"So....... this is Lothian?"
"The most famous kingdom in the world?"
"Not to mention the richest?"
Lady Tara and Mia muttered looking at the kingdoms market... or rather a stealing race field
"Our King died and soldiers are attacking our kingdom, no one can go in, no one can go out, what do you expect?!" Lady Mia rolled her eyes at Nick's remark
"How can we help them?"
"Give them coins perhaps?"
"Coins? For what?... they can't go outside remember, and due to shortage no one sells edible foods"
"All we can do is either give them food or help them grow food"
"Help them grow food? don't they already know how?"
"Metals that are needed for farming tools are made into weapons, due to lack of tools... poor food production results"
Nick brought the group to main rice fields of the kingdom... which by now looks like a desertedburned cemetery
"Tha weather does not help too"
"You mean the sun burned all the crops" Nick glared at Lady Mia
"An arrow was shot right into the fields, you get the idea!"
They went all around the kingdom....except for one corner
"What's that over there?"
"The main gate...that is where the fight happens...we better go, before an arrow take our life in here"
the group continued... they went through the village where the people below the poverty line lives... they went through the houses...huge houses where.... the real mudbloods lives... the peasants lives in hungers while the nobles live in prosperity just like they say in the stories
The continued their tour around Lothian, every now and then people bow before them, is it because they know they're royalties or.....
"and this, this is Lothian's Castle, home of the greatest king of all time"...as the gate opened to let us enter the guards bowed
"Greetings Lord Dominic!" and that is where everyone stops
"......Lord Dominic?"
"ah......uhm....I...oops?" Nick nervously laugh when he met the glare of Princess Tara
"And so the thief became a mudblood..."
"or rather...the mudblood became a thief"
"No....I think the right way to say it is the thief is a mudblood!"
"Ok..ok I get it...can we just go on?"
"Whatever you say, Lord Dominic"
"DOMINIC!!!"
"Fa-father?..Father"
"Where have you been? Don't tell me you've been hanging out with a bunch of thieves again"
"Father...."
"And who are these people?"
"Th-"
"Tara!.....and Lara of the house of Le faye" Lady Tara saved Nick...it was very obvious that he cannot answer his own father
"House of Le Faye?"
"Our Father has sent us here"
"And who is your Father?"
"Richard Le Faye, King of Alterria"
"Alterria?... So you are the famous twins of the prophecy....Then your highness, forgive my ill-manners I am..Lord Henry, Duke of Velnoia...what brings you here to Lothian?"
"You know very well the reason of our visit Lord Henry...now would be so kind to invite us inside the castle?" Tara raised her eyebrows at the duke, stating her authority....the duke stared with hard eyes
"Of course, where are my manner... Please come in" by now a lot of people near the castle heard their conversation, including the knights guarding the gates.... and all of them stared at the princesses, the prophecy's destined twins...their said to be next ruler.... no one of them dared disagree, who would? not with the prophecy.... and if this princesses will make their life better, well at least better than it is now, then why not?
As the group went inside palace, they received bows from the people they passed and now they know it's not because the duke of Velnoia is with them..it's all because these people believe in the prophecy...unfortunately for them...The Duke don't share his people's view
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"I assume you do not believe in the prophecy"Lady Lara finally muttered after all the silence
" A blunt phrase from a lady? as expected to the lost princess...may I offer you tea?" the Duke muttered as the maids served them tea...
they are now sitting in a long table in the dining hall...with the Duke sitting at one of the narrow ends of the table.... the two princesses at his right and the two princes at his left
"You didn't answer my question"
"Is that a question? then yes, I do not believe in the prophecy"
"And why is that?" Prince Luke asked
"Forgive me but I didn't quiet catch your name"
"Luke...Prince Luke of Veromina"
"oh..then Prince Luke, let me asked you this question....if I rule your kingdom, what would you feel?"
".............huh?"
"Exactly"
"............................"
"Is that your reason then?"
"What else would it be?"
"............Lord Henry, Duke of Velnoia.... I heard about you...Your King Alcheon's right-hand, right?"
"Where is this going?"
"If there were no prophecy, since the king has no child or any known relative...you'll be next in line"
"But sadly, there is a prophecy"
"Are you saying-"
"Is that really your reason, or you just want to gain power in this kingdom"
"How dare you! Watch your tongue, you invader!... Are you not the one who came in here in the first place! Are you not the one who are aliens, and didn't know anything about anything in this place!!... and you have the guts to say that me!! listen here your Highness, not because your a princess or a destined twin in whatever prophecy you believe in... You.DO.Not.Belong.here!!" The Duke shouted angrily to the princesses while standing
"Is that so?" Tara calmly answered
"Is Lothian owned by it's people and not you Lord Henry?, therefore the people decides and not you, the people will judge us and not you, and only the people will tell us to leave and not you... Even if you don't believe in the prophecy, the people does, and since you are a Duke and only a Duke, you have no authority to raise your voice at any of us, Do you understand Lord Henry.... you do not control your people, actually they are not your people at all.... so stop acting like they are cause they're not! You do not want us to rule your people? well, can you? You can't even protect it, to save your own life!!! and One way or another the enemy will defeat and conquer Lothian and YOU will not have a chance to even step on this castle ever again!!!" Tara is now standing to face the Duke, with the same rage in her eyes... How could he, does he really think they want to rule an alien land on the first place... he should be thankful, they are helping him
"No matter what you say, we have power over this castle and we will not leave until the people say so" Tara renewed her calm and walk out of the dining hall... she didn't know where to go, but she ought to get out of that room before she swing her swords over that idiotic Duke.... and that would not be helpful....
YOU ARE READING
The Destined Twins
Historical FictionThere comes a time when a nation, has lost its king, and it couldn't lived without a ruler to guide them, then a time to search for the rightful ruler came, where people are looking for the Twins in the prophecy who are destined to chose the right...
