Fake princess.

 Getting rid of all minamato corpses, I have already accepted my mother's death as fate. Her mother's last words said she should dress like a male and pretend to be Yamato born so as not to be killed by the Yamato rebels. I walked into the market square searching for commander Sebastian her father.

Exceeding a chef's restaurant, the aroma of the food caught my attention, alarming her hunger. I alighted right in front of the restaurant staring at the delicious meals, I was completely penniless but had nothing to do other than that to beg for food.

The chef did not listen to her, she felt embarrassed but there sitting a man haruto the slave trader opposite to the kitchen watching all scenes and approached her with a plate of sushi.

 My alarming hunger could not make me think twice before accepting the food proposal.

 Eating the last piece of her sushi, Haruto looked at her suspiciously like she was part of the female Minamato slaves.Haruto took a sip of palm wine, banging the cup on the table.

 "You look familiar." Haruto said.

I swallowed my bollus in shock bulging my eyes, I sensed it's haruto the slave trader but intentionally pretended like she doesn't know anything.

"Pardon."

"You are from minamato right, so how come you are still alive." Haruto interrogated. Shivers went down my spine. "No sir, I am not a minamato."

"From which town."

"I am an indigene of the Yamato dynasty."

I still haven't recovered from yesterday's shock and trauma, there was no one for me to talk to. I could remember vividly when I lost my sister Reina in the battle field. I can't tell Haruto I was among the ladies that ought to be executed. I was completely tired looking for my father, I could not say a word to him or anyone that I am in search of commander Sebastian my father. He asked me to follow him to his house and work for him as an apprentice. He thought I was a male.

 All though Haruto is not a very nice man, he is only nice to the people's help needed, he sense I was exhausted, an insisted to take me to his house.

In haruto's house, lying conveniently on his mattress. Suddenly awoken from sleep, clipped her hands on her chest.

 Haruto's house maid offered me a new attire ordered from her boss. Her cloth was rugged and ripped, hiding her gender and nakedness from the house maid and haruto.

"You are a male why don't you dress in our presence instead?" Haruto asked.

 "No master, I will like to use the bathroom", I answered.

 I carelessly unwrapped my shirt,the cat necklace and her father's bracelet dropped on the floor making a metallic sound.She wanted to prevent haruto from seeing commander Sebastian's bracelet.The cat logo neck lace with her is the only way she can trace her beloved sister Reina.

 It took time for me to change my clothes in the bathroom, giving Haruto suspicions that she's a female.

 General Kenji and akio approached their father's office, to report all that happened while they were still in minamto.

"Father we are back home." They bowed.

"welcome back my sons, any updates or surprises". Regent Aoi asked.

"Father I am presenting a surprise to you this evening, we are very lucky". General Kenji answered.

"Trust you my son, this evening must not pass by". Regent aoi sipped his wine.

"Yes father". Kenji bowed.

 Kenji returned to the boys quarters to pick Reina up, Reina is actually a minamato born but he wants to fake her like a Yamato born.In their clan all children has a birth mark on their upper jaw. Kenji had to get lamp black to forge a birth mark on Reina.

He made a dot on her jaw with the lamp black and lit a candle to burn it and make it a permanent mark.

Reina shed tears a little, Kenji covered her mouth with an handkerchief.

"Shhhh....." Kenji laid his index finger on her lips.

General akio his younger reported to him in the boys quarters.

"Here I am brother," he bowed.

Take this girls to the slave quarters for body treatment,her name is Reina she's From minamato but I forge her as a Yamato born to present to our father this evening.

"Okay brother there should be a reason for this," Akio moved backwards and turned.

He backed Reina to the slave quarters, halfway he met commander Seth the apprentice of commander Sebastian Tsmugi's father.

Seth sensed the girl they carried is Reina Tsmugi's younger sister but helpless about it, the neck lace fell on Akio's shoulder.

He asked them to open the face of that girl to confirm, but Akio refused to.

Seth was a royal soldier to commander Sebastian, tysmugi has been searching for Reina a long time.This is smallest favour he can do for tsmugi and her father.

In front of the mirror Reina getting dressed staring at her own reflection, different luxurious hairpins with flowers decorating her hair.

With the twinkle of an eye she was looking like a pretty Yamato princess.

General Kenji took the girl in greener pasture, shopping, buying her different luxurious materials.He wants to build memories with the girl to convince her memory.

"Dear reina from now on I am your brother," Kenji told reina.

"But brother there was a girl that is my sister, I could remember vividly when I lost her in the slave trade". Reina disagreed.

"Don't be silly girl, the man that gave you a ride on his back is akio your brother.You are Yamato born don't mistake yourself for any other thing else". Kenji replied.

Ridding on his horse faster, he entered the market square with reina in front to decieve all Yamato's that she is the regent's only daughter. The whole citizens were hailing Kenji, Reina, Akio and his people.

At the regent's quarters, Kenji entered paying respect to his father.

He stepped aside to reveal Reina as the present.

"Who's this", regent aoi asked.

"She is our blood a Yamato born,I found her later that night after the elimination of the slaves." Kenji explained.

"Father she's the lost child of late lady regent Zia our mother." general Akio said.

Regent Aoi took a step forward, grabbed Reina and embrace her tightly with tears rolling down his eyes.

"Thanks kenji for bringing back my lost daughter to me, You don't know what you have done you've just restored my happiness.we are going to have more power over the throne so far it's our daughter ruling the town". Regent Aoi said with tears rolling down his cheeks.

"That's okay father." Kenji pat his back.

In few months emperor eiken Naruhito will be dead, not long after prince Einosuke will take over the throne then we will force reina on him.

"Yes dad we are going to have all power on our side!" Kenji chuckled.

"Daddy why will emperor eiken be dead in few months time?" Akio asked.

"I am slowly poisoning him. He is a living corpse there is no remedy to his health issues anymore."