Rain poured down on the kingdom below the skyline, hitting the glass stained window where the Queen sat, looking down at the mildly corrupted town in their kingdom, she honestly wanted to know why her people are like this. The bedroom door opened a little, revealing the King.
"Lynea, how long will you be sitting like this for? Ever since we got word of the neighboring kingdom visiting, all you do is this." He said in a deep voice, watching his wife sadly. "You do not understand the stress you're putting on me as well as our children."
"I know, I'm just worried if this is for aligning the kingdoms, I don't want to set up an arranged marriage. You know how those work, and I can't possibly go and give our kids up to some strangers." Her voice cracking. "They'll hate me for it, just like my sister hates my mother for doing this." The King sat down beside her, on a chair and took her hands in his.
"But you must not think like that. I too am against the arrange marriage thing, but if they demand a marriage, what do we do? Run away?"
Lynea shook her head whispering, "We'll just have to show them who we really are."
The King sighed, rubbing his temples. "The law says we must keep who we are a secret. Do you know what would happen if they found out? A war will break out, and we'll be the main targets. Don't you remember what happened to your sister, dear? They nearly took everything and banished her from her kingdom. Is that what you really want? We'll have to leave our offspring behind!" He nearly shouted.
The Queen, unfazed by the yelling, rose from the windowsill narrowing her eyes towards the horizon.
"If that must happen, then so let it be. I will not let my children be forced to marry someone who they do not love." her voice seemed to be a little harsh. "When will they be coming, Caleb?"
He sighed, glancing to the window as the sun began to set. "Soon my dear. They did not write down a time in the letter."
Lynea pulled her hands away from him and walked around the master bedroom, stopping in front of the full body mirror. Her indigo eyes seemed to be dull from the lack of sleep.
"We will not speak word of this to the children. They must not know. I will come up with a plan that will avoid a marriage and we shall still be allied." She said tiredly.
"Then what shall we tell them, if they ask?" Lynea shrugged. "Just tell them they're coming for a visit, but make sure they don't try anything."
Caleb laughed. "Try anything? My love, they have a daughter, and she is madly 'in love' with Cecil." he said dryly. "If she meets him, she's going to flirt with him, you know that. What we should be scared is for Lylac. I just feel like she's going to meet someone who will capture her heart and force her to move away from us."