What is going on? Since when did I got engaged? I couldn't remember a thing. This is frustrating me!
I rushed back home to ask this matter. No one even bother telling me that I am actually engage! If the king didn't mention it then I wouldn't be knowing it. Do they intend to keep it from me until the day of my actual wedding?
I banged the door of the house looking for the culprits of this hidden collaboration. I am so frustrated and fuming in anger. I kept my composure in front of the king and the crown prince but not at home. I ask the butler where my father is, he responded while shivering. They are all in the garden watching Arthur's training. Father actually decided to train Arthur personally after that incident.
"Father! Mother!"
"Keep your voice down Silvestine, a lady shouldn't be yelling." Mother reprimanded me.
"I have the very right to yell right now mother." I looked at my father. "Why I didn't know that I am actually engaged to the son of the Duke of Cleiden?"
Mother immediately responded to my question. Father looked at me like he doesn't even care. He looked at me like I shouldn't be reacting such.
"Don't you know sister?" Arthur asked.
"I wouldn't be fuming in anger if I know, right? I just found out about it from the king. If he didn't mention the engagement of the princess, I wouldn't be knowing this! Until when are you all planning to hide it?"
"But we thought that you already knew, since the arrangement was made five years ago. Don't you remember? Silvester wrote a letter to us about you accepting the proposal and you also signed it." Mother said.
"What! I can't remember doing that!"
Come to think of it, five years ago Silvester indeed handed me a letter and told me to read it. During that time, I am busy on things I can't remember. He told me that I should sign it if I agree with it. He even told me that it will actually helps the North and will bring a great benefit to us. Since, I heard benefitting the North, I signed it without reading it because I was in a hurry. Are those papers that I signed before the engagement papers?
Mother took the copy of the papers I signed and it is indeed an engagement proposal. Why didn't I read it before? So stupid of me of agreeing without reading through.
"I shouldn't have signed those papers!" I yelled.
"Hush now, you couldn't possible change it if you are tying to regret now. The whole kingdom knows your engagement and if you are going to cancel it, it is too late." Father said.
"The whole kingdom knows it and I don't!" that news actually going to give me a heart attack.
"Come to think of it, there will be a gala that is going to happen in the West. They sent an invitation letter; you should go and check for yourself who are you engaged with. By the way, what did the king ask you?"
"The king is requesting me if I can I accompany the princess to the gala. Then he also said that the princess is actually requesting me to come with her. Since, the princess believe that we are going to be wed in the same family."
"Good for you. You are going already to have a moment with your future sister in law." Mother said.
"Can I come along; I want to visit Nate as well." Arthur asks.
I ended up being more frustrated.
Mother send a letter informing the west that I will be coming with Arthur and we are going together with the princess. This whole situation making me more uncomfortable. I was planning to be single my whole life but in the end of the day I am actually engaged to the person I've never met, whom I'm not even aware of. Mother insisted that I should bring a maid with me in our journey. Although, I extremely rejected it but I couldn't win against a mother's nagging.
Before our journey, the maid that mother assigned for me started working and every mistake she is committing I didn't hold back to yell at her. She keeps on creating mistakes and it actually irritates me more. Goodness, the last thing I know is that I got injured badly and nearly dying. I didn't actually think that I might be probably engaged. If I am actually engaged, why that fool didn't even bother to send his regards to me. What a deed for my so-called fiancé. Bullshit!
The day of the departure came and I couldn't believe that the princess actually brought five maids and at least three carriages of clothes and gifts. The heck is all of that. I thought bringing thirsty dresses and twenty-five pair of shoes is already too much plus a useless maid add up to complete meaningless. But the princess surpasses my expectation. No wonder the king was thinking to send a hundred of imperial knights.
"Do you think it is enough, Lady Silvestine? Father told me to lessen everything and this is the best I could do." The princess innocently reacted. Are you kidding me? Is this the best you could do highlighting the word 'lessen'?
"Forgive me your highness but I believe we are going to attend a gala; I didn't think that you are actually going to build a shop."
The princess became sad and the crown prince sighed. He speaks with his sister about it but the princess didn't know the word danger, eye-catching and minimize. I demanded the princess to at least bring two maids and only one carriage. I warned her that I will not going to accompany her if she insists to bring those burdens.
In the end, the princess was force to submit to my demands. Well, she doesn't have any choice in the beginning and it was too late for her to request to the king to let the imperial knight to accompany her instead.
Our maids were at the other side of the carriage and the princess, Arthur and I are sitting in one carriage. Arthur was enjoying himself by looking the scenery by the side of the road. The princess looks uncomfortable.
"Princess, is there something wrong? You've been keeping quiet the whole time?" Arthur notices.
"No I'm not comfortable, I'm… just nervous." The princess responded.
"Nervous of what?" Arthur Ask.
"You see, this is the first time I am living the palace without any imperial knight with me. Don't get me wrong. I feel safe knowing that the Lady Silvestine is with us, even the imperial knights in the palace praises her. But you see, I felt that I am free somehow. I don't know this feeling at all."
The princess wasn't allowed to leave the palace with an imperial knight with her. But according to my information, one of her maids is actually an imperial knight. It is just she isn't aware of that. Maybe, this kind of feeling is new to her.
"My sister insisted to bring only few guards since we don't want to catch any attention. Besides, sister alone is enough so don't worry." Arthur tried to calmed the princess.
The princess smiled, then suddenly she become nervous again. She looked at me and her eyes is hesitating to ask something.
"Speak up princess." I commanded. The princess startled and Arthur reminded me that I am talking to a princess and not just a simple girl.
"Uhm… The rumors are true that the Lady Silvestine is so beautiful and strong. I am so nervous just by meeting my fiancé. I already met him before but I can only have a glance with him. The truth is I have never spoken with Sir Nate before, that's why I am so nervous. I am so nervous right now. Lady Silvestine, can you give me an advice or can you tell me on how is your first meeting with Sir Luke. Are you also scared and nervous upon meeting him for the first time?" The princess asks.
How the hell can I answer that? I have never seen him in my entire life or even knowing that I am engage with him. "I'm so sorry princess, I couldn't answer your question."
"You see princess, my sister actually doesn't know that she was engage with Nate's brother. In fact, this will be their first meeting. My sister found out about it just two weeks ago it was really shocking that sister doesn't even have an idea who is she engage with."
"Really! So, it means that Lady Silvestine didn't meet Sir Luke?" The princess reacted more than I do.
"To be precise, I don't even know that he actually exists until recently. I don't even know his name. Anyway, what is that jerk's name." I asked.
The princess was shock. But she told me everything that I have to learn. I bet all the information she gave out is about how popular he is and his looks. I actually do not care about that but I can't just cut the princess while talking. Hearing her elaborating him makes me so tired but I've been pretending that I am not. The etiquette lessons are somehow useful in stupid ways. Staying awake while listening to a boring story helps me to cool down. If I didn't take those lessons, I might probably yell at the princess in which I couldn't afford to do it.
Luke Lance Azure, is the name of my fiancé. According to the princess, he was popular before at the imperial academy for excelling in everything. He was actually engaged with another girl before me and his engagement was cancelled suddenly. Many noble families tried to be engaged with the Azure family but all of them was rejected. Until, the Duke of Cleiden and the Duke of Norvin (my father) went into an agreement and that's why I became famous for being the fiancé.