"The Dragon race was defeated by humans! But the Demons were ripped away from this world!" Veles interrupted Leena, his eyes fshing with anger, his tone sharp.
"But demons still be summoned using bck magic circles!" I tered, my voice rising.
"But that requires a lot of sacrifig to do! Do you-"
"If it's him, probably he did it," I interrupted Veles, my voice firm.
"Right, as you said, he's a Prince of Elmir. Since Elmir is a vast Empire, it'd be him from f a tract," Leena added, her tone ptive and her analytical mind w through the implications.
"Okay, is it just me and My who're unaware of these demon things or is this basiowledge? I mean fine, Veles' is a dragon, Ms. Leena's just being evaluative, but how do you know, Princess?" Drake asked, his eyes narrowing in suspi.
"Oh umhh........I read it in a forbidden book when I was a child, when I stumbbled upon it the Imperial Library." I added, my voice hesitant.
"Huh? It was left open to read for everyone?" Drake asked incredulously, his eyebrows raised.
"No, I just... found a secret doorway leading to it. The pce was too tarnished, insanitary, smudge and ed. I presumed it was something even His Majesty didn't know about," I expined.
"You must be referring to the library that’s to the west of the pace, right?" Leena questioned, her eyes lighting up with reition.
"Yeah! Did.....mother-"
"No, we also stumbled upon it once, but Her Late Majesty was too tired to meddle in it. But it was definitely left remiss," Leena added, cutting me off.
"AH! We got diverted from the topic because of you, dummy Drake!" Veles burst out, his voice filled with frustration.
"SHUT UP, you piece of-"
"ENOUGH!" My screamed, interrupting Drake. "Veles, take up the lead."
"Yeah, so as I was saying, demon tractors are hard to find, and there are levels of demons too. So if you ever enter him again, do me a favor and find out what level of demon he has, how he formed a tract, what sacrifices he made, and if anybody else—"
"Oh, absolutely! Because who wouldn’t want to spill their life story to a total strahat's totally how the world works!" I said interrupting Veles, my voice tinged with sarcasm.
"Strangers? I thought ahem ahem were supposed to...," Veles said, a teasing glint in his eyes.
"What's ahem ahem?" Drake asked, his face a picture of fusion, interrupting Veles.
"Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't realize we were dealing with a bunch of chatty Cathys here, I'm sure if you just waltz up to Cillian and ask him about his demon tract, he'll be more than happy to spill all the juicy details. I mean, who doesn't love a good heart-to-heart with a random stranger, am I right?" I said, my voice dripping with sarcasm. "But hey, if you think he's going to open up like a book and tell you all about his demon tract, be my guest. if you think you pull it off, that is. Just don't e g to me wheurns you into a humazel f into his business." I said, as I rolled my eyes dramatically.
My sarcasm hung in the air like a thick fog, and My, Drake, and Leena burst into ughter, their mirth iious.
Veles crossed his arms, a mock frowched on his face. “HMPH, whatever!”
“Yhness, what happened ?” Leena asked, her curiosity piqued.
I leaned in, l my voice as if sharing a gra. “Well, after the whole debacle with my nanny’s murder, I became friends with My. We stumbled upon a hidden winery in the basement of Amoria Pace. Oh! And that very day, Isabel came to visit, but holy, our versation was about as exg as watg paint dry.”
“Dry paint? How riveting!” Veles interjected, feigning a yawn.
“Yeah...then I went out to the Night Market with—” I hesitated, “—with a heavy heart, just to lighten it up—”
“Lighten it up? Or was it to spend time with ahem ahem?” Veles teased, his eyes sparkling with mischief.
I shot him a gre, my expression ft. “Yeah, sure…”
"Oh my!" My and Leena excimed in unison, their faces flushed with excitement.
“Then he mentioned having a fiancée he wao break up with and asked for my help. But sidering my situation, I had to dee.” I shrugged, trying to sound nont.
Everyone’s eyes lit up, mouths agape, hanging onto every word.
"He left me stra the Night Market and vanished without a trace. After that, I never saw him again. The End of Cillian."
“He just left you hanging at the Night Market? That’s it?” Drake excimed, incredulous.
“WHAAAA—You should’ve helped him, Princess!” My chimed in, her voice a mix of excitement and disbelief. “You could’ve helped him i!”
"I guess she's right, Yhness." Leena chuckled, nudging me pyfully.
I raised an eyebrow, my face expressionless. “Okay, why did I even tell you all about him to begin with?”
“So, if we ever run into him, we know we gotta sp him for leaving you hanging!” Drake decred, ughter bubbling up.
Leena and My chuckled while Veles smirked, clearly eained.
I sighed, shaking my head. “Haaa… ht, then I awakehe Dragon Fmes. When I woke up that night, my hair had turned red.”
“The King, Queen, and Princess Isabel came to visit too!” My interjected, her excitement palpable.
“Yeah…” I replied, recalling the chaos of that day.
“AH! Then, the day, Princess Isabel snuck out with her escort knight te at night to meet a man. She got grounded by the King!” My added, stifling a giggle. “Princess, about the ba we’re holding for you, His Majesty o annouhe ‘Flower Princess’ too, remember?”
"Flower Princess? e to think of it, Princess Isabel's been the 'Flower Princess' for the past four secutive years," Leena added thoughtfully. "But it rincess Arabel before her."
"Princess... Arabel?" Drake asked, turning to Leena.
"Is she Isabel's sis?" his curiosity piqued.
“No, she’s one of the e’s daughters,” I crified.
“Oh? Someone prettier than Isabel? I thought Isabel was the prettiest though~ She looked soooo cute when she was g the day His Majesty fell ill!” Veles teased again, feigning admiration. “WAIT! Is Arabel older than you or younger?” he pressed, his curiosity insatiable.
“We’ll discuss that ter,” I replied, waving a dismissive hand.
I tinued. “Later on, I visited the Shrine of the Hidden Springs Temple to bolster my support for the power struggle. The Pope decred me a Goddess of Prophe the Royal Chamber of Sacred Rites! Then Lord Heron came to py, and I met you, Leena, in the Moonlit Tearoom Cafe. Then you told us about Lord Heron being a rascal, and I bought Drake from a bar, and then we went off to the Emberfe Armory Shop to buy ons for self-defense-"
“Wait, what? A Goddess?” Veles eyes widened, his disbelief evident, cutting me off.
"Shut up, Veles. And then we found a paper ihe package!" My excimed. "It said
"Oh yeah! That omnious message from the onsmith!" Drake excimed. "Then the Princess was invited for the Royal Family dinner by the Queen. When the Princess left, that very evening was the very first letter-to-letter versation we had with the wine dealer of the basement in Amoira Pace!"
"Erm....I fot to tell you guys but....Lord Heron.....the Holy Knight of the Temple..........is the...........Wine Dealer himself," I decred, dropping the bombshell.
My and Drake froze, their faces a mix of shod disbelief.
"WHAT! That guy from the temple???? But isn't wine selling-"
"Haaaaaa.......just shut up, My. That isn't important right now, we should rather be thankful to the Princess for at least revealing this much to us, pared to what we deserve! Please tinue Princess." Drake said cutting off My.
"No, Drake, don't say that. You all deserve to know everything and I'm sorry for taking this long to reveal it." I said apologetically.
"It's okay, Princess. We uand. Please tinue" My said with a smile, pg her hand over mine.
"Okay then, the Royal Family Dinner was just an episode the Queen was airing on her eai el, but when I was returning from the Pace, I found a library and within there I found an Aome 'The Secrets of the Dragon Fme' and with that I started practig how to use my powers."
"If I may ask, how many abandoned libraries are there in the Imperial Payway?" My asked, her curiosity evident.
"His Majesty isn’t much of a bookworm reat manager, and the same goes for the Queen, so a handsome of treasures end up being ed,” Leena remarked, shaking her head.
"True....tinuing. Lady Lily Furia invited me to her pace, suggesting I marry Cillian for revenge and all that nonse that wasn't so important but moving on I was summoned in the Imperial Pace after the drama at the dihen His Majesty said
“HIS MAJESTY INSULTED HER LATE MAJESTY?” Leena shot up from her seat, her eyes bzing.
“Leena, calm down! We must tread carefully. This room may be secluded, but we ’t risk defying the monarch,” I cautioned, my tone firm.
“Uood. Please tinue, Yhness,” she replied, settling back down.
“Then I heard Veles’s voice calling for me, and in a fit e, I burned down the Amoria Pace. I myself am not even sure why I went that far,” I admitted, gng at Veles.
He pursed his lips, clearly ed. That’s…quite a rea. I thought.
"Then we veo the Ented Caverns, met Veles, pced him in mother's keepsake, returo the burnt Amoria Pabsp;where the Queen had been staging the episode of her el to be broadcast, but fleeing from there, I crashed at Lady Lily’s pce for the night. The very day, Then was summoned back to the Imperial Pace the very day, the King or must I say Xerxes, g to be my aor, said His Majesty was a victim of bck magid that’s why he fell ill."
“Moving on, now I’ll tell you the order of His Majesty’s es, including my mother and their children!” I decred, ready to uhe royal family tree.
e order with their Children:
Lady Celeste Dreamweaver, has 1 daughter, 4 sons- Princess Nymeria, Prince Drystan, Prinbsp;Eryndor, Prinbsp;Caelum and Prinbsp;GalenLady Aeliana Emberheart - 1 son, 3 daughters- Prince Baelor, Princess Arabel, Princess Seraphina and Princess AstridPrincess Lilith De Lyria Von Draken Mistglen De Zorathian- 3 sons- Prinbsp;Fenris, Prinbsp;Eamon and Prinbsp;IdrisPrincess Elysande Frostbane De Noe Meralith EanaelValendar Arionis - 6 daughters, 1 son- Princess Selene, Prinbsp;Cedric, Princess Drusil, Princess Nyx, Princess Eirlys, Princess Thalia, Princess Amara, Lady Vespera Thornfield - 1 son- Prinbsp;RowanFormer Queen Roxana Von Or Mera Eana Kior- 1 daughter- Princess LuxanaQueen Daleyza Limonizer De a Domino - 1 daughter, 1 son- Princess Isabel, Prinbsp;TarianLady Zephyra Skywhisper- 3 sons- Prinbsp;Galen, Prinbsp;Aribsp;and Prinbsp;LuPrincess Liora Sunfre Ori Faelora De Meliora Von Eric Caravelle- 2 sons- Prince Leif, Prince Evander Lady Lily Furia - No childEveryone, except for Leena, was utterly shocked and taken aback.
"Here, I don't even properly remember how many fingers I have on my hand, and there you know every dam woman's kid!" Veles excimed, in full admiration.
Letting out a sigh, "That's basiowledge about Royal Family." I excimed.
“Princess Nymeria is the first Princess of the Kingdom?” Drake asked, his brow furrowing in fusion.
"No-"
“Yes,” I interrupted, my tone decisive.
“What?” Drake squeaked, utterly baffled.
"She's the Princess of the Kingdom not the Empire, isn't that what you meant Leena?" I asked, gng at her.
“No…” Leena replied, her voice tinged with uainty.
“What do you mean?” Veles pressed, clearly intrigued.
“Princess Nymeria was borhe Kingdom was still an Empire. I believe you’re not aware of this sihe Dominion Empire fell long ago,” Leena expined.
“I was aware, but does Nymeria still t as a Princess of the Empire?” I asked, seeking firmation.
“Well, yes, she does,” Leena affirmed.
“Um, I have a question,” My piped up. “The Former Queen wasn’t His Majesty’s first wife?”
“It was a tradition long ago that the heir or ruler of every household, including the Royal Family, must be engaged before they turn 13. As a result, young dies were trained for their future roles from an early age to eter outes,” Leena expined.
“So, her Late Majesty was eo His Majesty from a very young age?” My asked, her eyes widen with curiosity.
"No, His Majesty was merely a Prince when he acquired his es. He was never inteo asd to the throne, but somehow, he did. Before meeting Princess Roxana, he quered the Kior Empire and took her with him. Upon his assion, he made Princess Roxana the Empress. Eventually, he was the one who dismantled our Empire, redug it to a Kingdom." Leena crified.
“WHAAAA—So he captured an EMPIRE and demolished his own? What an…....................absolutely excelling stelric Emperor!" My excimed, her voice oozing with sarcasm.
“Leena…about that,” I interjected. “Mother said something about His Majesty when I met her in my dream.”
“Your dream? e on, we ’t believe dreams! People see all sorts of things. Believing them is ridiculous!” Veles scoffed.
“I met her in Omeen!” I decred, my voice steady.
Everyone fell silent, their expressions a mix of shod disbelief.
“Omeen?” they echoed, their voices barely above a whisper.
“Yeah,” I replied, crossing my arms.
"How did you-"
"NO! Where did you-"
"WHAT? Just-"
“YHNESS!” Leena cut through the chaos of everyone, her voice sharp. “How did you end up in Omeen?”
“I don’t know. When I fell asleep, I met a woman whose nguage I couldn’t uand. Then I heard my mother’s singing voice. I followed it…it led me to a mansion where I met mother. She said…umm…that Hades Limonizer Vernoke Domino is her deceased husband and that I’m just like Hades. Hades was reported dead the day I was born, but his body was never found. He came back alive that very day, and Helios was obsessed with her from the beginning to the end.”
“I see. So Her Majesty has finally decided to unleash the truth. Very well then. I shall also reveal the truth,” Leena said, rising from her seat, her demeanor shifting to one of determination.
To be tinued...