chapter 8- caring the Princess

I rolled my eyes as I dressed lavishly. I found out that now is the day for the tea party. What Nesta told me would take place there I would meet other daughters from different Royal families from the Capitol. The first to suggest this was Eoumund who was also agreed by Vencel and Raegan. The organizer was Vencel's secretary Conde Vogel. It came to Vencel that I was bored.

Nesta also informed me that they have already found someone to teach me when it comes to academics. But when it comes to war combat, nothing more. They were still hesitant to look for me. I understand them but I am determined to learn about it.

When I was arranged I walked to another garden of the Palace. It can be seen on the south side, it's also beautiful there. There are also many plants and flowers. I learned that the former Empetratris often visited here. It was one of Vencel's gifts to his wife. Even though the former Empetratris is gone they still minemaintain the beauty of the place. They still take good care of it. I walk quietly. I deliberately stopped walking when I heard something. Laughter and stories. I winced because the children's voices were really sharp.

It's up to me if I spread it out. I admit I'm not very good when it comes to children. I go out when I cry or whatever.

"Dear princess?" astonished Nesta called to me behind me. "Is there a problem?"

I turned to him. I smiled raw. I immediately shook my head as well. "There is no problem." but there really is! I don't know how to deal with them, especially when it comes to women. I am used to the presence of my brothers and sisters especially since they are all men! Oh hey, I'm just going to keep walking.

I stopped again when the girls were in front of me. They are all dressed up. The fabrics used in them are obviously pompous and expensive even though they are not ball gowns. They stopped when they saw and felt my presence. They immediately stood up and bowed to me in tribute to my arrival.

"We greet the only princess of the Empire, Princess Styriniana." they greeted me at once. "We are honored to be able to attend your invitation."

I went home. "I'm also glad to see you at this little gathering." even if it wasn't really organized!

I approached the vacant single sofa. Nesta helped me sit there. They also sat there with the children I could meet. The maids have already begun to serve us. They have already prepared teas as well as pastries. There were smiles on their lips as they looked at me. What? Is there a problem? Is there something wrong with what I did? "Ah ... What ... Problem?" I asked them.

They shook quickly. "Oh, nothing. No problem, dear princess. We just can't believe you're in front of us." tongue of the girl with chocolate hair and a yellow dress.

One of my eyebrows fluttered. "What do you mean you can't believe it?"

He gently scratched his cheek with his index finger. He was embarrassed to look at me. "Uhmm, we thought the Emperor had no intention of showing his only child. Now we seem to know why."

"They just appreciate the beauty of the dear princess." another said that his hair was black but his skin was as white as a spasm. To my recollection he was the son of one of the Biscondes, one of those whom Nesta taught me.

"Eh ... Heheh." the only thing I can say. But someone called my attention. A woman also has chocolate hair. She was wearing a simple color and simple fabric. He’s just quiet to one side, based on what I can see, he’s not comfortable in this place. His palms were just on his lap. I also noticed that she didn’t seem to be moving food in front of them, unlike the other women here. What could be the problem? Never mind, when I get the chance, I’ll talk to him. Too bad I forgot his name and whose son he was.

A few more minutes ago. What topics are we talking about. Then we even had break time even for just a short time. I decided to go for a walk first. I was stranded in the garden.

"I want to go home." I heard in the distance.

I voluntarily stopped walking. I looked at who was speaking. I peeked a little. I raised an eyebrow when I saw the two I had talked to earlier. The chocolate and the espasol.

"My stomach can't bear to live with someone like her. I can't quite figure out why she was given the name as a princess, she's just the son of a slap in the face!" he said irritably and then stomped. "Did you see his eyes too? Not the same, my father was right, probably cursed the Emperor's youngest son!"

"Did you also see the girl with us before? As far as I know, she is the daughter of a Baron and Baroness in a province. She is still embarrassed to wear. It doesn't matter what she wears for today."

"It's also a slap in the face." then they both laughed.

I gritted my teeth. I clenched my fists. Shameless, young people know how to mangbash!

I would have rushed the two to give a lesson but I was stunned when the girl I had seen earlier suddenly appeared. Anger was on his face. He seems to have heard her being stabbed in the back.

"Excuse me, it's not right that you say offensive things against the dear princess!" he said boldly. Her palms were clenched in annoyance. "It doesn't matter that you cover me with hurtful words, just don't be the lone princess!"

Again the two laughed. They folded in front of him. He looked up at her. "And who are you to fill in whatever I want to say? The son of the Duke and Conde is in front of you! While you are only the son of a poor Baron! Suppose, you are the lowest rank in society!"

I could no longer control myself from what I was hearing so I left the garden. I got their attention. They were both surprised by my sudden appearance. Maybe it's time for me to use what I see in the brothers and in Vencel.

"M-dear princess ..." their voices trembled when they called me.

Heavy steps are the most I let go. I still keep approaching them. The chocolate and espasol are backwards. Their feet clung to the big root of the tree. The only sad thing for them was that they fell where the mud was. They were paralyzed not because of pain. If only their expensive clothes were dirty. I am not satisfied yet. My feet stomped in the mud so that I could get even closer to these idiots. The boy called me earlier to stop me but I did not move.

No one said I touched their hair then I pulled it closer to me. I looked them directly into their eyes. "What did you say earlier? Please repeat." I said coldly to them. My eyes start to glaze over.

"M-dear princess ..." they were shaking with fear.

"You have no right to call me that way because I'm the son of a slap in the face, do you?" my voice gets even lower and colder. "Maybe you forgot, I'm still taller than you ... Maybe you forgot who my father is? I just told him now, your fathers are no longer in a position in society ..."

"I-I'm sorry ... I-we won't u-u-again ..." their tears dripped one by one. I feel good for reasons I don’t know.

"Are my eyes also cursed? Pwes, what if I pass on to you the curse I have? More, more fun ..." I overcame the demon in this situation.

"P-please ... H-we won't do it again ..."

I violently let them go. I was still not satisfied, I pushed them hard so they lay in the mud. I stood up straight, I looked at them coldly. "Remember. In the name of this only princess of the Empire, I will never allow you to lightly insult and you are free to criticize Eryndor's name. Anyone in the member of my family ... Even the Emperor himself. " my firm promise.

Their cries grew louder which caused the maids and butlers to join us. They were stunned and sighed when they caught up with us in this position.

"M-dear princess?" worried Nesta calls me.

I turned coldly to him. She flinched. I knew he couldn’t believe what he was witnessing today. Since I was a baby, he has taken care of me but this is the first time he will see how angry I am. Not once were brothers and in front of the Emperor, I never showed that there was this side that I had. Maybe it's because Eryndor's blood is sticking to my body.

"Tell the Dear Emperor that I request to see him in his office. Right now." I coldly command him.

"I-I'll follow." he was anxious to leave this place so that he could return to the Palace.

I turned to the butlers. "Don't you ever send them home. As well as this one." I am referring to chocolate and espasol.

"We understand, dear princess." they attended the children in the mud as well as the child who had faced them earlier.

Next I looked at the remaining butlers and maids. "Call their parents. I want to meet them right now." I command them harder. Like the others, they also followed my command. I quietly left the mud. "I'm going back to my room. I'm going to take a shower and change my clothes before I face them all." the rest of the maids followed me. One of them brought a cloth and wrapped it around me. I accepted it until we finally left and got back inside the Palace.

As I expected Vencel granted me my request to see him in the Throne Room. My brothers and sisters are also here, and the other man from the Royal. I looked at them seriously. I could see how shocked he was when they saw me in front of him. Like Nesta they are entangled in my aura now. I also saw two men who made sure that they were the father of chocolate and espasol. Here is also the baron who was criticized earlier.

I stopped walking. I am already in front of them. Exactly away so we can hear each other. I had the courage to face them all. I can't back down, after all, I'm here again.

I have already started to bow to Vencel. "I salute the Emperor of Cyran." I said calmly. "I'm sorry for my sudden request to meet you."

Vencel nodded. "I did hear what happened, Princess Styriniana. But, I still want to hear your side."

"First of all, I want to thank you for taking the time. I want to complain and I want to suggest something so I am here in front of you today."

"I'll let you hear what you have to say."

I looked coldly at the duke and the bisconde. "I complain to their children that they are stabbing me in the back."

"What ?!" exclaimed Cederic.

"Calm down first, third prince. Let's hear what the princess has to say first." Vencel's calm but tough language. "Go on, Princess Styriniana."

"I heard their children talk about me. I heard that they almost threw me up and tried to live with me because I was not whole as a blue-blood. Instead they desecrated my origin especially about my mother who was considered and they call it slap. " my tough explanation. I heard the breathing of people in this room. I can see how Vencel is irritated as well as my siblings. "Not only that, as well as the different colors of my eyes they rudely say I'm the result of a curse."

"I-that's not true, Your Majesty!" strong denial of the Duke. "I never thought my son would be able to say those things!"

"Don't you think so? Ha ... Their children wouldn't say those things if it didn't come from their parents' mouths."

"W-what ... You said?" he said irritably. He looked at me sharply.

"You can be considered an ally and ally of the Emperor as well as my older brothers and sisters, but you will not accept me, the youngest child. By doing that, you have betrayed the whole Empire. And one more thing, your children are abusing you. the Baron's son. They also say they are slaps in the fact that they are based in a province and the lowest rank in society. Do you think that what you have taught your children is really right? "

"And what do you suggest?" Vencel asked next, obviously holding back his anger.

I seriously looked straight at him again. "I would like you to erase from the list of the Nobility and society the family the people who abused me, as one of the members of Eryndor --- as the youngest son of Emperor Vencel of Cyan. Take back their wealth and livelihood. Put ' I would also like to propose that the Baron from the Province of Corbin, be given the right as Bisconde. A reward to his son who showed loyalty to the Empire. I think they are entitled to the title. this and I believe they are one of the most trustworthy as companions of the Eryndors. "

Vencel's mouth dropped open at what I said. The more he couldn't believe what he heard.

The duke seems to have been triggered. No one said that he rushed at me and then intended to lay hands on me in front of my family.

But the duke seemed stoned when three sharp and long swords were pointed at his face and neck. I could see how he was sweating coldly. The owners of those swords are from Raegan, Eomund and Cederic. Traces on his faces that they can no longer hold back. They are so hungry to see blood anytime. While I remained cold -eyed.

"Are you really going to lay hands on our brother, Duke?" Raegan's tough language. "Right in front of us?"

"He's just proving he's a traitor to the Empire." second by Eomund.

"You also showed your true color." smiling Cederic added.

"K-majesty ..." he was shaking with fear.

Vencel stood up next. Tighten his jaw. I could also see how his fist was shaking. He raised one of his hands. His butler approached him. The sword was handed to him. He quickly attended to the Duke. He violently grabbed its collar and without saying a word cut its fists in front of us! Blood dripped. It spread on the floor! His severed hand flew somewhere!

My palm flew into my mouth at the same time I inhaled. Raegan also immediately covered my eyes.

“Starting today,” I heard Vencel say. His voice was loud and thundering with anger. "You and your family will be exiled, including the dispatched bisconde and his family. All your property will be removed and confiscated. And never, never will you be able to set foot here again. And from this day on, you will live. that you will suffer until you are constantly dying! "

"I'm sorry ... Your Majesty ... I'm sorry ..." the duke cried in supplication, followed by the bisconde.

"Throw them away! I don't need trash and it's worthless in my territory!" he commanded the soldiers loudly and angrily.

I walk with an argument here in the hallway. I was happy with the teacher that Vencel took for me. I learned that the wife of the Marquis of Ashpond was teaching me. She said she was very smart and also came from a well -known royal family, so the Officials said she was a little sorry because she was still a woman. Well, his talent is not wasted because he teaches. Most of those he taught were blue-blooded children. What was even more amazing to him was that he could teach almost every subject. Mapa-Liberal Arts or Quadrivium. Even history he was able to teach me.

I don’t really regret telling them I want to study like princes.

No one when I got to my room. I immediately closed the door. I put the books I was carrying on the low table. I attended the cabinet to change into rehearsal clothes. They also told me that I could learn how to fight. Not just swordsmanship, but archery. They explained to me that it would be better for me to study that than close combat which I also agreed to. That's all, they have already chosen who will train me. Prince Calevi. I asked them why they chose him to be my teacher, the only thing they told me was that I would also know the reason by the time I saw how a prince from Severassi could teach.

After I got dressed and got out of my room I started running. I accelerated my run lest I be caught in the place where Prince Calevi and I would meet. It's a good thing I don't have to meet maids or butlers or Nesta either because she will surely criticize me for not being nice to a princess running down the hallway. Well, what do you expect? I am often surrounded by men. Don't expect me to be graceful or being a feminine like. And one more thing, I warm it up before I start our training.

I was stranded in the woods still covered by the Palace. Here’s what they say where we’ll practice Prince Calevi’s Archery. I stopped running. I bowed slightly. My palms landed on both my legs. Wait, I'm catching my breath right now.

"Dear princess?" I heard his voice not far away.

I looked up at him even as I remained in my position. I was still blinking. "N-are you here yet?" I can't believe my question.

He nodded. I can still read in his face that he is still embarrassed every time he faces me. Sometimes I get distracted. Is he really like that or what. Because when I remember when I was baptized, he was able to be formal, like the ones I see in blue-blooded boys. Anyway, let's just do that. Maybe he's really used to it.

I stood up straight then faced him. "Are you still there?" my next question.

He nodded again. "Quite, in fact I'm adjusting the equipment for our training ..." he pointed in one direction. I followed that with a look. I opened my mouth a little. My eyes twinkled spontaneously when I saw the items ready! Pairs of bow and arrow. Even the planks where the arrows will be aimed are ready too! I can't help but be excited by what I see now!

"Shall we start now?" I jumped to question him.

He smiled and nodded. "But before that we first need to stretch. Especially the most useful of archery are the strong arms and fingers." he explains. I nodded as I listened intently to him. "Besides that, your eyes must also be sharp so that you can definitely hit your target ..." our eyes met. He was stunned, at the same time his ears were red. Huh why?

Never mind, I approached where the arrows and arrows were. I couldn’t really stop myself from enjoying it. Raegan's advice to me suddenly came to my mind. It was too difficult for me to handle the sword. Apart from being heavy, my movement will be slow and my stamina will be short.

I turned to Prince Calevi. I waved at him, telling him to come over. He followed that. I gave him the pair of bow and arrow. He was still a bit backward from what I did. "I want to see how you shoot, Prince Calevi. Can I?" not losing the sparkle in my eyes.

She swallowed as she stared at me. Eventually he sighed. He accepted my achievements. He stood by my side and he faced the distant target board. I clenched my fists then placed them on my chest. I anticipated seeing how he would shoot. I also want to know why Vencel chose him to teach me. I applied my lips.

I was shocked when I saw Prince Calevi's face, how that had changed. He used to be shy, but when he touched the bow and arrow his face became serious. He looked like he was ready to fight at any time. He also looked deeper at the target board. He starting to serve then he stretch the necking point. I swallowed hard as I watched him. I stared at him. I look forward to what he will do next.

What I didn't expect was a green aura coming out of his body and then it wrapped around the bow and arrow he was holding. He quickly released the arrow. Because of the speed I can't see where it went. I immediately looked at the target board. I sighed when I saw that bull's eye! I shifted my gaze to Prince Calevi who was rolling my eyes. He looked at me then bowed. Okay, her shyness worked again.

"Very good!" I exclaimed as I clapped. "Amazing! Now I know why you were appointed by the Emperor to teach me!"

He scratched his head so hard in shame. He's so embarrassed because I'm already bathing him with praise. Kaloka, why is he ashamed of his talent? He is too down to Earth!

"Wait, Prince Calevi." I call him. "What you were doing before ... I noticed something."

"A-what did you notice?"

"It's like there's energy coming out of your body and it's enveloping the bow."

"Ah, mana is the call there." aniya.

Wow, it's like I'm in a fantasy game because of mana! I often hear and read them!