I've never left the Castle grounds….Im told a Princess soul propose is to fulfill her duties at any and all cost, so what's my duty? I am to be married to my older brother who is King in waiting. Thing is I've never met him, Crazy right? During most of the year, he's gone traveling and concurring far away lands, least that's what im told im not allowed details "a Princess has no business in Politics" so they keep telling me, basically im training to be a glorified hostess, of the Kingdom my last test was on how to throw and host the proper Royal banquet and next week im learning how to interact with castle staff for the 11th time I can't seem to pass this one. As a Princess im not allowed to get dirty or be wild and spontaneous. I can't even have real friends my only "friends" have been Princess from other kingdoms…before Big Brother took them over…so I've seen girls " fall from grace" so to speak, now some of those girls clean my room and serve my kingdom and a Princess isn't allowed friendships with those below her, what im trying to say is..Im lonely and limited I can't even use my powers outside of class and even then it's never a fun application of them.
"Princess super will be in an hour would you like assistance changing into your evening gown?" I heard Jessica voice, she's my most recent Lady in waiting I like her best she doesn't baby me as much when no one's watching it's the only bit of control I really get, it's kind of shame full when a girl can't brush her own teeth I am 17 for Christ sake yet im treated like an infant I can't even decide what I wear to sleep or the color my nails are painted sometimes I feel more like a slave than a Princess. Though I've glanced at how the slaves are treated in the lower parts of the castle and I'd say while I'm lucky to have been born into privilege it can sometimes feel like a curse.
"No thanks I will give it a try on my own I will call for you if I need the help" I flash Jessica a smile and move to get up from my seat and stopped pretending to be reading the book I was given this week as Jessica was on her way out a thought crossed my mind "Jessica?…..will….my brother be attending super?" I asked cause he had been home for an entire 3 months this time yet I still haven't gotten to be in the same room as him I've seen him a few times only glances for only moments. once I was almost sure he looked back at me my entire body trembled in ways I never thought possible and I thought about it that entire day.
"I'm afraid not your Highness, in fact, the King in waiting will be setting out on his next journey within the hour, his wagon and troops are packed and departing soon I hear it's one of his longer ventures" Jessica spoke and a nodded and dismissed her as my heart dropped…..he's leaving…again? I thought for sure this time id get to meet him I mean next month im set to start my lessons on interacting with him its why I wasn't expecting him to leave again and for so long?!. I walked to my window and I saw it, the carriages and a few staff members finishing up packing. But he couldn't go. not again, not without even saying a word to me! 17 years! I'm supposed to marry him yet I can't even get a hello or….or a hug I know what he does is important…whatever that is but…arent I suppose to be important too.
He gets to do what he wants to go where he wants and im..im.stuck here without him without any real joy? how dare he! I could feel a type of anger not only in my mind but in my body as well it was like a kind of energy flowing through me I mean maybe this is why a Princess isn't supposed to lose her temper growing it in my younger years I remember being forbidden from any emotion that was too intense this included happiness along with Anger…but I wouldn't have to this mad, I understood if he had to go but the least he could do was take me with him!!
Everything was black, I don't know what happened but I was awakened by the feeling of the room shaking, wait rooms dont move I opened my eyes and noticed I was lying on top of a lot of travel chest. They all had the Royal emblem on them they seemed familiar I looked around and realized the room was, in fact, shaking except, this wasn't a room…it's a carriage?! unfortunately, I have never been in one I moved to the back door I wanted to look out the tiny window climbing over chest I fell a few times from some bumps and my dress getting in my way "Omg! We were moving!"
That fact was still a surprise to me. I made it to the door and I looked out the window and I could see other carriages following behind actually, they looked like… I thought back to looking out my window "it couldn't be…" couldn't it? These were my brothers… I saw them lined up waiting to leave but how did I get here "how…." my train of thought broken as I gaged I suddenly felt like I was going to vomit… my head spun a little with each movement of the wagon I immediately started looking through the boxes for something anything to throw up in id never hear the end of it if I threw up on myself.
Here I am in an unknown situation still thinking about the proper way to act. I searched and searched eventually I found something that felt like a fabric it was hard to see and I couldn't hold back any longer so I just folded it in a way to form a makeshift bag and I threw up for about 5 minutes straight but felt like an eternity. By the time I stopped and was able to look around I realized I made a mess going through everything there were clothes all over and a bunch of things I didn't understand I stopped my glance when I spotted a pile of papers and one was covered in blue glitter..and something was urgently familiar about it….. "It couldn't be…no way!"
I rushed to grab it and look over it, "it is". I wrote this…. It was a letter I wrote my brother when I was 7 more like a craft it had more glitter than words, my nanny at the time had let my craft a letter to my brother and send it to him. she got fired a day later and demoted, it wasn't till years later I found out it was because of this I honestly thought it never got sent out since I never got anything in return…and no one would talk to me about it nor did they ever let me send any to my brother again. "but why would it be…" I looked around again and my heart dropped this was his stuff!!!? Oh no, "tell me I didn't…." I threw up on my brother's personal stuff it's the closest I've ever come to him and I've already ruined it.
Believe it or not, I almost rather be back at the Castle than image how this will play out if he saw me back her having made a mess of his things and vomited in what im pretty sure was one of his Royal garments. I had to fix some of this, I started cleaning up I had no idea where things went and somehow it didn't all fit back inside…lets just say I never cleaned or had a lesson on packing..but I did the best I could by the time I was done I realized we weren't moving anymore I didn't even know we stopped.
I went to the door again and peaked out I made sure the coast was clear. I opened the door just enough for me to get out..i can't believe I was off castle grounds I would say the air didn't feel or smell any better. I always imagined it would, you know a taste of freedom and all that. But never the less this was exciting and scary, looking around I saw a few building and one not to far away seemed to be an eatery I've seen plenty writings and even in my study of basic commoner structure, and I felt my stomach growl "right I missed super" It didn't seem like we would be moving again anytime soon so I could get some food and get back in before the were on the road again, a foolish plan I know but for a 1st time accidental adventure I was going to ignore my common sense. I made my way over and I saw people, townspeople and they…saw me! im sure most didn't know me I wasn't sure if we were even still in the kingdom I walked thru the door and the place was dark and filled with mostly men at tables most of which were looking at me making me feel out of place yet I walked deeper, I was scared but, I was happy to be scared in a new place I didn't know. As crazy as that sounds It was true I eventually walked all the way to the bar to talk to the guy who seemed like he was responsible for getting people food
"A Drink, and a summer salad without the raspberry seeds," I said the same way I was taught I request things at home I didn't think anything of it so I sat and waited being sure to keep my posture and my hands in my lap. The guy behind the bar gave me a strange look and looked me over a few times there were looks of anger, then confusion, lust, and finally annoyance.
"Look, little girl, we dont make salads, and im pretty sure your to young to drink but I dont care so if your staying pay up"
I looked at him confused, I had to pay for things? I've never paid for anything before "Pay? Pay in what?" I asked and the guy just walked away annoyed as if he didn't have time. I had never been walked away from like that by anyone except the King and honestly, I haven't seen my father face to face in a few years.
"Excuse you, you were asked a question" I started, and I was offended by the way he acted to me because I was taught to be I was angry, some guy came up to me he must have been a townsmen he gave me a look that made me feel absolutely filthy and when he spoke to me it didn't feel any better
"Looks like you dont have any money, I'd be more than happy to give you a hand you know for a price" I saw him staring at my chest and down my body, it was like I was being violated I don't have much experience with a guy who doesn't work for me and much like my father, come to think of it I haven't been in the room with any Man since I turned 14 but I guess I haven't noticed, but this, the way I felt was hard not to notice.
"How can I pay you if I can't pay him," I asked since he was offering his help after all so I ignored my initial feeling of disgust
"I take, a different form of payment" he got closer to me and I quickly got up and backed away out of instinct what was happening was he about to touch me?? no one is allowed to just touch a princess... "Your a young one too I bet everything's still nice and fresh" he stated and reached out to grab me I stumbled over a barstool and fell to the ground I almost screamed but before I could I saw a blast of green fire go over my head and the guy flew across the room I looked behind me desperate to find where the attack had come from it was a woman, she had black hair and green eyes she looked at me with pure anger and what felt like hate I looked back at her and I suddenly recognized her and "fuck" I was in trouble.
Lucy is known as my bothers right hand in combat and his other works I've seen her around him when he's been home she was almost always behind him but never looked my way, at one point I thought she was avoiding me on purpose than I thought she was just focused on her job, I have been following her for about 6 minutes the bar behind us was still on fire when I looked back, she hadn't said a word to me and I wasn't sure what to say to her what I should be is planning what I was going to say if she asked how I got here I mean my theory was I got so upset I accidentally ran away from the castle to be with Brother it wouldn't have been the 1st time my powers flared up
I followed her in silence for only 3 more minutes we reached some kind of house or Inn with rooms she took me to the most far in one and for a moment I wasn't sure if she was leading me to a trap or not, but she eventually opened the door and stood as if she was waiting for me to go through it so… I did the room was nice not as nice as the Castle but it was huge and seemed simi like it was for a Royal I took the room in and when i looked back Lucy had closed the door leaving me in it alone I immediately panicked and tried to open the door from my said but I was locked in I continued to look around the room and eventually turned the corner to see the trucks from the wagon and on the wall a map of some kind with what seemed like our Kingdom in the center I've seen a similar map before in my classes I was studying the map when I heard the door open I slowly turned it felt like slow motion… I gasped…..there he was…My Brother…Kellen.