Chapter 62: Princesses
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"Princess, have you learned anything about the royal magician? Does Prince Noore have any possibility of being the one?" At this moment, her maid entered the room carrying a tray of snacks. Seeing the Princess so happy, she immediately thought of the royal magician.
'Has Princess Sera discovered a clue about the royal magician?'
Excited, she placed her tray on the short table, and rushed towards her princess, grabbing her arm in elation.
'Once the magician is found and we convince him to help, we will return home in glory.'
Unaware of Princess Sera's true intentions, the maid innocently clung onto the idea of returning to their homeland in glory.
Princess Sera, on the other hand, was startled out of her happy bubble. Feeling uncomfortable under the maid's bright eyes, she shifted her vision, tightly grasping her scented handkerchief.
"It is not easy to search for the Imperial member, so do not get your hopes up. Even after all my struggles, I did not find anything useful. But you do not need to worry. Once I become close to the imperial family, I will be privy to more private information." Freeing her arm, she went out the room.
Crestfallen, the maid silently followed behind.
In the imperial palace, Princess Nari absentmindedly watered the flowers in her small garden, her serious face radiating a charming aura. Little spirit bugs flied around the assortment of flowers, twittering as they went.
Unfortunately, there was no one around to admire such a captivating scene.
With a frown, Princess Nari rubbed her twitching right eye. Since morning, her eye had been constantly twitching, unnerving her. In her youth, she once overheard her Queen Mother conversing with a minister's madam. In their conversation, she heard them mention the twitching of the right eye as a bad omen.
At that time, she scoffed at her superstition. However now, she went about her day in a daze, wondering what else she had to face. Her mother-in-law disdained her, her husband ignored her existence, and her father-in-law did not even acknowledge her as his daughter-in-law.
In all her 18 years of life, she had never experienced the slightest grievance. Yet now, it became a norm of her life.
Thinking of the prince she longed to marry, tears unconsciously streamed down her face.
She could not understand.
Why was Prince Noore so uncaring to her? When she was still the Princess of Jinn, he was kind, caring, and gentle, dropping in every other day to chat and keep her company. He was considerate, inquiring about her adjustment to their empire and customs. Yet now, he treated like air, treated her like she was invisible.
"Was all his kindness an act? How else could he be so different?" She cried in agitation, her eyes red and puffy.
Right at this moment, a soft, fragrant hand extended a handkerchief. Thinking it to be her maid, Princess Nari unceremoniously took it. Wiping her eyes, she turned to warn the maid against spreading the matter, but met soft gray eyes.
"Uhhh, I am so sorry for my rudeness. I thought you were my personal maid!" She exclaimed in shock.
Although she did not know the lady, her aura alone was enough to speak of her nobility. Not wanting to offend the lady that personally sought her out, she moved forward, grabbed her hand, with the intention of sincerely apologizing.
"It's no big deal. I appeared out of nowhere. I do apologize for startling you, Princess." The lady smiled gently, warming her heart. Since her arrival, it was the first Princess Nari had seen from the noble ladies of the empire.
"No need to apologize. It is I who was should be doing that. If you do not mind me asking, may lady allow me to know how I should address you?" With a bright and clear smile, Princess Nari asked the lady before her.
"Well, look at me. I forgot to give my own introduction. Princess, I am Princess Sera of the Ahankar Empire. It is nice to meet you." Game of masks? Humph! In the entire even realms, there has not born a person born who could compete with her in playing masks.
Donning her own gentle and soft look, her gray locks flowed freely in the wind as her beautiful jewels glittered, instantly outshining the other.
Soon, a scene of two enchanting and charming two princesses conversing amidst the sea of flowers ensued, attracting the attention of the passing maids and guards. The two figures departed from the flower garden into the receiving hall, enjoying their tea as they chatted like long lost sisters.
"I have only been in the capital for a few days, so it will be awhile before I can travel without losing my way. The fact that it is my first time entering the imperial palace does not help the matter either." Princess Sera sighed in resignation as she set down her cup.
"I myself have only been in the capital for a few days as well, so I understand your feelings. You are welcome to visit me in the palace any time you need company." Princess Nari offered with a smile.
"Thank you, Princess." Princess Sera replied gently, a kind smile on her face.
Internally, she could help disdaining the so called Princess Consort of Prince Noore.
'Who wants your company? Its more like you need me to accompany you!'
Before coming to the imperial palace to meet Prince Noore, she wanted to evaluate and see what the Princess Consort looked like. After getting here and meeting the princess, she regretted on wasting precious time on such a useless fool.
Putting aside her looks that were just okay, seeing her crying openly in the flower garden drastically changed her impression of the girl.
'What sort of a master displayed their feelings so openly in front of their servants?'
She could not help wondering, feeling insulted for even taking the girl seriously.
'But I must do this to ensure no problems surface on my path to the position of Princess Consort!'
Eyes flashing, Princess Sera looked amiably at Princess Nari.
And Princess Nari, the person considered as useless and foolish, quietly observed Princess Sera's flickering eyes. Although she would not consider herself smart, she knew she was longer the naïve little princess. After many days of interacting and conversing with the noble ladies of the empire, her sensitivity towards others' true emotions rose.
The moment she encountered the so called Princess Sera of the Ahankar realm in her garden, she went on alert. The first thought popping into her mind was not making a new friend. No, it was finding out the intentions behind the princess's sudden unannounced visit.
She had not invited her, yet here she was. Standing in her garden. To find out her motives and feel her out, she decided to invite her for tea. Because, the one skill she learned from the scorning noble ladies, was how to to act, how to put up a beautiful front.
The Princess's beautiful front did not trick her, instead, it alerted her. Adding in the fact her right eye kept twitching, she knew. She knew the princess was going to be a problem. But to see how big of a problem she was going to be, she needed to keep her closer.
'What better method is there to be a possible enemy closer than friendship?'
She cheerfully thought, her mood light and free.
"Your Highness, Prince Noore is here." In panic, the servant at the door rushed into the receiving room, announcing in a hurry.
"Oh?" Princess Nari was instantly startled.
Ever since their marriage, Prince Noore never came to visit her. She went to see him. Now, he suddenly showed up? No matter which side she thought from, she could not figure out the reason for his sudden visit.
Looking at the Princess Sera, her heart dropped.
'Prince Noore and Princess Sera know each other? Is that why she is here? Why Prince Noore is here? But how and when did they meet?'
Churning waves gushed in her heart as her mind tried to think of any reason the two could have for meeting. But no matter how hard she thought, her mind came up blank, remained blank.
She was more than shocked by this discovery.
She would tolerate it if her husband ignored her. She could endure it if he mistreated her. But she would never forgive him if she ever found out he was cheating on her. Such dishonor, such disgrace, she could not swallow.
At this instant, she suddenly thought of her cousin.
'Did cousin feel like this when she found out about me and Prince Noore? Even though she had no feelings for him, the prince was going to be her future husband. She must have felt betrayed.'
Her heart went cold.
"No, that cannot be. I must be overthinking things because of the stimulation." She anxiously whispered to herself, vehemently denying the thought as her face went pale.
Because, if that were to be the case, than she had indirectly betrayed her cousin as well.
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"Princess, have you learned anything about the royal magician? Does Prince Noore have any possibility of being the one?" At this moment, her maid entered the room carrying a tray of snacks. Seeing the Princess so happy, she immediately thought of the royal magician.
'Has Princess Sera discovered a clue about the royal magician?'
Excited, she placed her tray on the short table, and rushed towards her princess, grabbing her arm in elation.
'Once the magician is found and we convince him to help, we will return home in glory.'
Unaware of Princess Sera's true intentions, the maid innocently clung onto the idea of returning to their homeland in glory.
Princess Sera, on the other hand, was startled out of her happy bubble. Feeling uncomfortable under the maid's bright eyes, she shifted her vision, tightly grasping her scented handkerchief.
"It is not easy to search for the Imperial member, so do not get your hopes up. Even after all my struggles, I did not find anything useful. But you do not need to worry. Once I become close to the imperial family, I will be privy to more private information." Freeing her arm, she went out the room.
Crestfallen, the maid silently followed behind.
In the imperial palace, Princess Nari absentmindedly watered the flowers in her small garden, her serious face radiating a charming aura. Little spirit bugs flied around the assortment of flowers, twittering as they went.
Unfortunately, there was no one around to admire such a captivating scene.
With a frown, Princess Nari rubbed her twitching right eye. Since morning, her eye had been constantly twitching, unnerving her. In her youth, she once overheard her Queen Mother conversing with a minister's madam. In their conversation, she heard them mention the twitching of the right eye as a bad omen.
At that time, she scoffed at her superstition. However now, she went about her day in a daze, wondering what else she had to face. Her mother-in-law disdained her, her husband ignored her existence, and her father-in-law did not even acknowledge her as his daughter-in-law.
In all her 18 years of life, she had never experienced the slightest grievance. Yet now, it became a norm of her life.
Thinking of the prince she longed to marry, tears unconsciously streamed down her face.
She could not understand.
Why was Prince Noore so uncaring to her? When she was still the Princess of Jinn, he was kind, caring, and gentle, dropping in every other day to chat and keep her company. He was considerate, inquiring about her adjustment to their empire and customs. Yet now, he treated like air, treated her like she was invisible.
"Was all his kindness an act? How else could he be so different?" She cried in agitation, her eyes red and puffy.
Right at this moment, a soft, fragrant hand extended a handkerchief. Thinking it to be her maid, Princess Nari unceremoniously took it. Wiping her eyes, she turned to warn the maid against spreading the matter, but met soft gray eyes.
"Uhhh, I am so sorry for my rudeness. I thought you were my personal maid!" She exclaimed in shock.
Although she did not know the lady, her aura alone was enough to speak of her nobility. Not wanting to offend the lady that personally sought her out, she moved forward, grabbed her hand, with the intention of sincerely apologizing.
"It's no big deal. I appeared out of nowhere. I do apologize for startling you, Princess." The lady smiled gently, warming her heart. Since her arrival, it was the first Princess Nari had seen from the noble ladies of the empire.
"No need to apologize. It is I who was should be doing that. If you do not mind me asking, may lady allow me to know how I should address you?" With a bright and clear smile, Princess Nari asked the lady before her.
"Well, look at me. I forgot to give my own introduction. Princess, I am Princess Sera of the Ahankar Empire. It is nice to meet you." Game of masks? Humph! In the entire even realms, there has not born a person born who could compete with her in playing masks.
Donning her own gentle and soft look, her gray locks flowed freely in the wind as her beautiful jewels glittered, instantly outshining the other.
Soon, a scene of two enchanting and charming two princesses conversing amidst the sea of flowers ensued, attracting the attention of the passing maids and guards. The two figures departed from the flower garden into the receiving hall, enjoying their tea as they chatted like long lost sisters.
"I have only been in the capital for a few days, so it will be awhile before I can travel without losing my way. The fact that it is my first time entering the imperial palace does not help the matter either." Princess Sera sighed in resignation as she set down her cup.
"I myself have only been in the capital for a few days as well, so I understand your feelings. You are welcome to visit me in the palace any time you need company." Princess Nari offered with a smile.
"Thank you, Princess." Princess Sera replied gently, a kind smile on her face.
Internally, she could help disdaining the so called Princess Consort of Prince Noore.
'Who wants your company? Its more like you need me to accompany you!'
Before coming to the imperial palace to meet Prince Noore, she wanted to evaluate and see what the Princess Consort looked like. After getting here and meeting the princess, she regretted on wasting precious time on such a useless fool.
Putting aside her looks that were just okay, seeing her crying openly in the flower garden drastically changed her impression of the girl.
'What sort of a master displayed their feelings so openly in front of their servants?'
She could not help wondering, feeling insulted for even taking the girl seriously.
'But I must do this to ensure no problems surface on my path to the position of Princess Consort!'
Eyes flashing, Princess Sera looked amiably at Princess Nari.
And Princess Nari, the person considered as useless and foolish, quietly observed Princess Sera's flickering eyes. Although she would not consider herself smart, she knew she was longer the naïve little princess. After many days of interacting and conversing with the noble ladies of the empire, her sensitivity towards others' true emotions rose.
The moment she encountered the so called Princess Sera of the Ahankar realm in her garden, she went on alert. The first thought popping into her mind was not making a new friend. No, it was finding out the intentions behind the princess's sudden unannounced visit.
She had not invited her, yet here she was. Standing in her garden. To find out her motives and feel her out, she decided to invite her for tea. Because, the one skill she learned from the scorning noble ladies, was how to to act, how to put up a beautiful front.
The Princess's beautiful front did not trick her, instead, it alerted her. Adding in the fact her right eye kept twitching, she knew. She knew the princess was going to be a problem. But to see how big of a problem she was going to be, she needed to keep her closer.
'What better method is there to be a possible enemy closer than friendship?'
She cheerfully thought, her mood light and free.
"Your Highness, Prince Noore is here." In panic, the servant at the door rushed into the receiving room, announcing in a hurry.
"Oh?" Princess Nari was instantly startled.
Ever since their marriage, Prince Noore never came to visit her. She went to see him. Now, he suddenly showed up? No matter which side she thought from, she could not figure out the reason for his sudden visit.
Looking at the Princess Sera, her heart dropped.
'Prince Noore and Princess Sera know each other? Is that why she is here? Why Prince Noore is here? But how and when did they meet?'
Churning waves gushed in her heart as her mind tried to think of any reason the two could have for meeting. But no matter how hard she thought, her mind came up blank, remained blank.
She was more than shocked by this discovery.
She would tolerate it if her husband ignored her. She could endure it if he mistreated her. But she would never forgive him if she ever found out he was cheating on her. Such dishonor, such disgrace, she could not swallow.
At this instant, she suddenly thought of her cousin.
'Did cousin feel like this when she found out about me and Prince Noore? Even though she had no feelings for him, the prince was going to be her future husband. She must have felt betrayed.'
Her heart went cold.
"No, that cannot be. I must be overthinking things because of the stimulation." She anxiously whispered to herself, vehemently denying the thought as her face went pale.
Because, if that were to be the case, than she had indirectly betrayed her cousin as well.
"Princess, have you learned anything about the royal magician? Does Prince Noore have any possibility of being the one?" At this moment, her maid entered the room carrying a tray of snacks. Seeing the Princess so happy, she immediately thought of the royal magician. 'Has Princess Sera discovered a clue about the royal magician?' Excited, she placed her tray on the short table, and rushed towards her princess, grabbing her arm in elation. 'Once the magician is found and we convince him to help, we will return home in glory.' Unaware of Princess Sera's true intentions, the maid innocently clung onto the idea of returning to their homeland in glory. Princess Sera, on the other hand, was startled out of her happy bubble. Feeling uncomfortable under the maid's bright eyes, she shifted her vision, tightly grasping her scented handkerchief. "It is not easy to search for the Imperial member, so do not get your hopes up. Even after all my struggles, I did not find anything useful. But you do not need to worry. Once I become close to the imperial family, I will be privy to more private information." Freeing her arm, she went out the room. Crestfallen, the maid silently followed behind. In the imperial palace, Princess Nari absentmindedly watered the flowers in her small garden, her serious face radiating a charming aura. Little spirit bugs flied around the assortment of flowers, twittering as they went. Unfortunately, there was no one around to admire such a captivating scene. With a frown, Princess Nari rubbed her twitching right eye. Since morning, her eye had been constantly twitching, unnerving her. In her youth, she once overheard her Queen Mother conversing with a minister's madam. In their conversation, she heard them mention the twitching of the right eye as a bad omen. At that time, she scoffed at her superstition. However now, she went about her day in a daze, wondering what else she had to face. Her mother-in-law disdained her, her husband ignored her existence, and her father-in-law did not even acknowledge her as his daughter-in-law. In all her 18 years of life, she had never experienced the slightest grievance. Yet now, it became a norm of her life. Thinking of the prince she longed to marry, tears unconsciously streamed down her face. She could not understand. Why was Prince Noore so uncaring to her? When she was still the Princess of Jinn, he was kind, caring, and gentle, dropping in every other day to chat and keep her company. He was considerate, inquiring about her adjustment to their empire and customs. Yet now, he treated like air, treated her like she was invisible. "Was all his kindness an act? How else could he be so different?" She cried in agitation, her eyes red and puffy. Right at this moment, a soft, fragrant hand extended a handkerchief. Thinking it to be her maid, Princess Nari unceremoniously took it. Wiping her eyes, she turned to warn the maid against spreading the matter, but met soft gray eyes. "Uhhh, I am so sorry for my rudeness. I thought you were my personal maid!" She exclaimed in shock. Although she did not know the lady, her aura alone was enough to speak of her nobility. Not wanting to offend the lady that personally sought her out, she moved forward, grabbed her hand, with the intention of sincerely apologizing. "It's no big deal. I appeared out of nowhere. I do apologize for startling you, Princess." The lady smiled gently, warming her heart. Since her arrival, it was the first Princess Nari had seen from the noble ladies of the empire. "No need to apologize. It is I who was should be doing that. If you do not mind me asking, may lady allow me to know how I should address you?" With a bright and clear smile, Princess Nari asked the lady before her. "Well, look at me. I forgot to give my own introduction. Princess, I am Princess Sera of the Ahankar Empire. It is nice to meet you." Game of masks? Humph! In the entire even realms, there has not born a person born who could compete with her in playing masks. Donning her own gentle and soft look, her gray locks flowed freely in the wind as her beautiful jewels glittered, instantly outshining the other. Soon, a scene of two enchanting and charming two princesses conversing amidst the sea of flowers ensued, attracting the attention of the passing maids and guards. The two figures departed from the flower garden into the receiving hall, enjoying their tea as they chatted like long lost sisters. "I have only been in the capital for a few days, so it will be awhile before I can travel without losing my way. The fact that it is my first time entering the imperial palace does not help the matter either." Princess Sera sighed in resignation as she set down her cup. "I myself have only been in the capital for a few days as well, so I understand your feelings. You are welcome to visit me in the palace any time you need company." Princess Nari offered with a smile. "Thank you, Princess." Princess Sera replied gently, a kind smile on her face. Internally, she could help disdaining the so called Princess Consort of Prince Noore. 'Who wants your company? Its more like you need me to accompany you!' Before coming to the imperial palace to meet Prince Noore, she wanted to evaluate and see what the Princess Consort looked like. After getting here and meeting the princess, she regretted on wasting precious time on such a useless fool. Putting aside her looks that were just okay, seeing her crying openly in the flower garden drastically changed her impression of the girl. 'What sort of a master displayed their feelings so openly in front of their servants?' She could not help wondering, feeling insulted for even taking the girl seriously. 'But I must do this to ensure no problems surface on my path to the position of Princess Consort!' Eyes flashing, Princess Sera looked amiably at Princess Nari. And Princess Nari, the person considered as useless and foolish, quietly observed Princess Sera's flickering eyes. Although she would not consider herself smart, she knew she was longer the nave little princess. After many days of interacting and conversing with the noble ladies of the empire, her sensitivity towards others' true emotions rose. The moment she encountered the so called Princess Sera of the Ahankar realm in her garden, she went on alert. The first thought popping into her mind was not making a new friend. No, it was finding out the intentions behind the princess's sudden unannounced visit. She had not invited her, yet here she was. Standing in her garden. To find out her motives and feel her out, she decided to invite her for tea. Because, the one skill she learned from the scorning noble ladies, was how to to act, how to put up a beautiful front. The Princess's beautiful front did not trick her, instead, it alerted her. Adding in the fact her right eye kept twitching, she knew. She knew the princess was going to be a problem. But to see how big of a problem she was going to be, she needed to keep her closer. 'What better method is there to be a possible enemy closer than friendship?' She cheerfully thought, her mood light and free. "Your Highness, Prince Noore is here." In panic, the servant at the door rushed into the receiving room, announcing in a hurry. "Oh?" Princess Nari was instantly startled. Ever since their marriage, Prince Noore never came to visit her. She went to see him. Now, he suddenly showed up? No matter which side she thought from, she could not figure out the reason for his sudden visit. Looking at the Princess Sera, her heart dropped. 'Prince Noore and Princess Sera know each other? Is that why she is here? Why Prince Noore is here? But how and when did they meet?' Churning waves gushed in her heart as her mind tried to think of any reason the two could have for meeting. But no matter how hard she thought, her mind came up blank, remained blank. She was more than shocked by this discovery. She would tolerate it if her husband ignored her. She could endure it if he mistreated her. But she would never forgive him if she ever found out he was cheating on her. Such dishonor, such disgrace, she could not swallow. At this instant, she suddenly thought of her cousin. 'Did cousin feel like this when she found out about me and Prince Noore? Even though she had no feelings for him, the prince was going to be her future husband. She must have felt betrayed.' Her heart went cold. "No, that cannot be. I must be overthinking things because of the stimulation." She anxiously whispered to herself, vehemently denying the thought as her face went pale. Because, if that were to be the case, than she had indirectly betrayed her cousin as well.
