"And 1.. 2.. 3.." The knights who were currently training started to move their swords. Gab wandered his eyes around, looking at the knights that Nash trained with.
Meanwhile, Ashleah stretched her body. Massaging the back of her neck. "Prescott." She called out, and suddenly Prescott came rushing inside her chambers.
"Are you hurt anywhere!?" He panicked making Ashleah chuckle. "Oh, do you need more ink?" Prescott blurts out as soon as he realized that Ashleah stopped writing.
"Yes, please do give me more ink and paper to write on. I seem to have a little miscalculations on how I can describe what really happened inside the Imperial Palace to them" She sighed as she leaned her back to the chair she was sitting on.
Ashleah had a plan that she's going to send letters to the five kingdoms of Lovis, Blake, Raven, Enver, and Akriel. Asking for permission if they can be the representatives of their own kingdom for the upcoming war.
They already said yes, and it will be a lot better for their future images to be heroes of their own kingdoms after the war. Prescott knocked on the chambers door.
"You can come in now." She said, before fixing up her posture to look properly like a Princess. Drinking from the cup of tea that Riley prepared for her earlier.
Oh, suddenly Ashleah remembered that she has to visit Aziel because the young misses her so much. She might ask Nash to come with her when she's going to visit Aziel.
"Here are the inks and extra papers that you are going to write on. Good luck with the letters that you are going to send them, Master." Prescott smiled at her which she replied with a gleaming smile also plastered on her face.
Ashleah dipped the end of her quill on the black ink, she took a deep breath and started to write for her letter. She was at the half of the letter, an idea popped inside her mind, the Princess giggled.
'I am kindly rejecting his offer for my hand in marriage for I do not wish to get married yet. I am actually someone in mind for now, please do respect my decision.'
The moment she finished writing the letter, Ashleah chuckled. She now needs to write 4 more letters and might change some parts of the letter. Her eyes found its way to the large window where you can see the training grounds below.
She stood up and slowly walked closer to the window and smiled. Ashleah saw how Nash suddenly started to train with them, Theo was behind trying to call the Duke that has his own works.
Nash's eyes caught Ashleah's. He smiled, the Princess eyes widened and she smiled back but soon then her cheeks went from normal to red tinted one. Quickly turning around and walking her way back to her table, Ashleah places her forehead on the table and groaned.
"Why am I even being like this?!" She complained to herself, taking another deep breath Ashleah continued writing the letters. Sooner sending them, the sooner the reply the King might give them.
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"Your Majesty, are you sure that you sre really telling them that her Highness got her powers from the Goddess?" Prescott said while reading the official statement that will be released for eveyone to read.
"I am, Ashleah already agreed with this. They will be excited every single time that there will be a little baby girl who will be born inside the Imperial Family. They will now never look down on us. For now." The Emperor stood up while looking down on those men training for the upcoming war that Ashleah will start.
"Well then, I will tell Gab and Kian to put this around for they will know what her Highness' powers are." Prescott bowed and transformed himself to a bird soon after.
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'Greetings! After the announcement about the Princess having powers. Here is the official statement from the Emperor and her Imperial Highness themselves. The Imperial Highness got her powers from the daughter of the Goddess that was the wife of the first Emperor of Genry. The powers can only be inherited by the women within the Imperial Family. The Imperial Family does not clearly know how far her Highness' powers can go, but as some of you saw on the day that they announced about her powers, the Princess was indeed in a very different level than other magicians that may cause conflicts within the Empire and outside of it. For now, this is the official statement from the Imperial Palace.'
People surrounded the large paper that was placed on different parts of the plaza and some streets. They started reading it with surprised look on their faces.
Some gleamed with joy for they have a Princess that has powers. Some still looked down on her Highness despite her having powers, their reason was she still is and will always be a woman— a poor and fragile one to be exact.
Gab looks up and saw Prescott who flew up high to them, he noddes his head the bird did the same as he flew right away back to the Imperial Palace to inform his Majesty that his people are now talking about it and won't stop.
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"Your Majesty!" A knight came rushing inside the throne room of the King of Kahlo, Prince Blake's Father.
"Who are you to walk inside the throne room without any consent from—"
"Do not worry, Your Majesty. It was the Emperor's order to do so." Kian who was sent there by the use of Axis' magic came walking in.
"My, what does the Emperor wish for me to do?" Kian gave the knight a look and nodded his head.
"Pray pardon for the sudden intrusion of this lowly knight but due to Emperor's orders the Imperial Highness, Princess Izel has sent you a letter."
The King stood up, Kian walked his way and knelt down, giving the letter from Ashleah to the King.
"Send my regards to his Majesty and her Imperial Highness, and also to my son." The King calmly replied to Kian.
The same thing happened to all of the other kings that also received letters from Ashleah. Kian sighed as he walked his way to the Emperor's office.
The Knight knocked on the door for three times before he hears a reply from the Emperor that he can finally open the doors.
"His Imperial Majesty, Emperor of Genry. Greetings!" Kian bowes down and greeted the Emperor with all of pride.
"You can now look up. Please do answer my question, the letters, have you successfully sent them the letters? Were there any replies?" He chuckled, he knew too well that he just wants reports if any of them bad mouthed the Princess.
"There was nothing but regards to you and her highness." Emperor Adler nodded his head, Kian bid his farewell and quickly went his way to the training grounds where he heard everyone having fun.
About to scold them for having fun instead of training inside the grounds, he was surprised when he saw the Princess laughing with the Knights. Prescott and Cason was also there.
Ashleah looked at the back and saw Kian walking his way to them. She cannot control her excitement finally having some quality time with them, the Princess in her training clothes ran to Kian making the other Knights who were new and did not know how close Gab and Kian was to the Princess shocked.
"Kian!" She hugged the Knight that always treated her like she was their little sister tightly. Giggling softly. "Uwaah, I missed you guys so much." The Princess started to get emotional and pouted like she was a small child.
"Kian! Don't hug her Highness remember that–" The three continued to bicker around like they were some kids.
"Do not worry, her Highness is indeed close with Gab and Kian for they are like siblings to each other." Prescott smiled at the Knights who were genuinely confused with the situation.
Nash chuckled and glanced at Ashleah with a smile. Looking at her with warm looks, he sighed. The mere fact that Nash wanted to stop looking at Ashleah but he can't even do it.
Their eyes landed on the Duke. Prescott and Cason looked at each other before chuckling. "THE DUKE.." Prescort blurts out.
"IS IN LOVE." Cason replied.