Four years has passed since the incident in the middle of the forest, later called "The Hanging Lester". The kingdom of Corset has been quiet ever since. People went on with their lives, still living the hard life. Crime still goes on in the middle of it all, officers still following its footsteps. Unbeknown of all, they silently wished for a better life...... "Justice will come into the kingdom again, hoping for the return of the one who brought it to them first. The One of legend, the Man of Masked Blue, the Blue Marauder to lit its fire in this world again. Where is He now?" A man dressed in fine silk and jewelry read in his hands the front page of the latest print of newspaper in a screaming, offended tone.
"COULD YOU BELIEVE THIS!!??" The man spoke again. Finally, crumpling the paper in front of him and threw it vigorously onto the floor.
"What is, Father?" A harmonious, calm tone of a lady answered beside him in the table.
"What is? Can't you see, My dear Elicia? This country is in chaos! The kingdom is going down. The rich reputation it has is being brought down one by one. The people are restless. Now, they making them believe in a shabby legend to save them from this catastrophe!? What's next? They'll say fairies exist making you able to fly and escape? " he said in a sarcastic tone as he slams his fist in the table causing it to shake while the servants put the food on the table.
"Father!" She shouted back at him, making him pause in surprise and fell silent looking at her daughter. "It is not proper to shout in front of the table. All these worries of yours, pick a more adequate time for it." She said as she reached one of the meat in front of him and shoving it in front of her father's plate.
"I know, my dear. I know. It's just it put us nobles in a very dire situation. This business of ours is one of the things that your great-grandfather has left us. It is his soul and blood, striving to give us this luxurious life. And now because of the wrong handling of our economic state in this kingdom and crimes that doesn't subside, we are doomed to lose it before this kingdom is in ruins. This is all we have; moving into another kingdom will mean the doom of the hard work your great-grandfather to build this up until now." The features in his face showed signs of aging and stress. It adds to the very gloom that built up inside of him.
Elicia reached his father's shoulder. He looked at her daughter and found comfort in her company making the gloom reside a little as they began to eat.
Eli was quiet the whole time with her father in the table. She knew for the fact that her father knew that that Masked Blue existed back then. She doesn't dare say it in front of him but it makes her ask the same question as in the newspaper. These past four years she missed the adventures and uproars of the kingdom. It was handled better back then it all changed as the King got sick and one of his servant ladies has died. It all went down from that. She thought too that the Blue Marauder can turn the tables somehow if he still existed.
Her train of thought was disrupted by the head maid clearing her throat loudly. She looked at her father then they both looked at the head maid with surprised looks.
"What is your business, Head Maid?" The Father spoke.
"Earl Davelin, the butler you hired solely for Ms. Alicia has arrived" She said showing her strict features.
"Ah, That's right. Let him in"
"Butler, Father?" She said truly astonished.
"Yes, my dear. I hired one. Knowing you and your antics, even how much of a lady you are now, you still have a knack for trouble. I thought you certainly need a servant someone who will watch over you" He certainly smiled.
