Everyone was waiting in front of their screens from the moment that the future Crown Princess was seen with Kyrstyan Andreu and giving her interview. The questions that she asked were not what they really cared about, but they did find it interesting on how Elizabella portrayed herself and how smoothly she answered the questions.
Seeing her like this, many people wondered how long does it take for a normal girl to learn proper royal etiquette and so naturally as well. This made many believe that the future Crown Princess must have been with the Crown Prince for a while as she knew how to conduct herself during the interview. They eagerly anticipated the music video that had been hyped up by the media.
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The screens dimmed and the first explosive note shocked everyone as the video commenced. Those that were watching with the 3D holograph function felt their very souls tremble at the first note. The trembling of souls continued until the words began and that was when the captive audience felt that they could breath again and really pay attention to what was going on.
Everyone watching could not believe what they were seeing. This is a love song? The incredulous audience did not stop at just the nobles and common people as the royals were also paying close attention to Elizabella's full interview.
Kyrstyan was even dazed as she saw through the corner of her eyes the future Crown Princess mouthing and tapping on beat with her hand to the song, making her look at her in shocked horror. This is what the future Crown Princess wrote in tribute to the Crown Prince? Is this even allowed?
The audience were more shocked that she had used actual comments that had been said about her these past few days. Some of them felt a little guilty as they knew that even though they themselves did not write those hateful comments, they sure did think it true at one point or another.
Seeing her react quite gloomily after reading the comments, made them even more awkward as they felt their cheeks burn. Is this how she really felt when she read all those mean comments about herself? Was it really that bad what they did to an innocent young girl?
Watching her finally getting up and singing so passionately left many people really wondering about how they had accused her so wantonly when they themselves did not know her. They saw the warrior walking through a battlefield that had so much debris scattered around and smoke everywhere, making them remember that they had seen a cleaner version of the warrior's garb in the girl's bedroom.
As the video continued, it was seen that the future Crown Princess was preparing happily for a wedding even though she had suffered from a lot of backlash from strangers she did not even know. While it continued on, the audience did not notice when they got used to the bold music choice and focused on the words and visuals.
The scene were she made her way down the aisle and the warrior approaching a person on top of the hill made them feel some sort of anticipation as they realized that this really was a love story unfolding before their eyes. The warrior looks like they will fight for that one person, and the bride looked like she would not let others put her down for she followed her heart.
In the end, people were left speechless and pondering over what they had just witnessed.
Back in the interview room, Kyrstyan needed a moment to compose herself as Elizabella sat there as if what she had just presented was only natural. Kyrstyan "um'ed" and "uh'ed" until she finally got her words across.
"...Well... that was... not what was expected. When you said love song, I had thought that it would be full of 'I love you's... Could you explain your input on your song?" asked Kyrstyan as she had a perpetual shocked look on her face.
"Certainly. I would be glad to explain as I understand that it is not your conventional love song," said Elizabella as she smiled softly at Kyrstyan. "I think that the visuals are more or less self explanatory, so I will not really comment on that. What got me to write such a piece was really the unfair treatment that I felt that I was getting from people that had never even met me before.
"I found it odd that so many people felt a certain way about me when I am most definitely not the way everyone seems to see me as. Therefore I had included a few comments that were circulating about me and the emotions that I felt right after seeing such comments. There were times when I wondered, 'Is this really worth it? Why should I throw myself at the mercy of these cyber bullies when I have not done anything to warrant their hatred?'
"In the end, I remembered why this all started and why I wanted to continue. Most days were torturous to get up, but knowing that tomorrow would be a new beginning for me, helped me strive to continue onward, hence the rose colored glasses. I wanted to put an emphasis to how words can hurt someone, but they can also bring a person up."
"You mentioned 'cyber bullies', is that how you felt when you would read such comments?" asked Kyrstyan as she had calmed down and started to really admire the young girl in front of her.
"When someone hides behind the safety of a screen, only to leave such hurtful words to anyone and even on a daily basis, it can be very detrimental to the mental health of anyone on the receiving end of the attack. I felt their relentless attacks every single day. I am glad that I am surrounded by people who care about me and my well being."
"You also mentioned that 'words can also bring a person up.' What words have you heard in these recent days that has helped you continue on and may you share them?" asked Kyrstyan as she thought that the future Crown Princess was bold yet strong to be able to talk about a topic that most people would shy away from or not even bother to address, especially if it happened to them and at a young age.
"The words that I have heard the most during my most troubling moments have been, 'you are not alone,'" said Elizabella as she remembered after the funeral of how all her servants continued to follow her even though her future seemed uncertain, making her give a melancholy smile. "Those are the words that have helped me the most. I would like to tell people listening, when they feel that the world is against you, you are not alone.
"There are always people who are willing to lend an ear, a shoulder to cry on or a helping hand. Even if the first person you reach out to does not reach back, there are many others that are willing to extend their hand."
"I see you seem passionate about cyber bullying," said Kyrstyan as Elizabella seemed to sit up straighter in her seat and looked at her seriously.
"Not exactly. I am mostly concerned about a person's mental health. Cyber bulling is just one way that could damage someone's mental health. If there was a way to truly eradicate this type of behavior, it would be with more awareness to such deeds and maybe harsher punishments. I am very comfortable being very open about my experience over the matter as I believe that I am in a better position to bring more awareness to the topic at the moment."
"I see. Well, we have run out of time, Lady Aphra. It has been a great pleasure speaking to you. On behalf of the news station and myself, we wish you and the Crown Prince a happy marriage and a prosperous life ahead of you," said Kyrstyan with a smile as Elizabella smiled back at her with a shy smile that seemed to illuminate the whole room.
"It was my pleasure for being here, and thank you for your blessings," said Elizabella, still with the visage of a young girl in love.
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The Queen had watched the interview and music video along with the Dowager Queen next to her. They had been shocked, to say the least, when they had first heard the song. Ultimately, they concluded that the young future Crown Princess did everything she said she would do and they were sure that after watching this, no one will say anything about the rumors again.
Although she accomplished what they had wanted, they had envisioned her doing so differently.
"Well, she does seem to be very bold to go about the way she did this. We cannot believe that she was able to do such a thing while still silencing the haters," said the Queen as they also saw in real time the new comments coming in and seeing that they were mostly praising Lady Aphra for being bold enough to address her haters, all while still being elegant. "We were right in letting her do this, albeit not the exact way We would have done so."
"Yes. That was very much the opposite of how We would normally have done so, but it seemed to get the job done," said the Dowager Queen as she too looked at the new positive comments. "She is being praised for being strong, wise and even compassionate for her stand on mental health. Perhaps We could have her start her own foundation to further increase her reputation."
"That is an exhalent idea. We were thinking of ways to how to better her image in the future. Perhaps she and the Crown Prince could start this foundation together. That would be good to have them both be exposed doing things together in public," said the Queen as she began to think deeply while a gleam flashed across her eyes.