Thanks for the reviews, I promise there will be romance soon, possibly in Chapter 4, but you might have to wait till Chapter 5. To answer your question, Ice Princess, I have no idea how she is going to get out. If you have any ideas let me know, good thing I don't have to worry about that till the next chapter.
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I followed the group of guards to the throne room, not the one used for huge affairs, but the smaller one, to the side. I was hustled inside and then with a wave my father dismissed the men. We stared at eachother for a minute, neither of us saying anything. Then he exploded.
"What on earth were you thinking!? Did you honestly think you could just take off?" I kept silent.
"Your mother always wanted a daughter. I told her it would be a horrible, and I was right. I wanted a boy, a decent heir." I wondered if he thought this was away to make me happy, to make me want to stay. I still refused to say anything.
"Fine, don't say anything. I don't care, but you will marry Vonecart and you will make him happy." I glared at him, but he ignored it. "And this time you will not have an opportunity to get out. You will be under constant supervision. At night, guards will be posted outside your door. During the day, you will go nowhere without them. I suggest you just resign yourself to it. Now go and open the door. I want to inform the guards of their new duties." I did as he said, realizing it would be dangerous to refuse. The guards entered the room. My father told them all he had told me. They simply nodded and escorted me back to my old chambers. I expected Mari to be waiting for me, but when I entered there was no one there.
"Mari will no longer be your nurse, Princess Arina. Your father has decided it would be better if you learned to take more care of yourself." I knew this was a lie and the only reason Mari was gone was that she had helped me escape and my father knew it. The guard left the room, most likely assuming I would change out of the wet and torn gown I was still wearing. I wanted to but I did not. I threw myself onto the bed and began sobbing.
"Oh Mari," I thought. "I need you now, more than ever and you aren't here." I knew crying wouldn't help. I got up and took of the velvet gown and put on a simpler green cotton one. I heard a knock on my door. I opened it and a guard walked in.
"The King has ordered your presence in the great Throne Room, Your Highness. He ordered me to remind you to dress...appropriately." He added looking askance at my simply dress. I nodded and he left. I did not change my dress, however, but instead changed the sash from the plain green one to a cream colored satin one which made the dress slightly more fancy. I opened the door, once more and stepped out. The man looked me over and shrugged his shoulders.
"Follow me." He said and I obeyed. But I noticed we were not going the right way to get to the Throne Room. I didn't feel like commenting. He led me to an anteroom of the ballroom.
"Princess," he said. "It is true your father asked me to fetch you, but there is something you should know, before I bring you there. Vonecart is waiting there. I know you hate him, and we have that in common. My name is Chrys. My father was a noble and I had one sister. She was Vonecart's second wife. She died four months after the wedding night. That man killed her. It may not have been with a knife or a sword but he broke her heart and I cannot let him do it to another when I could prevent it." I felt a wave of pity for this poor man, but had no idea what he meant. At that moment, I decided to break my vow and to speak for the first time since my capture.
"What do you mean? How can you prevent it?" I asked.
"You will see. I will tell you my plan tonight. I am assigned to your door with one other man. I have prepared a sleeping potion for him. Now we must get to the Throne Room, quickly." I hurried to keep up with him. He entered and announced me. I walked in. My father looked at my dress and a cloud of anger passed over it.
"My daughter," he said. "How good it is to see you back." He came over and embraced me and whispered so only I could hear, "What the hell are you wearing, I told you to dress appropriately!" I simply smiled when he let me go. He grabbed my hand and led me to the dais where Vonecart was standing.
"My darling," that revolting man said to me and lifted my hand and kissed it. "I am so relieved to find you safe." I spit in his face. I hadn't meant to do it, but all of a sudden all the hatred I had felt my whole life flared up and I had to do something. Vonecart's eyes blazed and my father jumped up.
"Get out of here now!!" He shouted. "You are not to leave your room again until you have learned proper manners." I nodded, turned, and walked out, keeping my head held high and my eyes forward. I walked slowly to my room, where I locked the door from the inside. I used the lock Mari and I had secretly installed after the first time my father had burst in. As far as I knew the only people who had a key to it were Mari and myself. I wanted desperately to know Chrys's plan, but I knew he could not come until it was his turn to supervise my door.
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That's the end of Chapter 3, if you have any ideas leave them in your review. Thank you!!!
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I followed the group of guards to the throne room, not the one used for huge affairs, but the smaller one, to the side. I was hustled inside and then with a wave my father dismissed the men. We stared at eachother for a minute, neither of us saying anything. Then he exploded.
"What on earth were you thinking!? Did you honestly think you could just take off?" I kept silent.
"Your mother always wanted a daughter. I told her it would be a horrible, and I was right. I wanted a boy, a decent heir." I wondered if he thought this was away to make me happy, to make me want to stay. I still refused to say anything.
"Fine, don't say anything. I don't care, but you will marry Vonecart and you will make him happy." I glared at him, but he ignored it. "And this time you will not have an opportunity to get out. You will be under constant supervision. At night, guards will be posted outside your door. During the day, you will go nowhere without them. I suggest you just resign yourself to it. Now go and open the door. I want to inform the guards of their new duties." I did as he said, realizing it would be dangerous to refuse. The guards entered the room. My father told them all he had told me. They simply nodded and escorted me back to my old chambers. I expected Mari to be waiting for me, but when I entered there was no one there.
"Mari will no longer be your nurse, Princess Arina. Your father has decided it would be better if you learned to take more care of yourself." I knew this was a lie and the only reason Mari was gone was that she had helped me escape and my father knew it. The guard left the room, most likely assuming I would change out of the wet and torn gown I was still wearing. I wanted to but I did not. I threw myself onto the bed and began sobbing.
"Oh Mari," I thought. "I need you now, more than ever and you aren't here." I knew crying wouldn't help. I got up and took of the velvet gown and put on a simpler green cotton one. I heard a knock on my door. I opened it and a guard walked in.
"The King has ordered your presence in the great Throne Room, Your Highness. He ordered me to remind you to dress...appropriately." He added looking askance at my simply dress. I nodded and he left. I did not change my dress, however, but instead changed the sash from the plain green one to a cream colored satin one which made the dress slightly more fancy. I opened the door, once more and stepped out. The man looked me over and shrugged his shoulders.
"Follow me." He said and I obeyed. But I noticed we were not going the right way to get to the Throne Room. I didn't feel like commenting. He led me to an anteroom of the ballroom.
"Princess," he said. "It is true your father asked me to fetch you, but there is something you should know, before I bring you there. Vonecart is waiting there. I know you hate him, and we have that in common. My name is Chrys. My father was a noble and I had one sister. She was Vonecart's second wife. She died four months after the wedding night. That man killed her. It may not have been with a knife or a sword but he broke her heart and I cannot let him do it to another when I could prevent it." I felt a wave of pity for this poor man, but had no idea what he meant. At that moment, I decided to break my vow and to speak for the first time since my capture.
"What do you mean? How can you prevent it?" I asked.
"You will see. I will tell you my plan tonight. I am assigned to your door with one other man. I have prepared a sleeping potion for him. Now we must get to the Throne Room, quickly." I hurried to keep up with him. He entered and announced me. I walked in. My father looked at my dress and a cloud of anger passed over it.
"My daughter," he said. "How good it is to see you back." He came over and embraced me and whispered so only I could hear, "What the hell are you wearing, I told you to dress appropriately!" I simply smiled when he let me go. He grabbed my hand and led me to the dais where Vonecart was standing.
"My darling," that revolting man said to me and lifted my hand and kissed it. "I am so relieved to find you safe." I spit in his face. I hadn't meant to do it, but all of a sudden all the hatred I had felt my whole life flared up and I had to do something. Vonecart's eyes blazed and my father jumped up.
"Get out of here now!!" He shouted. "You are not to leave your room again until you have learned proper manners." I nodded, turned, and walked out, keeping my head held high and my eyes forward. I walked slowly to my room, where I locked the door from the inside. I used the lock Mari and I had secretly installed after the first time my father had burst in. As far as I knew the only people who had a key to it were Mari and myself. I wanted desperately to know Chrys's plan, but I knew he could not come until it was his turn to supervise my door.
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That's the end of Chapter 3, if you have any ideas leave them in your review. Thank you!!!