Reclaiming the Veil

Summary: An exiled Queen, isolated and trained to be a warrior – unaware of her regal birthright. She must return to her kingdom and use her magic to guard its safety. Will the interim Prince seduce her to secure his crown before dark powers destroy the realm he loves?

Disclaimer: Everything Twilight belongs to the wonderful Stephanie Meyer. No copyright infringement is intended. I just like to play with her chess pieces.

Rated: M for themes and some juicy lemons eventually.

Thanks to Andrew'sAmy she is my Beta Superhero!

Preface

EPOV

I couldn't sit still so I got up and paced in front of my father's desk. We were in his personal office as he had never liked the formality of the more official royal library.

"Edward, you know Lord Aro questions my right to rule. He is amassing an army. Alice has seen the decision."

"What do you expect me to do? We have searched for her on both sides of the Veil. There has not been a trace of her or her nurse Renee. For all we know she died years ago or has traveled so far away, that it would be next to impossible to find her. She is not the solution. We must prepare for war."

"Don't underestimate her powers. I would willingly bow to her. She will be our rightful Queen," he asserted. "However, you are correct. It seems we are almost out of time. As soon as she turns eighteen, she must be back on this side of the Veil in her rightful place on the throne. I don't want to consider the consequences if she is captured."

He was meant to be king. The whole kingdom was thriving under his leadership and all he could think about was relinquishing it to someone just because of her lineage. "How can you give it up so easily? All these years you have led the people valiantly, even at the darkest of times when the entire royal family was destroyed. Without your leadership the kingdom of Twilight would have fallen to the Volturi brothers and the Veil would have been destroyed. She may be dead for all we know. You are now the rightful King. I will follow in your example when it is time for me to take the throne. We don't need a child, even if she is of the Highest-Power, to protect Twilight."

"She cannot be dead. The implications would be disastrous." He all but yelled. Then in a hard tone he pronounced, "I have made my decision. It is an order. You will search for her, even if it is throughout the entire globe, and you will return her to her rightful position on the throne."

"What about everything you and I have worked for, to protect the people? Were all of our sacrifices for naught?"

"Edward, I never wanted to be King and will happily return the crown to its rightful owner. If I did not, I would be no different than the traitors we have been fighting against for the last century."

I took a breath ready to interrupt, to remind him he was crowned king based on the wishes of the previous ruler, but he raised his hand to still my tongue.

"I know you have prepared yourself to lead the people, you genuinely care about the kingdom. Your plans do not have to change. Court her. I hope she accepts your troth. You have as much chance of winning her hand as anyone else. Maybe more so based on your talents. If you find her quickly, you will have more time with her than anyone else before she returns to court. Take the Lady Rosalie Hale with you and a handful of others if you wish. They can help you find her."

He got a far off look on his face that crumpled into a grimace of pain. It was the same look he got whenever he thought of the late King and Queen. They had been close friends his entire life which probably added to his sense of duty when it came to their last remaining heir. It is also what made him ruthlessly attack critics and enemies of the royal family. He may be a temporary king but he protected the throne fervently.

I was furious at the thought of relinquishing the throne to a child who had lived outside of the Veil for most of her life. Who was to say she was not already captured by Lord James Aro? Was she to be nothing more than a pawn in the destruction of the realm? What's worse, I could not imagine going out there again, outside of the Veil, to search for a needle in a haystack. Probably a grotesque looking troll of a female I would tie myself to for the rest of my life in order to ensure the safety and security of the kingdom I had sworn myself to protect. I was incensed that my father actually believed some little girl could alter the outcome of a war to be fought by armies of men.

I turned my back on my father and stormed out of the room. Striding angrily through the deep black marble corridors. My fury had not subsided by the time I reached the doors leaving the keep.

I needed to blow off some steam. I considered seeking out a fencing partner but when I thought of that conversation and considered my options, having to either lose my title as Prince Protector of the realm or having to marry the hideous lost Queen, I knew exactly how I planned to alleviate my stress.

"Get me Vanquish, immediately" I barked at the unfortunate servant that had crossed my path. I was going to go visit Irina and fuck her until I was too tired to think about a "Queen" wandering on the other side of the Veil.

~ 8V ~

Another in the long list of reasons I hated the human realm was that time worked differently in Twilight than on the human side of the Veil. A few months spent searching for her here would be years at home. Crossing the Veil was for this and other reasons, tricky. It was best left to people like me - of High-Power. This is why I asked Alice, Jasper and Emmett to go with me in search of Her Majesty. They were my most trusted lords of the High-Power. Of course I also took Rosalie as my father had directed.

It was warm and humid, the middle of summer. The grass was so tall it was hard to walk through. Jasper halted in front of me when he noticed Alice's eyes glaze over. "Alice…" he tensed and grasped her arms keeping her upright until the vision passed. He was always protective like that although he needn't worry; Alice was as strong and talented as he was. We had just crossed the Veil a few hours ago to the border town of Forks when Alice's glassy eyes cleared and she had a huge grin on her face.

Since I could read minds I had of course witnessed her vision.

Long, thick mahogany hair spilling down the back of a female walking along the edge of a lush forest. Her hands were spread out, as if she were being careful of her balance or feeling for something. To the left there was a meadow with a few spring wildflowers starting to bloom. When her fingers brush the edge of the Veil the image shifted to Rosalie, whose eyes widened in shock as she whispered "She is here."

Alice was happy about the vision, "I guess we wont have to travel around the globe to find her after all" she chirped enthusiastically.

"What did you see?" Asked Jasper and Emmett at once.

I answered for Alice in a significantly less excited tone, "It appears the little Queen" I spat the last word, "will be coming to us. No later than early spring by the looks of the vision. I suppose it is convenient that Lord Jenks has produced contingency personas for us in the event we needed to stay in one location for a period of time." I said. "We will be staying in the city of Forks and attending their educational institution called a 'high school'. I will provide written briefings to each of you once we secure the residence that he procured for the duration of our stay. Let us be off, we should not spend so much time in the open so close to the Veil"

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