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Chapter 9

Radu left shortly after that, after him and the princess shared another heartfelt look with each other, that Cornelia can't help but notice seem to last a bit too long. Now the two girls were walking through the halls, on there way to the izvor.

Titania was giving Cornelia all the embarrassing details about Anna's torturous lesson earlier, especially emphasizing how much it vexus her to endure such humiliation to her cousin, and she swore revenge one day. Cornelia couldn't help but giggle, again at how relied up Titania got over the matter. Titania then narrowed her eyes at her, "What's so funny, don't believe I can take keep my word?"

Cornelia waved her hand to dismiss the thought, "No, no Titania, I believe you could even take down Lady Anna if you were really serious about it. It's not that I don't believe in your skills, I'm just rather amused knowing once you set your mind to something, there's no talking you out of it." Cornelia then put a finger to her lip as if to focus on a thought, "Then again, that could be a scary trait once your Queen. Everyone will be walking on pins and needles to make sure you don't wage war on them," she ended up giggling again at the idea.

Titania tried to hide her smile with a very unconvincing scold look, and launched herself at Cornelia in a tight embrace, almost causing her to lose balance. "Shouldn't friends be nice to their other friends whose birthday is coming up soon?"

"I don't remember there being any law like that in my studies," Cornelia stuttered out as she kept trying to walk with Titania leaning against her.

"Then that will be my first act as queen, those whose birthdays are coming up, must have their friends shower them with attention and affection." Titania laughed at her own brilliant idea

Cornelia tossed her eyes to the side and said, "But Titania, you make us do that already."

"Oh right," she said with a cheeky grin as she released her suffering friend as they arrived at hallway to the izvor.

Upon arriving, the men standing in front of the door stand a little straighter and tried to look more proper when they see Cornelia, adorn in white and red. Once they see the pure, dark red colors on Titania's dress, they looked close to petrified. "Princesses," they both bow their heads at the two girls, "Welcome." The two stay down till Cornelia releases them and they open the doors for them. Cornelia lead the way through the narrow hallway, and then into a open space.

The open space is around the size of a small chamber, holding nothing more than a desk and a women sitting behind it. The desk, made of old dry wood, has an assertion of papers on top. The brunette woman looks up from scribbling some information down, and as she takes note to who is in front of her, she immediately stands up. "Princess Cornelia!" the women then hurries to attempt to organize the mess before her and then once everything is stacked, she looks up again. "Oh Princess I haven't heard word that you would be visiting today," her gaze then falls on Titania and she visibly pales, and her voice fails her slightly, "Or that you would be bring Princess Titania."

Cornelia offered a kind smile to the women like always and steps forward, 'Oh Dana, you've known us since we were children, please don't think you still have to appear so formal."

Titania smiled but the light didn't quite hit her eyes as her soft voice said, "Honestly Dana, it's been what? A few decades since we've met? It's alright to loosen up a little."

Titania, however, knew it was useless. Maybe if it was just Cornelia there, Dana could relax, but never with Titania there, simply because her name. It was one of the things she hated more than anything, people being fearful of her just because she is a Romenheart.

The Romenheart family is the most power of the fourteen, and by far the most feared. Titania, being their princess, knows this very well, having to grow up with people bending to her will whenever she opened her mouth. It grew quite dull after awhile. Only a handful outside of her family could look her in the eyes, even William had a hard time with that some days. It is why she loved the Trancy siblings. They were one of the only one's who respected her without fear as a motivation.