When Princess Sophie Foster becomes 18, it's time for her selection. As future queen of the lost cities, the kingdom thinks she needs a partner. So, 35 men are chosen as the Selected from each province of the Lost Cities. Who will she go with? Fitz...
Keefe just kept staring at the television. Had he heard his name right? Was he really one of the Selected? The questions just continued to pile. When the princess had said his name, his parents jumped in happiness. He still couldn't believe it. From around a thousand entries from his province itself, what were the chances he'd been chosen?
He bit his lip and pinched himself. It was definitely not a dream. His feelings were up in the sky. He was happy to have a break from his parents but, still, he felt sad to leave for some reason. Well, now what was done was done. He felt he'd probably not even make it a day.
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One Week Later
Today was the day. Keefe was going to go to Eternalia, to the beautiful palace, Havenfield. It's pastures were said to have one of the rarest animals. Princess Sophie was said to even have had found a female alicorn and reset the timeline. Keefe didn't pack much. He just grabbed a duffel bag with his prank supplies and a gift for the princess he'd worked on all week. He didn't carry anything else as the castle said they'd provide for everything.
For the first time, his parents hugged him. He felt sad and happy at the same time. Happy because they were hugging him and sad because he knew they were only doing it because he had been selected.
He stepped out of his house only to find crowds and crowds waving posters with his face and his name. Young kids asked for autographs, girls swooned and boys glared at him in jealousy. He shook his hands with the small children and went and sat down in the large limousine to take him to the airport.
He sat down to find a boy with bright-blue eyes chocolate brown skin and black hair reading a book. He looked familiar. "Hello. I am Keefe Sencen." Keefe introduced himself. "Why do I feel like I have seen you somewhere? Are you famous or something?"
"No. I'm Wylie Endal from Solreef." Wylie said. "Endal... wait. As in Prentice Endal? You're his son." Keefe realized. "Yes. Please don't ask more. I don't like talking about it." Wylie said to Keefe. "Oh. I'm sorry. I shouldn't have asked." Keefe apologized. "It's fine. I get it all the time." Wylie said and returned to reading his book.
An hour later, they reached the province of Moonglade. A boy with curly hair and ocean blue eyes hopped in. "Hi. I am Jensi. Jensi Babbloos. Can you believe it? We are Selected. Isn't it awesome? We'll meet the princeess. I've heard she's really beautiful. I've always dreamed of going to Eternalia. This is so cool." The boy rambled on.
Wylie just rolled his eyes and continued reading his book after introducing himself, while Keefe and Jensi talked about their lives.
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The Airport
At the Airport, the three boys were met with bodyguards. "Hey. I'm Ro." An ogre introduced herself to Keefe. "I'm your bodyguard for your stay at the palace." "Hey. Why are going in this weird contraption thingy anyways? Can't we leap there?" Keefe asked. "No. Eternalia has a force field that prevents leaping in there as a safety precaution." Ro explained.
They made their way to the plane. Keefe was amazed. The plane was so luxurious. The seats were so comfortable, he fell asleep immediately. Two hours later, he woke up to a loud sound, "WAKE UP! WE'RE HERE!". He opened his eyes to find his bodyguard holding a loudspeaker to his ear.
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The Palace
Keefe stepped out of the car and was amazed to see the beautiful palace. Just as he stepped in, a hoard of maids grabbed him and started taking his measurements and fitting him into clothes. They asked him questions on how he wanted to style himself. "Just enhance my looks a little more. I want to like me." He said.
Once they were done, they were taken to the dining hall where their were so many food items that Keefe could not even count them. He ate hungrily. Finally, the servers came with dessert, Mallowmelt, the queen herself, had supposedly made for them all. He looked at the gooey dish skeptically, but then took a bite. It was delicious. He took three servings. He conversed a lot with the other Selected. While he was here he could make friends.
They were shown their rooms to rest as they would meet the princess for dinner. Keefe looked at the art supplies given to him and immediately dissolved into his own little world of paintings and art, his only real escape from his harsh life with his parents.
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