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Test Of Humility
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2024-11-22 17:33:14With Helen and Lisa holding the tail of Princess Lyna's dress, we have to walk slower than the others. The space between us and the councilmembers keeps increasing as we go.
The populated city of Lunacrest is like a beehive, full of activities and still incredibly organized.
People stare at Princess Lyna just like she wanted. She waves her hand, charming them with her precious attention.
She stops waving instantly when Lady Doria and her councilmembers start leading us through what looks like an extremely impoverished section of the city.
Wretched beggars step out of dilapidated buildings and start following us, pleading for coins.
Helen and Lisa lift the tail of Princess Lyna's dress higher and pick up pace in a desperate attempt to get away from the miserable people.
Lady Doria and her councilmembers seem unbothered as they keep glancing back at us several more times than before. This must be the test.
"Please leave us a coin . . . your highness! My husband is dead and my sons are sick." A sick-looking woman with three kids by her side cries while extending her dirty hand as we pass. All her young children are dressed in rugs that barely cover every part of their pale bodies.
"Don't let those stinky wretches touch my dress." Princess Lyna orders, her lips pursed in disgust.
I boldly stop and grab her hand, forcing her to halt as well. "Give them your golden necklace, your highness." I whisper in a firm voice.
"What?!" She snorts, casting me a menacing glare. Helen and Lisa appear enraged by my actions as they glower at my hand.
"Give the poor family your precious necklace if you want to pass the test." I say again, keeping my voice low so that Lady Doria and her councilmen doesn't realize that I am helping the princess.
"You think this is the test?" She questions, finally understanding my advice.
"Yes, you must show your humility. I suggest you make it look like you feel so concerned that you have opted to offer your precious necklace to help them." I answer.
"But this is my most expensive necklace, gifted to me by my father on my eighteenth birthday." She complains.
"Is it more important than becoming the queen?" I respond and she shakes her head, agreeing with me.
"Help me take it off." She orders Lisa who quickly unclasps the necklace and places it in the palm of her hand.
She takes a step back to the sick woman and her malnourished children. "Take this priceless necklace and sell it. It may afford you food, clothing and medicine." She says with faked concern before dropping the necklace on the palm of the woman, avoiding any skin contact.
The woman immediately falls to her knees. "Thank you, your highness! You must be the kindest of all beings." She praises in genuine gratitude while Princess Lyna steps back and away from her and her kids. "May the gods grant our kings the desire to make you our beloved queen!" She adds in a loud voice, tears of joy streaming down her pale cheeks.
Princess Lyna steps farther away from her, a thrilled smile in her face.
"That was an actual act of compassion, Princess Lyna." Lady Doria's voice compliments and we all turn to see that she and the councilmembers had stopped to watch the princess give out her necklace.
"Congratulations, you just passed the test of humility." Lady Doria adds, looking quite impressed.
"Yes!" Lyna, Helen and Lisa exclaims in elation.
"No other person would give out such an exquisite item to help the poor. I will make sure to inform the kings of your kind act once we return to the Palace. They will be greatly impressed." Lady Doria tells, making Princess Lyna giggle in exhilaration.
Sounds like she is going to be greatly rewarded. Question is, will she keep her promise to me after she marries the angel kings? I do not trust her completely, but like I said, I do not have many options right now.
Lady Doria and the councilmembers lead the way back to the palace, we follow listening to an overly joyous Princess Lyna whispering about all the exquisite things she will have once she becomes queen.
She is so close to achieving what many women desired the most, becoming the wife of the angel kings.
I am their fated mate and every moment they will spend together is going to hurt me. I will gain nothing from being their rejected mate, so helping my mistress become their chosen wife is wiser. She will grant me the right to train sword fighting like one of their knights once she is queen.
"You have just one more test to pass and the council will declare you the virtuous of all women." Lady Doria informs the princess as we finally arrive back at the lush palace gardens. "You have the privilege of knowing the virtue we shall test beforehand." She adds.
"Which will it be?" Lyna eagerly asks.
"Your wisdom." Lady Doria answers. "It is the most important virtue of all. Being the wife of the angel kings means that you will be in charge of many important matters. So it is mandatory that you possess the wisdom to deal with them all." She expounds.
Princess Lyna appears confounded, but she nods before the distant cousin of the kings can notice her apprehension.
She has never been wise and definitely has never had to deal with any important matters of kingdom or pack. Except those concerning her looks.
"We will ask you questions to gauge your prudence and knowledge of our kingdom. You have the whole night to prepare. I wish you the best of luck." Lady Doria says before turning away.
Princess Lyna regards us will eyes full of worry.
"How can they expect me to know how to run a kingdom? Such wisdom is for the kings. My only desire is to be their beautiful wife." She expresses desperately.
"I cannot fail the most important test. What shall we do, Keira?"
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