-WHEN?-
**In a Kingdom located towards the breathtaking east, a stand a marvelous white Mansion standing in the fields of bright green, birds chirping happily with sing-song voice, meadows of flowers were vast, different kinds.
Tall trees that cover the back yard, as a wide lake glimmers as it waves dance on the gravel–like–sand , in the Terrance a Lady in the wrap in the warm blanket frowns, " Mother. When will you acknowledge me as your daughter and not as a pawn? " * *
Stars greets my fluttering eyes, cold wind shiver near by, there was a light blinding.
Am I... In... Heaven?
Blinking like a dozen times, the vision was blurred and was like two, I can't see properly clear. Those white walls on the decorations of magnificent tiny rose and it's vines, I raised my hand to cover my eyes, the shuffling sheets of... BLANKET? I thought I will never survive Ravine Of The Metallic Death. Either by my butterflies whose wings are faded by golden dust and easy to rip of, they're still baby by their sizes of transparent yellow wings.
How come I'm here? There too much light yet I can see a clear wall of tiny roses and vines, what on earth is happening to me? Am I dead, or alive?
I frown, when a sudden clashes of glasses being break, when the door got closed and opened again.
" Lady Cadence! " Wailed a maid when I weakly sat up, what? Did I became deaf to hear another name? By my face everyone should know me...
" Young Master! The Lady Is awake! " The maids fainting voice was heard yet it echoes in my head
" Ugh. " I held my dear head it hurts, the throughbing pain, it feels like I'm being stab in a million times, where am I?
who's the maid?
who's the lady?
who's the master?
w-who... who Am I?
what happened to me?
" Cadencia! Your awake! " A male's voice stated, waking me up, Cadencia?
unfortunately I'm Caissa
Did I faint again?
I felt soft fingers being pressed in my pulse, " Duke Kihertez, there's no need to worry, Lady Cadencia is alright "
That Doctor said, yet.. the last name was somewhat familiar, Kihertez that the meaning of Embroidery Of Frost Lakes. Kihertez... The only Kihertez I know is Vedic Kihertez...
" w-who are you? " eek! my voice! it's not my voice! who are you Cadencia or Cadence, whom am I?!
Gasp can be heard, as a silence fell like a deadly night with insects chirping in the grass, I feel like there's a weight being smashed through my shoulders,
hearing a man's laugh
" Cadencia, don't play dumb and stop worrying our father " I'm still laying in the bed of white of the unknown room, or the room of Cadencia, generally I rustle the sheets of soft silk, wonderful glimmering amethyst eyes were staring me with an amused smile, his hair was flaring like a snow, you could even compare a cloud to his hair or even the snow. what I think would that be great for comaflouge during winter seasons. I furrow my brows, and stare at my palms, then to doctor, the man with amethyst eyes, and the man with scarlet rose orbs with white hair like the boy, then to a maid and a little girl– which I think the age is no less than twelve– with crystalize ruby eyes that shined to the sun, and what surprises me more is that I can already imagine the yellow fields of sunflowers through her hair. I just blinked surprised.
Yet, I can't take! I just suddenly screams!
" AAGGHHH! " why everyone is so beautiful in here?! they're just like flowers dancing with delight colors with symbols Ahh! I-I can't take this! On the sudden my scream everyone flinch on that.
Yet I stop when I faced the mirror, Cadence... A hair with soft curls of blue hues blending in the white winter like theme, I just put both of my hands in my head gripping tightly if I woke up, maybe I possessed someone's body?! I CANNOT DO THAT! of course I can yet it need a lot of resentment it won't last for long to be have done.
My eyes were just focus in the mirror, scarlet ruby eyes with gleam rosy chubby cheeks! Eek! I don't want this kind of cheeks! especially if some random person just grab them and pinching them! on more to it... I... I am... I am to skinny?!
I want to die again! Kill me!
***
The Duchess... The Duchess Of Winter Frost Castle... Took me in, to replace the death of her daughter...
This is insubstantial replacing a girl who died, and a lie at the same time.
Whether the deeds are good nor bad for the rights of Duchess, but glad to hear that the Duke knows I'm not his real daughter.
For I'm Cassia Zella Di'Loucariana.
The Crusted Golden Saintness, and at the critical time. I lost my Empire and People to a man I wouldn't imagine to do a tremendous betrayal on his land whereas he was once born. Together with the nightmare terror, they burn Locari De Emperyian.
I get it know. The Duchess, Castella Kihertez the friend of my mother. And the Kihertez family was Vedic Kihertez grand-family who help established our Empire. This is why the particular red rose embroidery on our flag means. This was also I wasn't expecting to discover.
" Princess Cassia. I myself apologize for my children being rude while their in your presence. I beg her Holiness forgiveness" My thoughts pleads off as the Duke with shimmering white hair kneeled down on one knee, as his left hand on his chest. I wanted to stand up, he doesn't need to this! I just groan.
" Duke... T-there's no need! " I appreciate this, yet there's no need!
" But You're Holiness–! " I cut him off with a assuring smile and gesture him to stand up, I should be the one begging for forgiveness. Speaking a matter of factly, Lady Cadencia's siblings might believe I'm the real Cadencia. Yet I'm already guilty replacing her place.
" I'm the one should be doing that, " to my sentence he widen his eyes, he tried to spoke but I continue " Duke I'm sorry for bothering your family, and for the loss of Cadence. "
" I'm already malicious to replace Cadencia, Duke Kihertez " I again stated with a smile, fiddling with the hems of the soft silk
To that the Duke frown,
" Your Highness... My children ready know along the way "
To that I was surprised looking up with an expressionless face blinking twice,
He just lightly laugh, " Your Holiness, my daughter had long passed away when there's great fire on the Orchid Mansion "
His hands Waverly gesture, lingering magic show me Orchid Mansion on fire, that's make me more guilty.
" I-Im sorry! " I crack up with a tear slowly falling
" Your Holiness, " the memory of the Duke in Orchid Mansion in the air faded with dust as he went near me holding my hands " After that my wife gone crazy. When Empress Adalee– your mother– visit us with you on her arms, my wife, the Duchess thought you were Cadencia "
That's a heavy weight for his family, and I don't why I'm affected to it.
I don't know why.
" So you mean... "
" Yes, my wife risk her life to save you as she saw Cadencia. But no one knows that Cadence is not dead. You might know we even exist right? " He gently laughs but his eyes seeks great delight, looks like his happy I can be his daughter seeing the appearance of the teenage Cadence, I nod.
" Be assure your Holiness. You'll survive, gather your strength save your people and the Empire " he caress my cheeks which I smile widely than before ear to ear.
" C-can I call you father " I pressed my lips tight, when did that words escape my mouths. So awkward now.
" Yes, you can your Holiness. "
" Then, father... You can call me Cadence and not the Crusted Golden Saintness and Crown Princess, nor even the silly title of 'Your Holiness' " I chuckles wearily
" Then your loyal servant is here to grants her–cough* Erm, Cadence wish. " He kneeled but I can't stop him since the body of Cadence is weak, since they have preserve a dead body that bring me shivers.
A loving Duke, who always adores every children with the softest hearts who plan to adopted the Saintness as Cadence.
Now the games plays...
The Queen herself with the Bishop.
Yet... When will it lasts?