Disclaimer: I don't own Fairy Tail.
Hisui sighed while seated on her bed, back straight from the long hours of tutoring. Her emerald hair glistened from the shower she just took. Looking at the desk, Hisui noticed another letter that wasn't there before. It's not unusual for a servant to deliver letters to Hisui's chambers, another one wouldn't have made the Princess bat an eye. However, the colour of the letter and the design of it just made Hisui sigh again. It was pink and ornamented with flowers—particularly roses. The wax seal told Hisui the sender's identity.
"Him again…" Hisui suppressed a groan, deciding to handle the letter in a more mature manner. "How many times did I reject him?" Hisui simply tossed the letter in the bin without reading the contents, knowing that the words of flattery aren't really written by him, but a servant. Hisui would know from the many yet, tedious visits to the Duke, Hisui learned that his ways with words and his vocabulary pool is crude and shallow—nothing like the romantic composition of the letters Hisui has read in the past. Thus, the Princess developed a distain for his forgery. It didn't matter now if the letter was written by Duke John, he already played his hand, nothing he can do now can't be interpreted without being weary of an ulterior motive.
"Arcadios!" Hisui called out, knowing full well the knight was standing behind the door. "Come in." The doors to Hisui's room opened and a sturdy knight stepped in with honed and focused movements.
"What is the matter?" If it was a stranger listening, they would hear nothing but a professional tone, cold and unyielding. However, to the Princess or the King, they can glean concern in Arcadio's voice.
"Can I ask of you to stop Duke John's advances?" Similarly, Arcadio detected impatience from the monotone voice of the Princess.
"Regrettably, my status as a knight can't prevent the Duke's actions."
"Then, can you ask of you to look into the letters beforehand? See if the contents are worth my time and handle it accordingly."
"Is it fine for someone such as myself to look into those letters?"
"Yes, anything serious is to be handed to me. The rest, dispose of them."
"As you wish." The knight bowed. "Is there anything else you need my assistance with?"
"No, may leave." As the knight was about to leave the room, Hisui's voice became softer. "Goodnight."
"Sleep well Princess, the day ahead will need rest." After the knight left, Hisui sighed again.
"Unfortunately." The Princess added before the lights were turned off. The same can't be said of Hisui. Now lying on the bed, she thought of the duties as a Princess. She's a figurehead, responsibilities are close to a mountain. But, she's a human, her desires are bottomless, most of them locked away deep in her heart, buried under the mountain. Only the combination of solitude and the tranquillity of night can pick away at the mountain. Tonight, dealing with liars was unearthed. Growing up as a Princess, flowery words were shoved into her ears day in and day out; actors of the insidious variety challenged her patience; hollow pleasantries searched for her weaknesses. Their biggest sin is making her play in their game, meeting greed with deceit. Of course, all of Hisui's interactions aren't filled with malice, they just tend to leave superficial impressions compared to the valleys by the ones that are. One turn on the bed dispelled the thoughts, letting weariness rein.
I sighed once I sat on the bed I spent countless frustrated nights on. While playing with my drying green hair, I noticed a letter on my desk that wasn't there before. A servant must have delivered it to me, the seal belongs to someone I don't want to deal with.
"Him again…" I suppressed a groan that wouldn't fit a Princess like me and picked up the pink envelope, turning it back and forth, hoping that I didn't mistaken the wax seal. The paper choice and flowery design shattered my hopes. I tossed the envelope into the bin and thought of a way to stop the Duke's actions. It's bad enough that the words he speaks doesn't match the elegance in the letters, it's worse that he won't stop pestering me. Worst because I have to deal with more lies. Not that I have any right to say anything…
"Arcadios!" I shouted, having formulated a plan and knowing my guard was just out the door. "Come in." The doors swiftly opened, showing the knight that knows me the best.
"What is the matter?" I made him worry about me again…those eyes can't fool me.
"Can I ask of you to stop Duke John's advances?"
"Regrettably, my status as a knight can't prevent the Duke's actions."
"Then, can you ask of you to look into the letters beforehand? See if the contents are worth my time and handle it accordingly."
"Is it fine for someone such as myself to look into those letters?"
"Yes, anything serious is to be handed to me. The rest, dispose of them."
"As you wish." The knight bowed. "Is there anything else you need my assistance with?"
"No, may leave." Just as Arcadios was about to leave, I called out to him. "Goodnight."
"Sleep well Princess, the day ahead will need rest." After the knight left, the room felt colder and more realistic.
"Unfortunately." Having decided to follow his advice, I turned off the lights and laid on the bed. Why can't things be simple like before? Can I spend a day without having to deal with people wearing masks upon masks? It is so tedious, I just want to have a little bit of fun…though as a Princess, things aren't just all fun and games like the story books say they are. If they are, father wouldn't have made me spend years of my life studying about ruling a kingdom and the other relevant things on a grand scale such as this. Once I thought of the fact that father has business with me tomorrow, I shut off the needless thought and soon drifted to sleep.
Those who read my message at the end of my last story will know: This is choice for you, I mentioned that I'll be giving you a choice of what story you want me to write. So here it is! This time, due to my brain sucking, you only get two choices. To make up for it, I threw in third-person and first-person interpretations of each idea.
After reading both Hisui's and Lisannas's 'chapter', do let me know which one you prefer, also, don't forget to mention what point of view you want the story to be written in.
If you have any questions, feel free to PM me or write it in the reviews.
I'll point out the other suggestions I received and explain why I didn't pick it in Lisanna's chapter.
Until then, have a nice day!