16th century. Princess Renesmee Pov.

My family ruled a small country named Olympia. It was small and mainly made up of farmland and forests. I grew up in a small mannor house my Grandmother owned. I was always ill when I was younger as I was given to my wet nurse who was told to take me to what has been my home ever since to a mannar run by servants. The reason for my illness was once I came off milk the wet nurse left leaving me in the care of the maids and servants of the house. They recieved no instruction on how to raise me from my grandfather the King and so kept me indoors with the curtains drawn. When I was five years old i got my suitor; she was also suppose to govern the house and was a very strict and religious. I learned latin, proper english, the work of God and needle point. I remeber the first time I tried needle point and accedently sewed the wrong part of the fabric together. I got the belt across the fingers for that. Eventuarlly Governess Bryan left when I turned eight and my uncle Jasper the Duke of Sullfock married to my Aunt Alice (my father's siter) came to stayed. Aunt Alice was appauled when she saw the house and changed the boring dull rooms into a ray of sunshine adding bright silk curtains and bedding, fur rugs and she got me new dresses. On my ninth birthday Uncle Jasper got me my first horse and taught me how to ride. I am very fast and love to jump. My days with my aunt and uncle were truley blessed until war broke out when I was eleven. Olympia was at war with a neighbouring country called La Push. Apperantly when the King came to visit for a celbration him and my mother were caught having an affair. Both islands had declared war and my mother was sentenced to death for adultry. Even though i didn't know my mother it still pained me that I didn't get the chance to meet her. That was when my perefect world came tumbling down around me. My older uncle the future king and my father were sent into battle. My Uncle Jasper tried to get guards to protect me as I was the only heir but the King dismissed this so Uncle Jasper had no choice but to train every male servants and myself. I learned well from Uncle jasper he said I was even better than the men he trained but I was only to use my skills if needed for if the King found out that a woman of the royal family could fight would be disaterous.

Eventually uncle Jasper was sent to war being an allie. However things got worse for me when I learned my Uncle Emmett had been killed on battle and that my father would next be king making me the future heir. I expected to see more of my grandfather or at least my father due to such title; my dream was to go to court but it never happened. In stead the King sent two tutors to educate me in polotics. I also had a governess instruct me in proper ways. It was generally boring however I did enjoy that one of my tutors thought it best to teach me other languages; I learned French, Spanish, Italian and German.

One day a letter came from my grandfather stating that an alliegence would be made by marriage between myself and the Prince of Volterra as I fifteen it is only expected for me to be married off. I had heard many things about the powerful Kingdom more powerful than England and Spain. I knew it would be a big deal to have an alliegnce with Volterra for trade and war. However there was one small problem Volterra had alliegnces with Spain and Spain no longer offered Olympia its support since my mother was a spanish princess. Volturi was not catholic nor prostent but they still bvelieved in the old religion. Many did not like them for this. Also they didn't just have one king it was the first three sons born from the royal family. Right now the three kings were brothers. The eldest was the high king; King Aro then the other two King Ciaus and King Marcus. The next generation was different because out of the three brothers only King Aro could produce one son and that was to be my future husband. I was only to pack one trunk packing two under garments and nightwear, three dresses, my jewellery box and a shawl. The young servant boy stacked the trunk on t a small wagn which wuld be attached to a horse ridden by a Volturi guard. I wore my hair tied up, a long sleeved green dress and my riding boots. I wore no jewellery only a pair of gold earings and a golden bracelet which wasa gift from my old maid who looked after me since I was a child but sadly died three months ago.

"Milady," I turned and saw my hand maiden and best friend Gwen who was going to be coming with me my new home. "You should wear you're cloak it will be getting cold."

"Thank you Gwen," I said kindly and took it from her placing it on.

"Princess we must leave if we are to make camp by dark," the guard annunced. I was helped into the carriage.


We arrived at a whit stone city past the gate there were cobble streets filled with stalls and houses. The Volturi family cress was on every banner which hung high. We reached a beautiful castle which towered down on the peasants and was next t some srt of holy building. The sun shone brightlyup in the sky as the carriage was rode into the castle gates. I noticed a small group of nobles and persumably the King's themselves. I wobndered if one of the men in the crowd was my future husband or if he was not allowed to come down as in some countries men could only see the brides face until after the exchange of vows as the brides face was covered by a veil.


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