Later that night, when Theo was about to take both of them out of that area, Sky went towards the center of the Kingdom. "Where are you going?" Theo asked him. "I just have a simple task to do, you can go, I'll follow." He said to him and continued to walk. "As if I am going to leave you here alone." Theo also followed him from behind.
After walking for a while, still wearing those black cloaks, they both reached the castle's back side. Not many guards were present there so they both snuck in easily. "What are you trying to do?" Theo asked Sky who was apparently climbing up on one of those windows. He somehow got in the balcony and hid there. He peeked inside and saw the same lady he saw in the forest. "It's her room." His face brightened up.
He saw that same painting kept right in front of the window. He then saw another lady entering inside. He could not hear what they were saying but it definitely felt like as if they had a fight and now they are resolving it. After a few minutes he saw her going out of the room but the other lady which seemed to be her sister stayed there.
"Get down!" He heard Theo whisper yelling at him from below. "I do not have much time." He said to himself and barged inside. The lady standing inside got very startled and scared and was about to scream when he kept his fore finger on his lips indicating her not to. He just went near the painting, carefully took it and was about to jump when he tripped on that long cloak and fell down near her feet. He got up and was about to jump back but he felt a stinging pain in his arm.
He looked to his side and saw her stabbing him with a small yet sharp knife. Hearing footsteps, he did not waste any time and jumped out of the window while blood still flowing from his arm. He got back down and told Theo to escape from there as fast as they can.
They both were finally able to come back to Philaria's territory. Sky slouched down on the ground while panting heavily with the painting in one hand and blood flowing out from the other. Theo came to him and wrapped a small piece of cloth to his arm. "Explain all of this right now." He said is a strict tone and Sky told him everything.
Theo was laughing out loud while Sky sat there with a straight face. "You risked your life just for the sake of this painting?" He continued to laugh at him. "If it is a painting like this, then it is worth risking my life." He said and went back to the castle while Theo followed him still not getting over his laughs.
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"So that was how this painting came here." Sky scratched the back of his head with nervousness. "Does that mean, that wound is from my knife and not from any sword training?" Claire asked him. "Yes." He replied to her. "I was also very shocked when I found out about this." Rose said to her. "I was shocked too when he told me about how badly he wanted this painting." Theo let out a chuckle remembering that day. "This is not funny." Sky mumbled to himself.
"Well, now you can ask me to paint as many paintings as you want without risking your life." Claire also let out a small giggle. "You too?! I did not expect this from you, princess." He said to her and she just continued to laugh silently.
The day passed by and Claire spent the whole day with Rose. Right now she was sitting in the garden all alone when she felt a presence behind her. "Hello, Prince Sky." She said without even looking at him. "How did you know it was me?" He asked her. "The scent of your perfume is very strong." She said to him. "It is?" He sniffed his collar and realized that it was actually very strong.
He smiled awkwardly and sat beside her. He put down the wine bottle and two glasses which he was carrying in front of them. "Wine?" She asked him. "Yes, remember when you made me taste the traditional sweet of Andria?" He asked her.
"This is the most famous and also the traditional sweet of Andria."
"It is so tasty!"
"I'm glad you liked it."
"I do remember it." She said to him. "Then today, let me have you taste our traditional wine. This wine is only accessible to the royals. It has been drunk by our ancestors since a very long time." He said and opened that bottle. The pungent smell of wine hit both of their noses. He poured that wine into the two glasses and handed one to her.
She took a small sip from it and made a rather funny face. "Did you not like it?" Sky asked her. "I do like it, it's just that I do not drink pretty often." She said and took another sip. Sky also took a sip from his glass as they both continued to stare at the night sky filled with stars and decorated by a big moon in the center. None of them spoke a single word and they both just enjoyed each other's presence.
The next morning, Claire came back to Andria along with Jake. She entered inside and was greeted by very 'unpleasant' guests. She saw Kevin and his father sitting there along with her father and they were discussing something very serious. She got close enough to hear their conversation.
"Why do you need to perform that ceremony if the groom is already chosen?" The king of Sinsila asked to her father. "It is a ritual which has to be performed!" He replied to him in a loud voice. "If she tries to do anything unusual then I will not tolerate it." He said and angrily left from there followed by Kevin who had a slight smirk on his face.
Claire came to her father and sat beside him. "What was happening here?" She asked him. "I have decided to conduct the ball for you the day after tomorrow." He said to her making her shocked. "But why all of a sudden?" She asked him. "I told you that I will prepare for your wedding as soon as prince Theo is coronated as the king and you also agreed to it." He said to her. "But I do not want to marry prince Kevin!" She got up from her seat.
"You have to!" The king also got up. "You left the final decision to me! And my answer is NO!" She slightly raised her voice at him. "This is not possible! The kingdom will be in danger!" Her father yelled at her. "Then what are we ruling here for? Are we such big cowards? We will fight to protect it!" She said to him and he got silent.
She looked at him still fuming in anger while he came near her and hugged her. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have done that. You can choose to marry whoever you want but I cannot delay this ceremony." He said to her and she just stood there frozen.
All the preparations began from that very moment. She did not even get the time to process anything as it was all happening in a hurry. Her whole time was just passed by trying on different outfits, accessories, shoes and all those other things. She had to prepare for it all by herself as Lucy was not able to come there on such a short notice.
The very next day, the king distributed the invitation cards for the royal ball in all the kingdoms. Claire was very nervous as she did not know what will happen in that ball. She knew that Sinsila was way more powerful than Andria and if anything like a war breaks out between both the nations, Sinsila is more likely to destroy her whole kingdom.
But on the other hand, she just wanted to be with Sky, the person whom she truly loved and wanted to spend the rest of her life with. She wanted to choose him as her groom in this ceremony. She was in a dilemma.
Just like that, both the days passed by in the blink of an eye. Claire was right now, getting ready in her room while a few maids helped her. All the guests have already arrived and were waiting for her. She heard a knock on the door and allowed the person to come inside. The door opened revealing Jake who had a letter for her. "It's from queen Rose." He said and handed her that letter.
"Congratulations Claire! I hope today you will also find the one for you or you might have already found one and today your relationship will be known to everyone. I am very sorry to tell you that me and Theo will not be able to come today as there are a lot of works in the castle and it will be bad for my health if we travel for too long. I am giving you all my wishes. Do not doubt your feelings and do what you believe is right because regretting something later will not do any good. Lastly, take care of yourself."
Claire read that letter and put it aside. "I'll do what I think is right."
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The Reincarnated Royalty
General Fiction[COMPLETED] A group of teenagers went to an ancient castle on a school trip. After they entered a particular room, they all remembered their past life and the connections they all had with each other whether it be hatred, jealousy, care, or even lo...
