~The Lost and Found~

Chapter 4:~Harmony's painful past~

Aranel walked through the corridors towards his chambers. He thought for a while and decided that he would propose to her tonight. He had decided to give her a silver ring leaf ring with a diamond that he had procured two days ago.

He reached the doors to Harmony's chambers in Westrose castle that she had been given once she had returned here after he had found her and saved her from those monsters to men. He gave a deep breath before gently knocking on the door. "Harmony?," he asked softly. No answer. He gently opened the left door to the chambers and looked in. The chambers seemed strangely to be empty. He carefully stepped into the chambers and closed the doors behind him. "Harmony?," he asked again, "Are you in here?," She wasn't in her chambers. Where could she have gone? Dinner wasn't reconciled within a few hours, so she couldn't have gone to the dinning hall. He then noticed a book laying thrown on her desk. He walked over to the desk and picked up the book. He opened the dark brown book carefully and turned a few pages and read,

Fifth Age, Year 83, 1 of May

I have now been stuck as a participant in this horrible prison and arena for two months. They have been forcing me to use my magic to kill people and to fight normal humans with weapons like an animal. I have watched people die in front of me because of my powers that my adoptive parents feared ever since they started showing even before I was even one year old. They forced me to leave when I turned twelve and I have been on the run ever since. What is wrong with me? Why was born like this? Was I meant to be this way? A monster.

Aranel swallowed and closed the dairy. Harmony had magic. And she had suffered for it. Why had she not told him about this? Didn't she trust him enough to tell him? He suddenly heard footsteps approaching the chambers and he quickly put back the book on his desk. He snuck out of the chambers and managed to sneak away before Harmony entered her chambers. She walked over to her desk and looked down at her dairy in confusion. She looked around but shrugged. Maybe the servants had just accidentally moved her dairy from where it lay when she left it. She sat down by her desk and grabbed her pen and started writing.

Fifth Age, Year 84, 2 of June

It has been more than a year now since I was captured by those monsters. I am scared. Despite that my beloved Aranel already has saved me from being taken back to that horrible place. I am scared of what he will think of me if I would tell him what happened to me. Tell him of her horrible past. But I love him with all my heart and since it's unclear if he will ever be King after his father Christian, we have no pressure on marrying. I just want to be with Aranel with my whole heart and soul. But am I really ready to reveal all my secrets to him?

She closed her book and wiped away a few tears that run down her cheeks. She stood up and walked over towards the balcony doors. She took a deep breath and softly began to sing,

[Verse 1: Harmony]
I suppose that I look different
Without the royal robes and jewels
I came this day before you with no riches, no renown
For here I am no Princess, I am just a humble woman
And I only ask you take me
You take me for who I am

[Verse 2: Harmony]
I'm not looking for a perfection, I'm not offering a goddess
I'm not looking for a strong man to put in some restraints
The only thing I want is that you love me if you can
And I only ask you take me
You take me for who I am

[Verse 3: Harmony]
I offer you a look inside my heart, I offer you that trust
I need your strength to help me fight the battles that will come
I need you to remind me of the light we bear within
That there's more to life than struggles and the things we seek to win

[Verse 4: Harmony]
Don't take out of duty, don't take me out of pride
Just take me if the woman you see is the one you'd stand beside
I'm offering an open heart, I'm offering you my hand
And I only ask you take me, you take me for who I am

[Outro: Harmony]
You take me for who I am

Harmony sighed deeply and looked out of the window. "Who am I?," she wondered aloud.