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Chapter 3

That shocked me. Wasn't that completely against protocol? Or even personal morals? I knew that I wouldn't. Atleast that's what I thought then.

"Of course it wasn't all fun. First of all there was the tiny matter that he happened to be fighting a war there. Also how was he supposed to meet her? Or should he meet her at all. After all he didn't want to endanger her safety. He didn't want her to die because of his foolishness. And because of that he stayed away. At least he tried to.

"But eventually it didn't work anymore. Somehow their paths always seemed to cross. Completely chance it was. And yet the couple made no move to stop it.

"On the girl's part, well you could say that she did all she could to break ties with him. Everything except telling him to leave her alone. Usually she wouldn't have stood for such things. She would have left immediately. She was no inexperienced amateur in telling guys to go away. But this time was different. She had no wish to do that.

"The time in which he had been stationed on that certain cloud was approximately 18 months. Obviously he would have to transfer eventually or quit the army and return to tend familial duties. When the time came for him to leave he, against his better judgment, asked her to come with him. And she, tired of the daily life she had at home with her family agreed. With her family's blessing.

"They knew that she loved him. Though she did not know, many a time her sister or her mother had watched her. Not so long that it was an invasion of privacy, but long enough that they knew that letting her go was the right thing.

"A very common trait to all Silver fairies," Leah commented.

"Okay, so then what." Against my will I had been intrigued by the story.

"Anyways, she went back home with him. His family accepted her as one of their own. So the couple was married. A grand festival it was, suitable for someone of his rank.

"And so they were married. It would have been a union of great controversy. That is, if the knowledge of her origin had been made public. Which it wasn't!

"Do you know who he is and who she is?" Leah asked me. When she saw my look of confusion and apparent lack of answer she told me.

"It was my mother and father." That sort of shocked me. Not completely as Leah's eyes were the same wicked silver as mine as well as Jesse's and Rebecca's. Obviously Leah was already of age and her eye color permanent. Besides, some Red one's eyes started out as another color and then changed

"You must be wondering what all this has to do with you." Leah told me. When I said nothing she continued, "You see, the King is my father's brother. His elder brother. And he has no children meaning Jesse is therefore the "crown" prince. Of course that information has not been released to the public due to the fact that Uncle might have a child.

"Also, Uncle has been, ah, very ambitious. Every since he took the throne the Red Side has been thrown into chaos. He's been sending raiders to conquer more cloud territory. Also, as my mother is of the Silver variety he wants us to prove our loyalty. More specifically, Jesse's loyalty. After all, Rebecca and I are only girls and therefore, in his view, unable to hurt him. But he has to make sure that his heir is, well, loyal. And that is why he had his army kidnap the Silver Heir. So Jesse's supposed to be her prison guard with us to assist. He has no choice. If he refused, Father and Mother would be in grave danger. As would he. When he comes of age his eyes will turn red and he will be free of all doubts. But if they remain silver…"

"Well, who's the Silver Heir? And why aren't you guarding her?" I asked Leah in a semi-petulant tone.

"You don't know." Leah stated in complete and utter disbelief.

I shook my head.

"It's you. Crown Princess Adele."

I was in complete shock. How was it that I, a mixed blood with a love for Earth was a princess of the Silver Side. No, I was the crown princess. In a way it made sense. All those lessons. All those days spent, having my ears lectured off.

Why was it me? Couldn't one of my more demure cousins be the princess. Cousins who, sure, weren't all that bright but didn't have a wicked bone in their body, be the princess?

But that wasn't really the huge problem. I mean sure, being a princess would in no way be great shakes but my ultimate problem was the fact that I was locked in a tiny jail cell with a nice person, a kid and the crown prince of the Red Side, who, ultimately, was my rival.

I groaned and put my head back down. I had such a horrible headache. Leah, seeing the look on my face, hastily told me that I must be shocked and probably needed some time to think my fate over.

"Wait!" I told her. When I saw that I had her attention I continued, "Well, what's going to happen to me? Am I being held for ransom or something?" Leah's face froze and I saw pity flash across her beautiful features.

"Uncle is heartless. He has no dream to gain money from your imprisonment." And then in a tone so soft she finished, "His anger at the Silver Side is so great that he wishes to take it out on somebody. And, unfortunately, that somebody is you!"

My instincts had told me that there was no easy out of this predicament. I had hoped though. And wished for a magical solution. But I knew that none would come.