"We've got a letter." Sir Hunder's voice boomed in the chamber like a thunder, casing Mirra and I to flinch."What letter?" I asked, wondering if my father had sent another letter.Sir Hunder walked over to Mirra and I at the dining table and placed a blue envelop in front of me.I flipped the letter over and my eyes almost bulged out of my head when I realized that it was scent from the King of water Kingdom himself.I let out a loud gasp and looked up at Sir Hunder to see a large grin on his face.Dropping my eyes down at the envelop, I can see that it was scent for Barlion, hence, sent for me.Grabbing the letter with shaky hands, I carefully broke the wax and opened the envelope."To His Grace Barlion..."I have received your letter and it is a great honor to have a royal invitation. As I have certain duties I need to uphold at the moment, I won't be able to attend. But in my stead, I will send my son, Prince Edon and a few of my family members. Do accept my apologies for my abse
The next few days went by without a hitch. I went to the council meetings and court like usual.There hadn't been much change other than the fact that Victor starting his training.After he had announced that he wanted his rightful seat on the council, he refused to back down. I had asked the council to wait until Barlion returns to the chambers but half of them, including Victor, refused. He had insisted for the approval and if Barlion refused, Victor, Lord Dom, Lord Dorian Lord Cassian threatened that they will pay the king a visit themselves.I was forced to once again fake Barlion's signature to approve Victor's request.That was the start of the suspicion. As soon as I placed the sighed approval letter on the council table, some of then had tilted their heads, their faces morphing in to confusion.'Weird. Brother never gives in this easily when he has a stand on something.' Victor had commented and looks were shared amongst the few I consider a threat to Barlion and his throne.A
I stood up as soon as I realized that it was Lord Jeremy.The other man stared at me for a few minutes with a blank expression before he dropped his eyes to Barlion. Worry flashed through his eyes for a few seconds before he shook it off."Lord Jeremy?" I called out and tried to grab his attention.The man looked at me before he sighed and shook his head. Without saying a single word or explaining why he was here at this hour, he walked around the chambers and started lighting the candles.He lit a few around Barlion and around the dining table."Come." He ordered as a father would call his child and pointed over to one of the seats at the dining table.I glanced at Barlion for a second before I hesitantly walked over to the dining table."Sit." Lord Jeremy once again ordered before he sat down at the opposite side of the chair he pointed at.I slowly lowered myself on the chair and stared at him. For a few minutes it was all but a silent staring contest. Neither Lord Jeremy nor I sai
"That's not fair." I whispered a complaint as Lord Jeremy lectures me about the children born from outside of a marriage. It is never the child's fault and it has not their choices to be born from outside of marriage. But the punishment mostly lies on them.This children get the last of everything and that's if people want them to have anything. They have no right to their parent's wealth or properties. Not even crumbs of their families."It is the way it works. Those born of true blood need to come first. Those born outside of marriage may be bound by these laws but they are also considered to be the most dangerous. If they ever do attack, they don't have anything to lose, only to gain.""It still doesn't sound fair.""Sometimes Frost, What's right is not fair and what's fair is not right. You don't have to question the law or even understand it. All you have to do is execute it."Lord Jeremy glanced at Barlion and I realized he wasn't just talking about anyone. He was talking about
Milla, Bella and Kira stood in front of me, looking around the large library with theor jaws down on the ground. The three girls were the ones' I met a few weeks ago before the king's visit when I was picking out my very first handmaids.They had been the three girls that were sent to the main castle so their families could get money but they didn't want to be handmaids. They are the three girls I had asked Barlion to find a home for near the main castle until I knew what to do with them.When Lady Waina asked for a girl she can train so that the library doesn't die, the three girls had popped in my head. I'd asked Sir Hunder to send someone to fetch the girls from the fish market they were working in and with in the hour, he had returned with the girls.Nervous as they were at the sudden summon, the girls looked excited to be around books."I don't know how to right well but I can read." Milla had commented when I had told them why I'd brought them here."Girls?" I called out to gra
Sir Marge lunged at me and kike any human with a normal reaction would do, I duked.The Knight missed my face by an inch but his body knocked in to mine, pushing me down to the floor.I looked at him over my shoulder and realized that he was stepping closer to Barlion with the dagger aimed at him.Quickly jumping to my knees, I wrapped my arms around his legs, preventing him form reaching my husband.Sir Marge tried to shake me off and when he couldn't manage to get my grip to loosed, he reached down with his left hand and grabbed me by my hair.A scream riped out from my throat, filling the quite chambers. If we had been in any parts of the main castle, someone would have heard me scream. But, we're in the King's quarter, the most secluded part of the main castle.I doubt anyone will here me unless they're near the door.Sir Marge pulled me up to my feet and before he lets go of my hair and backhands me across the face.My vision blurred for a second before I could see him again. Si
I leaned my head back against the tub and closed my eyes. Every time I do that, I see Sir Marge jumping towards me with his dagger. Then I see his lifeless body laying on the ground with my small silver dagger sticking from the side of his neck.I let out a sigh before I opened my eyes back up.The quite bathroom did so little to calm me. Even though Mirra had pored some scented oils to ease the tension from my muscles, I was sitting really tense.Drawing my knees up to my chest, I wrapped my arms around them but I instantly regretted it when the wound on my shoulder burned.Letting out a hiss, I let my knees go and fall back.Mirra, like the collected sister that she is, helped me off the floor after I'd spilled my guts all over the marvelous carpet, took me to the bathroom, helped me wash to blood off and stitched my wound.The stab had not been too deep so there was no need to call for Lord Kiza. Mirra knew how to take care of it. She applied some herbs over the cut and wrapped it
I looked down at the basket filled with green jewelries but my hands never made a move to reach for any one if them.The tea gallery was oddly quite and Lady Sity was late. Her seat still lay empty and I was eager to see her.If she was truly the one who sent Sir Marge, then I'm sure she will react in some ways.I had almost cancelled this weekends tea gallery meeting just like I did last time. But I couldn't miss it.My shoulder was aching and there was a throb right between my eyes. My lower lip and a bit swollen from the back hand Sir Marge had delivered but they wouldn't be able to see it as my thick cloth had covered it.My hands though, if I was to reach for a jewelery, they will be able to see the cuts on my right hand.I lifted her eyes to look at the lady royals sitting around me. It was the usual arrangement. The younger royals sat around me except for julia. The other woman still blamed me for her brother's exile. It's either that, or she's scared I might hold a grudge on h