"Sis Lily, Are we disturbing you?" Zach suddenly asked.
"No, little one" Lily replied.
"Sis Lily, you went to meet him. But you were talking to us on the phone. Maybe he felt bad, right?" Zach inquired.
"My little one started concerning things now. Well, your point is right. Don't worry, I'll explain it to him later. He's an understanding person and in return as compensation I'll spend some extra time with him. How's that?" Lily replied.
"That's good, Sis Lily." Zach replied.
"You guys, I'll give you a minute to say good bye." There came a voice from behind them. It's Zerus Lellen.
"Brother Zerus, you are here already." Ayyan commented and checked the time.
"Yes, your time is up" Zerus reminded them.
"Lily Bye, take care." Ayyan replied.
"Lily, Bye. We hope to see you soon." Rina replied.
"Sis, Take care of yourself and take care of them(her parents)." Lina replied.
Lina never spoke to her parents. She lived with her grandfather's family and never met them. She was angry with her parents because they never came to visit her. But she always cared about them.
"Sis Lily, I miss you the most. I'll definitely train hard and prove myself to you. Take care."
"I will. Bye and take care of yourselves." Lily bid them.
"Well, if you don't go now, Grandpa will be here soon." Zerus informed them.
"Fine. We're leaving." Ayan replied and they all left together.
"Is there anything important brother Zerus?" Lily questioned. She knows her older cousin usually maintains his cool vibe only got serious when it was related to being very important.
"Hmm" Zerus nodded and replied.
"Lily, he escaped the same night you left."
Lily's expression changed after listening to her cousin's words. Her eyes flashed with fury, her face darkened, her aura became electrifying and her tone became icy.
"He definitely can't escape from there on his own. There must be a spy."
"We thought so, the Guards who guarded the dungeon area were still in slumber state. Doctors said they were sleeping. Maybe they will wake up tonight or tomorrow morning". Zerus replied to her.
Lily's mother was the youngest daughter of the king of the country of HYLA (a home to vast forests). No one knew why, but she left her country and never returned. But one day the king brought the newborn baby with him and declared as his little granddaughter, Lina Lellen. From then on, Lily's parents would send Lily to the country of Hyla on her every vacation. The people of the kingdom also got to know about her existence, but she never showed her face to anyone except her family members.
All royal descendants had to undergo training (Royal Succession Preparation) to be eligible to become the next king/queen. When they turned 20, they had to participate in the succession assessment.
Lily also took the training whenever she came on vacation. However, Lily wanted to take the assessment in advance because her older cousin, Zerus, had taken the assessment previous year.
So at that time she was intrigued about the assessment and told her grandfather, Riette Lellen, that she wanted to take it. Her grandfather was also curious and believed she had the ability and permitted her to do it, on the condition that she wouldn't be able to take it again if she failed.
As the king expected, she passed in her assessment successfully at the age of 16. From then on she took the responsibilities and successfully led so many various projects in the kingdom.
The country developed in many ways and people in the kingdom started to hail her. Her visit to the country became frequent. She also established so many welfare organisations in the entire kingdom. But no one in the country never saw her except the people in the Royal palace. She slowly became a Hidden Princess to the people in the kingdom.