The fallen Queen

A Noise in the Vault

In the middle a cold night in winter, as the quadruplets were only 13 years old, Enju woke up scared to death, not knowing why. Her sisters sleeping peacefully, the wind howling, the palace left by all servants and guards but a noise coming from the vault. It sounded a little like shattering glass or porcelain. Not being sure what she was doing, Enju walked down the stairs, despite not being allowed to leave her chamber at night, getting scared of what ever was down there."A princess should not be afraid of a ghost", she said to herself as she opened the gates of the vault. Nothing. Noone was there, everything was calm and at its place. Suddenly a shadow ran across the room behind one of the ancient swords. Enju wasn't afraid anymore, now she knew she only was lead to the sword this whole time. But who lead her there? And that was not the only question remaining. So she took a look at the sword. It was golden and green, showing the signs of her Kingdom. She went to take it, but the shadow didn't agree. He whispered:"Only the worthy can take it at the age of 17. You'll have to fight little girl, to prove yourself worthy by the time." Enju ran back immediately to her chamber. Luckily, everyone was still sleeping. Deep in her thaughts, she knew it would come in time, to prove herself the rightful queen, the youngest of all four, always been the least favorite, despite being the most beautiful. When she gets that sword, she will be the worthiest one. At least, this hope let her sleep again and dream of the throne.