My name is Lilyanne Sylphiette Percando, I was born a twin and because of that, I always feel cheated. I was born with magical abilities that surpass a lot of people in the history of the Percando family, blessed by the wind spirit at birth, because of that, there's always an expectation to do better than every other person around me.
I love my family, my father cares for me, my mother is kind to me though I think she picks favorite between my sister and I, my brother adores me, but my twin sister always avoids me I don't know why.
When we were kids we inseparable, we'd spend every minute playing around together, but around the time we turned seven she started studying all the time. And around the time we turned ten she stopped talking to me completely, soon we became total strangers. I kept trying, but it was pointless, she refused to speak to me. The worst part was that she became closer to her maid, they were always together, she smiled and laughed with a maid but pushed her sister away. I feel like her attitude became worst after our débutante and I have a guess why.
The Percando family is the last of the seven pillars of the empire that still has power. There were seven families that helped build the empire, the royal family being one, and Percando being the head of the pillar. Out of the remaining six, only Percando still held power in the nation, power that supersedes the royal family. The Percando's have kept it that way for centuries using many means, they intend keeping the balance and influence so one of us, either Rose or I will have to marry the crown prince.
The problem is that father and Rose have an awful relationship, so it is obvious that he'd marry her off to the royal family. To add to that, she has no talents, she only ever passed the theory aspects of studies but failed everything practical. Embroidery lectures? Failed. Dance lessons? Failed. Instruments? I don't know, but she was just terrible at everything except reading. Because of that, it was obvious that she'd be the sacrifice.
Ever since our coming of age débutante, her attitude got worse. I think the pressure is getting too much for both of us, we'd soon be married off to different families and be separated from our family. I've been getting interesting thoughts because of how often I run into Sir. Avery and Lord Maxon, I even accepted to go to the harvest ball with Sir. Avery because he asked.
After what happened that night I thought Rose would lock up and shut everyone out as usual, but she appeared at brunch and told us clearly what her intentions were. I can't believe she walked into the forest, she always did that when we were still at home in the Percando's territory. It started around the time we were ten, I dragged her from her studies to play with me and she complied. I ran into the forest when we were playing hide and seek, Rose followed me, but we got lost. When they finally found us after long hours of search Rose took the blame and we both got an earful from father about safety. After that day she started going in and out, everyone left her because it was a very common occurrence, but when she does come back she locks herself in her room for days, I don't understand why.
Rose might be distant from everyone in the family, but she takes it too far. Instead of calling father "father" she calls him "duke" or "sir", she knows calling the grand duke "duke" is very disrespectful, and she can be punished for it, but she still does it. I can't imagine what's going on in her mind, but I just want her to stop bullying Raphael whenever he speaks to her in the least.
She said she was interested in accepting the invitation, but it still irritates me, why bother after how she acted.
And just like to rub it in our faces, she came to breakfast with a dragon, a real dragon. I knew mother's favorite was Rose, but I didn't think she'd do something like that. Why did she have to give Rose the dragon when she can't even use magic? It's unfair how she treats me, I'm not trying to be greedy I know she also gave me a gift, but why did she give the dragon to Rose? Things like this make me feel really cheated.
Rose seemed so confident and kept showing off her dragon it irritated me. I like my sister, but she can be insensitive. She even maltreats the cute dragon, flinging it around like a toy, if it were mine, I won't treat it that way. I just wish mother wouldn't segregate against her children by picking favorites, this is why father is my favorite.