"Daddy, Daddy" I yell when I see my father on his way home. He has been gone for a month. He is in his armor with his helmet under his arm. He is small but still doubles my size at seven years old. He has a wide smile on his face when he sees me.
"How is my little angel?" He says scooping me up and putting his arm under my legs.
I giggle as I look at him. "I'm great. I had so much fun with Gilthunder and Hauser." I giggle. "We were training they had swords and I had a staff. I beat them both one on one."
"Why do you spend so much time with the boys? Why not spend time with the princesses?" He asks as he cares me into the house.
"I like Veronica, but I accidentally hurt her last time we played," I say with a sad look. "And I helped Elizabeth make a flower crown yesterday," I say with a smile.
"You did? I bet it was pretty, but how did you hurt Veronica?" He asks curiously.
"She made me mad saying that me and Hauser were a couple and I broke her wooden sword when I hit it and my staff hit her in the head," I say blushing.
"You must be very careful. You are stronger than the other kids." He says then gives me a smile. "Now how about we cook some dinner?"
"Yay," I say as he sets me down.
We laugh and make each other laugh as we make dinner. At one point I even though some of the food at his face. While we ate there as even more laughs and stories of the mission he just finished. Then he told me a story as he puts me to bed.
"Do you know what tomorrow is?"
"It is the celebration of the day Linones was built."
"Yes, I'm supposed to meet the Grand Master" My face falls. "and after that, we will go around and enjoy the festival together." I smile brightly at him while he tucks me in. "Now it is time to go to sleep, My little angel." He kisses me on the head then pulls back.
"Goodnight Daddy. I love you." I yawn.
"I love you too, Ena." He answers as he ruffles my pink short hair.
The next day I didn't realize anything was wrong at first. I sat there waiting and waiting. Once it was late in the afternoon I got curious. Leaving I went out into the town away from my home on the edge of the forest. What I found made my blood run cold. The corpses of many holy knights lay before me around a tower. The buildings were falling apart. It was a horrendous sight.
"What happened here?" I hear a boy a few years older than me ask.
"The seven deadly sin killed them. They betrayed the realm."
No, I turn and run back to my home. No I refuse to believe it. I slam the door behind me. No, there is no reason he would do this. I run towards my dad's room. No, he won't. I'm greeted to and empty room
And after we will enjoy the festival together.
His words from last night replay in my head. No he would not have left me alone. I fall to the ground crying. Little did I know that day changed the rest of my life.