BEFORE

As the knights scowled at me, I was helpless. I was standing in front of my maid who had stolen some medicine for her mother, who was gravely ill. My brother was among those knights. He has always despised me. Maybe it's because I'm weak.

"Give her to us, she has stolen from our kingdom," Eret shifted to his other foot mockingly, "if you don't hand her over I'll just kill you both!" Eret started lifting his heavy weighted armoured boots. My maid ran in front of me, she had a determined look on her fair skinned face.

I look at her, standing bravely. Only then I noticed, she was shaking. "I-ill give it back, j-just don't hurt us please. My Lord, my mother-"

"I don't give a damn about your mother! Your family is made of commoners." He screeched at the maid. Who trembled even more at the booming force of his voice.

Even as she shook, the maid spoke. "Y-you should care ...you should care about your p-people!" The maid of course was correct. My brother was selfish, but he was beloved by our mother. Mother is very wicked. She may not show it, but she is. She controls the king From behind the scenes. Causing him to make mistakes.

"Brother! You should stop fooling around, if you haven't noticed we're going to be sent out after your marriage to our neighboring kingdoms daughter. So stop this frivolous behavior, I want some free time before then and your maid has taken it all!" Ah, yes. I am to be married. To whom I have never met, seen, or heard. And that woman is, Tai-lin from the skyling kingdom.