It's been four years since I've left Court, after being declared innocent. I broke up with Adrian, and said goodbye to Lissa and Dimitri. However, Christian and Lissa had not made up, so I hadn't said goodbye to Christian. I'd been offered a job as a guardian in Russia, in Moscow, so I took it. Of course, I worked as a guardian for a Zeklos lord until I got offered the job that I have now, which is basically the equivalent of what Hans does at Court, but for the whole of Russia. I have my own office in Moscow and, basically, I'm in charge of the whole Moroi and guardian pairings of Russia.
My goodbye with Lissa and Dimitri wasn't the most joyful of goodbyes; I had left without saying what I felt, just that I had gotten an assignment abroad. My last words were, "I hope you're happy, and keep her safe. I've decided to take this job because, not only will it be good for me, but I think that it's time that we said goodbye. We can't go on like this; it'll only end badly. So my final words to you are have a nice life, and may we meet again someday, if given the change."
I still had the bond, but I only checked in about once a week. Eddie and Dimitri had become Lissa's two main guardians, and she remained close friends with Adrian as well. He had been assigned, of all people, Viktoria as a guardian. That I'd like to see...
I live in an apartment in the center of Moscow, and it's been mine for the past two years. For the first two years, I was also in Moscow, but I lived with my assigned charge, who was called Brandon Zeklos; a really nice guy. I left him because I was offered the job of guardian in charge of the whole of the country. It wasn't exactly something that I could reject, it was a big honor to be offered this job.
While I was the one in charge, that didn't mean that there were people in the main office on the Red Square that didn't respect me. First of all, I was a woman, meaning that I was less respected that someone say like, Hans. Add that to the fact that I was American, and I wasn't everyone's favorite. For the first year, it was hard, but I was finally able to be accepted, more or less, about one year into my job.
What helped was the fact that my best friend, who I had met when I first started my job. His name was Ethan Voda, a royal lord. He was, like me, 22 years old and had grown up in Scotland. We quickly became best friends, going to the point of getting the same tattoo when we turned 21. He lived in the same street as me, but we hung out practically every day, and we worked together. He didn't have a guardian, because he was able to defend himself. Well, that and the fact that I'm practically the one that helped him get as good as he is at combat.
Even though I don't regret leaving, there are still some aspects of home that I regret. For example, I wouldn't have left things the way that they are with Dimitri and Lissa. I mean, growing up, Lissa was my best friend. But, what's done is done and I can't take back what I did.
Time to face the music.