1 month ago:
Lexa walked into the grand ballroom of the castle with Titus, her father. He was head of one of the 5 noble families who ruled the Kingdom of Eesii. The other head-nobles were Pike, Indra, Abby, and Marcus.
Today was Souflora, a special occasion honoring all the high-born families. There were over 1000 guests and it was truly a grand affair. There was a string orchestra playing on the balcony. The ballroom had expensive white marble floors and was decorated with extravagant flowers in every corner. There were over 300 waiters and waitresses serving cocktails and ordure's and catering to all the guests needs.
The castle itself was the largest building in the entire Kingdom of Eesii. It had over 100 luxurious bedrooms, over 3 miles of exotic plants and flowers in its 7 gardens, and it was home to some of the most expensive statues and paintings from around the world. It was the home of the 5 noble families, who were the rules of the entire Kingdom of Eesii.
Lexa spotted Clarke across the room and parted from her father. She wore a beautiful white gown which exposed her left shoulder. It had very intricate details with flower patterns and was full lenght. She looked absolutely stunning. As she walked toward Clarke, she noticed that Clarke look very distressed and teary eyed. Lexa quickened her pace to reach Clarke faster.
"What's wrong?" Lexa asked placing her hands on both Clarkes cheeks.
"He did it again," Clarke cried trying not to let the tears fall down her face. "He came to my room in the middle of the night and he….he…."
"Shhh. It's ok," Lexa said pulling Clarke into a hug and kissing her forehead. Lexa didn't need to hear anything else. She knew exactly what Clarke was talking about. This was the second time it happened. Kyls, Pikes son, had come to Clarkes room and molested her once again.
"Have you told anyone?" Lexa asked.
"You know that I can't," Clarke cried.
Lexa knew exactly why she couldn't. 1 year ago, Clarke and Lexa left the castle to visit the market in town. While on their trip, they came across an orphaned boy, named Aiden, who looked malnourished and was clearly being abused by his caretaker. He walked through the streets with no shoes and his feet were blistered from the hot cement. His hands and face were darkened with coal, since he cleaned the chimney's and fire places in town, which was supposed to be the job of his drunken caretaker. His pants were severely ripped and you could see several old and newly healing scars all throughout his back and chest. Clarke and Lexa stole him from his caretaker and took him back to the castle. In order for him to live there with them in the castle, Clarke and Lexa drafted a letter claiming that he was the illegitimate son of Titus and his mother had just died. Titus was known for his promiscuous ways, so it was not questioned whether it truly was his son. The letter pleaded for Titus to care for his son at the Castle and Titus agreed.
If anyone were to find out that Aiden did not have the blood of Titus or about the fake letter that was written, the crime would be punishable by death. No person without noble blood were allowed to live in the castle unless appointed by the head-nobles by a vote. Aiden would have never been allowed to live there if the nobles truly knew who he was.
Kyls, one of the nosiest of the nobles, found out about Aidens true ancestry and origin of the letter. He decided to take advantage of this knowledge. He threatened to tell the head-nobles about Aiden unless he was allowed to "have" Clarke anytime he pleased.
"Clarke, this is the last time this is going to happen," Lexa promised, placing her hands back on Clarkes cheeks.
It pained Lexa terribly for Clarke to get hurt like this. She was infuriated and enraged that anyone had the audacity to put their hands on Clarke.
"What are you going to do?" Clarke asked grabbing Lexa's wrists.
"I'm going to kill him."