He had just finished talking to the court men about the affairs of the state. He stood with his back to the door and he knew the voice of his trusted right-hand man Uthyr. "Yes?" Madi Rigia answered. "I have news from the kingdom of Slosalia," Uthyr said bowing his head to the ground. Madi Rigia turned and faced the man who had thrown himself to the ground and had not stood up. "Speak," Madi said going back to his throne. "The princess of Slosalia kingdom had been taken away from the palace walls for treatment. According to my source she is sick and needs urgent medical attention" Uthyr said. "What is the reason you are telling me this?" Madi asked. "Rise and then answer" he added. Uthyr stood up and gave a head now before proceeding to speak. "I still maintain my stance that the alliance by marriage bet
Emperor's Daughter XXVIII
"I am the future of the kingdom, who more do you need to protect?" Aranar asked. "Crown prince, call yourself to order" Asalan commanded. "I am still your king and I have the final say. You might not even have the chance to be the king so do not think about challenging decisions" he added. "My emperor please do not say something as dreadful as what you just said," Inal said. The words of the monarch had sent chills down her spine. How was she to lift her head high up if her son did not end up as the crown prince? "I am sorry Kingdoms father," Aranar said when he saw the anger on his father's face. His lessons and tutors had thought him that the crown prince was the one among all royal blood to be given priority and protection. May the Emperor know better? "Let's retire to our chambers now. The princess would be back son and you would get tour guard back" Asalan said. "Yes nations father," Aranar said "Yes Emperor," Inal said as Aranar spoke. Inal and Aranar moved out of the r
Emperor's Daughter XXVII
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Emperor's Daughter XXVI
"I thought you said the Emperor did not want to be disturbed?" Inal asked stepping back out of the dark room. "The emperor has gone on a stroll and asked that if anyone comes looking for him I should tell them that he doesn't want to be disturbed," Tiartu said. "Mother, I am glad to have found you here, "Aranar Enlim said.Aranar Enlim was the crown prince and he was just nine years of age. He had been looking around for his mom for a while. "Crown Prince, what are you doing here?" Inal asked when she saw him walk towards her. "I came to see the kingdom's father" Aranar responded. They had been thought to call the Emperor and address him as the Kingdom's father and the Empress as the Kingdom's mom. Aranar had refused to call Inal the kingdoms mom because she was his mom. "What for? Tell me I would help you relay the message to him" Inal said. She wondered if what his son was about to say had something to do with the disappearance of the princess and the emperor. "My guard has
