When the Flower meets the Star

When fate plays a trick on a summer day. Esther witnessed a bloody murder scene with her parents', the victims. In callow youth when children joyfully passed time, Esther and her brother, Augustus, are struggling in misery at the sudden death of their parents with no one to rely on but themselves.
-'∘˚˳°☆ﾟ.*･｡-

With the King and Queen of La Fluer assassinated, Ceciro --previously Duke of western duchy-- takes over the throne. In the play of succession Esther and Augustus were seen as nothing but threats to his authority as the regent king. With no way to get rid of them without getting his hands dirty, Ceciro confined them to their own palace to 'assure the princess and prince's safety' as he stated. While Esther and Augustus suffered in the Palace under the regent king's rule; the proletariat and working class suffered in the outskirts barely able to eat a meal a day.

Ceciro was in many ways inferior to the young Esther and he knew it. He saw Esther as nothing more than a menace to his position. Confining her wasn't enough, he had to completely eliminate her from the succession line hence he devised a plan. Betrothing Esther to the young prince of Des Étoile. He executed it with perfection but what he failed to see caused his downfall.

Esther had spent her days withering in the company of darkness and loneliness--- that is until a white pigeon knocks on her window with a roll of paper tied to it's claws. Reading the letter she felt an incandescent of hope bloom inside her. A gleaming star had found and aided Esther in her darkest of days.

Esther must avenge her parents, overthrow the puppet and lure the puppeteer in between the messy game of succession, scheming minds and lurking lies. Royal play's, Blooming romance and vengeance await when the flower will meet her star.

Are you meeting the Star?

-'∘˚˳°☆ﾟ.*･｡-
Started publishing on 13th Jan 2022