'Here goes nothing. "fila aurea et niveos oculos forma reginae deae meae exaudit orationem". A warm feeling wrapped around my body and my hair and eyes felt like fire. "Did, it works". I said looking at the group, for some reason Castor and Kol were blushing.
"You still look like yourself just with different hair and eyes," Pumpkin said unaffected.
"I think what she's trying to say is that you look beautiful," Castor said rubbing the back of his head. "I guess we should head towards a tailor to get you clothes suitable because a fiancée of a prince. In other words, buy anything you need. What gave you the idea to change your hair and eye colour to that"
"My mother, like this I really look like her" I didn't realise a tear had rolled down my cheek. I missed my mother, I still remember the humming, the song she sang when I lay in her womb. She died when I was 3, I wish I could see her face again, but looking at my reflection I feel disappointed, it wasn't the same.
"Master, let's go back to the Northern kingdom and find you some outfits," Pumpkin said gripping my hands. 'She's trying to cheer me up'.
Hours of shopping later
Finally, we've arrived. Let's see how good my acting skills are. "Pumpkin while we are here call my Mum, and your name Anona".
"Wait, that name means little Pumpkin, you're telling me that you could have named me Anona literally means my little Pumpkin, but you called me Pumpkin"
"Yes, let's go" Castor knocks on the door. The door opens and the most portentous woman stood there she looked no older than 25 with shoulder-length brown hair and plain green eyes, she was 5ft 5 with the heels on. "Ahhh Lady Lena, this is my fiancee Lady-".
"Keres, Lady Keres, it's a pleasure to meet you, Lady Lena," I said his mouth metaphorically dropped in disbelief, I can tell from the look on her face that she was probably promised by her father that she would marry him. 'Great an obstacle.
"Oh my, um what brings you here your majesty and Lady Keres," she said burning with jealousy.
"I'm in need of etiquette training"
"Clearly, as you just disrespected his majesty by talking for him, as a woman you should be seen and not heard" She spat placing her hands on her hips like she's accomplished something.
'Fucking, bitch. Take deep breaths don't remove her spine, don't remove her spine'. "Oh dear, Castor, I'm so sorry". 'Game on' I cupped my hands around Castor's face forcing him to look into my eyes 'Hmmmm heels can be helpful'. "I beg for your forgiveness, my darling". I pulled Castor down with our lips nearly touching. Kol looked away, and Pumpkin looked unsurprised. "Well, my Love am I forgiven". I said teasing Castor, baiting him to kiss me.
"Darling, of course, I forgive you, and please Lady Lena, watch how you speak to my future wife". He said pulling me in holding my waist. "Lady Lena please show around Keres personal knight Kol and her adoptive daughter Anona" Flustered she bows her head and Pumpkin and Kol follows her reluctantly. "Dione, please refrain from teasing me. It's extremely hard for me not to slam you against that wall and have my way with you, after hearing you moan later, and now that corset accentuating your boastful breast". he starting kissing my neck. "Unlike Aphrodite, I don't need the help of aphrodisiacs to make you yell in pleasure. Hearing you moan like that made me wildly jealous but turned on. I want to be the only one responsible for your moans. What can I say I'm selfish". Looking me in the eyes he started kissing me, he slid his tongue in my mouth, he moved his hands down to my arse cheeks cupping them seizing them. 'Shit, this is backfiring on me. Slap. 'Did he just slap my arse'. "Now, I suggest you behave yourself". Castor lets go of me. An elder man appears in a suit.
"Ahhhh is see you meet my granddaughter, My name is Duke Franklin it's a pleasure to meet you," Franklin said. 'Castor must have heard him. I realised that Castor touching me didn't feel weird to me anymore.
"Oh I thought, Duke Hudson was the-" Before I could finish he interrupted me
"My brother has been missing for 50 years, I'm sorry, one of my maids will show you around, I need a minute". he briskly walked away.
"Maybe Hudson knew something, if we find out what happened to him we can find out who sent the troops, and figure out what God links to this," I said.
"What's interesting is the imperial family wasn't informed about this, which means they were finding his disappearance for some reason"
"Its be bothering me, but how did vampires end up on the throne"
"My mother was human and the firstborn princess, she fell in love with my father and had me, her father found out and ordered us killed. My mother was killed and out of anger, my father killed the whole of her family, leaving just us. He lied and said that it was assassins, he got crowd the King and I became the crown Prince". He said with sadness in his eyes. "We've been on the throne for 75 years, we pretended that I'm the grandson of the previous crown princess and that my Father was his son, in truth I'm tired." He held my hand bringing it to his face. "For once I want to be happy".
"Castor" I whispered.
"Your Highness, Lady Keres, please let me show you to your rooms"
"Rooms?" I questioned. 'Don't couples share a room'. "My daughter will stay in my room".
"My Lady she's old enou-"
"How dare you undermine her order," Castor said coldly glaring at her. She looked at the ground. It seems that they are loyal to the lady of the house Lena. 'Lena may be a bigger problem than anticipated'.
"Show me my room".