March 18th, 17th year of the reign of King Edward
I finally found the nerve to ask my parents about this mysterious brother of mine. They were silent for several minutes and my mother said that I didn't know what I was talking about! Everyone in this castle drives me crazy! My parents had no response after I showed them the family tree. I wanted to scream because I know they are keeping information from me! I am the crown princess and unless my mysterious brother reappears, I am the only heir to the throne. What would I do if one day this brother of mine returns and makes a claim to the throne? I need to know these things for the sake of the kingdom. There must be a reason for my brother's disappearance; then again, perhaps the luck in our family has finally run out.
March 19th, 17th year of the reign of King Edward
I finished that family tree project the other day, and so today my history teacher decided that I need to do another research project, this time about the mysterious deaths of two princesses in my family. It all has to do with that "princess curse" which is just a silly superstition that people believe, or maybe my parents do not want me asking them more questions about my brother. Either way, it's an awful attempt to keep me busy, and they're fools if they do not realize I can see right through their antics. At least the subjects of my research are interesting, and something I actually want to know more about. My great-aunt Sarah and great-great-aunt Danielle both died at young ages and no one knows how. People assume that I will suffer the same fate, and the kingdom will fall to pieces. There are logical explanations for everything; it's just a matter of finding them.
Danielle was kidnapped and never seen again. Her future husband also died on the same day as her which I've always thought was strange. Her date of death is known because the family tree has a spell upon it that automatically records the date of death for direct members of the family line, and it works the same way when people are born into the family. It wasn't even long after that when the old royal line of Dell was overthrown by the current royal family. Could these events have some connection? I think it's too much of a coincidence for them not to be related. Then again, the kingdom of Dell has a history of ruling families being taken over. If I remember correctly, there have been at least four different families ruling Dell in the past five hundred years.
Sarah's death was just as strange, if not more so. She was murdered in her bed, and only one guard saw anything. The guard was found dead before he could tell anyone what he saw that night and there were never any clues as to who was responsible. I'm beginning to think that Dark Magic was involved in both instances, but there is not a shred of evidence that proves me wrong or proves me right.
