Emperor Arthur made an event of a competition for all women in the palace and one of the women was Lylliana. Her father forced Lylliana to impress the Emperor with her beauty, intelligence, and talent to be the new Empress as his wife however, Lylliana wasn't sure about it.
Lylliana was in his Kingdom with so many women who wanted to be the Emperor's wife, there was dancing and trying to impress the Emperor, and all of a sudden the Emperor approached Lylliana. Lylliana lowered her head to him.
"may dance with you?" he said coldly as he looked at her with a stern expression
Lylliana was anxious about dancing with the emperor for the first time and didn't make any eye contact. Lylliana slowly nodded
"Uhh yeah sure..."
The Emperor grabs Lylliana by the waist and brings her closer to him and both of them dance slowly to the music.
"what's your name?" he ask as he looks down at her with his eyes half closed and with a cold glare.
"Lylliana but my close ones call me Lyn..." I look down and try to act up as much as possible.
He raises Lylliana's head and holds it gently with his hand and looks at her as he continues to dance with her. Lylliana's father and other royals were watching you both from their spots.
"You dance very well, I can see how many boys fall for you as soon as they see your beauty." the Emperor says with no emotion in his voice.
She was confused about how the Emperor described me.
"That's odd. Boys have never approached me to describe me as beautiful before."
she said seeing how she never experienced anything like this before
The Emperor was surprised as he looked at her with an unsure expression, she was beautiful and yet no boy had approached her before. That's crazy.
"How could they not? you are very beautiful and I'm surprised by how no one approached you, they were probably intimidated by your beauty which made them too shy to come and talk to you."
the Emperor said as he gave you a slight smile.
She chuckled and sighed a bit sadden
"I am from a royal family but I never acted royalty before... I do enjoy dancing but I have loved swordsmanship more since I was a kid but everyone discriminated against my dreams, it my dream to be a royal knight...but my father insists on being selected as the emperor's wife instead and I'm just following orders"
Suddenly she mumbled
"This is also why no one likes me because of who I am..."
The Emperor couldn't help but find her very interesting, her personality and dreams were far different from the girls he usually meets making it harder for him not to like her.
"I see, so that's why.... but why did he force you? why not choose another girl to be the Empress?"
the Emperor asks as he continues to dance with her slowly and his grip on your hand becomes slightly tighter as he looks down at her.
"I am his only daughter and only child. I must serve my father's wishes"
"And you have no choice but to follow what he wants?"
his grip on your hand becomes even tighter and his eyes look at her intently, the Emperor can see that she is the only one in his mind right now.
She felt her hand was hurting and took a take back what she said.
"I am sorry if I made you mad. I'm not trying to pity myself... It is okay if you don't choose me"
The Emperor stays silent for a bit as he keeps looking down at you, you can see that he is thinking of something but can't understand what.
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Whispers of Lost Valor: Knight, Not Wife
FantasyLylliana is a sweet courageous woman in the royal family. The girl who dreams of being a Royal Knight someday. The only child of the Duke who is his pride and joy but likewise the most obedient. An event was announced as the emperor was finding a wi...
