1 1. Coronation

The nighttime scene took its toll. Elie sat only weakly when the thirty-year-old woman found out the king and queen were no longer breathing. Elie's daily routine was to check on the king and queen. Considering their malady for which there is no cure. So every day elie would wake up to check on their condition. Of course elie wakes up in a deep sleep.

The bodyguards, the servants, as well as the royal hound's bushy coat bowed its head. They were all grief over the passing of the king and queen.

***

The Diamond Kingdom had not been established since Winston's first reign. Then he married the most beautiful woman of his choice, Clemmie. Clemmie is a smart girl and has vast knowledge. Clemmie was born into a humble family where her father was a sheep farmer, while her mother worked asa cook in one of the restaurants.

King Winston was born to his parents who were already the first Kings at the diamond job. Both of Winston's parents had passed away at the age of 20. His father died because he was sick. And her mother died in a boating accident while visiting another kingdom. And finally the one who was crowned king of the diamond job. Until she married Clemmie and was blessed with a beautiful princess named Ariadne.

***

"Darian? What are you doing here?" Said Ariadne awake as Darian entered her room. The sound of Ariadne's door made her wake with a hint of surprise.

Darian approached Ariadne's bed with his index finger in his mouth. Tell Ariadne to keep quiet. "Don't shout. I'm here because mom told me to go with you." He said.

Darian stood upright as a guard and stood beside Ariadne's bed.

"I need neither company nor care. I'm a big girl. Even I'm ten years old. I don't like being read fairy tales either. Just go away!!" Send Ariadne away. The girl sat with a frown on her face.

While darian stood still and looked straight ahead. How very like a good guard to be silent.

"I told you to go darian! Why are you still here? Go! Go! I can't sleep with someone in my room." Ariadne's words sickened and darian stared with anger.

Darian flinch. Do not listen to Ariadne's orders.

In her furious feelings, Ariadne immediately rose from her seat and stood up. "Get out of my room!" She exhaled, pointing to the large, tall bedroom door with the gold engraving.

"Ariadne cannot. I was instructed to look after you here." The speech continues to live up to its obedience to the command.

Ariadne's beaming. "Why am I guarded? Will there be robbers in this kingdom?" She asked innocently.

Darian smiled slightly. "Think of it that way. I will take care of you."

Hearing it is Ariadne is somehow calm. Darian is older than three years, but they're the same height. So, Ariadne has such a sister.

"Ariadne sleep." The one who still sees Ariadne unlying.

Ariadne's eyes are fixed on the passage below the door. Her ears also hear the many hurried footsteps as if there were something to see. Ariadne knows the servants' wakings by heart. And at this early hour no one could have woken up, let alone many people.

Ariadne glanced at Darian whose body language the man seemed to take care of her. Slowly Ariadne positioned herself to lie down. The girl glanced in Darian's direction now in a straight line like a statue.

Let's cut to the chase, Ariadne unwrapped her blanket and ran as fast as she could until she made it out of the room.

"ARIADNE! DON'T GO OUT THERE!!" The Darian shrieks caught himself off guard. The 13-year-old man went straight after Ariadne, who was travelling quite fast.

But the trail of Ariadne is gone. Darian was now able to pass only between the busy servants to and fro, preparing for the funeral. The royal palace is too big, and Darian would not be so easy to discover Ariadne's whereabouts. Darian had not yet memorized the royal map, let alone the rooms Ariadne used to visit.

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Ariadne's breath is short. She clutched her rather heavy chest as he ran through the throngs of servants gathered in front of his parents' room. Her long hair was now broken, her white nightgown wrinkled and her sweat flooded the area of the neck and forehead.

Ariadne's footsteps slowed as the servants automatically made way for her. The large number of servants immediately pulled up to the right and left of the aisles.

Ariadne's gaze was drawn to her parents' wide-open bedroom door. Her long, dragged nightgown was slightly raised to make her walk easier. Ariadne's feet seemed too cold for wearing no shoes.

At the threshold of his parents' room, Ariadne gave way to sleep. Speechless and still standing with an empty gaze forward. Looking down at his parents' bodies covered in white cloth. Her tears instantly fell down her white cheeks.

"DAD! MOM!! NO. NOOO!!." Ariadne shouted in disbelief.

Elie immediately ran toward Ariadne and gave the girl a close hug. Elie's also still crying without a sound. Her defense collapsed at the sight of Ariadne shocked to learn of this.

The greatest heartbreak for the first time in Ariadne's life was the death of her parents. And Ariadne was forced into adulthood by her nanny Elie.

***

It has been one week since the death of king Winston and queen clemmie. This morning Ariadne is still curled up in her bed. Her face was pale and her eyes had blackened eyes. Ariadne cannot sleep nor eat. The girl could only cry and cry, unable to accept the reality she was facing.

Clack!

The large door to her room was opened by someone. Elie comes in with a wide tray of food, drinks, and fresh fruit. Darian's following Elie's footsteps behind her.

"Get up princess.. I've prepared breakfast for you." Said Elie politely and placed the wide tray on the already Darian dining table on Ariadne's bed.

"Take the food out. I have no appetite at all." Said Ariadne lazy.

Elie curtsey. "Princess, please eat something.. Since the king and queen have been absent, the princess has eaten very little and hardly even eaten. If the princess gets sick, this one kingdom gets sick." Coaxed elie.

Darian nodded, confirming his mother's words. "Eat Ariadne. Regain your strength and scold me like always."

Hearing that Ariadne sat instantly. "Can I scold you as much as I want when I'm done eating?" She asked.

Darian just nodded and smiled. "Eat it first. Those honey - covered pancakes look delicious. Especially with blueberries trimming it. Should I just eat it?" Said Darian, who also accidentally extended his hand to reach for the blueberries on the tray.

Ariadne hit him with a swift blow. Of course darian winced in pain. Afterward, Ariadne chose to eat her honey pancakes and drink a glass of fresh cow's milk. While the blueberries were in the last small bowl eaten.

Elie smiled when she saw a clean tray. Only tools left. Darian quickly helped elie with an empty tray to the dishwasher. Elie let her son out first.

"What? Why are you looking at me like that? What else should I do? I've finished all the food you brought. Then leave when your task is done." Said Ariadne in innocence.

Elie just smiled slightly. "Be prepared, princess. The servants will come in and take you to the tub. You need to dress up as beautiful as you can. It's your coronation." She says. Then bow to Ariadne who still does not understand elie's words.

The coronation? What is the coronation? Not yet finished asking in his own mind, the servants whom Elie said did enter and overrun Ariadne's body slowly and gently. Escort Ariadne into the circle and broad tub. The tub was filled with warm water and filled with rose petals that were red and pink. Nice smell.

After bathing, Ariadne was immediately taken in and the ten men's attendants put a layer of lint over her. The lining of the skirt is so thick, even Ariadne has lost count. The lining of that skirt shaped the gown that bloomed so much.

Then followed by a beautiful, gold-colored dress with an elegant, gaudy accent. Many floral ornaments on the chest, as well as diamond beaded seams around the waist. Look at the fancy dress Ariadne wears.

The girl's hair was also shaped very nicely by the insertion of several pin needles in the tip in the shape of a rose. Of course the hair pin was made of gold and had a diamond eye. All that was put on Ariadne's body as a walking treasure. Even one diamond in her dress if it was sold could of course be used to eat for more than two or three months. If used by ordinary people and simple people. For Ariadne, diamonds are of no use.

The praetorian ministers took up nearly three more hours, just to make Ariadne decked up. Upon sighting is Ariadne, who is now as beautiful as jade goddess, led directly to the coronation building.

The ten-year-old girl could only see around with her beautiful eyes with lentils. The praetorian guard or royal guard would instantly draw their swords and be lifted upward. They're in a line of sight. And Ariadne strolled along the midst of the red carpet stretching straight up to the one royal chair that looked so fancy.

Everything was going so well. Ariadne stood as the priest with the counselor stood before her. A court butler named Meghan carrying a diamond crown on a gold tray. Ariadne knows the woman.

"I hereby anoint you, my lady, as a princess of the kingdom who will lead us all." The clergyman blurted out.

Meghan makes her way closer to speechless Ariadne. Then the gold crown with its many diamonds successfully landed on Ariadne's head. Until there was the applause of royalty sitting on many chairs.