Of Crowns and Blade

Introduction 1

Have you ever envied and desired the life of a princess? Or wanted to live in a palace full of luxury and diamonds and wear the fanciest gown and a dazzling crown?

You did? Well that's a shame.

I was a born a princess and lived my life as one, wearing gowns other girls only dreamed of; attending balls with the most gorgeous and the most popular youths in our kingdom; bathing in a bathtub filled with flowers and petals; sleeping in a heavenly soft bed with a great musician playing a lullaby just for me.. That's my life. It's full of shimmering luxury and jewels and stuff.

But wealth and glory comes with isolation and enchainment. Those who dreamed to be in my position are ignorant about its frightening consequence; the higher you get, the more people will try to bring you down. And it's scary. That's how it is to be on the top. In order to survive, you must either step on other people and use them as a leverage or bow down and waggle your tail.

For me, I don't live in a palace, rather, I live in a cage—but a golden cage it is.