The Diary of Celesta

Chapter 2: Me?! Lady Celesta?! Lord of Hyrulia?!

I woke up that morning in my cold, small cell. To my surprise I found a dark blue cloak laid on the end of my bed. "Our finest seamstress made that for you, Lady Celesta." Laurence said, smiling at me. "Oh, well...I must thank her." I said while getting up from my bed. I put the blue cloak on and did a little twirl. "It is flattering on you." "Thank you very much." I said smiling. "Where may I find this seamstress?" "Oh, she left late last night but wanted me to give this to you as a thanks for restoring our village homes. She traveled to North Wind to be with her grandmother." "I see..." I said. "Well, I must attend to other things, have a lovely day m'lady." Laurence said and walked out of the guard station. I gathered some of my things and made my way down to the plaza to work on fixing the stands and fountain.

A couple hours later

I sighed and wiped the sweat away from my forehead as I finished the last stand for selling goods in. "Ah ha! The plaza looks amazing." I said, putting my hands on my hips and admired my work. "L-l-lady Celesta..." Laurence called to me. "Yes?! What is it?" "I need you to come to the guard station with me, there is something we need to discuss.." He said. "Of course, by all means." We walked to the guard station and Ulrich and Brian where there, looking like they had just seen a ghost. "Celesta, is this you..?" Ulrich said, holding up a wanted poster.

WANTED; Celesta woods of North Wind
CRIME; She has run away from a marriage to the lord of North wind
LOOKS; Brown hair, green eyes. She wears a white dress with a black cloak. *sketch of Celesta*
REWARD; 4500 diamonds
Must be brought back alive.

I stared at the wanted poster, and looked up at the three guards staring at me. "Y-yes...this is me. Celesta woods of North Wind." They all gave concerning looks. "My father, previously lord of North Wind before Maxawell, passed away in a fire to save my family but only my brother got out and my mother passed with my father. M-Maxawell abused me and forced me into marriage so North Wind would increase in popularity and power. I ran away, with the help of my fathers guard Zenix. I have been on the run from him for almost two months now." I said, choking back the tears. "All I ask is that you let me go, I will flee this village and never return. I don't want to cause trouble with you." "No." Laurence said. "I will not let this Maxawell guy touch you. I swear it." "Ya! Never turn a blind eye to a pretty girl in need!" Brian said, jumping out of his chair and raising his sword in the air. "But, Celesta..." Ulrich said, walking up to me. "I wanted to ask you to...to b-be our Lord. I know it's a lot to take in since you're on the run from someone but we could really use someone like you around here for the sake of the village." I looked at everyone in the room, they all looked back at me and smiled. "Y-yes...I will be your lord." "Welcome, Lord Celesta. Lord of Hyrulia." All the guards got down on one knee and bowed to me.

I walked outside in the middle of the night, staring at the stars. Is this a good idea? What if I fail them? What if North Winds guards find me easier? Am I really strong enough to be Lord of Hyrulia? I paced back and forth outside of the guard station. "Lord Celesta?!" Laurence said, rushing over to me. "What are you doing out here?! It's cold!"  "I am fine, thanks for your concern. I'm just looking at the stars and thinking to myself."  "O-oh, I see..."  He said, draping my black cloak over my shoulders. "You should get some rest, tomorrow is going to be a busy day." I nodded and headed inside after Laurence.

The next day

I woke up with the sun shining in my eyes. I got up and put on my royal blue cloak on. "Ah! Mornin' Lady Celesta!" Ulrich said, smiling brightly. "Good morning Ulrich." "Laurence told me to tell you to meet him down at the docks. That fellow has something to tell you."  "Okay, I'll make my way down there. Thank you."  "Anytime Lady Celesta."

I walked down to the docks to see Laurence talking with another guard, someone from not around here. I slowly approached. "I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY OUR LORD HAS TO MEET WITH YOUR LORD!!" Laurence screamed at the unknown guard. "Since she is new, Lord Reese would like to meet her. He's very interested." The guard said. "Lord Reese?" I asked. "M'lady! I --"  The guard cut him off. "Lord Reese requests your presence at our village Ashen Step."  "Oh, if it is necessary.." I said and looked at Laurence. "But. I must have my guard accompany me." I said. "Very well, please come aboard our ship." The guard said and we both followed him on.

After awhile we finally arrived in Ashen Step. This village was bigger then ours and had many more citizens. The guard escorted us to Lord Reese's home. I walked inside and to my surprise Lord Reese looked like someone I once knew. "Ah, Lord Celesta! Soooo, good to see you again my love."  "M-my love...?" I knew who this was...my old lover from when I was young and lived in North Wind. "Re?"  I asked him. "Yes, you remember my nickname...Cel." He said looking at me up and down.