"You what???" asked Tessa as she jumped up in shock as she heard what Wura had just told her.
"Aunt calm down I said that I accepted the Prince's engagement" said Wura as she laughed, she expected this sort of reaction from her aunt.
"How is the baby aunt?" asked Wura as she smiled.
"Oh the baby is in good health" said Tessa as she smiled.
"Oh wait, wait, that is besides the point" said Aunt.
"What did you just tell me??" asked Tessa.
"You accepted the Prince's engagement??" asked Tessa.
"Yes I did Aunt" replied Wura.
"But how come??" asked Tessa as she was shocked.
"Sit down first Aunt, and then I will tell you" said Wura as she laughed.
"Okay, alright" said Tessa as she sat down.
"I am sitting now, so tell me what happened" said Tessa as she was eager to know what happened, it was just so shocking to her.
Had not her darling niece told her how horrible the prince was?? then how come she would just accept his engagement out of the blue.
"Aunt, I accepted his proposal because..." said Wura.
"Because of what??" asked Tessa as she could not handle this.
No she would not stand for it, if her niece was being threatened to marry the Prince, she was march right there to the castle and give that prince a piece of her mind, she did not care if he was royalty or not, he could not just make someone do what they did not want to do just because he was the Prince.
"Aunt I accepted his offer because of you" said Wura.
"Because of me??" asked Tessa as she could not understand.
"Yes Aunt, because of you, my father, my mother and Uncle Richard" said Wura.
"Because of you my family" said Wura.
"But why my dear?" asked Tessa.
"Because Aunt, we all know that dealing with the Royal family is not easy" Wura.
"Yes we know that, but are you scared??" asked Tessa.
"If you are scared my dear, there is no need to be" said Tessa.
"We will always be here to protect you, there is nothing wrong with you being scared" said Tessa.
"Even if rejecting the Prince's offer means that we all get banished, it does not matter because the only thing that matters is your happiness" said Tessa as she held Wura's hand in hers.
"Aunt" said Wura as she smiled.
"I know that fact very well" said Wura as she smiled.
"But I am a woman, and I need to stand my ground" said Wura.
"You and my mother are very good examples of strong women, and I wish that I could be as strong as you" said Wura.
"I do not want our family name to be tarnished because of me" said Wura.
"I am very grateful, to you, my mother, my father and my Uncle, you are the best family that I could ever wish for" said Wura.
"And for that reason, I cannot let you all suffer for something that is my fault" said Wura.
"My dear, please do not sacrifice yourself for us" said Tessa.
"You do not have to do that, it is our duty and responsibility as your family to care for you and protect you, and shield you from all of life's problems" said Tessa.
"My dear niece, if you think that you are doing this for us, and I suggest that you do not go ahead with your plan" said Tessa.
"Even though you know that I will always support you no matter what, you know that" said Tessa.
"But I do not want you to sacrifice your happiness for us" said Tessa as she was very serious.
"Aunt, I know, you all care for me" said Wura as she smiled.
"And you do not have to worry at all, I am not sacrificing my happiness" said Wura as she smiled.
"You all have done so much for me, and this is just something that I want to do to give back" said Wura as she smiled.
"But you do not have to Wura" said Tessa.
"Aunt, you said that you support me all the way" said Wura.
"Yes I do" said Tessa.
"So please Aunt, let us leave it at this" said Wura.
"Besides, I still have time to change my mind" said Wura as she smiled.
"I know my dear, but..." said Tessa.
"But how are you sure if the Prince will love you and treat you well" said Tessa.
"You have said it yourself that you are always surrounded by love, and I want you to experience the same, how are you sure that the prince will love you and be totally devoted to you?" asked Tessa.
"I do not know Aunt" replied Wura.
"But I expect nothing more from him, he is the one who wishes to marry me" said Wura, she had not set her hopes so high that she would have a happy marriage like the one of her parents.
She was marrying the Prince out of duty to her family and Kingdom and not out of Love, but one thing she was sure of was that she would be well taken care of, sure there would not be love, but there were some things that mattered more than that.
"Oh my dear" said Tessa as she hugged Wura, hearing her niece talk like that just broke her heart, she was too young to have her whole life ruined just because of one bad mistake, and Tessa wanted Wura to know that.
But Tessa knew that once Wura had set her mind to something, it would be impossible for her thoughts to change, which was why she would not insist any longer.
If her brother had agreed to let Wura go on with her plans, then she should do the same, however, if Wura changed her mind, as long as she did, Tessa would not hesitate to back her up.
"Aunt please do not cry, or else you will make me cry too" said Wura.
"Aww my dear, I will not cry" said Tessa as she sniffed.
"It sounds like you are already crying" said Wura as she laughed.
"Oh dear, do not mind me at all" said Tessa as she and Wura laughed, both knowing that things were just about to change drastically.