Be My Princess: Wilfred A. Spencer (COMPLETED)

Chapter 14

Young Will: "Today was just me being careless and not a big deal."

Young Will: "But there will be a day when I need protecting and then I will turn to you."

Young Claude: "Y-Yes!"

Claude looked extremely happy for a moment before he nodding solemnly.

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(Mn... mnnn...)

I opened my eyes slowly against the light when I heard a faint knock at the door.

Regina: "Mnn... yes...?"

The door are opened and I sensed someone come into the room.

(But I guess that's Claude...)

As I returned to consciousness as I realized my surroundings were different than before.

(Huh!?)

I looked over to see Zain preparing a drink.

Regina: "Oh..."

I sat up hurriedly and Zain flashed me a warm smile.

Zain: "There's no hurry to get up."

Regina: "O-Oh no, I..."

(Wait... I remember now... I arrived a little while ago at Mike's...)

After leaving Chateau Philip, the place Claude had brought me to was... Noble Michel Castle. Having nowhere else to go, Mike had gladly opened his home to me.

Zain: "Would you like some tea or coffee?"

Regina: "Oh, some tea please."

Zain smiled at my choice.

Zain: "Yes, of course."

Time passed by slowly. All of my painful emotions seemed to gradually become easier to bear. I was just finishing my cup of tea when Zain spoke quietly.

Zain: "If you like, today I can show you around the castle."

Regina: "Really?"

Zain: "Well, it seems you have shut yourself in your room for quite a while..."

Zain: "Lord Michel is worried about you as well."

Regina: "Oh..."

(Mike is...)

Zain: "Within the castle there are many archives pertaining to various countries..."

Zain: "There's of course an archive for the Kingdom of Philip."

His words shook me emotionally.

Regina: "The Kingdom of Philip...?"

Zain: "Yes."

(It's true that if I stay here cause I'm just going to sit and I'm thinking about Prince Wilfred some more...)

And with that thought, I head towards the archives as guided by Zain's smiling face.

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I may have been misguided by the word archive... but the room, Zain showed me to was much larger than I'd anticipated.

Regina: "This is very big, isn't it...?"

My eyes became transfixed on something that appeared to be a family tree on the wall.

Regina: "Is this... from the Kingdom of Philip?"

I whispered and a soft voice replied from behind me.