Survive n' Avenge

The unexpected Encounter

But then Athanasia shook away those negatives thoughts and emotions, continute to write down her survival plans. Been half an hour since she ordered Lily to bring her some desserts but there's no trace of Lily nor any maids. She wondered if something happens, but she keep the positive thoughts to herself, "It's fine, Lily is just a little late, nothing should go wrong." Then she take a book that it seems to be her younger days diary. She glue the other paper in and wrote as if she's talking with someone about her travel-time experience and everything.

Rustle. Sensitive to the smallest noises, Athanasia quickly look to her left side, the big window. She slowly walk towards the window with scared eyes, it was only natural for her to be scared. After all, she have a body of a 6yo, her feelings are partly of a small child but a mindset of an adult. She opens the window and looked around, walked outside with her pale bare foots and wandered around to make sure there's no one around. 

Not knowing when to stop, Athanasia then realized, that she was lost, in the middle of nowhere. A pretty colorful flower field that was colored with bright flowers that make this place so lovely, like a fairytale. If a fairy appears now, Athanasia won't even be so surprise. She then walk, walk to find her way back to the Ruby Palace. "How did I even go this far?? Did I was too into looking around or was I too deep in my thoughts?..-" Stopping her thoughts there, she found a Palace. 

A old-looking Palace that's very humble. She's never been or seen this kind of place before, never have. She has only been once to the Emerald Palace because Jeanette invited her over and the main hall twice. "Such a humble place..is it abandoned? Couldn't be, this place is too clean and well-maintained. Maybe the Emperor uses this place for keeping the treasures or some sorts?"

Walking around the palace with her guards down thinking that no one's there. She then drop her jaw when she saw a lots of gold statues that is so blinding. Athanasia was really obbessed with gold, especially pure gold. Since she had a hard life in the past and merely received any proper belongings of a princess. It's already hard for her to earn a simple dress for her debutane in the past. 

"I was right!! This place is for sure the place where the treasures are keept! It's a huge amounts of gold though...." Silence for a while, Athanasia then have something come across her mind.. "He...wouldn't mind if I take some for good right? He have plenty of treasures, a single statue gone missing wouldn't be noticeable." She then decided to do that and wandered around the sea of gold statues to find a small statue that's easy to carry and hide. 

"Hmmm, there isn't any small statue....Is there gold coins here?" Gave up on finding a statue, she then start to find gold coins that she confidently sure that is being keep somewhere in this palace. She walk for about 10 minutes and was back to where she begin. "Huff huff.. This Palace is surely bigger than the Ruby Palace...-" Unable to finish her sentence, a deep and full of disgust voice started talking behind her. 

"What's this filthy bug doing in my palace?" Cold as ice, deep as the ocean, and a tone, a tone full of disgust that Athanasia couldn't forget no matter what. It was Claude de Alger Obelia, the damn Emperor. Athanasia couldn't quit staring at his pretty face, it wasn't admiration because he was pretty, nor it was she was too scared to move. Her eyes filled will anger and hatred, her hands were trembling, as if she wants to punch his pretty face. But she calmed down and reminded the formal greeting for the sun of the Empire.

"Glory and Blessings upon the sun of the Obelia empire. I humbly greet you, I am Princess Athanasia de Alger Obelia." Such an usual etiquette for a child who's only yet 6 years old who hasn't receive any proper education on etiquette. A red-haired man with grey eyes stood behind the Emperor, unable to hide his surprised expression. "He must be Felix." Felix, the Emperor aid and bodyguard who's respected by all of the nobles, his wide knowledge and well educations were because he was from a ducal house.