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Thought/Flashback/Dream

Chapter 4

"Tomorrow is your day and your future engagement with Lord Roderick will be announced, Isabelle..." The King spoke with a hard voice hoping that she wouldn't contest is decision. Even with is voice almost cold his face showed the pain he felt for the recent loss of his older daughter. The pain was still present in the memory of all who were in the throne room.

Isabelle was before her Father who was on the throne and beside him was Roderick.

The room was adorned with large tapestries where the actual shield was represented, the finest stokes were most made of gold, giving a different beauty. The very proportion of the room was huge, having the size of a giant, if such a thing existed, the walls were made of the most beautiful stone until then found and was there to delight those who for the first time enter the beautiful throne room. The Knights waited in the room before the large door, waiting for any order the King may give.

"No! Elissa isn't dead... Why no one can see it?! I don't believe. I don't know how you can believe, Father. Don't know how you can give up on her... There are no proves..." The King Brahwell's face became hard before the simple accusations, not letting any emotion betray him "Do you not hear?" Isabelle asked about the rumors, rumors she had heard in Cloister.

"Elissa died! There is nothing you can do about it... All you hear is nothing but blasphemy. You, Isabelle, you are now my only daughter and heir to all that I have... And you will do what I say" The voice belonged to the King and not to her Father; it was like there were two different people. He hoped that Isabelle did not contest his decision.

Elmont told Isabelle that Elissa had always tried to win the battle upon her engagement starting with her actions but Isabelle didn't know if she would be able to have such a force, she thought it would be a losing battle. She wanted to be heard and understood... Wanted her father to understand her feelings but talking with the king about it doesn't do any good and ahead was the king and not her father.

"Do you understand Isabelle?" Her eyes met the gaze of Roderick that wear a triumphant look, fury began growing deep in her and in an attempt to control and deny such feelings, knowing that will not help her Isabelle's gaze travel through the throne room where she was.

"Yes, father ..."

Among the Knights who were before the door was Elmont. He wanted her to contest the decision as Elissa had been forced to accept. Wanted to see the words of Isabelle achieve the King but mostly hurting Roderick when Elissa's words never did. Not that he had knowledge...

At the beginning Elmont didn't understand and revolted him knowing that Elissa had never wanted or participate in the decision of her engagement... But he was mistaken... He could remember, he was younger then now and fascinated by honor and justice and with a gesture of courage he addressed Elissa. In the beginning he was not allowed to talk to princess, only the highest rakings, but nothing stopped him from talking to her and Elmont was surprised, she was not what he thought. He still remembered the first time he saw her...

In the moment he addressed her, he asked why she didn't take any action. Why she didn't fight but instead agreed to the decision that should have been her to choose, should have been her heart to make that important decision... Elissa smiled at him and told him that she never accepted, she was not conformed with such choice. Initially had used the word as an ally in her father but understood that when she wanted to talk about her engagement the King took the place of Father and never had intentions of listening. Quickly understood that the words would be spoken in vain so she chooses another option. The Actions. And that was because she believed the actions would have greater impact then her words.

Maybe when she told him, and explained he began to truly admire her, to see her otherwise...

Now, while Isabelle looked at Elmont, he kept wishing that she showed how angry she felt; he never wanted to see again what had happened before. As much as he wished not to see, Elmont couldn't lose the smile that played on the face of Roderick and felt all the feelings he had for the men awake... But the smile that appeared on the face of Isabelle calmed him somehow, resembled in many ways the smile of Elissa and his mind kept remembering her, the simplest things his mind couldn't stop remembered her...

"Got it... anything, especially my feelings are not important ..." The voice was confident and strong, very different from the somewhat resigned voice that she had used before "...I will never accept even if..."

"Isabelle ... Please, don't challenge me ..." The voice that the king used denoted tiredness that he was feeling.

"I'm not challenging you, I just want you to listen to me but it seems impossible..." Isabelle turned and began to walk towards the large door; the king sighed and sent knights after her to keep her safe. When they left, the throne room was silent for several minutes.

"My King, she will change her opinion... As Elissa did..." Before he could stop Elmont interrupted Roderick.

"Sire..." He Approached the King. "...why not listen to Princess?" the king looked at him, contemplating his words.

"It is the best for her, later she will understand and will be happy... as..."

"As Elissa was?" His whole body embraced the anger he was feeling, growing inside him "Sire do you never noticed or never wanted to see how Elissa disliked Lord Roderick? How couldn't bear his company? You doing what you did before... never heard and all she did was not enough to show how much she was capable..." King raised up, his eyes filled with pain, in that moment Elmont had consciousness of how he spoke to his king.

What am I doing?

"Elmont" his voice was soft, unexpected comparing how Elmont spoke. All that the Captain had told, everything that had he always tried not to see, now saw. It was hard and it hurt to know that never he tried to understand and always denied feelings of her daughter, but he thought it was the best for them, one they Isabelle would understand. Now he had to do the same with Isabelle...

"I... I did not mean to speak in such a manner. I should have held my tongue... Forgive me, sire... I don't know what..." he ran a hand through his hair in an attempt to calm his thoughts and feelings.

"Loyal service means telling hard truths. You don't have to apologies yourself. And much of what you say was correct, unfortunately... I understand you..." The king looked thoughtfully and Elmont could see a deep pain in his eyes "Elmont, you're excused... Just keep her safe, protect Isabelle..."

"Yes, sire" bowed and left the room alone without looking back, if he did he would have seen Roderick follow him.

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