The Impact of Her
ttle brother?" she asked with a soot
hat led from the torso, down to the hem of the dress. Elizabeth never failed to dazzle and catc
vy hair to be free as a contrast to the stretched and firm hair that I would wear during a ball. I preferred t
beloved sister," I walked towards her, givi
me on the balcony?" I as
g onto my arm and held
g?" she asked as we
If you don't include the disastrous break
" Elizabeth spoke with much gentleness and caution. "If
. I can't just do what he wants," I said. "At
so hard to do. Look at me, I have be
to obedience, as well as tolerance for our culture. But, I do wonder," I said as I turned directly to her. I then asked, "
ooked out to the view. "I do everything for M
asked, with my
trothed to one another when she was sixteen thousand years of age. And at that time, up to where I reached the age of three thousand years, Mother went along with everything." Gently, she
on't have a father," I said as I rev
one. You'll see, he's more than what you think of him." She mess
called out into my room
d to see Gonzal
asked as we made o
," Gonzalo bowed. "She said it was time for the family
as soon as we reached him. "Wh
at the entrance with His
for me to accompany them on today's visit. I wasn't sure if he had already made h
hat we will be there in a
"Is there anything that I can do to ma
my things for the visit. That wo
lo then turned to me and asked,
instructed. I continued, "I won't be joining my family today. Kindl
ke my leave, then." And with that, h
joining us?" Elizabeth asked as soo
I made such an impactful scene at breakfast. And frankly, I d
ut of my room with her, right ahead of me. She continued, "In that case, I should go and start m
k on her cheek. "I pray that you retain your sanity all thr
ratitude at how much she protected me from all sides. To have a strong bond with my sibling was something that the other k
s an Immortal - imprisoned in this castle and shac
rn, young one," she said as s
d in re
r I watched her until she disappeared from sight, I retur
~*
e played outside. I briefly glanced out my bedroom window, and watched as the
opened and Gonzalo entered. "Your Highness," he bowed, "The royal family has offi
re was easily heard from here so I was well-acquainted when they left. But, thank you for letting me kn
o do after a bit of work, young master?" he asked as he stood beside me. "After all
t I had so much work to do. But, truth be told, I didn't want to be stuck in my room, with nothing but documents and requests before
ounds." I said as I walked back to the window. Looking out of my window pane, I
like to accompany you, Yo
t him. "I didn't say I wanted any guard
venture to the Mortal Realm alone, especially a prince such as yourself," he ex
reports. As I separated the finished reports from the unfinished ones, they piled up as I did so. "Guards would alwa
stand that it is all for your
ause the mere presence of them can cause a commotion. And that is something I am desperately trying to avoid," I explained as I approached him. As I r
d. But, I stood my ground and proceeded to stare at him, expressing
necessary for us to arg
But, when he saw that there was no other way to persuade me, he bowed his head in defeat. "No, Your Highness
r our stroll. Tell them that I will be the
and left me alone w
und my chambers, I returned to my
ely entered my room. "You called for me, Y
le I choose somethi
ness." The page then h
could only hope that my f