Dear Victoria

Dear Victoria *** chapter I

My dear sister, I truly miss you so much so far away. Life in a palace is completely different than back home; there a millions and millions of rooms, each designed with their own purpose and each hallway, as you pass by is filled with astonishing paintings from all over the world! Alexander is very busy, I barely see him. Life in a palace is busy, there's always people running from hallway to hallway, I... am not soo busy, but I keep myself occupied. Alexander, to keep me busy and entertained provided me with my own personal maids. They are great, but they follow me EVERYWHERE! They're names are Olivia and Sofia, Alexander says that they're for me not to miss his absence so much while he's busy at work. He's a sweet man, he really is, he whispers to my soft delicate ears each morning that he loves me and I always reply with a simple warm smile. However, I do not think, rather, I do not feel, that he truly, deeply loves me, rather for my beauty. This was not the life that I was not meant to be mine to live, I was born to be a peasant, a farmer's daughter. It's a good life to live as the princess of Alvore, but no one will ever see me in this place for who I truly are, especially Alexander. He will always focus on my looks and beauty, he always makes sure that my maids dress me with the finest clothing and that my beauticians always make me look "beautiful for his taste. Every morning, when I wake up and see myself through my bedroom mirror, I see me, but it's not.. me. It's so difficult living in a society where always I have to look poise and proper every second of every day. I truly hope that one day Alexander will see me and love me for who I truly are, and I hope that I too will learn to love him too. Still, I could never in my life feel the same strong, impregnable love that felt before it got ripped from my arms as the royal carriage drove off.