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The Beginning Of The End (Episode 2)

Zuri managed to arrange a ball in mere hours, which even for her, is impressive. She manages to transform the entire castle, the town, the people and somehow, the entire royal family. She starts with me first, claiming that I take the longest to get ready, she acquires a lovely jazzberry coloured gown, she paints my lips a dark red and gives me one of her own extravagant necklaces to highlight the boat neckline, when I am finally able to look in the mirror, I see someone who is worthy of the title Princess, I look and feel beautiful. Zuri doesn’t stay with me for long, moving onto mother as quickly as possible.

When the ball begins, I am expected to sit at the head of court while mother addresses the returned soldiers. My only job at the moment is to sit still and appear regal, which considering my track record is an almost impossible task. We have been informed that father will be the last to return, as he wants to have a final word with the rulers of mesognes, and that they will be arriving with him. I adjust my glasses and quietly watch the party, not particularly in a mood to dance, I watch Zuri and Gabriel fool around. My sister had taken her shoes off at some point, probably to better feel the vibration caused by the music. They dance perfectly in sync, their bodies practically melded together, they are perfectly balanced, each other’s yin and yang, perfect in every way, their souls fused together. I find myself wondering if I will ever fall like that, if I will ever give myself to someone fully, and expect nothing back, to love like that is perhaps to truly live.

I tear my gaze away from them, not wanting to hurt myself any further. I watch as Eren pours himself a glass of wine. A highly illegal glass of wine. Finally! Something to distract me.

♕

“You know I could have you arrested for that, right?” I startle and whip around, there stands the heir.

“Oh leave me be, Daru, it’s not like this is the first time,” “Admitting to your crimes, huh Captain Abbas?” She laughs and I smile, I haven’t seen her laugh in so long, and despite the music, I can hear it, it’s a deep true laugh. I missed it. I missed her.

“Give it here, captain dearest.” She reaches for the glass and I tilt away, falling flat on my ass, the glass breaks, spilling wine all over my clean white shirt. I let out a string of curses, forgetting for a moment that the future queen of Aiga stands over me.

“Tch, don’t make me wash your mouth out with soap Eri, We can get you a tunic from one of the guest wings,” She helps me up, tutting at my misbehaviour.

♕

We walk around the castle like we did as children; we try to avoid running into the hundreds of servants running around, trying to finish the last few chores before joining the party. We help where we can but mostly we just talk. Even after months of letters, there is still much to discuss. From Gabriel and Zuri’s wedding to the war to the quality of life at sea, there is no topic left untouched. By the time we find a new shirt, we’ve lapsed into a comfortable silence.

I find myself, staring at Daru, trying to see if anything’s changed since we last met. Her hair’s definitely longer, she stands with more grace. No longer a child, her eyes seem darker tonight, lips redder, she looks regal, but if you look at her for a little long, you start to notice that she’s unsure of herself, you start to see that she feels inadequate. I tell her as much.

“I don’t feel inadequate! I’m Daraja Adesina, I am the picture of perfection honestly,” She still uses humour to deflect things, glad to know some things don’t change. “Are you?” Knowing fully well, that she has the power to banish me.

I’ve always been good at getting on people’s very last nerve, Daraja seems to be the only person who can withstand my constant bothering.

“I-” Whatever she says fades into the background as a ship rapidly approaches our shore, a ship bearing our crest. The king is finally home.

♕

Eren’s face splits into a grin, and I bristle, nothing that I have just confessed is something to be laughed at, but then I notice that they aren’t looking at me. No, of course not, their gaze instead is fixed on the window behind me.

“Wha-” The words are barely out of mouth before their cold hands are clasped around my wrist and I’m being dragged down towards the ball. I’m winded by the time we reach;my gown sticks to my back, a few strands of hair have escaped my bun and my crown is a little lopsided but I manage to look dignified and sophisticated. I might be a little too proud of that.

Eren is still smiling, his hair’s wild, the too big shirt hangs off her gangly frame but she looks alive, she reminds me of when we were children, racing and laughing, oblivious to the war on our shore. I shake my head, willing myself to focus on the present, not on what we have lost, on the party and not on the names etched onto the castle walls. I hope they will be there forever, a final remembrance of those forgotten.

“Dance with me,” Zuri’s voice is the one to pull me away, she’s breathless and shining, crown perched neatly on her head, laughter dancing in her eyes. I find myself laughing, happy to be alive, happy to dance with my sister, my head lounging delicately on her shoulder, her soft vanilla scent enveloping me and the soft murmur of music ebbing and flowing.

“Time to switch partners princess,” I turn and there stands Gabriel, his bright eyes glint in the dim light and he looks so very in love, my heart twists. I wonder if my parents lived like this before we were born. I step away and almost immediately am snatched away by Eren, they spin me around to the upbeat music, barely giving me a second to breathe before dipping into the next move. My worries fade, and I let myself flow with the music.

We dance for a long time, until my feet practically give out, and Eren has had his fill. I stumble to a dark corner, taking them with me, as he stumbles behind me, he picks up two glasses full of wine, a deep red which reminds me uncomfortably of blood, but I drink nonetheless, it tastes sweet and I feel it go to my head but I can’t bring myself to care.

As I calm down and start watching the others dance, my companion leans down and whispers “When we were talking,I saw our ship through the window upstairs, that’s why I brought you down, he should be right outside the door right now,” Before I fully process what they’ve said, the doors are thrown open and Vea Amaris barges in.

A/N : *banging pots and pans* LOOK ALIVE PEOPLE, THE UPDATE IS HERE. I'M SORRY, I HAD TO DO MATH, I APOLOGISE, THANKYOU FOR READING THOUGH.

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I PRESENT TO YOU

the main cast. because i need to finish the story but i'm also a chronic procrastinator so RIP

First up, Princess Daraja Adesina!!!

You know her and you love her!!! Please welcome our main character!!

she/her

Daraja is our main character, one of the most resourceful and curious people from our story and I think she's really cool! Let us know what you think!

Okay next up from the land, is of course the wonderful Eren Abbas, we love her

he/she/they

This is our captain! Daraja's best friend and companion! Literally so smart, I love them. He's a fierce friend and a fiercer warrior, may or may not be a pirate.She's pretty laid back and easy going but ruthless on the battlefield, and is the same age as Daraja.

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Hot as-sass-in lady, also known as Sloan.

They're our catalyst!! Coincidentally (’coincidentally’, what are you talking about Fire, you named her) her codename is also Catalyst, you'll see why. She is so done with everyone's bullshit, girlboss. Could probably snap you in half, what could the the tattoo mean 👀👀👀👀👀

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All hail the queen!

Welcome Serkis Celestine! Beloved Queen of the Skelons, feared and respected by her enemies, she's a benevolent and young ruler. Ascending the throne after her parents mysteriously disappear, will she be able to save her kingdom? Just an enemy to our princess, right?

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Najiba Celestine! She's the inventor who didn't believe in the the rigid rules of court life,so she left. Serkis's baby sister, the kindest soul and the youngest character (15).

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Vea Amaris

Secrets and revels are the two things this character specialises in. Amaris is the heir to the Mensonges. The signing between Mensonges and Aiga (daraja's kingdom) is vital to the development of both kingdoms, but who will truly benefit?

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