[Flashback]
Adelheid was chained to some sticks nailed into the ground, they looked like pillars. She was chained at the courtyard, open for every one to see, spit and mock. It was tragically painful, but Adelheid held her tears. Her head was bowed as she kept replaying the coronation scene over and over in her head.
She glanced up as she heard footsteps. Thinking it was a peasant who wanted to mock her, she braced herself...but paused when she saw the boots the person was wearing. She'd recognize those brown boots anywhere...it was Boris. He came to a halt in front of her.
"Adelheid," He called.
Adelheid's hand had clenched into a fist and heaven knew that if she hadn't been chained she would have slapped the living daylight out of him.
"Adelheid, I-" He paused and gulped "I have something to tell you..."
"Spare me, Boris!" Adelheid finally spoke, the anger could be heard in her voice.
Boris cursed himself inwardly. 'This was a stupid idea,' he thought. He had wanted to tell Adelheid the truth about all that happened today. He didn't want her to die while angry at him. What if she is really a witch and begins to haunt him in his dreams. He could handle anything but not emotional trauma. After Adelheid made it clear she didn't want to talk he proceeded to leave.
"Hold on," Adelheid continued when she saw Boris leaving. Boris paused in his tracks.
"What made you do it Boris. Who planned all this cause I know it cannot be you!"
"It was a personal decision I made, I planned it all" Boris slightly whispered, and walked away.
"I don't believe you Boris. You may be heartless and all but I doubt you'd want to kill you wife...whom you loved"
Boris paused in his tracts, again.
"You know I find it funny when I hear people make up baseless rumors about you loving that little whore...Tatianka. I could see it in your eyes, you despise that little girl," Adelheid's voice was rising now, "But what I fall to understand is why you would give my rightful position to that witch, why you got her to disgrace me and why you let her come between us and break that bond that we had..."
"We had no bond between us Adelheid..."
"You might have succeeded in fooling everyone but it'll take more than a mere talk to convince me that something 'romantic' was going on between you and Tatianka. I know you are not smart enough to plan all this by yourself..."
"It was your stepmother!" Boris finally gave in
"My stepmother?"
"She's a witch, she requested..."
"She's a what!"
[End of flashback]
Adelheid couldn't stop thinking about what Boris said. Her stepmother wanted her head and blood? She was also a witch? Nothing was making sense anymore. And what about the aura she felt around her this morning? Was Boris lying to her? No, she saw it in his eyes, it wasn't lie.
"Your highness," A guard bowed as he walked in, his hands still on the door. "The governess awaits you outside the door of your chamber"
"Very well" Adelheid stood up from her dresser stool, "Tell her I'll be in class very soon"
The guard left. Adelheid sighed out of frustration. A lot of things were on her mind and the least was taking classes where the governess would teach her about 'marriage and proper attitude'