Knight

MWF: 7

Few moments ago...

I left father dumfounded inside my room, I was greeted by the servants as soon as I left the room. They were in awe at how beautiful I am as they say.

I only saw the servants, I wasn't able to see Sir Ceao nor the Second Miss andthe Mistress.

"Where are you going, my lady?" Lucia said coming out of the kitchen as I grabbed my coat.

"Ready a carriage for me, I'll just fetch my escort" I said, though Lucia was a bit confused as she thinks that father or Sir Ceao will be my escort tonight.

"Yes, milady" Lucia said and the moment I stepped out of the door the carriage was about to stopped in front of me.

"Where are we heading my lady?" the coachman said as he opened the door for me.

"To the Knight Academy please" he was confused but still nodded as he closed the door and drove the way.

They might be confused a bit because they believe that the knight I only knew is Sir Ceao and father. 

A few years ago in the hidden household, I was just 6 years old when I met a knight much more stronger than Sir Ceao and father.

Father just left the mansion and Lucia and the others were busy sending him off. I decided to walked to the garden when I saw a small door in the wall.

I was small enough for me to fit and as soon as I opened that door, the forest greeted me. I wasn't that innocent as Lucia and the others think of me, I'm much more older mentally than then think.

I could speak with any being who's alive so even if I lose my way the trees and the plants could show me the way but I left small amount of my magic in my track.

I learned from my History Tutor that this hidden household is built near the border of Laer Empire and the Country of Kaj.

The Country of Kaj if a nation of elves who specialize in magic. And the empire set up a check point in the borderline to prevent illegal trespassers.

I was busy admiring the forest and was just walking down the trail when I felt a strong aura of magic coming this way.

It send shivers to my spine at how strong that aura is but the trail doesn't have any hiding spot, I was kind of panicking as the aura is getting stronger and I'm now hearing footsteps coming this way.

I ended up hiding behind a tree. I couldn't afford being seen by those guys because the aura is much more stronger than mine.

"Shatter around, the bandits haven't gotten that far" a deep voice said and few footsteps started to disappear but the strong aura is still here, meaning the one who spoke and ordered those men just now is the owner of this aura.

I was about to leave when I felt a hand held me and a dagger now at my neck, this must be the bandits those guys are looking for. 

"My, my. Captain of the Imperial Guards you're not going away now, are you?" the bandit said as he hold me as a hostage.

Wait- then does this mean the man in front of me is the Captain of the Imperial Guards?! The Secnd Prince of the empire who neglected his responsibilities as a prince and chose to be a knight?

"Well, what do we have here?" he said and smirked. "Why would I save one of your kinds?"

Is he thinking I'm one of the bandits!? He doesn't think of leaving me in the hands of this guys, right?

"You-" the bandit was not done when the Captain of the Imperial Guards turned his back on us and started walking away! Because of that the bandit move the dagger closer to my neck, I felt a slight pain and blood ran down my neck.

He really thinks I'm one of this bandits! What if a commoner was taken as a hostage by this guy? He might leave that commoner in the hand of this bandits thinking the hostage is one of this guys!

The man holding me didn't mocked the second prince and just walked the opposite way still holding me as his hostage. This bandit is smart I gave him that because he didn't mocked that knight more but I'm pissed off! Ignorant. Second. Prince. Knight!

The bandit was holding my arms in my back but I could still fight him or kill him even if my arms is held. When I was assured that there won't be anyone that'll see us, I started to draw a magic circle around us and called nearby birds to keep the bandit distracted.

The bandit lost his grip on me when 10 ravens swarm him and started to peck at him, I then started chanting and the magic circle glowed yellow around the bandit.

"May you be one with the earth, God of Life, grant me the power to command thy land" I chanted then the ravens flew away, the bandit's feet was being swallowed by the earth and slowly he was becoming a stone. 

As I use magic, the magic that father gave me is sucked away by my magic and because of that my original hair color and eye color returns. That's the reason I need to return back now to the household.

I was about to leave when I hear a slow clappingg from the distact, I turned to where it was and saw the second prince on top of a tree. Perfect to view what I just did a moment ago.

"Here I was thinking why a noble was in the border" he stated then jumped down the tree, he then floated and circled me. Like he's observing my features.

"What do you mean Second Prince?" I asked and was being cautious from him.

"Silver hair and red eyes, have an ability to comman any living being, the flowers hide from it's beauty and the earth rises from your presences. You're athe prophecy's child" he said as he held his chin using his right hand as he smirked, he's left hand then held his sword.

"This empire doesn't need someone like-" he gripped my neck in one hand as he was talking but he wasn't able to finished talking when red glittery light enveloped us and a mark appeared at the back of his hand.

"What have you done?!" he shouted and tried to hurted me but stopped mid way as if something is stopping him.

"What?" I answered getting confused as a six years old physically.

"You made me your knight!" he shouted, I was about to answer but footsteps was getting closer to us so I had no chose but to teleport back to the door.

For a few days there, we met not just a few times and I found out that tthe mark on his hand is a mark that appears on a knight when he oaths his life to his master or lady. And that oath is called blood oath.

I also found out that the knight cannot hurt his master or lady but could only obey its command.

"We're here, milady" the coachman said after he opened the door, I removed my coat and told the coachman to wait for me. 

As soon as I entered the academy all eyes were on me as I'm still wearing my dress. I didn't mind it though as I'm only here for their strongest knight who's acting as the head of this academy.

I made my way in front of the main building when two knights blocked my way as I was about to enter. 

"What's your reason to enter?" the knight in my right said, he has this deep brown hair and green eyes. I also saw that the two of them were wearing the crest of Esquello Household in their collars.

"I'm here to see the second prince" I said and both of them looked at each other thenn laughed.

"You may not enter, the head isn't seeing anyone now" then said and pushed me away.

Now that pissed me off, I'll have them removed from the Esquello!

"Let me enter" I said and gritted my teeth but they didn't answer me.

"What's happening here?" the voice of the second prince spoke behind me, I jumped and hugged him getting quite delighted to see him.

"I need you to be my escort to the ball" I said as he held me still hugging him, I'm now like his sister or daughter by the way he held me up.

Few years ago he hates me but soon learns to accept me being his lady.

"Do I have to?" he groaned and walked straight passing the two knights.

"Yes" I answered and made puppy eyes, though he can't resist it I still needed to be cute to make him come with no grudge.

I was successful and now we are standing in front of the door where the Imperial Ball is held, I was thinking that I've arrived late and they are all starting to dance now.

"Shall we, milady?" Prince Leon asked, I only nodded and held my hand out which he held.

He pushed the door open and a man declared our arrival.

"The Captain of the Imperial Guards, Leondaille Imperiom and First Miss August Esquello have arrived" 

The night began with nobles shocked by the sudden appearance of the two, the second prince who hates the hight society and chose to became a knight and the first miss of Esquello who was hidden by the Duke.