Aulelia
December 1487 PD
Wil's been engaged. To a duke's daughter from Suron43. Her name is Lady Levana (23), of the house of Mogenes (19). I've never met her, nor even heard of her. But she's apparently a very respectable lady. Which translates to, probably, her being deadly dull. As long as she ends up making Wil happy, I suppose. His coronation will be about a year after the actual wedding, so in about two years. My Father thinks (as I've been eavesdropping again, which isn't as fun without Rora there) that giving Wil a year with his pretty young wife to enjoy himself will bring him out of his slump and make a king out of him. I'm not quite sure if it works that way, but I do hope that Wil cheers up. At the very least, he has a couple years to pull himself together before Father gives up the throne to him.
I suppose it's true, what they say about twins (49.1). Losing one can make the other feel like something is missing. Wil's a lot quieter than he used to be. And he stopped painting, which used to be his favorite thing to do with Rora. I used to sit in their art room (1) with my sketchbook (I prefer to draw rather than paint) and observe the two of them making complete messes of themselves, yet somehow creating something beautiful on a canvas. They were always so happy when they got time to paint, even though those times were fewer as they got older and had more royal responsibilities.
Of course, most people forget about me so I never had so much to do as them, particularly as I enjoy being out of the limelight with my books and sketchpad. I'm actually in their art room, right now, curled in my old spot of the window ledge where there was always the best lighting, no matter the time of day or night. It still smells like paint even though it's been almost three years since this room has been used. It's dusty in here, too, so no servants have come in to clean. Not that they ever did. Rora and Wil always cleaned in here, saying that an artist is responsible for their own messes.
I think I'll pick up my wand and attempt some of those nifty cleaning spells Rora was always so good at. Just to get rid of the dust. She hated leaving messes, especially in her creative space. "Messy while working, clean when leaving," as she would always say.
I miss her.
Annotations:
1) Art Room: The room Prince Wilikin and Princess Aurora used as children and adolescents to create art. Other than the mentioned use in Princess Aulelia's journal, the room has remained unused and untouched since Princess Aurora "vanished" at age nineteen.
19) House of Mogenes: The royal house of Suron.
23) Lady Levana: Refers to Lady Levana Ariel Mogenes, the youngest child of the ruling family in Suron.
49.1) This annotation is merely to point out that twins are not uncommon in the Gedonelune line, but there is an interesting twist to it. There has never in recorded history been two boys making up a set of twins in this family line—only either two girls or a girl and a boy.