Mine to Reach: A story of Vengeance

ACQUAINTANCE

The doors opened, " Yerenica Felez Roshte, daughter of Count and Countess Roshte has arrived". " Greetings to the Sun of the Empire," I said, " Little Miss, I think you already know why I called for you," the Emperor said then looked at Rainier, " Didn't I make it clear in the letter that I would like to speak privately with you alone," the Emperor continued. " Rainier, please stay out in the door for me please," I said to Rainier, " But My Lady I can't just leave you alone," Rainier said, I didn't give him an answer which made it clear to him that I was going to be fine. " Your Majesty, what would you like to talk about the Prince?" I said innocently, the Emperor didn't reply and looked at me suspiciously. " Actually, I didn't call you for that. The Duke informed me about something unbelievable," the Emperor said.

I knew it, " And what could that be in relation to me, Your Majesty?" I replied. " The Duke says that you are the one who gave him information about the Baron," the Emperor said, " Yes, I did" I replied. The Emperor's eyes began to widen, " If so, how did you know about that information. Could it be you heard it from your parents?" the Emperor began to ask, it was already obvious that the Emperor has begun to feel suspicious of me and may think that my parents would be linked to this situation. " I did not hear it from anyone your Majesty, my parents do not even know that the Baron was the culprit, and more, they don't even know that I gave the information to the Duke" I replied, " Then where did you get such information?" the Emperor asked. I can't tell him nor anyone about my past life so I decided to tell him that I had a really bad dream about the happenings that should have occurred if I didn't inform the Duke.

" I see, it was because of your unsettling dream," the Emperor said, " As promised to the Duke, I would also part a reward for the Little Miss" he continued. " It would be an honor" I replied, " But why don't you be acquainted with my son Arthur," the Emperor said. " Ah, I thought we were supposed to be discussing about the Baron's case" I replied. " But I did call you with an excuse to be acquainted with my son," the Emperor said, he then requested an audience with Arthur then we decided to change places from the Palace hall to the Imperial garden. When we got there, Arthur seemed to have arrived earlier than me and the Emperor. " Son, this is Yerenica, Count Roshte's daughter," the Emperor said, "It's nice to see you again," Arthur said. " Oh, it looks like the two of you have already met. I invited the Little Miss to accompany you Son" the Emperor said. He then left the two of us in the garden to handle the foreign affairs, " So, I hope you have kept your mouth shut about that day" I said, " I don't know about that, sooner or later, your ability will be known to the public" Arthur replied. The two of us sat on the table located in the garden then spot the Empress taking a stroll with her maids.

" It seems like we have a guest here. Yerenica Roshte daughter of the Count, am I right?" the Empress said. " Greetings to the Moon of the Empire, yes it is I Yerenica Roshte" I replied, " It seems like you have made acquaintance with Arthur here, better be careful in the future she said," the Empress said then left. What do you mean by " Be careful" ?? I thought to myself. I then looked back at the table with Arthur, he looked a bit sad, " Is there anything wrong?" I asked. " Its nothing, I'm already kind of used to her nagging anyways," Arthur replied, " after marrying father, she has been wasting money off her pieces of jewelry and fetishes, she never took the job of Empress seriously but Father took a blind eye to it as he needs the power from the Empress' family," Arthur continued. I remember that Arthur was not the biological child of Empress Astina and was from the first marriage of the Emperor who cherished his first wife. " I see," I replied to Arthur, the Empress Astina also bore a daughter with the Emperor, Princess Annika who grew up just like Astina, but she will be born when I will be turning 13.

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