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Prologue
It was a few weeks after Lissa had been crowned queen and she and Rose were spending a few precious hours of free time going through some possessions which had belonged to Lissa's father before he had died. She had only recently acquired them from one of his old friends and hadn't had a chance to go through them until now.
"There's probably nothing useful in here," Rose remarked as she opened the first box. "It's probably just a bunch of old letters and stuff."
"Well," Said Lissa, lifting out a stack of papers. "It's worth having a look. You never know, there could be something useful."
Rose rolled her eyes but she began to go through the stuff with Lissa.
At first, Rose was right. The boxes held some old pictures, a few old Christmas and Birthday cards and a lot of dust. But then, a small white sheet of paper at the bottom of the last box caught Lissa's eye and she pulled it out.
"Hey, what's that?" Rose asked glancing at Lissa.
"I don't know," She responded, smoothing out the paper. "Let's read it."
What she found on that paper would change her life again.
Dear Eric,
I know you think it would be best if I kept our daughter with me. But that is impossible. People are already starting to suspect her parentage and I cannot put her at risk. I am having her taken to a human family to be looked after. None will learn about her secret, and she will be unaffected to the goings-on with the other royals. This will be best for our daughter.
comAshley Dashkov
Lissa sat there in shock, staring down at the letter. Then, without a word, she handed it to Rose.
"What will you do?" Rose asked once she had read the letter too. "Will you try to find her?"
"I-I think she should have a right to know who her parents are," Said Lissa shakily. "So yes, I'll track her down but I can't believe that ... well that I have another sister."
Rose put an arm around Lissa. "We'll get through this, and you never know, she might be cool."
"Maybe," Said Lissa, "But regardless, I have to find her."