"A-are you okay...?"
She asked while crying, her hands were trembling, she looked so worried. I stick out my hands and rub off the tears on her face with my small hand, I smile at her.
"M..mam-ah.."
'Wrong!'
I was trying to cheer her up by calling her ' mama' but I'm still to young to speak right.
She looked at me seriously and I gulped.
She suddenly hug me and cried.
"I'm so glad that you're okay!"
' It's so warm.'
She keeps hugging me and crying on me, she rubs my head and back while calling out my name.
"Ashthy...."
"My daughter!"
' Why is she crying? '
A strand of her golden hair went to my face as a wind suddenly blows from the window that is left opened.
I can feel my eyes becomes watery, I bite my lip and I started to cry.
"Astoria! Ashtherielle!"
My gaze turn to the door and saw my father standing with his pale and sweaty face. He hurriedly run towards us and embrace us. My mother cried on his shoulder and he comfort her.
He gently rub my mother's back and says,
"Ria, don't worry this won't happened again!"
He kissed my forehead. I glance at him, he looked so angry, he has a very dark expression.
"My lady! Duchess!"
Bogsh.
Everyone was on the door with teary eyes and worried expression was on their face.
***
Last night was very long and scary night.
Father killed every single knight who was guarding outside.
The person behind the accident last night was cruelly tortured and killed the same night.
And right now we're at the,
"Your grace, we arrive."
The coachman politely said as the carriage has stopped.
The door of the carriage opened by a knight.
"Greetings to the honorable Grand Duke of Askart!"
The knight greeted and bows.
"Greetings to the young lady of Askart!"
He greeted me and politely bows. He slowly raised his head and smiled.
"It's been a while, Larkis!"
He smiled my father frowns and sigh.
The man stick out his hand offering help, but father shove his hand but he still smiles despites my father's rude behavior.
As we get out of the carriage a beautiful castle was shown.
"Welcome to the Imperial castle, my lady.."
His face were close at my face I rub his face and smiled.
I was shock, he looked really handsome when his closer.
"Wah! Hehe! He!"
He look so fluttered as I smile at him.
He pinch me and,
"Whah!!!"
A pierce squeal was heard. He was squealing while smiling.
"Your Majesty, I can let you stare my daughter as much as you want but,"
The both of as glance over my father who spoke, he looked really scary, he had a very dark expression on his face.
"But, how dare you touch my daughter!"
He added while staring at him with dreadful expression.
The blonde man stand up and smiles and looks proudly at my father.
"You are really amusing, Larkis!"
He said while smiling.
"You are one of few people who can insult the Emperor!"
He said while shaking his head and act displease.
Blonde hair, dark blue eyes, fancy knight clothes.
'This man in front of us really is the Emperor- '
'W-what? E-emperor? '
I stared at my father.
'How could you act like that to the Emperor!?'
Emperor Ransur Luc Reinhardt, is a cruel murderer.
He is the third son of the deceased former Emperor, illegitimate son a bastard, his mother is a mage who died right after giving birth to him.
A bastard is not allowed to inherit the throne.
The current emperor killed his father and brothers, killed the former emperor and two prince and became the Emperor.
When he was still a prince he along my parents went on the war. They end the three year war, the three of them became the heroes of war.
My mother, Astoria Sanier-Askart was a knight from a Marquess family.
My father Larkis Askart, was the oldest and heirs from the Ducal of Askart.
The current Emperor Ransur Luc Reinhardt.
The three war heroes.
"Ashtherielle? What? Pfft!"
The blonde man, the emperor suddenly covers his mouth and turn around.
I frowned.
' What's with that reaction?'
"Did you just laugh at my daughter's name?"
"I'm so sorry! Pfft! Hammm...!"
"Your ma-jes-ty!?"
"I'm so - Hahaha! Hah-mmm!"
He suddenly laughed but then he immediately stopped himself.
"Ahm!"
He cough, he stand up and face us with a serious expression as if he didn't laugh.
"What's with that name? You're probably the one who name her. Didn't you?"
"Yes! And?"
"It's to unique, and it's to long!"
He said, and my father frowned and sigh.
"I'm not here for you, by the way!"
My father said and walk ahead.
"Your majesty!"
The old man shouted while running towards us.
"Greetings to the Duke of Askart!"
He greeted and bows. He glance at me and smiled.
"Greetings to the sole lady of Askart!"
He greeted, My father nodded at him.
He bows and run pass us.
"Your Majesty, why did you run away - ay?"
As my father turned, the old man was left alone the emperor is gone.
"Tsk! He always run away from his duty!"
Father murmured.
He turned around and walk towards and entered the Imperial castle.
"Greetings to the duke of Askart! Greetings to the sole lady of Askart!"
Everyone greeted, everyone went back to their jobs, a knight walk towards as.
"Greetings, Duke!"
The knight greeted.
"Denrik! Your here to be the prince's personal guard?"
"Yes."
He answered while nodding.
The knight look at me and smiles.
"Were here!"
He said, we are in front of a room.
"I can hold her if you want, Duke?"
The man named Denrik asked. But, father did not answer him.
He sigh and smiled.
Creak.
He opened the door and my father entered with me.
A shining long blonde hair, and an eyes with a deep purplish-blue color.
"May glory bestowed upon your majesty, the empress!"
My father formally greeted her.
"It's been a while, Larkis!"
A wide smile was on her face, her magnificent deep purplish-blue colored eyes were looking fine as she smiles.
The man behind us politely bows, the empress smiled and he left.
I saw a small child hid behind the empress. I lean to the right to glance at him but he was hiding behind the empress.
"May glory bestowed upon your highness, the second prince!"
His blonde hair was shown.
"Ehr, come out."
A dazzling blonde hair and like a sapphire with rich blue eyes.
'This little boy...!'