Clover Dragonbane, the Princess who at every chance, fights and refuses to follow her noble lineage. The only pure blood Dragonbane who has not yet shown signs of her power causes her to be the family's black sheep. Will she live up to her family's...
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Chapter 1
"Oh please, spare me the theatrical nonsense, Clover. You are being ridiculous." Eleanor rolled her eyes, bored. I slam my hands on the dinner table that we were just having our meal on. The pain of the action becoming numb with my growing anger. The sound startled a few of the servants who were taking away some of the plates and refilling the empty wine glasses.
"Ridiculous?! You are controlling me! What's next? Are you going to tell me when and how long to breathe for? It is MY life, mother!" I exclaim with shortness of breath. When will she just leave me alone? I narrow my eyes, challenging.
"I am the queen. You will do as I say and more. Since you have shown no signs of having the family gift, you must make yourself useful somehow." She raises a glass of wine to her mouth and takes a swig. We sit in silence for a minute just stewing in our anger. "I swear it, you only give me this attitude when your father is away on business." She finishes with a frown on her face, looking at me like I'm some stranger who asked for for something grotesque.
I hate when she looks at me like she isn't a mother, like she didn't create me with love in her heart to begin with. Perhaps that's why I came out always longing for more, always unsatisfied.
"Probably because father isn't a stone cold hag who makes everyone else's life miserable because she is." I mumble under my breath. Eleanor's eyes grow big and furious. Her grip slipping on the crystal wine glass that she was about to take a sip from, spilling its contents on the table cloth. Oops... guess it wasn't quiet enough.
"CLOVER MAY DRAGONBANE, YOU WILL WATCH YOUR MOUTH! There will be no more talk of this! You WILL take him as a suitor and you WILL soon be wedded! You will stop this rebellious nature, you are a princess for god's sake" She spits it like acid.
Truth is, I don't have an issue with Kailan Bail, the so called suitor. He is a Prince who I know well and have been friends with since childhood. I just don't want to settle down. I have so many ambitions in life. I don't want to be controlled. I can't when I know my heart lies with someone I cannot have.
I stand up, the heavy wooden chair making a god awful noise as it scrapes the sparkling tile floor. I will not sit here and take these threats and disrespect, even if I did say something nasty back to her.I throw my napkin on the table, pick up the skirt of my dress and start walking out of the dining hall.
"I did not excuse you, Clover! We are not finished talking." My mother shouts at me from afar. The doors out of the dining hall rip open by the guards as soon as I go near it. I stop and look over my shoulder, brows furrowed.
"Feel free to talk to yourself then because I am done, I am going to greet father when he arrives home. I wouldn't expect you to come with, its snowing and it's well known water melts witches." I continue out the doors and they shut behind me. I take a deep breath and close my eyes. I need some air, I need to leave this damn castle. Opening my eyes again, I dart them around spotting a figure across from me.
