on the castle of odermatts kingdom. a girl was connecting the arms and shoulder as she sewing the under it's armpit. she has sweat in her forehead as she didn't care how long did it took for her to completed the doll.
when she finished it. the doll was 8 inches tall humanoid with a lion on its head. Henrietta was delightful for her creation and she hug it.
"am going to call you Philip."
she throws the doll to the other dolls which became a small mountain. in years, she was keep making dolls and puppets as her hobbies. most of her time was only making dolls and doesn't interact with others.
as Henrietta was going to make a another doll. the door was opened and a man who has in a late teens entered without permission.
"how long do you keep making this useless stuff?"
Henrietta look at his angry face but Henrietta didn't care about him as she glance at him with cold eyes.
"what do you want brother."
her attitude towards him was rude and cold. the man named Alex gritted his teeth in anger but he keep it to himself to avoid trouble.
"father wants to talk to you right now."
"I see, tell him am going after I finish making the another one."
"no, father wants to talk to you right now even you like it or not. guards."
when Alex called the guards.
the knights stormed her room and drag the princess like a sack of rice. she didn't fight or complain on how she was treated since it's been like this before.
most people who saw her only look disgust and some pity on her. but Henrietta didn't care much about it.
upon entering the throne room. a man sitting on on the golden throne look at her with cold gazes.
this man was Romano the king of odermatts and a father of Henrietta. he has Golden hair and a golden eyes different from Henrietta who has a silver long hair.
the only people in the throne room was 5 people including her mother and other 3 unknown people which she didn't recognize.
"we brought her your majesty."
Henrietta was put down and she looks at her with cold gaze. Romano who saw this didn't care and look at the 3 unknown people.
"this is my daughter, what do you think duke Moriah."
duke Moriah was once of the supporting pillars of the kingdom. he was big and muscular man who also has scar on his faces.
"she really are beautiful indeed."
Henrietta who saw their interaction ask.
"my king what is this?"
the king didn't look at her or even talk back as his gaze was looking at man next to the duke.
Henrietta who became irritated spoke again.
"my king, I ask again what is the meaning of this?"
this time she spoke like she was the superior causing the king look at her with cold eyes.
"shut up Henrietta, I didn't ask to move your mouth."
"and I didn't ask to be drag here only to talk to other people."
"this ungrateful ch-"
when the king became furious. the duke stop his and only laughing lightly.
"now now, your majesty. it's best if you told her what we talk about."
"talk about?"
Henrietta who doesn't know, look at her mother who seen didn't smiled at her.
the king regain his posture and spoke in provocative tone.
"you are going to be engaged today."
"what?!"
Henrietta scream so loud the throne was echoes. the king and the other didn't flinch as she stared at her with cold eyes.
"what do you mean engaged. you never told me this?!"
"because I never told you. listen Henrietta, you are old enough to bared a child and get married to someone who has strong connection to our family. do you really think that it's about time to mature."
"like hell I will! why would I want to married someone I didn't like."
"because I said so and it's a order you will not defined."
gritted her teeth. the young man who was the duke son spoke.
"named sunder, from now on you are my fiance."
"screw you bastard."
the king didn't bared this, stood up and quickly slap her face hard.
"you ungrateful child?! show some respect to your fiance. I never raise you to be this ru-"
Moriah who was anger to the core stop.
why?
because when Henrietta turns around her face revealed a crack on her beautiful face. this cause many to be surprised and Henrietta didn't care and said.
"good thing am prepared."
everyone the pieces of the skin starting to fall off and revealed a wooded crack.
"you?! what did you do?!"
anger to disbelief. Henrietta spoke in proud tone.
"what did I do? simple I replaced myself with this wooded puppet and with a help of my magic. this wooden puppet can be controlled even far away, right now am not in the kingdom of odermatts. in fact am in the carriage of some merchant that you didn't know. in other words I ran away and this puppet was my substitute."
"you ungrateful child?!"
as he scream with furious. she only gave a smirk and said.
"whatever you said your highness. am not going to be engaged and that's done until we meet again."
after her message ended. Henrietta or rather her puppet fall to the ground like it strings has been cut.
this make the king furious while the duke gave a smile and said.
"that's interesting, what do you think son?"
the man name Leo look at the puppet and spoke in a low tone.
"indeed father, it is interesting."