Growling behind the candle morning, taken from a long breath in the fresh air, once she was done extending herself, she look at the person in front of her with the frail figure of a lady who resembles her sister and she began breathing slowly.

"So, how is your first day at the academy? " She asked thought she may not call it that way but that's how she asked her, Sapphire who was sipping over her teeth smile.

"Mother don't worry about me, Finn was there to guide me, I haven't really been active but I made few friends and (enemies) " she gaze her eyes as she said 'enemy' and then she sighs.

"That's fine, rivals can't be avoided but its fine to have fun, " said Esmia, while looking at the tea cup that she was holding, she's doing great with her etiquette and its a good sign.

She was different from the person she had meet back then, this time she knows her duty and she knows how or what to act in front of both the society and in private with someone, she rarely talks while smiling and she can feel that she was freely living her life making Esmia breath deeply.

"Mother, we will be going on a field trip and Alistair was asking to come, he finished school so?? Uhm... He can't attend due to his age, and he is a senior and thus he is not allowed to come with the juniors... " She said shuttering every embarrassing words that she said but Esmia didn't see it in any ways.

"Ask Leo to approve of his participation, tell him, it is said directly from the queen, don't worry he is a friend and he knows what to do, " Sapphire eyes glow in excitement and she nodded.

"Thank you mother! " Esmia smile as she watch her excitement, although calling her mother is a bit strange, she didn't have problem with it and she likes it.

Sapphire had been very close with the Duke, because he is but her 1st love even ignoring Cortez to wait for his appearance, the young Duke that will put an end of the king of Adilara Kingdom who had cruelly rule over the kingdom that had shattered.

With him allying with Castaline, the success of the revolution is coming at near, maybe a tireless battle after Ethereal defeat, with two conflic going on altogether, this will effect the Castaline and its upcoming war, the East is growing impatient of the schedule thus they will soon declare themselves as they take over the west.

Esmia fear that the chaos that was happening in west will be taken advantage by the East Alliance, although Cortez had send few allies from his side on his own kingdom, they still don't know much of the whole plan that East Alliance is trying to comply.

With the growing fear for the sake of her country and the other continents, they must not swayed by those incompetent thoughts and continue building a massive army as they had been doing so.

"Sapphire, with the growing community we have live in, do you think you have learned everything needed as a ruler? " said Esmia, knowing it was inappropriate to ask but soon she will rule and she want to know what she thinks, Esmia is yet a old enough to step down but Sapphire is still not polished at this age to rule, she didn't want to make her a queen as soon as possible, she wants her to enjoy her life first.

Sapphire grimly tighten her finger from holding the tea cup and she put it down on the table. "I fear to rule, mother, I am but just a kid and I cannot learn everything, the power of the throne is to great that I can't lift, so as the responsibility as a great queen. "

"It was inevitable to feel that way, " said Esmia, then she gripped her trembling fist and Sapphire was left letting her breath go. "I want you to enjoy you life, rule when you see fit and rest if you can't, the responsibility is great but soon you will be able to get used to it. "

To rule? Of course she knew, their is so much about managing and every decision comes with consequences, if she was to fail as a queen, her beloved people will fall in dismay and she cannot undo it but remembering Alistair face made her flutter.

"Thank you mother, "

With his help he would help her raise this kingdom, while Esmia will ascend as a mother queen, she won't be leaving her position and she will at help with her, the mother queen is the most highest ranking of the Castaline Kingdom, although the former king wife died, the seat was left empty.

Its been empty for a long time... However, if Esmia remains alive in the end of her journey, she will sat upon it as the mother queen.

"When you become a mother queen, where will you live? In the same palace? " she asked but only notice that Esmia was smiling in front of her.

"The mother queen is rarely being taken and I won't know if I'll survive to be able to seat upon it but (if) I was able to become one, I will leave the palace and choice my own territory to live in, the title mother queen is just a title but does not have privilege, " she then put her index finger topping the table silently.

"The mother queen is a title given to a queen when the king and queen will be retiring, after you take over my place, we will live our separate ways and enjoy our lives outside the palace, that is the mother queen title is respected only to know freedom of a former queen, I cannot rule with you nor does can I interfere with managing affair after retirement, " said Esmia with a low voice and that made Sapphire smile.

"Why? " the atmosphere become serious so Esmia broke it with sighs.

"You will soon find our why, a title is only temporary as our position and it is very obvious that this will soon come to an end, " she looked a little bit worried but looking Sapphire become more cheerful was nodding, it might have worried her for so long, she was because worried of her reasons.

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Louise held his both hands behind a locket chains, he walks in an isle of the same throne room you can see at a kingdom, however unlike the time he comes here looking at his brother sitting on the throne, now feels different.

He look at the person who change the design of the whole throne room, even the throne chairs, it has a skulls pulled beside the handles of the stone chair while there sat a naive looking lady who smile so evily while looking at him, a cold shivers run down his spine before he notice the glaring of pirates sending him in the throne room, they point at him a big few cannons around the sides and their swords at his back.

He was told not to do anything suspicious or else he will be blown to dust, he didn't struggle because it has been expected, so he walk so quietly trying to follow their instructions.

A cold yet cunning voice echoed far from the throne chair, she stood from her glamorous chair wearing a funny slight slime dress, she slowly walked at the 4 tile stairs down to meet him.

"Ah, what gives the pleasure of his majesty to come here? What owe as such visit? " she asked.

Louise lough. "Didn't you prepare this all just to summon me? Shevery--- my apologies, I mean Queen, " he said bluntly mocking her with her fake title and he bow even though it was rough and irresponsible.

"Hmm, your still cunning as you are but glad you came, let me get to the point, " she said walking down to come closer but then she stop, she then commanded her man to leave and pointed on Louise to come closer.

She didn't want to make the move, instead she wants him to make the move, Louise who didn't have the choice nodded and he slowly walks closer to her enough that he could see her ugly transformation.

"What is that you want? " he immediately asked.

"I want nothing, " she stops and smile. "but you, I want you, " she said giving Louise the tap of shivers down to his knee and he lough.

"Me? Do you expect that to even come! Release this kingdom and just admit your punishment, I will promise that I'll give you a chance to live a normal life! " He said although the situation is far unbelievable, a shadow guard which he commanded came to prepare a surprise attack, of course Esmia wanted to see how it will goes.

A globe of crytal was put aside the corner and her appearance of a hologram appeares as tall as she is in her real life form, Louise who was confronted by a weird and strange mysterious lady and everything she said was heard, Esmia gripped her hands after watching the scene and he turn around to the shadow guard, Hector.

"Tell me, who is she? " she asked but Hector was also curious like her, making Esmia spine shivers.

"Don't turn off the communication, I want to see everything that is happening, understand!? " she said controlling her voice and Hector nodded as he understood.

Shevery look him straight and deadly in the eye before she lough. "Didn't you lounge for me? You may have married that poor little wench who knows only about fighting, but I'm different! Leave her and.... Fine.... We'll leave this place as you said... " Esmia couldn't believe her eyes that she had been describe as a wench coming from a mouth of a desperate young lady, who probably has no experience.

"I don't think your offer is valid, I don't accept offers that utterly say useless thing about my wif-- "

She cover her fingers into his lips forcing him to stop talking, then she smile. "I love you, more than how much she does, she may only thing about responsibility over you and doesn't care about you, rumors said that the queen is cold hearted, she does not care about anyone but herself, so why cling to her when you have me!? " Those words struck Louise, even Esmia who watch suddenly lough and her laugh become so loud that the shadow guard muted her.

"I can't believe that! Did she call me cold hearted? That little! Damn it! Who the hell is that woman!? Answer me Louise!? " Her frustration evolve so serious that she punch her desk leaving it with a hole in the middle.

"You really think after calling my wife a cold hearted woman, I will believe you!? " He said furiously but Shevery only loughed and she silently flickers her finger like a crazy whore she is.

"Oh come on! Her or this people!? You can choose to marry me and save them or I'll have to kill them right in front of your eyes, I know they still lurks, I know they had survive, I can end all of them with just my command, do you really think you still have a choice!?.... I always love you! Even the time you carried for me, even the time you look me in the eye with affection, I always love you! " The more the conversation goes wild the more Esmia is getting frustrated that she wanted to rip her apart, however, her husband response calm her down.

"I... Love my wife... I cannot love you, those eyes are not affection but an eye of a friendship, I always told you that my heart belongs to my wife and I cannot betrayed her, " although it was a not a rational answer, she didn't expect him to be this passionate about her.

Shevery dropped her jewels and shuttering her own dresses into shredded and tears fell from her eyes.