Ch 24

My past life's parents would have never done that. He truly cares about me, though he doesn't show it much, but he really loves me more than I think. "Daddy, I love you" thankyou miss Shanaya for letting me have such a wonderful life and parent.



I hold his hand and smile wide. "Shall we go?"

"Yes! But Papa what is that lion's statue? "

"Just a worthless stone carving, I can give it to you, if you want."

*Knock knock*

Felix enters,

"Your majesty I - oh seems like you are going to spend your time with the princess, but, your majesty, you have to sanction a lot of papers and other works. So..."

"You do it."

"But majesty I- "

"I have checked all the papers and written what you have to do on the paper beside it, just follow the orders"

He takes the lion statue and tosses it to Felix.

"Your majesty how can you be so careless with the royal seal? I-"

Before Felix would complete his sentence, Claude picks up Athanasia and moves out of the door, then shuts the door and starts walking.

Athanasia thinks,'ROYAL SEAL?!?! If I would have said yes, would you really have given it to a 5 year old? Thank god, I didn't say yes. Who would have trusted if he would have given the ROYAL SEAL to a 5 year old princess.'



"Daddy was it good to give royal seal to Felix?"

"It's ok he won't be a bother to us for a couple of hours."

SERIOUSLY HOW CAN YOU BE SO CARELESS WITH THE EMPIRE'S TREASURE?

But where are we heading to? Should I ask Daddy?

"Now say the real reason of why you are here."

Huh?

"Nowadays somebody only remembers her daddy when need be, so say what do want this time."

I suddenly remembered lucas saying , 'your father loves you more than you think.' I had been so busy with learning magic, archery, horse riding, sword weilding and literary subjects that I forgot daddy would have missed me, though we sleep to gather at night, but we don't spend much time together like we used to. He would have missed me heavily during this time, that explains why he left half of the work to Felix. "Daddy, I just missed you all this time because I was not able to spend more time with you and now that you have stopped my fencing and literary classes forever, I thought that it would be good to meet you now more. I'm very sorry for not spending much time with you." I hug him quite tight. He starts patting me. It was a good feeling, I had missed it and I loved it.

"Papa, let's go out of the castle in disguise today na please? I'm bored in the castle now."

"Why? Don't you get everything in the castle?"

"Daddy, it's more fun outside the castle pls? Moreover, they said that they would also be having a fair of emperors' day eve today because tomorrow is the emperor's day. Please?"

Emperor s day is celebrated on the day when a new emperor ascends the throne. The eve and the main day have huge celebrations in whole of the empire. Its celebrations' preparations are somewhat like Christmas.

"Ok then, you wear some thing simple and let me also put on a disguise and let's meet in an hour ok? I don't want you sneaking out like the last time, my throat was paining with scolding you so much the last time."

This man never leaves any thing, moreover, who told you to scold me so much, even my ears started bleeding.

"Moreover,you would have to spend the whole day tomorrow attending guests and celebrating the event tomorrow with me."

"Why? It never happened in these many years." Why such a pain in ass? I have stage fear too.

"All the princes and princesses attend since the age of 5 along with emperors' consorts, but looking at your behaviour, I thought, its best not to while now I think, it would be good that you are now 6 and grown more mature, to take you there. That's why from this year, you have to attend with me. Don't worry, you can always go back early because, no children of your age would be present, it's an adults party, you just have sit on the throne beside me for an hour or so, and then you can go back or you can even go back early as you please. If you don't want to attend it this time then-"

"It's ok Papa, Athy likes spending time with you, even if it's a boring party and you would be there, then Athy would happily come." I don't want yours and my name to be blacklisted by the nobles."I missed you very much daddy, so now I want to spend more time with you, moreover, now I don't have anything more to do other than fencing because I had been learning all the literary subjects in my free time."

"I know."

Wait how does he knows about it? I made sure to do all this secretly. "The first night, when we were going to sleep together at that time, I saw you hiding a geography book, before me entering, and that's gow I knew what you have been upto lately. Just tell me what are you upto."

"Daddy, I just need some work to do otherwise I would be bored, that's why I used to sneakily read books, without anyone knowing. Moreover, I don't want anyone to belittle me and prove my worth as the future empress." Why is he silent? What praise me come on ! I have a mission to accomplish and that's to become an empress of this nation and never ever Marry! You have such an intelligent daughter and a determined one who has just told you her plans! Come on praise me!

"ATHANASIA! ITS NOT GOOD TO BE SO WORKAHOLIC", he puts me down and bends down to my level,why is he yelling? Does the empire not belittle me as the dancer's daughter and don't you want me to prove my worth as the future empress? "ATHANASIA, WHO IS THAT GOOD FOR NOTHING WHO WANTS MY DAUGHTER TO PROVE HER WORTH? "

*Gasp* I forgot, he hates the idea that I over work myself for achieving my goal.