March 29th, 12th year of the reign of King James
The delegation from Dell arrived today, and my entire day was filled with traditional ceremonies and formalities. The group of people from Dell included King Julius, Prince Ethan, and several important nobles. I was surprised to learn that the most important members of Dell came to Vale. No one had mentioned that to me before, and now I'm really starting to wonder if anything the servants and ladies of the court could actually be the truth.
Prince Ethan does appear to be a decent person, but I was only able to talk with him for a few minutes, and that is barely enough time to learn about one's true character. He is a handsome man, but I'm not one to judge a person based upon looks alone, and I wish that people would get to know me as a person rather than as a princess. I always feel like I'm on a pedestal just sitting there to be worshipped, no matter where I am, but it's partially my own fault because I accept the flattery without complaint.
It will be interesting to see what happens over the next few days. Perhaps, they'll decide to send me off to Dell, or maybe I'll spend the rest of my life in my home that I love so much. No matter what happens, I trust that everyone will make the best decision for the future of the kingdom, and for me.
March 30th, 12th year of the reign of King James
Earlier today, I was wandering around in the library. I could spend a lifetime in this room, and I shudder to think that this place could ever being forgotten or neglected. While I was there, I met one of the nobles from Dell who was just browsing our collection. While I was talking with him, he made a comment about how my mother's step-family had been completely disowned. How dare he mention those people, especially to me! At least he was fortunate that my mother was not anywhere near the library, or there would have been nothing left of him, even though he is an important guest! Yet, any time I hear any mention of them, I start thinking about the past, and what I've learned about it. I know that my mother disowned her step-family right after she was married, and Joanna left them off of the magical family tree, also at my mother's request. Sometimes, I can't believe what those people tried to do to my mother. I also have accepted what they made my mother do before she was married, but it's the past and nothing can be done to change it.
It seems like every year someone makes a comment about the past, and I start reflecting on those events. I wish that everyone could just forget this, and then maybe everyone could just move on. I was not alive when this happened, but even I cannot forget it. In secret, I've read the transcripts of the trial, and once in awhile I read them again just to see if I can learn something different. I realize that the records are kept for the benefit of the kingdom, but I often wonder why no one has destroyed this particular document.
I don't think anyone knows that I've read this document, but I can't be the only person who had done it. I've read about that trial so many times, and their assassination attempt was well planned, even though it failed. Even through the words, I can almost hear how smug they sounded. No one ever learned the entire truth, and there are secrets that went with them to their graves. There are moments when I speculate what they kept hidden, but other times, I do not care because the family of Coursant cannot hurt my family anymore.
A/N: Slowly but surely, the plot of this story is moving along. I'll try to get some more chapters up soon, but we'll see how much homework I have to do. Until my next update!