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The Princess

This is going to sound cliche that fact doesn't escape me. An orphan taken from her pitiful life and thrown into the role of princess. What a Cinderella story. But when you don't know who you are it's hard to be satisfied with any life. I know I live a charmed life but I could never shake the feeling that I was destined to be elsewhere and I knew my destiny wasn't what people expected of me.

I was happy for the most part during my childhood. I enjoyed traveling immensely and Pera would take me with them to the other kingdoms. Due to this I was exclusively trained and taught by my Pera. I found learning came easier to me when I could experience it rather than study it. I loved exploring new cities and watching the culture in action. I was blessed to get to go anywhere I wanted, as long as Para or Dad accompanied me.

When it came to combat training my Dad took care of that. He had been the head Knights when Pare took over as lord and he's still thought to be the best fighter in the country.  I was more talented in arcana than I was in physical combat but dad always said "you need to be able to use your own strength. Sometimes magic fails but your own strength only fails if your do."  None the less I sucked with a sword and excelled in arcana.

I dreaded social gatherings. I was expected to get along with the other Nobility and I did to an extent. There were 3 other children around my age and a handful older than me. I would be a gracious host or a thankful guest I went through all the motions but I wasn't close enough to all any of them my friend.

Then it happened the son of the Southern lord Paqull, Dimitriius, was missing from the winter ball. This is one of the only times I found myself gossiping. The other kids my age didn't know why he was gone (or didn't care) but the adults were talking all about it. He had asked if he could travel the world as an adventurer to build his world experience. I loved this idea.

A few days after the ball around the New Years I tried to convince my parents to let me do the same. I had formed a solid argument and had an 8 page paper to support it. I talked to them about how I would hone my craft applying my magic to real world battles, I'd learn leadership skills by forming a group of travelers to help me fight, and I would get to form my own view in how the world is and what changes needed to happen. None of this worked. Pera was one who believed that world experience was no more effective than studying books.

I never accepted this. I would bring it up often until I finally asked one too many times. My Pare never lost their cool or atleast not to me. They did this time and I have never forgotten the look of disappointment and fear in their eyes as they told me to leave the issue alone and never bring it up again. Dad wouldn't tell me why Pera snapped but he would just say "it's not safe and you need to stay here. You're going to be Lord one day and we can't risk loosing you"

I was the perfect heir and at times it felt less like I was adopted out of love and more out of necessity. It was already obvious I would be a powerful sorcerer before I was adopted. My Mana levels and My aptitude at spell casting were off the charts. I know I was adopted because of that. Pera and Dad couldn't adopt a plain average kid that wouldn't do they would never have the ability to run a country but a little girl will immense magical potential would do just fine. I was the perfect choice.

If pera didn't have an heir they would have to choose from the Nobles in the kingdom and that would cause a civil war. But because he adopted me I could already feel the tension. The Nobles were proud of their status and blood and I know if I take over this country they will never respect me. They resist anyone from lower class moving up socially. Pare knew this they would tell me not to mind. I was taught that it was logical to ignore rumors and to focus my strength on studies. If I spent my time worrying if I'll be accepted I'll be wasting time that could be used more effectively.

I'm not emotionally distant and I can't ignore the rumors. The pressure became too much for me to handle. They were right I wasn't born to rule a country. I don't know what I was born for my whole life I had been asking myself who I was. I don't know. No one knifes who I was before the orphanage and no one knows who I will be in the future.

Dad will say I'll be a great ruler and lead by example. Pera will say I will be a wise and intelligent ruler wi doesn't like feeling cloud my judgement. The nobles will say I'll be a failure and a disgrace. The orphanage own will say I'll become a monster who can't control her magic and hurt everyone. Maybe I'll be none of these and maybe I'll be all of them.

I didn't want to accept my life in the court I wanted to travel, learn about the world, and maybe come back knowing how I feel would be best to run a country. I don't want to be given a title I want to earn a title. I need to prove this is where I'm meant to be to everyone who says other wise and mostly to myself.

Like destiny he showed up yesterday just off off the shores North if Shihon my home town. He was a pirate, white Dragonborn pirate named Harth. He became My ticket to freedom.