What Will (Not) Happen

Chapter 2- The Prince of Draven

"Are we there yet?" I complained

"Magnolia shut up, it's the 50th time you asked" Mother replied

I rolled my eyes.

"I didn't do anything wrong mother, why are you shutting me up" I replied

"How can she still ask that! Magnolia shut up for 30 seconds!," Bella asked already annoyed

"Impressive how you can annoy Bella, Maggie," said Altair carriage sick

"How could you cut your hair! What will the prince think!" Mother asked

"I don't know and I don't care, I prefer my hair like this" I lied

"That's enough mother, go to sleep Maggie, you look tired" Anna smiled sympathetically

"Finally" Bella mumbled

We were already in the Draven Empire. I could tell by the falling snow. Altair took off his jacket and gave it to me. I've always been a sickly child and the weather of The Coroa Kingdom was perfect for me. Warm days and a nice breeze. I fell asleep half awake but woke up to the whispers of my family.

"I don't know how Maggie would survive in this weather mother" Altair whispered thinking I was asleep

"She'll have a good life here, I promise to give her hand away in marriage, I can assure you she'll be treated well," said Mother

"You can't assure that mother," said Annalise "Wed me instead of her!"

Annalise and I never had that good of a relationship, she was different from me, she didn't like the idea of love or wanted it. I, unlike her, would like to fall in love with someone. I warmed up a bit when I heard Annalise. I was thankful for getting closer to my sisters and brother.

"Anna you know we can't do that" Mother replied with a sigh

"Then let's lie! Maggie will die in such a cold place" Annalise raised her voice almost shouting.

"Wake your sister up, we're here," said Mother

Annalise gently woke me up. I followed my mother and siblings out of the carriage. The emperor and empress of Draven came to greet us. Annalise stood next to me while my brother and mother stood next to her. She leaned closer to me and whispered in my ear.

"I have a bad feeling about this" Annalise began

"What do you mean?" I asked

"I can't tell, just remember who you are, a princess of Coroa, by all means, defend that title," Annalise asked

I nodded.

"Welcome to the Draven Empire" The Draven Empress greeted

The Empress of Draven was a beautiful woman in her 40's, with long wavy blonde hair and silver-blue eyes. The emperor on the other hand was a tall man, a bit older than the empress, with dirty blonde hair and brown eyes.

"My child are you alright?" The empress asked as she saw me freezing to death.

"I'm alright your majesty, just a bit cold" I smiled slightly

The empress smiled and took off her fur coat, gently wrapping it around me. I immediately warmed up.

"Thank you, your majesty, but what about you?" I asked worriedly

"Do not worry about me child, I've lived in this weather my entire life I think I'll survive" She smiled gently

I giggled and thanked her.

"Your majesty, I'm glad you're here, please do come over, instead of being in the cold," said The empress

We followed the empress around. She spoke to my siblings and got to know all our names. Her name was Cecelia, but she let us call her Cece. We also found out something interesting. The emperor of the Draven Empire was mute. He's quite nice, he communicated through his hands and his wife would tell us what he was saying. They looked so in love it made me a little jealous. My mother and father only argued. I felt relieved my new mother-in-law was so nice. The emperor and my mother talked to each other by writing, I could take a glimpse and it was about the wedding. They were talking about who would be wed to The Prince of Draven. The empress slowed her walk to catch up to us.