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