Andrea and her family arrived in the quaint town of Manosque. It was a beautiful and peaceful place. People seemed to get a lot of travellers as they welcomed her little family. All the ladies quickly began looking for work. Elizabeth suggested that they worked for the queen as her maidens. Davina scoffed, " I don't care for vanity, be it anybody's" Elizabeth countered by saying " At least she won't notice our inability to age because of her vanity", all of them laughed. Camille decided to become the tavern wench against everyone's wish. But she liked her job as get got to hear out people's issue and give them advice.
The rest of them made their way to the queen's court. They felt like slaves as there were number of applicants for the job of the hand maiden to the queen. It was queen' s right hand, Mary, duty to choose her hand maidens but the queen decided to that for herself. She called all the applicants to her court. She wanted her betrothed to pick a squire for himself from the lot. He sat next to her when all the applicants came into the court.
It was Elijah who saw her first. He saw the love of his life again and gasped. It was her turn to do the same. Her breath quickened and she kept staring as she couldn't believe her eyes. Mary began describing each applicant but Andrea couldn't hear a word. She was in shock. When it was her turn to step forward and she didn't, Mary snapped her out of her daze when she forcefully pulled her forward which made her fall. Elijah came forward and picked her up and gave Mary a snarl. The queen, Katherine Du Martel, saw the whole fiasco but took it as her betrothed' s kind heart towards the poor. Andrea looked up at Elijah, freed herself from his grip before going back into the pool of applicants. Elizabeth felt her heart give out to the moment between her parents.
Andrea left the court as her heart began to race. She didn't wait for Elizabeth's or Davina's introduction by Mary. Elijah's eyes were on her and he too slipped out of the court following her after asking to be excused. Andrea roamed the castle to find solitude to think about what her eyes just saw. That's when she was pulled into a chamber by Elijah. No, her brain wasn't playing tricks. It was him, it was really him. And before he knew it she slapped him right across his face. She stared at him before hugging him tightly with tears falling out of her eyes profusely. Elijah hugged her back. Elijah subconsciously took her name and her name never sounded more beautiful to her ear. She loved her name. Elijah cupped her cheeks and kissed gently on her lips. She smiled and closed her eyes. She never wanted this moment to end. But it had to come to an end when Elizabeth came searching for her mother. Elizabeth came to the chamber where her parents were rekindling their romance. She asked her, " Mother, are you alright?" Elijah felt confused when Andrea was being called a mother who looked the same age as her. Andrea placed a hand on Elijah's cheek and told him her life's story after she left Mystic Falls. Elijah couldn't believe the fact that he had a daughter. That he had a tribrid daughter or the fact that the love of his life was also a vampire now. He was overwhelmed with emotions. He touched Elizabeth's face and a tear slipped out of his eyes. Since his conversion into an Original vampire 300 years ago he had given up on having a family. His siblings were his only family or so as he thought. He hugged Elizabeth so tightly, that if she hadn't been a vampire she would have been crushed to death. Her father kissed her forehead. Andrea's heart gave out to the family union.
But before she knew it, it was over. The queen's guard came to take Elijah with him as the queen had requested his presence in her court. Elijah dismissed the guard by telling him to give him sometime.
Andrea was confused by the conversation he was having with the guard. When the guard left, Elijah had sudden glum on his face. He was afraid to tell his family the truth but he had to. He explained himself, " I have to go back to the court. The queen expects me by her side because I am her betrothed ". Andrea gasped and put her hand on her mouth. She couldn't believe her ears. Just when she thought she had her life back , her world shattered. She ran out of the chamber. Elijah followed her and held her to him. She tried to free herself from his grip and said, " Leave me Elijah" To that Elijah replied, " Listen to me Andrea. Please don't behave this way". " You have moved on in your life. What do you want me to do? See you get married to the queen and give you my blessing?" , Andrea replied crying her eyes out. Elijah said, " You don't understand I never forgot about you but I didn't know you were alive after you ran away from me years ago!" " So what you are going to marry her? Do you love her ?", Andrea asked. She waited for his answer, as her heart beat sky rocketed. She was afraid he had moved on in life leaving her alone. She felt relieved when he finally replied, " I have loved only one woman in my entire life. And it's you Andrea." To that response Andrea smiled but her heart sank when Elijah spoke again, " But I have a moral duty that I have promised to fullfill" Andrea asked, " What about the promise you made me? Always and Forever? You lied ! Now let me go!" Elijah held her tight using his Original vampire strength. He replied, " I never break my promise and I am not leaving you and Elizabeth. And you will not leave me again! You can't take my family from me Andrea! I need sometime to make the right choice for all of us" He loosened his grip and Andrea controlled her emotions. He touched her cheeks and tried kissing but she wouldn't let him. She then left with Elizabeth following her close by.
Elijah then went to the court. He made sure that Andrea, Elizabeth and Davina were chosen as the hand maiden to the queen. His queen. It felt wrong when he thought about it now. He had to make things right but things were already in motion for a better future that he foresaw. But he was determined to be a part of his daughter's life and make Andrea a part of his life even if he had to do something unlike him. Dishonourable.