When Isabelle got to her room, she immediately started to hatch a plan. She knew that Darien would never let her go, so she had to act by herself. She thought of what she could do, and if it was worth it.Darien, meanwhile, was still suprised about Isabelle's plan. He thought her to be crazy! If she cared about her life a little she wouldn't have thought of such. He had already lost a sibling, and he wasn't going to lose another. Laura came in."Your highness." She said with a bow."Where is your crazy friend?" He asked referring to Isabelle. Laura smiled a little. "She's in her room. I think she might still try to persuade you.""Let her try, I will never give her permission.""Yes, I know you wouldn't. But what If she does it without you knowing? I know Isabelle and she dosent give up easily.""So you're saying that she might try to run away? She wouldn't dare! I doubt she's that dumb." Darien said with a scoff."She's been clouded by revenge, and she'll do anything to get it." Dari
Isabelle ran deeper and deeper into the forest. She ran as fast as her legs could carry her. After a while, she stopped to catch her breath. She was only surrounded by trees. There was a full moon and she could see her suuroundings. She wondered if her brother was now aware of her escape.The ground was wet because of the previous rain. She decided to rest for a few minutes. She realised that she hadn't made a very good plan. It would take hours for her to get to the closest town. she took out a bottle of water and drank out of it. Getting back some strength, she started her journey.****"You all are fools! How can you be so stupid enough to fall for that." Said Darian in a furious tone. He just found out that Isabelle had escaped. Upon all the security he put around her, she was able to outsmart them all."We're sorry your highness. We didn't know that the princess would do that." Said one of the guards that watched her room.Darien's face was red with anger. And you? weren't you an
The next day;It had been a strenuous night for Isabelle. She had barely gotten any sleep as she was constantly on the run. She knew that she had to get to Devon as quickly as possible. There, her brother won't be able to get to her.Right now she was walking on the bustling streets. She was in a neighboring village. She had sold the horse some time ago. It would have only drawn people's attention. She was at a stop that would take her to Valckes, the town that leads out of Valeria. At Valckes, she should get a carriage to Daltra and finally Devon kingdom.It would take her at least two days to get to Devon, plus all the stops she will have to make to get some rest. She was glad that she had enough money with her. It would help her for at least two months or more.Finally the local carriage arrived. Isabelle never thought she would ride in something so low class and ugly, but at this moment she had no other choice. This was about her survival and her revenge. She got in along with two
It wasn't until evening time that Isabelle arrived at Valckes. She got down from the carriage with a cramped leg. it's been a while she's sat down for that long. She looked at her surroundings. Valckes was only a small village, there was nothing that special about it. The sun was going to set at any minute. She took in a deep breathe. She was almost there, she was going to make it, was what she kept saying to herself as she looked for a place to pass the night.The next day;Isabelle woke up very early to prepare for another tiring journey. Arranging her things, she picked up her single bag and left the mediocre inn. She didn't get enough sleep. She was keeping an eye out for her brother. She thought that her brother would come for her again, but she was wrong, as no one bothered her, and there was no sign of either Darien or Laura. This gave her some sort of relief. She just concluded that her brother had finally given up. She got into a carriage that was going to Daltra, a town that
Isabelle had finally gotten to Devon after two days of travelling. She made it! It seemed so unreal to her. This was the part to the very first step of her revenge. She wondered how she was going to enter the palace. Pushing the thought to a side of her mind, she started to look for a place to spend a few nights in.****"Mother, can you please tell Vivian to shut up. it's really annoying.""Vivian, I know you are excited about this lunch. But can you please be calm." Mrs Lancaster said to her daughter."Don't mind her she's just jealous." Vivian said with a sneer."Ha! me jealous? I'm actually pitying you. We all know what's going to happen at this lunch meeting or at least I know, since you all seem to be ignorant.""Helen stop it. You're too pessimistic." Mrs Lancaster said to her daughter."I think that you all are just too naive. Don't say I didn't tell you." Helen said. She was the younger sister of Vivian and the youngest daughter of the Lancaster's"I have the support of queen
Vivian walked into her house furiously. She was both angry and heartbroken. She couldn't believe that Alexander could say such things to her. She flung herself unto the couch."Sweetie, don't worry, Alexander will eventually see that you're the perfect woman for him." Said Esther, as she tried to console her daughter."Didn't you just hear what the king said? He is not going to marry her, why won't you get that into your head Esther?" Desmond Lancaster asked his wife."And why should I? She can't miss this type of opportunity.""Opportunity? The king was very clear. Do you want to end up in a dungeon?""As far as queen mother is on our side, that will never happen." She said. She then continued;"Vivian you yourself haven't been playing your cards right. You've had so many opportunities to make him fall for you. Get your act together." She scolded.Desmond just shook his head in disbelief. "Do whatever you like. Just hope she doesn't end up dead." He said and walked away. Meanwhile, V
"Aurora, let's just leave, I doubt that they can help us." Said Sam. Aurora and Sam were in the village. Martha had asked Aurora to help her find a maid that hasn't been coming to work. She was given an address and she asked Sam to escort her. Getting to the house, they found out that the maid did not live there as she said. Now, they were asking some neighbors."But Martha...""We'll just tell her what happened, now let's go." He said and dragged his cousin out of the place. They got back onto the streets."Why do you think the maid lied?" I asked Sam."I don't know Aurora, people do weird things." Sam saw a woman seating by the roadside. She had a solemn and confused look on her face."Look there Aurora." I looked towards the direction, I saw a lady seated there. I then looked at Sam. "Should we go over to her?" I asked him. He held my hand, and we went over to the lady. The lady looked up to see two people hovering above her."Are you alright? Do you need help?" I asked. Isabelle g
It's been a week that Isabelle got to the palace and she was desperate to leave. She hadn't realized that being a maid was very difficult. Here, she was a meager, a peasant who served the the king that was responsible for her brother's death. This really annoyed her.She has already written a letter to her brother, and she has just received a reply. She was currently outside in the garden, hiding behind a pillar. It read;Dear sister;"You only have my consent to this plan because I would like to see how far you will go. You have told me your plan, and I will try my best to help you to succeed. At the end of the day, you are my sister and my only family. I have sent people to watch over you. Two of your loyal maids will be there with you, helping you with whatever you need. Now I advice you to be careful. Your brother, DarienShe gave out a sigh. She knew that the only maids that were close to her in Valeria were Matilda and Lissette. She was glad that she would have company here. Th
"Oh princess, this is horrible! I fear this will be the end of us.“ Said Vicky. Isabelle groaned and threw the covers off her body.“Exactly! Grandma and Grandpa are so mad. If they could, they would kick father out of here."“But that's not possible. Another war is upon us.““Vicky! Don't be so pessimistic. We will get out of this situation, even though I don't know how.““You just can't see the seriousness of this matter. The last war between these two sides was horrible. So many casualties occured on both sides. It was a war to be remembered.““I know, my brothers have told me. But I believe that this king Owen won't wage a war against his own daughter. That would be madness!""He is mad. I have people who live there. The kingdom is a hell hole. He rules them with an iron fist. He even cut ties with some kingdoms who helped with some productions. He's suffering the kingdom. But somehow, they've been surviving.“ "He sounds like he's mentally unstable. Maybe Gabriel was right.l, we
Isabelle glanced from her brothers to her father. He had an unreadable expression. Lauren hadn't said a word, she just stayed rooted on her seat, face still in her hands.“What happened?“ Darien asked. It was at that moment that the adults acknowledged their presence. Karla just let out a huff.“There's no point hiding it from them.“ Said Charles. He then loosened his tie. "Tell them what you did and the war you've plunged their home Into." He exclaimed.Isabelle wanted to say something but she decided against it. What could she even say? And she believed that her brothers could handle it. "What do we need to know?" Asked Gabriel with a curious look. Isabelle stared at him, slightly shocked. Were they going to pretend that they didn't already know?"Yes father, what do you want to tell us?" Added Darien. Darien's statement answered her question. "He won't talk, because he knows what he's done is wrong." Karla said. She was extremely angry and it bothered Isabelle. She immediately ra
After their reunion, they all headed back to the palace. Darien and Gabriel had caught three Stags. Isabelle knew that at one point her brothers got competitive. Habriel always wanted to prove that he was a better hunter than Darken, and Darien being the eldest wouldn't allow his younger brother to surpass him. But she just didn't know who got two Stags, to become the winner.When they finally arrived at the palace, Lauren alighted from her horse and immediately went inside without sparing the siblings a look. Darien then pulled his sister and brother inside.“So what happened?“ Darien asked his sister.“Nothing. We talked for a while and I went off to get the Antelope. She followed later on.““So in conclusion it didn't go as planned.“ Said Gabriel.“It was slightly alright. But I asked her about her family and she said that her parents were dead.““Lies, how long do they think they can keep this from us?“ Questioned Darien. He knew his father well, and he knew that he would do anyth
A stablesman Prepared four horses like Isabelle commanded, she rushed over to persuade her eldest brother.“Darien, why do you always have to be a sadist? Queen Lauren has already agreed, why can't you do the same?"“I would follow if you hadn't invited her. We only hunt with our family. She is not our mother Belle."“But she's father's wife and he would like for us to treat her as our mother.““She can never replace mother. Father has literally brought doom to our kingdom by marrying her."“I know, but I just want us to put aside our differences. And maybe Father will even…““What? That he'll become the caring father that he was before? That will never happen Belle. That all perished when mother died. And now that he has another wife, it's impossible." He said bitterly. Isabelle stared at her brother in shock.“It's not impossible! Father will realise that we are giving her a chance and that we respect him. He will change towards us.“ Isabelle stated with teary eyes. Ever since their
Rupert decided to go to Valeria with his men of three, to caress his curiosity. Princess Lauren was in this Kingdom and he was going to dig every sort of information about her presence here.Right now, he had just found out something very shocking. The king of Valeria and his princess had gotten married a few days ago! He almost had a heart attack when he heard. He wondered what sort of game the princess, and now Queen of Valeria, was playing. Hooking up with the King of Valeria was bad enough, but getting married to him was even worse. He wondered if his King knew already.There was little information. Apparently the wedding was done low-key and only a few people were invited. That means they didn't want it to get out, knowing that King Owen might find out about it. But how long was she planning on hiding it? It was definitely a secret that would come out in a matter of time.He reported back to King Owen, telling him about when they got married, where when, and even the dress she w
In the kingdom of Gasha;King Owen was pacing frantically in his throne room, waiting for some news from his right hand man, Falley. He needed to know if his daughter was really at Valeria, and with their miserable king. It's been two days, and he was getting restless.Fakkey assured that he would get news today.He finally decided to have a seat. All of this prancing won't help him. What will he do if it turns out to be true? Will he storm the kingdom until he gets his daughter back? Or will he send an attack to kill every one of the palace inhabitants, including his daughter.Yes, he was mad. In fact, he was furious at the thought that his daughter could be with that man, the son of his arch enemy. He will never be able to forgive her, no matter how hard he tries.“Your highness.“ He heard Falley say. He was so lost in thought that he didn't realise that Falley had arrived."Do you have news?"“Yes your highness, I just got word from one of our spies.“ He said, while holding up the
In the gallery, Gabriel, Darien and little Isabelle were all seated. Gabriel was busy painting something on a canvas, while he pretended like he wasn't paying attention to his siblings.“So grandmother told you that they weren't accepting Lauren as Queen?“ Asked Darien.“Yes, and so did grandpa. But I don't know why. For some reason, they do not like her. And I like her." Isabelle said with a pout.“And why do you like her already?" He asked.“I don't know, she seems sweet and I'm going to have a sibling!"“You already have siblings, Belle.“ Gabriel responded, as he finally decided to intervene."I mean a younger sibling. It's going to be fun to be older than someone for once.““I don't care about that. All I want to know is why they completely detest her. I understand that they might be mad about father not informing them about the marriage, but that doesn't seem to be the case here."“Of course that's not the reason. There's something more that they aren't telling us, something they
King Owen stormed into his room angrily. "Leave!“ He yelled at the maids. Instantly, they scurried out of the room. His brother must be lying. Lauren couldn't be smooth with that man. It was impossible! He knew his daughter better than that.His brother must be trying to trick him, trying to see his daughter as a traitor. But what if it was true? His daughter was in love with the enemy! If that was true, then he would never forgive her. That would be the biggest betrayal. An unforgivable one.After much contemplation, he decides to investigate. He rings a bell at his table and a maid immediately comes in."Your highness?“"Get me Falley.““Right away." The maid hurried to get Falley, the king's right hand man. Falley, after a few minutes of being informed of the king's awaiting his presence, arrived at his room."You were seeking me, your highness?“ Falley is a man of great height. His slender looking body and ageless looking face might make people think he's around his thirties, bu
Across a stretch of wide land, lies a beautiful kingdom. Surrounded by huge mountains, they serve as protection for them.Gasha kingdom has been in existence for hundreds of years, way before Devon kingdom. Although Devon kingdom had more political power and allies, Gasha Kingdom still had power and were greatly feared by most.King Owen faced his men, a look of craziness lurking in his eyes. There were five men standing before him. They all had their heads bowed, a tremor running through them.”It has been two weeks, two whole weeks and none of you have new information about my daughter.” His gaze particular on the last man on the right.”Your highness, we are trying our best. TO assure you, we'll have something for you soon. Just give is a few days…."”A few days? My daughter has been missing for over two weeks. I don't know anything about her well-being. I should send you to the galleys.““Your highness..""Silence!" He raised a finger up. "One week, I give you one week for you to