Tasha Harl, the only sole heir of Harls.
Harls have a hold over all the guilds across the world and have made quite a name for it.
That's why the public opinion about them is that they have been quite secretive.
Harls were never on the Emperor's side ever since the kingdom was formed.
It has been said that the first emperor betrayed them without giving any facilities or credits to the family even though their contribution towards making the kingdom was massive.
This leads to the downfall of one of the greatest families even before the onset of the kingdom.
As they had bet all their fortune in the making on the kingdom.
But this didn't let them give up.
They created another business from scratch which was even better than their previous ones.
Their guilds provided them with lots of money and most importantly, 'Power'!
They used these advantages against the first emperor and proved their worth to the empire.
It was a fair warning to everyone that they would end in nothing less but misery if they questioned their authority.
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I was still in shock after Tasha approached me.
This was never written in the novel!
She asked in a surprisingly mild manner, " Ummm...Excuse-- excuse me, I'm name is Tasha Harls. I heard about your literature skills a lot from my grandfather."
I don't know why but I literally said..." Yes, it was me!!!!"
Why do I always say that!!
This fucking mouth of mine.
" This is also my first time and I don't know anyone here. Can I please stay by your side if you don't mind?"
I was startled again and stood there without moving an inch as if I've become a statue.
Reynord, that bastard, he started shouting.
" My sister had a heart attack. I want everyone's socks right in front of me. If she wakes up from that person's smelly socks, he will be rewarded handsomely. "
I'm so confused author, why did you make him like that.
You described him as the great future head sorcerer of the magic tower who was really wise; so who is this idiot standing in front of me.
And can anyone please tell this guy that smelling socks is not the cure for a heart attack!
His theory was the one that literally gave me a heart attack.
"I am fine!! FINE!! Look, I can even do push-ups for confirmation. Let me show you."
I started shouting before everyone could remove their socks.
Oh boy, that's what I call an actual embarrassment.
Everyone started laughing, appreciating my sense of humour but that butler has got to chill.
He kept on glaring at me.
His eyes interpreted, "I told you not to do anything stupid."
Tasha was dumbfounded.
" I guess, you don't want to talk to me. I'm sorry for making you uncomfortable. Maybe I should go now..."
She started leaving.
"Wait wait. That's not what I mean. I was just surprised that you wanted to be my friend. I don't have any friends you see."
I screamed at the top of my lungs.
Why can't I just stop talking???
Tasha started laughing loudly and as you know laughing is contagious, I started doing the same thing.
We both laughed till our eyes became watery.
"Now, shall we go to the Levi Garden? My father just bought the very unnatural flowers from Heites. It smells extraordinarily good." I asked.
She nodded her head and we started heading towards that place.
From that moment on I knew, I can change the main plot of the novel but if I did something reckless, it would lead to my instant death.
Before we reached the garden, some guards started coming towards us, they were super scary and quite suspicious.
We started running hastily and I stumbled upon a pillar.
Yes, A-PILLAR!!
And I fell down.
Again.
Tasha stopped in dead tracks and started helping me get up.
Because of all this ruckus, the guards were able to catch up.
They were huffing and puffing in front of us.
The actual nerve of them.
How could the imperial knights who go through such vigorous training have such low stamina which is even less as compared to 5-year-olds?
After 2 long minutes of standing in one place and trying to catch their breath, they finally spoke.
"Good day Milady, I'm Shio, the son of Viscount William. Milady of the Harls, Lord is waiting for you. And the business sounds quite important."
Now I know why they were lazy af 'CONNECTIONS', of course!
They were just recommended by their father.
"You go ahead I will be back in 5 minutes. "
Her voice grew stern as she spoke.
" But Milady, I don't think the Lord will be happy after hearing this. He has to leave to attend to an urgent matter in Schwann. It would take roughly 30 days to return."
" Then lead me to him."
She turned towards me and spoke with a soft voice,
"I'm really sorry Sienna, I will be back shortly."
"Don't worry, I will wait in the garden till then."
I settled in one of the most comfortable benches, appreciating the breathtaking view around me.
There I saw a shadow figure was lurking in front of me.
I started going towards that figure, the level of my stupidity.
That person was Reynord!!
He started muttering in a very low voice that even a tiny ant can't recognise, "What are you doing here?"
"What did you say?"
"I said, what are you doing here?"
" I can't hear you...can't you speak more louder?"
He now screamed as if I was standing 30 feet far away from him.
"WHAT- ARE - YOU - DOING - HERE?????"
Blood started oozing from my ear.
"Can't you speak in a normal manner? And how does that concern you about what am I doing? "
There is only one thing left.
I have to use the old method that even a child would understand.
I pointed towards the sky and said,
" A Ufo, look a UFO!!"
As I expected, he started saying, " UFO? Where, where??"
"I can't see a UFO, but wait.. what's a UFO?"
I took that time and lurked in a nearby bush.
I waited there for at least 20 mins, waiting for my brother to leave.
Then I came out of my hiding and started returning towards the palace.
Before I could leave, I heard a gentle melody surrounding me.
It was an actual feast for my ears.
I was so bewitched by that sound, I automatically proceeded towards the source and saw him!