Marked: Part 2; The Wronged

Chapter 43

Days later after facing an attack from her father she was called back to the council room. When she walked in the two councils were there in a line. One on each side. The rulers on the right and the chosen's on the other. Jkdek was in the middle at the end of each line. He smiled and then motioned her to walk to him. She walked in between the two groups as they watched her go to Jkdek. She felt so odd with all the stairs on her. When she reached Jkdek she saw that he was holding something. "Miss. Amilia Cripple. I would like to be the first to congratulate you. Your majesty."

"What? What are you talking about?" Amilia whispered to him.

"You have not known this, but the residents of Cotalose have been protesting all over the Underground. Their signs say bring back the royals and reinstate the king. Both of the councils have voted unanimously to crown Cristel queen and you princess of the newly established Cataline (Cah-tah-lin), a mimic of Cotalose. And when your father returns he will be crowned king." He took her shoulders and pushed her lightly down to her knees. He took a sword from his belt and knighted her before placing a crown on her. "I say to you Miss. Amilia Cripple that you be hereby known as Princess Lady Amilia of Cataline."Amilia looked to him with worry. She shook her head at him before he turned her around. Next he threw his arm behind her back and guided her to the door where they left."What was that all about? What just happened?"

"What do you mean?"

"The whole crown, sword thing."

"Well, we decided that maybe your father seeing you rule by your mother's side might snap him out of his trance. Maybe you could ask Nsefen how to change your appearance so you look like her. We think it will bring back his memories of what happened on Cotalose. And you have proven yourself a wise leader capable of ruling a kingdom. And the old civilians are getting quite rowdy. Some of the protests have turned into riots. Oh! I want you and Cristel to come up with a new flag for Cataline. It can't be the same flag as Cotalose or the rebellion. So you'll have to be creative." He stopped a moment as he panikly changed direction. "I'll take you to the new palace where we have already taken care of the currency and civilians. You can change the design of the currency if you so wish." They reached a tram that looked like no other. It was all modern and divided up. "This is the royal and high officer tram. Since you are royalty now, you may use it at your leisure. The only people you can have on here are Nim, Vkmdndbg, and Leovandaro."

"What about Jasvinder?"

"Mm, no."

"Then why does Leo get to ride?"

"He always has. First of all he is one of the highest ranking officers in our military and he also is heir to the Cotalose throne, that was before Nsefen was born. So he is second in line if anything happens to you unless you have children. Which, in turn, makes him royalty."

"Oh, I see." The tram was fast and they were there in no time. "Where is Cataline under anyway?"

"Oh, it's under Vermont." he said. "It's real close to the border. Have you ever heard of Lake George?"

"Yeah."

"It's about ten to fifteen minutes away from there."

"Oh, that's cool. I had a friend who was adopted from folks that lived in Vermont."

"Really?"

"Yes. They were in town for thanksgiving with their parents, and they met her and well, they just went ahead and adopted her."

"That's nice."

"Yeah I suppose it is." A few seconds after their chat ended they had just arrived to the front gates of Cataline.

"The layout isn't the same as Cotalose. You pass through a set of gates before you go into the kingdom. When we took a poll from the Cotalins, they preferred being bordered in. It makes them feel safer. The gates are basically check points, and in case of an emergency, can be bypassed by the royal families code phrase. Anyhow, each citizen has an ID that marks them as a resident of Cotalose and Cataline. But all the new babies will have full citizenship of Cataline. They won't have any Cotalose on their ID. Some of the newborns actually have Marked citizenship. Any child born in the Market in the past four years have that privilege." Amilia and Jkdek passed through the elegant, scary looking gates and into the town. It was beautiful. And no expense was spared. The houses were made from precious metals and were even engraved the same way as they were in Cotalose. Families rejoiced as they moved back into 'their' home. The houses had everything they had left behind in it. Anywhere from their old beds, to their favorite stuffed animals. Everything was authentic as can be, it was all made of the same material. If the stuffed animal was made from a sock then that is what the new one was made with. And they even put in all the bumps and bruises it went through throughout the years. Old Cotalins aren't the only ones who can move here, anyone could. People from the Market, Goblins, elves, you name it. If they wanted to join they were more than welcome to (that is with a good background check). Finally they reached the castle wall and the guards easily let them pass. Her mother was already directing people and picking out many different things. She laughed.

"Oh, how I've missed this." Cristell folded her hands together and then caught sight of Amilia and Jkdek.

"Good day, your majesty." Jkedk said with a bow and a kiss on her hand. "I bring you your daughter Mrs. Hmeqqfk. Bright and pimped for the day."

"For the day?"

"Oh, yes. Your days and nights will be spent at the castle, with the exception of your schooling hours.""Is my schedule going to be busy! I need time for myself, you know, just to chillax and goof and and stuff..."

"Of course." Cristel said, taking Amilia by the hand. "As long as you would like. All you have to do is tell me, or alert a guard and it will happen just like that."Amilia smiled and then looked away.

"Well, I shall leave you two to it ladies." He bowed before he turned to leave. "Oh you're going to love it Amilia!" Cristel said, grabbing her hands and twirling around. "It's so much fun! You can pick out what you want, and you're always asked your opinion. Oh it's a lovely life Amilia, just lovely." She paused and turned away from Amilia. "You don't have to do anything! Just simply make a decision and everyone has to go along with it." Cristel kept fantasizing as she took Amilia down endless hallways. "And this is your room, my dear!" She let go of Amilia's hand. The room looked exactly like her one back at Oglm's house.

"Wow, this is extremely accurate." she said laughing.

"Well, yes, I wanted you to be as comfortable as possible."

She laughed again. "Thank you."

"Get comfortable Amilia, you'll be here tonight." Cristel turned to walk away and then turned back fast. "Oh, and dinner's at six!"