"Elena, bring me Elena. NOW!" John Gilbert walked furiously through the corridors passing by his elder son Jeremy. As a noble family they were, he wanted to be the best as possible on the kings court, the meeting with his majesty was arranged by his brother Alaric.

"Yes father." Jeremy simply said watching his father run through the corridors, impatiently, he must find his sister.

"Oh I'll catch you Wolsey! Come here boy." Elena ran through the garden in circles trying to catch her precious gift, Wolsey, she didn't quite know how that name occurred to her, but anyways she loved that dog as her dear life. Freely and delicate as a butterfly Elena was a sweet but passionate girl.

"Elena, here you are, father was looking for you." Jeremy ran to Elena as fast as he could, showing a disappointing Elena.

"You just couldn't let me catch Wolsey, could you?" Elena laughed taking away her façade of disappointment, just to hug her dear brother Jeremy, who she had always this great connection.

"No time for fun –Lena, I suggest you go find father, he needs urgently to talk to you." His face showed urgent matters. Elena looked worried by now, keeping an eyebrow up to emphasize her suspicious expression.

"I bet he wasn't happy then, should I fear brother?" They both walked side to side, back to their house, this time calmly though. Elena ran times, to times her hand through her beautiful yellow dress with big open sleeves and a beautiful neckline showing her necklace with a "G" as in Gilbert. Her hair was up in a ponytail, showing how her curls flied to the walking movement.

"I do not think so, but I should inform you that father has been talking recently to uncle Alaric, and I'm guessing the matters of his, how should I say, discussion with you, might have to do with his impatient behavior." Elena payed attention carefully to what her brother told her, it would be necessary to talk lightly with her father since she knew now what the matters were about, otherwise Elena, knowing herself could explode in a matter of time.

"Ok, then brother I should probably go and talk to father, for my own good, if that's possible, though I still do not understand why those matters would have to do with me." Suddenly her brother stopped in tracks and pressed tightly his sister shoulders with his strong hands forcing her to look at him. Elena was scared for a while, but she knew her brother would never hurt her though she looked up to him, as she always did showing no fear but respect.

"You do not understand Elena, this is our chance to be near the king our majesty and make a good impression on him, so I suggest you to behave, cause from what I've heard we are about to leave for the court." Oh no, the court, Elena feared for her life now. Everyone knew that women in court were objects of sexual pleasure, most importantly to the king's pleasures, she could not become a mistress if that was her father's intentions, and she would most definitely refuse. Above all she defended the woman's rights.

"What do you mean leave for the court, we are all happy and free in here, why should we?" Elena was trying to make her brother understand her wishes.

"Sister, don't you see we can be bigger and better if we have the chance, look at all the richness we would achieve and the royal charges we would be having, everyone would respect us as the king's loyal servants." Elena closed her eyes for a moment, looked away, trying to recompose her.

"I understand, now if you excuse, I will now talk to father." Elena freed from her brothers grip and continued to walk this time in quick steps to her father's chamber.

Since her beloved mother died, Elena had felt like no one could ever understand her, and now that this king Damon has reached to the power she couldn't feel more sorry for women in court, who were taken as the kings mistresses and then when they became useless to fulfill his kings wishes they would be most likely dropped as trash like the many others. And yet even though queen Katherine of Pierce had married Damon, for what she had been heard, queen Katherine can no longer give the king a son to continue the heir situation, which puts her in big troubles of divorcing the king and have her daughter to become a bastard since her marriage to the king occurred after her daughter's birth.

"father." Elena opened carefully the other, just to watch her father standing there with is back on her and his grip on the back of his chair.

"Elena, where in the hell were you?" He turned slightly just to see a very impatient Elena.

"I was just outside playing with Wolsey. What is the matter father?" Elena reached to her father's shoulder, stroking it carefully and turning her head slightly to have a better view of his father's face.

"I have a proposal to make you, and I'm sure you will accept it indeed, to the better of our family of course." Elena suddenly dropped her hands from her father's shoulder, and turned around just to walk in circles through the big space of the chamber gripping her finger impatiently like she always did, when nervous.

"Father you must understand I am not going to put my life in danger just to pleasure the king that I cannot accept." Elena was about to go in tears, but kept her face held high to show just how strong she was, her father reached to her and gripped her shoulders just like her brother did.

"Elena, please for your mother soul, we could be the biggest in the kingdom and that will depend on you. You know the time you spent on the French court made you the smartest, the delicate and responsible woman that you are now, your exotic beauty and mysterious looks can make the king consider his marriage to Katherine, you just need to seduce and maintain the king's wishes to its highest purposes, you! "her father had a little true in what he said, Elena spent most of her time in the French court which she admired the most, and she had learned so many things, such as dancing, writing like a poet and how to be a perfect madam, she knew a lot of literature, how to draw perfectly and that was certainly one of many qualities that women in the English court hadn't had yet, and she could make definitely jealousy around the other mistresses. But she did not want to be one of kings whore, because that would be the death of her.

"But father, what if he gets tired of me? God helps me if it happens so, do not mention mothers name, you know oh so well she would never put me through this." My father hated when my tone got higher whenever I spoke to him, but I had to make my point.

"No, Elena your mother would have agreed cause that's what she has to do, every women owes obedience to every man." Elena turned her back to her father. Containing her tears she placed a hand to her mouth to do so.

"That's where you're wrong father. We can do as much as men can."

"Do not question me Elena, you will do this even if I have to force you, we will leave by morning to the court you should pack your things. Tomorrow you will be presented as the queen's servant after the ball."

Elena just nodded in obedience and left for her room. Tears were coming and she ran, passing through her brother, who looked worried.

"Elena…" He screamed but with no effort.

"Oh, god…Oh my god, Oh lord please help me cause I will most definitely need it." She lay in bed with her arms crossed and her head above it, crying like the end of the world was near.