Duke Rickterdale

As the carriage carrying Mervic Now Elza was going towards the mansion of duke Rickterdale also known as Duke Alphonse Rickterdale, Elza was in turmoil. she was thinking hard to believe anything that has happned till now. He was hoping this all to be a deep dream and hope someone would come wake him up, or this was all a stage. A modern man living in a medival era would be a big no no. Tho some people would argue this to be a big chance to change the world but those people has to learn the difficulties living a lifestyle devoid of modern convenience such as internet, tv, games, medical facilities, ease of transport and security albeit some political scandals and high profile murder case. but who was he, a common man with nothing much to be robbed and no difficult family position. Considering the medival era where just the act of laughing at some noble or a royalty would get you hanged, a simple disease could let you die in an agonizing way. No proper law placed for diffrent sceneries, truly medival era was a hell hole.

Sighing, she atlast accepted her fate. Atleast she was the daughter of a duke and hoped atleast he would help his daughter in some way thus again letting him return to his own place and body. now the question is how should he tackle the duke in helping her and not sending her so some mental asylum or using dubious methods in hopes of treating her assuming her to be mentally unstable. As the carriage reached a magnificent mansion, a servant opened the carriage door and welcomed her. Elza thanked the servant and asked if the duke was busy, if not she asked for an appontment. The servant was slightly startled as Elza was always prideful and never showed the timidness to any servants or maids. The servant respectfully escorted to her room and asked if she anything she required which she accepted and ordered for some eatables and water.

Meanwhile in his office, Duke Alfonse Richterdale received the report from the guard who escorted Elza and was sighing for many reasons, some included the annulment of emgagement and the personality disorder. Many future plans have to be changed due to the annulment. He really hoped his daughter to be married to prince Charles as he would be a good King considering his intellect tho not having some super active brain. The duke was not actively supporting the prince as there might had been civil war due to the throne race between the 1st prince, Prince Lionheart, 2nd prince, Prince Charles and the First princess, Princess Fiona.

Prince Lionheart, the first prince of the kingdom of Albion was a straightforward man and was gifted in the talent of warfare tactics and he himself was a fierce warrior having routed the Silfhiem Army from the kingdom. Silfheim Kingdom was Located to the east and east-south of the Kingdom consisting of Elves. The Second prince was the man born for politics but lately he was showing signs of derailment in his talent. Many speculate the degradation due to the mingling of Sofia, Born from a Barony to the North, Baron James Isenten. Sofia was the Second daughter of the baron and Having lived in frigid conditions, she was mild of heart and an apple to the eye beauty, having not talent in other areas but had an aura of {I am a pure maiden, so protect me}. The first princess, Princess Fiona was currently only 13 and was the Happiness of the King. Looks can be sometimes decieving and so would be applied to Princess Sofia who was a mistress of manipulation.

Just as the duke was thinking for a remedy and patch-work, one of the servant knocked and told the duke of his daughter asking for an appointment, being a duke he had a lot to handle, from politics to domain management management which takes a considerable chunk of time everyday. Thinking for a moment, the duke granted permission and waited to see how much his daughter changed. The servant ran off to inform Elza of approval of the appointment.

Elza was having some snacks to fill her belly as she had apparently not taken any during the ball. The food was just ok but not too good. Apprently it was made from wheat and looked like a cookie and was called Corquet. She was thinking the ways she could convince the duke to help her if he accepted that she is not his daughter and what to do if the duke accepted her as to be mentally disturbed. Mervic was not some super human who can think a thousand strategies in a few minutes. She just hoped to do her best. Sometime later the same servant returned and told her that the duke is waiting.

As Elza reached a magnificient door apprently which led to the duke's office, she breathed hard and knocked on the door, immediately there was a response.

''Come in''

The voice sounded to be powerful and had the vitality and energy of a strong man. She gently pushed opened the door to see a man in his 40s. Muscular, brown chestnut hair as same as her own colour and sparkling red eyes. She strodded forward albeit some caution and sat on a chair opposite to the man. there was no one beside him hence she assumed him to be the duke. Both Elza and Alphonse stared each other for some time like waiting to see who would break the silence. With determination Elza spoke '' Apologies for the late night appontment Duke, as you might have heard what conspired at the ball, everything I spoke is all the truth, I am not your daughter, I dont know what happned to her and I hope you somehow help me return to my own body and world which might in turn help your daughter. I know It sounds crazy but it is all true''.

The Duke was waiting his daughter, as she came inside, he could see the significant change in her behaviour and etiquettes. He was in a dilemma as to whether to believe what she spoke or to pass it as the mentally disturbed's coping mechanism of the annulment of the engagement. He hoped to probe further and asked, '' on what grounds do you believe yourself as someone else?? ''.