Part One-
It is said we all have a moral compass, the ability to judge the difference between right and wrong, but the poor would almost always have a different opinion from the rich, when asked any simple question.
The most common question in this small ancient city of course, was when will the Princess marry and become a Queen.
The rich elite would say, she would marry when she finds a man as rich or richer than herself, the poor would hope she marries a man that will care for the towns people as much as he did her.
But the only answer that mattered was that of the Princesses, and she would say "I will marry for my town, but marriage is not my wish, it never will be"
Kanak Rathi was part of a royal bloodline, her parents died for the sake of the people and now she resides alone, in an empty palace with only guards and a maid to keep her company, but you could not keep a bird who wishes to fly caged forever.
And Kanak wished to soar to the highest of heights, because although her blood was royal, her heart ached for the poor rather than the rich and she wished to have the same freedom they had.
"Kanak please would you just stay still" Kanak was snapped out of her thoughts, she took a heavy breath in as the woman tightened the corset making it almost painful to breathe
"I really have no interest in meeting Aditya, what will I or the people gain from marrying a man like him"
Mary shook her head "You must marry eventually to continue the bloodline, you must provide a heir or heiress to the throne after your demise, that's what you and the people will stand to gain"
Kanak huffed, stepping down from the stool she rolled her eyes "But if I do not love him then"
"This isnt about love, you know that"
Kanak shrugged "But my parents loved eachother, how can we be expected to lead when his biggest interest is the crown"
"That was their luck, now please, just smile and lets go"
Mary walked out leaving Kanak alone in her room, maybe marrying Aditya would be right for the empire of course, but it most definitely would not be right for her.
She watched from the window at the rain, it was always her faviourate weather, looking around to ensure no one was watching she opened the window, lifted her dress and climbed out, walking across the balcony she stepped onto the edge and looked down
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Steely eyes reflected in the dark blue ocean, sighing he stood away from the water and shoved his hand through his hair, still he had not found the jewel, and frankly this was not a place he wished to stay for a long amount of time.
He looked up at the darkening clouds, furrowing his brows at the figure on the high balcony.
Was she going to jump?
"Excuse me" he shouted
Kanak looked down, nearly stumbling she stretched her arms out to balance herself
"I cant hear you" she shouted back
He muttered under his breath and ran as fast as he could to the tree by it, climbing it he walked across it as carefully as possible and then jumped onto her balcony
Kanak was most definitely intrigued by this handsome man with eyes as green as the freshest meadows, "Do not jump, that is not the answer"
Kanak raised an eyebrow "I was not going to jump, I always stand here, it has the best" she stumbled and let out a squeal, he grabbed her by her waist, tugging her forward so she was leaning over him
"Its slippy" she whispered, he lifted her effortlessly and put her down to safety
Kanak bit into her bottom lip, the ragged scar across this man's cheek making her even more interested in who he was
He lowered himself, bending on one knee, he bowed "You must be the Queen"
She shook her head "Not as yet, I am the Princess for now, well not for long"
He nodded "Forgive me, I wasnt aware, I am new here"
Adding even more mystery to himself, she sighed "Why have you come to a place like this"
"I am a very distant relative of Aditya, I spent most of my life sailing across the seas"
"You sound like a"
Stopping her from carrying on her sentence Mary called out her name
"Im sorry, I really must go, I hope to see you again soon" she turned away quickly and went back inside
He smiled, how different she was from what he had expected, either way he was not here for her, he was here for the black jewel.
Edited by -Rehanna- - 7 years ago
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