"I get it father! I just don't understand why me? I don't want to step on that crazy region! They've been assaulting our Kingdom for many years! And now they're saying they will stop as long as we would send students of our own in their academies? It's just too suspicious!" A girl said angrily while pacing back and forth in front of his father's throne.
The girl was 17 years old ,above 5 feet tall and has porcelain complexion. She has a gold-blonde straight hair and has deep blue eyes that gives her a strong and fierce impression despite of his beautiful appearance. She is wearing a causal white dress and a red ribbon headband for her hair.
On the throne sitting was Hector Hestia, the king of Hestion Kingdom. Wearing a royal gold and red noble suit and a white fury leather cape on his back. Beside his throne was his broadsword sheathed in its scabbard. The king has an intimidating appearance with his aged sharp features of a war veteran. Unlike his daughter, he has deep brown eyes and short black messy hair.
"I knew Elissia, but this is an opportunity. The reason must be about the rumors of the sage necromancer's movement. Unlike us who has little information about them, the north must have acknowledge their threat and decided that instead of colonising the nearby kingdoms, it would be good to have friendly relations with them and have many allies."
Elissia Hestia stopped at his father's statement and gave him a questioning look.
"There's no way that the northern region will acknowledge mere necromancers as a threat father! They have a saint and a lot of sage paladins! They must be planning something to expand their lands faster with this proposal!"
The king release a heavy sigh fully conveying how stressed he was.
"That's why we need to send someone who can act as a spy. You are my best candidate for this job but now I can't risk you taking this mission after being so furious and suspicious of the proposal. I can't dispatch Kriston either, he's the the strongest of our defence and offense."
'That arrogant freak again?' Elissia cursed internally before sitting at a nearby chair and releasing a sigh. "I'll take the mission father!" Elissia declared. Before her father could even utter his reply, she continue. "I'll knew very well about the dangers and risk but I need to contribute on our Kingdom too. And if they were really sincere about not being hostile on us anymore, then I might even gain knowledge of theirs while I'm at it."
The king pondered for a second before closing his eyes. "Very well, pick your escorts yourself. But just pick on those who we can trust. Now, you will leave earlier than the nobles's childs. We need to keep your mission a secret."
The king said eyeing his daughter's serious and confident face staring back at him.
"Yes father, I will prepare now then. Be well while I'm away."
Elissia said which was nodded by his father, the king. She walks out of the throne room and made her way to her childhood friend Maria whose her most trusted person.
Elissia was the only child king Hector had after her mother died giving birth to her. Both the Queen and king already expected to have somehow, a weak and fragile offspring because the Queen has a really weak body. But Elissia betrayed everyone's expectation of her being as weak as her mother. At early age, Elissia already formed a mana core with the help of her father. She grew up as a strong and beautiful elemental mage princess who wish for her kingdom's wellbeing just like his father.
As she walks down the hallway, he passed by Kriston. The first son of the house of Leopald duchy. He showed great potential as an Elemental mage at his young age and later outshines Elissia when he participated on a Gaian termites extermination which where he obliterated countless termites with his wind and earth magic.
The Boy smirked arrogantly at the sight of the Princess which made him receive a glare from her. The boy stopped expecting the Princess to do too. But before he could even greet her, the Princess carried on waking and even hastened her stepped just to get away from Kriston.
The two escorts was dumbfounded at the Princess's action. Almost everyone respect their master except her. Kriston just look at the figure of the Princess until he couldn't see her at the end of the hall. They both grew up being compared to each other which made the Princess hateful of him and also made him arrogant. But deep inside, Kriston has a crush on the Princess and dedicated his self to gain the King's favor and to have a chance for him and the Princess to be married. If he managed to tame the Princess of course.
Unlike him who is loyal to the king who was his idol figure when he is a child, his family was greedy and want him to take over the throne which made the Princess to misunderstand his intentions. He couldn't even dare to court her because he knew very well that the Princess would only understand that the kingship is what all he really wants
He was stressed out about this conflict of his feelings and situation but there is no time. The once hostile northern regions was declaring peaceful relationship which is utterly strange and suspicious on the Hestion kingdom's side. He continued his walk and head towards the throne room where he would talk with the king with this matter.
Meanwhile, Elissia arrived at her friend's room and was walking back and forth again with angry mood than when she was in the throne room.
"His arrogance is getting worst and worst! If I could get a chance, I would choke him to death!" She shouted angrily.
On the bed was a girl laying with her back and holding a book upward was casually reading and both listening on her friends turmoil. She has porcelain completion like Elissia and has both eyes and short hair colored light brown. She looks shorter than Elissia and has a passive expression.
"More like kiss him to death."
The girl giggled after her statement and in just a second, Elissia was already on top of her shaking her on the shoulder.
"What are you even saying! I told you don't talk like that! Did he pay you to harass me like this!"
"Oh believe me, if he did, then I'm already rich because I price a lot you know that?"
She stated confidently and then shrugged her friend's hands off of her shoulder. She sit crossed leg and levitated the book she was reading and shove it back to her bookshelf.
"Enough with your prince charming and state the business already. I knew you weren't here to talk about that handsome guy."
She said while winking and poking Elissia's side. The Princess glared angrily at her but then release a sigh and changed into serious expression.
"We will go to the north and enroll to their academy to spy."
"What! You mean in the Kraveron or the Holy kingdoms?"
The Princess nodded and then she started to explain the details of their mission. Even though Maira Augustus can be cheeky and playful sometimes, she's a skilled arcane mage and assassin. She was from a secret assassins family whose been supporting the Hestia clan for decades that's why they're clan was always the one who rules the Hestion Kingdom. She was sent by her family to protect Elissia because many aristocrat and nobles want to kill her and have the Viscount house of Leopald rules the kingdom after the current step down of his throne or died.
She was a prodigy of her family due to her outstanding skills and progress in an early age. She might even be able to assassinate Kriston, the strongest mage and knight of the kingdom.
They've finished with the planning and Elissia help Maira to pack her things while chatting they also head in her room and pack her's. After that, both of them made the maids to call various individuals which they can trust to accompany them on their journey.
The second day, Elissia bid farewell to her father and head out of the gate. She saw Kriston their standing and staring at them. The two female escorts whose always accompanying him was nowhere to be found. "I thought father said my departure will be secret." When they arrived close to the gate.
"Sir Kriston? Are you here to see Elissia out? Oh how sweet!"
Maira shouted gaining everyone's attention and everyone burst into small laughter while Maira was hugging herself babbling sweet words about the two. Both Kriston and Elissia gave an angry look towards Maira who seemed to not sense them and continued her romantic enactment of the two.
"What do you want? "
Elissia passively asked to the boy and the latter shrugged his shoulders.
"Like Maira said, except of the rest, I came here to wish you luck and say good bye. After all, you will be away for quite a long time."
His cheeks turning red which made Maira and their companion to be shocked. It's obvious that Kriston has a crush on the Princess with his actions which they haven't seen yet. While Elissia maintained her passive expression.
"Our group is grateful of your concern sir Leopald. We will move now then."
With everyone still teasing the two with whistles and whispers, they started moving their horses and carriots. Kriston just stared at them depart as he was assaulted with great awkwardness after her casual plan of saying goodbye failed. 'The Princess is prideful as ever.' He said internally.