With a deep exhale, my black veil flutters. My fingers quake as I take my seat, choking back tears. I hoped this day would never come. I thought that we would rule together. That I'd never have to wear this ugly black veil. Yet here I am, sitting in a cold chair, my best friend somewhere in the Scle wilderness. Missing.
My hands continue to shake with fury, or at least I think it's fury. I clasp my Regalia, trying to calm the roar of emotions barely kept beneath the surface. A sigh of relief flows through when it thumps along with my heart.
The minister stands, and I pull myself together, pressing my fingernails into my palm, a thrill going through me at the pain.
"Today we are gathered because Princess Gaia of the Court of Aero has been presumed dead. She disappeared a month from today in the unknown wilderness of Scle. Our only hope is that she is in a better place now."
He continues to drone on, but I tune it out, focusing on keeping my anger at a polite level. My hands are clenched in my lap, and my breathing is labored. To others it could look like I'm itching to get back to my life.
After all, a princess doesn't cry.
JE LEEST
Folke ♥︎|| Folkelore
Fantasy(Complete) A princess. An arranged marriage. A missing best friend. And a life changing adventure. Princess Calla is willing to do anything to find her best friend, the heir of Aero, even journeying to the secretive Court of Scle with the man she s...
