Princess of Vers

Part Three

Princess Lemrina took in a breath of air as her dress was zipped and buttoned by Eddelrittuo.

"Is that too tight for you, Your Highness?" the now 14-year old Eddelrittuo asked. Lemrina sighed and examined the dress in the mirror. A beautiful white gown lined with black lace at the skirt with high black gloves that came to her elbows.

"No. It's fine," she mumbled. Eddelrittuo nodded and added the finishing touch, a black belt. Lemrina combed her lavender hair with her fingers and examined the braids crowning her head. "Slaine would love this..." she whispered as she lifted her skirt and examined her legs. "Seeing me walk normally.."

Six-year old Asseylum and Five-year old Lemrina were playing on the balcony. Asseylum played with Lemrina's lavender hair as they played pretend.

"How are you a fairy, if you can't fly?" Asseylum mocked, pointing at Lemrina's fabric wings. Lemrina huffed.

"I can fly! Daddy said I can!" she shouted. Asseylum snorted.

"Whatever. If you really could you would do it right now!" she argued. Lemrina furrowed her brow and climbed over the balcony and over the ledge. She looked over to find a 20-foot drop. She sighed.

"I can't. I can't fly.." Lemrina puffed. Asseylum smiled and hugged Lemrina.

"That's alright..but you can run.." and Asseylum busted out in a full sprint into the palace. Lemrina chased her into the halls, laughing and panting. As Asseylum ran to the doors of the palace courtyard, she waited for Lemrina then opened the double doors. Lemrina chased Asseylum around the water fountains and the statues. They ran around the gardens and the rose bushes. When Asseylum turned the corner and looked back, she didn't see Lemrina...

"Asseylum!" Lemrina wailed. Asseylum panicked. 'She never calls me by my full name,' she thought. She dashed around the bushes to find Lemrina on the ground, sobbing.

"L-Lemrina...what happened?" Lemrina lifted her head out of her hands and shouted a sorrowful cry.

"S-Seylum.." Lemrina said, her voice shaky. "I-I can't walk.." Asseylum panicked.

"What do you mean? Stand up and chase me, Lemrina!" she shouted. Lemrina continued to cry.

"I CAN'T ASSEYLUM!" she exclaimed, her voice full of fear. "G-go get Daddy!" Lemrina cried out. Asseylum nodded and ran inside to get her Father. As she ran inside, tears welled up in her eyes and she burst out sobbing.

"Daddy! Daddy! Lemrina's in trouble!" Asseylum cried. "Daddy!"

As Gilzeria Vers was walking down a corridor, he heard the screams of his oldest daughter. He breaked out of his walking position to the direction of the cries until he had reached the sight of his crying daughter. He had placed a hand on her head.

"Asseylum, what's wrong?" He calmly asked.

"It's Lemrina! She's hurt!" she shouted. "And it's all my fault!" Gilzeria nodded and took Asseylum by the hand. They rushed to the Gardens, where they found Princess Lemrina being cared by seven-year old Slaine Troyard. Gilzeria looked at his daughter's legs, and nothing appeared wrong.

"Young Troyard, did you see anything?" Gilzeria asked the young blonde-haired boy.

"Yes sir, I saw everything through my window. When I saw Lemrina crying and on the ground, I came here," Slaine explained.

"You know a lot of leg conditions from your Father. Do you have any idea what it may be, Slaine?" Gilzeria asked, hoping that the young Slaine may have an answer. Slaine thought very hard about his Father's lessons.

"Ah! My Father had told me about a genetic disorder called Myotonic Dystrophy. It's a weakness in muscles throughout the body." Gilzeria patted Slaine's head.

"Thank you, Slaine. Hopefully this information may help." His attention turned to Asseylum. "Let's help Lemrina into the Emergency Room, Asseylum.." Asseylum sniffed and nodded slowly.

"Yes, Father..."

Lemrina cringed at the memory. She had gotten therapy to help with the disorder which have helped majorly. She can now walk with no problems and not have to use a wheelchair to get around. She stared at the photo of Slaine and her.

"You're not dead." She sighed. "I'll find you, Slaine..I don't care how long it will take.."