Love in War

Chapter 6

Lucy's POV:

I followed Virgo down the stairs to the throne room where my father spent most of his time, the whole while thinking about what he wanted to talk to me about. as I approached the large royal blue and gold throne that sat next to another throne made of gold laced with sliver and rubies on the other side a smaller thrones de of gold far less extravagant than the two sitting beside it in the middle was a rose imprinted on the back and the seat cushion a baby blue the same color of the dress I have been wearing for the past couple of days. my father say in the largest throne places right in the middle between the other two.

When I walked to the spot where people pleaded there case and asked for change he spoke in the strict, course, formal tone he would always speak yo anyone in," Lucy, you left the palace without saying a word to me. do you know how worried I was."

This is the first time he has ever said anything about even caring about me, maybe he is different than I thought. I don't know hardly anything about him because we never spend any time together besides balls, festivals, and feast the occasional sentencing or meeting with a general or a leader of a foreign country.

He spoke again," If anything had happened to you how could I marry you off to another royal or noble for political gain and riches."

As he said that it hit me. He never cared about me, all he cares about is money and how he can go up in the world.

"What I wanted to tell you is that you are now betroth to the Jemel families son Daniel."

Hearing that sentence made all the blood in my body boil. How could he do that without my consent. He got to marry the love of his life and now I don't even have a chance to find love for myself.

"Daniel is a great war hero. He claimed out latest victory in battle by killing the mighty dragon king of flames. Without a king to rule them they will fall into chaos and soon we will win the war."

So that's the kind of person he truly is, I hate my father more than ever, he was never like this when mom was alive. why did he have to change. that's all I could think about on my way back up to my room and even when I hoped in my warm relaxing bath which I stayed in to long and nearly forgotten to finish writing my letter to mom.

I wrote down everything to the last detail when I finally laid down in my nice soft bed and said to myself as tears rolled down my face," Mom if you can hear me please help, I just want to be able to love."