I'm back.
Alright I probably won't get a chance to update until mid May or so. I'm just busy with college and finals are happening the last week of April and first week of May so I won't have time to write until those are done.
Lady Nicole had always been in love with Prince Geordo. She first saw him when she was 7 years old at a marriage meeting. His blond hair, perfect smile, everything about him was just magnificent. She thought she would be his fiancee no problem. After all, she came from a duchy family, she had strong wind magic, and her grades were good. Once the first meeting was done she was waiting for a letter to inform her of the next meeting but none came. After some time she heard about how Katarina was engaged to the third prince and was enraged. She didn't understand how that spoiled, selfish, rude woman could possibly win the prince. Katarina was inferior to her in every way. Then, she found out about the scar and everything made sense. She forced the prince to take responsibility. That must be it. There is no way the prince would choose some spoiled brat like Katarina over a proper noble such as herself. All she had to do was get rid of Katarina and then the prince wouldn't be forced to marry her anymore.
She then started her plan. Killing Katarina would lead to an official investigation and could possibly cause problems for her in the long run. Regardless of her demeanor, she is the daughter of the duke and if something happened to her, Duke Claes will definitely want answers. She was stuck on what to do and decided to come back to it at a later time.
Then she heard about Katarina's kidnapping and how the perpetrator was a slave from another nation and got an idea. If she were to kidnap Katarina and sell her to another kingdom, everyone would be none the wiser. After some search attempts and stuff people will move on with their life and the prince would get a new fiancee, aka me. I just had to be patient and wait for my time. When I talked with my parents, they were more than happy to help. They too wanted me to marry into royalty. This will bring in even more prosperity into the Barnes family as well as help raise our social rank. They got in touch with some of their contacts, and found a slave trading organization that can buy her. They were from a kingdom far away and didn't speak our language so they would never understand Katarina if she told them who she is.
I started following Katarina to find out what she did and when she was alone and found that as she was going to the graduation party, no one was accompanying her.
'This is my chance.'
I pulled out my bottle of sleep mist and walked towards her.
"Katarina"
The second she turned around I opened the bottle and put it under her nose. I held her down as she struggled for a couple seconds before succumbing to sleep. Since this wasn't planned I didn't have an exact plan so I decided to drag her into the trees and think of what to do. After that I went and found my carriage and ordered the driver to help me pick her up. Together we got her into the carriage. I ordered the driver to take her to the Barnes estate while I attended the party. After all, it would look suspicious if I didn't attend for any reason. With that I made my way to the party.
After the party was over I went to the basement where the cell holding Katarina was.
"Help! Hello? Is anyone there?"
"Ah, good. You're finally awake"
"Who are you and what do you want from me?"
"Oh me! Nothing. I just want you out of the way, once and for all. You ruined my life Katarina Claes! You took everything from me! And now it's your turn to suffer for everything you have done!"
Once I finished saying what I wanted I left. I wanted her to be consumed with fear of not knowing what is happening to her.
After a while I decided to go back down and see Katarina and taunt her some more. This was so fun!
"Hey! Do you have any food?" was the first thing that I heard.
I looked over to see Katarina and saw her smiling. What's up with this girl. Does she not understand what's happening?
"Lady Katarina, do you not understand the predicament that you are in? You are kidnapped and won't be able to return to your loved ones forever."
"Who are you and what exactly do you want with me?"
Looks like she's finally understanding something.
"I am Lady Nicole of the house of Banes. I am from a duchy and was going to marry Prince Geordo before you showed up in the picture. My family was looking forward to my marriage into the royal family. I was supposed to be a princess until you took it from me. All because you happened to fall and get a repulsive scar. You're not fit to be a royal. You aren't even fit to be a noble. Your etiquette and manners are severely lacking, you don't possess any notable magic, and your academic performance is subpar at best. What possessed Prince Geordo to marry you is beyond me. However, you are not getting in my way again."
Honestly just thinking about it is making me angry. Prince Geordo was forced to marry this wench simply because she got injured. How is her being a clumsy fool Prince Geordo's fault. How dare she ask him to take responsibility for it? Why does Prince Geordo still keep this engagement? Her scar is gone and it's not like she's a good match for him anyway. She doesn't know anything about etiquette and isn't smart or talented in magic. Apart from being Duke Claes daughter, she's nothing. I'm also a daughter of a Duke, and I'm smarter and better at magic than her. I can keep up with social circles and would help Prince Geordo with his royal duties unlike this sad excuse for a noble lady.
"So you are just going to lock me up here until Prince Geordo has to find a new fiancee?"
At that I just had to laugh. How oblivious can someone possibly be?
"Ohhh no Lady Katarina. That is far too nice of a fate for someone as vile as you. I am going to sell you. See, while you might not have much magic power to speak off, you do know how to read and write, which is highly sought after in other kingdoms. On top of that, you have a fairly good face, so if nothing else I'm sure you can keep foreign nobles entertained."
Once Nicole saw Lady Katarina's face, she couldn't help but laugh. Her eyes were filled with fear and she looked so small.
Ha! Serves you right Katarina!
Feeling like she won, Nicole left Katarina to think about her future. Just the thought of what would happen to Katarina in the future filled Nicole with happiness.
