The Guarded Heart
Aethelgard
Living in the castle is something everyone would imagine and wanna experience
Queen
Good morning, Eliana
Queen
She went out to the gardens with Theo
He is supposed to take this kingdom after Father
Since Father doesn't have a heir
And this makes him and sister.... King and queen after mom and dad
Lyra
Why are you up so early?
I can't help but bear with her whatsoever
Eliana
What are you guys talking about?
Lyra
What were you saying about the knights?
Eliana
You sure seem pretty close with a lot of the staff around here
Theo
Nothing is out of the ordinary
Theo
A knight just got.... Promoted you can say
Lyra
I heard about it from the other girls
Eliana
Is there something special about it?
Theo
They just say he's handsome
Eliana
You guys are boring
Eliana
I'm going to go to Sera and Ves
They start talking about boring stuff when I go to them
My friends Vesper and Sera live in the castle
They're the daughters of the general
Lucian
Eliana
What r you guys upto?
The maids surrounding Vesper and Sera go away
Vesper
Just them fangirling
Eliana
Over another soldier?
Sera
But this time seems different
I sit down beside the two on a soft bench
Sera
They say that the new soldier designated inside the castle is rather..... Handsome
Eliana
The new soldier huh
Eliana
I've heard about him
Eliana
I mean.... The maids do fangirl over every soldier so... Nothing new right?
Vesper
What if he is different from all the other soldiers?
Eliana
Not like we can do anything about it
Until a soldier approaches
He stands at a distance and bows
Lucian
Your Royal Highness
Lucian
Pardon me to interrupt you guys' conversation
Lucian
But I seem to have been lost
Lucian
I'm a new soldier...
Lucian
Today is my first time entering the castle
Lucian
Forgive me for bothering you
Eliana
If you take a left from there you'll see the other new soldiers all lined up
Lucian
Very grateful to you
And I glance at my friends
Eliana
What's your good name?
Lucian
Pleasure to meet you, royal Highness
Vesper
You got some confidence
eye contact
Maid
The Kings calls of.you
Eliana
I'll see you guys later
I go to my Father's study
King
Where have you been wandering around, dear?
Eliana
Oh just out and about
King
we're going to see the soldiers that have been appointed recently
Lyra
Is that really necessary?
King
You as the future queen, Lyra
King
And Eliana as the princess
King
Should know about the things happening around us
We go outside and stand on a low balcony
The rows of soldiers is displayed in front of us
And they all bow at the same time
Father holds out a hand and everyone of them stands straight
As father makes his speech
My eyes lock with a specific yellowish golden eyed soldier
We maintain eye contact for a while
I fix my clothes and look at anywhere else but the soldier
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