Special mention: Thank you to jolaoluwa_olantunde for supporting me. You gave me hope to continue writing. This chapter is for you.
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" Prince Harrith thank you for accompanying me. Its my pleasure to see you well." She bowed at me like we aren't blood related at all. She acted like we don't really know each other. How unfortunate. Her presence as the 14th princess of this kingdom is fading. Will the kingdom even father remember her after she left? Will she be ok to be wed at her young age.
I stared at her back until i can no longer see her anymore. Her slender body, her small hands, her black hair and blue eyes. Her physical appearance is very different from us. 18th of my sibling have the same purple eyes and hers' different.
Black haired blue eyes, A very unique physical appearance. Maybe, that is the reason why the King took her mother as a concubine. All of my sibling especially Ysabelle despise her. They all thought that she isn't our real sibling but, there is one thing that we all know, she has the same symbol that we all have. The birth mark on our neck that only Richards blood can have and be seen.
Still I can't stop thinking why they moved so fast and why the urgent engagement. Does Ysabelle know the reason.
" Why do you look so serious Prince Harrith?" I knew it. It was him. I look at the chancellor. He stood up with great pride. His dark brown eyes that says i know all of it. I hate his superiority complex. The king gave him too much power. He even manages who we meet.
" Good day to you Chancellor Stuart. What brings you here?" I asked him.
" Ohh I was just strolling around. Tomorrow is the big day. Tomorrow will be Princess Ysabelle Grand ball for the union of the 2 kingdom." He said while smirking at me. I hate these old mans guts. He thinks that his way superior than us. If only i could use my Mana to strangle you but if i do that for sure you will soon use me the way you use the crown prince.
" you must be there too. The ball will take 5 days you must not missed it or the king will get mad. King Harold said that all his remaining child in the palace must attend." The fvck that foolish king said Remaining child. What are we to him? Just a thing that when he got bored will be thrown out of the kingdom. I gritted and look at the chancellor.
" Yes, I will be there tomorrow. Excuse me i still have something to do." i stood up and he bowed at me to show some respect.
" ohh, before i forgot. " he walk towards me and tap my shoulder then whispered. " tell Princess Cleo to be there or she will be vanish. I know you two have been meeting since yesterday. Make sure she shows up tomorrow night."
What the hell are they scheming. They isolate her. Make her feel like she doesn't belong in this kingdom and now they want her at the ball. They are giving her appearance just now. Could it be, no its not possible but it could be possible either.
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I'm still looking at the shelves here in the library. I must look for it on my own, i looked at the catalogs for me to find it easy. But there is no books that i could find about Mana. I lived in a kingdom where mana users are everywhere but why don't i see any book about Mana. Could it be they store it in a different library.
Where could it be? I Went back to the catalog drawers to check it twice or thrice. Still there is none here. I sat on the chair and look around. Im exhausted and then suddenly I saw something in the ceiling.
I rub my eyes and look at the ceiling again. And there i saw something. A glass painting of a woman, Im guessing she is a Goddess, that is pointing at the cracks on the wall. I stood up and followed the cracks on the wall when i suddenly bump into the maid who is currently dusting the book shelves.
" ohh. I'm sorry." We both said in unison.
" I'm so sorry young lady." She apologised.
" it's ok don't worry about it." I look at her and an idea pops in my mind.
" Are you assign here in the library?" I asked her. She stopped dusting the book shelves and look at me.
" Yes My Lady, do you want anything?"
" Do you somehow see the glass painting on the ceiling and the cracks on the wall up to that painting?" I pointed at the ceiling and at the wall.
" Ahhhmmmm.. My lady there is nothing on the ceiling and wall, and what painting are you talking about.?" She touch the painting and to may surprise her hand pass through the painting.
" Are you sure you don't see any cracks on the ceiling and the wall?" I asked her again. She nodded and said yes. Then, is it only me who can see the markings in the ceiling and wall. I stared at her and she continue to dust the shelves.
I pretended that I didn't ask anything to her. I went back to the table and started reading books. After she left the library I look at the ceiling again and the glass painting and the cracks on the wall is still there. I walk towards the painting and before i touch the painting I inspect the area just to make sure no one aside me is in the library.
When i touch the painting on the wall, the wall started to change colors and a ray of light flashes, then the wall becomes transparent. To my amusement i walk toward the wall and pass through it. It's a whole different library. There are floating books in the air, moving pens and at the center of the library there is a crystal sphere rotating clockwise.
The place is magnificent everything in here shines. Gold and silver tables and chairs,Even the book covers are made out of crystals and the flowers are made out of crystals. What is this place.? Is this a different world?.
To be continue…