1 Chapter 1

*Horse carriage

'Today is Princess birthday, huh.' I talked to myself to killed my boredom inside the carriage. This is the first time I'm going the party with my mother but I feel a little lonely. Although I have my mother was in front of me, we didn't spoke to much. What I remember that she only speaks once and answered it just once only. She's not fond too much to talk.

I look at her. She elegantly watching outside the window. Watching in the dark wood were emit by the moonlight. Although that place was little bright but we still can't clearly see the mystery inside of it just like her.

Suddenly she was covering a half of her face with fan. I quickly draw my eyes somewhere else. I was surprised that she knew I was looking at her but she just continues her view and pretending there were nothing happened.

She closes her fan and then she knocked the small front window. The windows were open from outside.

"Yes, my lady." The horse carriage answers the knock.

"we almost there, Lady Tiara."

"Make it faster." She strictly commands him and closed the window. He shouts and keep flipping the rein to make horses as fast as can like chasing the light.

*Castle Hall

"Where she is?" tapping his fingers on his armrest. The queen glaring to the king feeling jealousy.

"My king, it's almost an hour. I'm afraid you should announce your daughter ceremony." The counsellor come beside him and whispering to him. But the king ignored, he just keeps his eyes looking someone in the crowded. His fingers become faster after feeling being pushed by his advisor.

"I only announce when she is here" He sit on his throne looking at the main door hall.

"But, they were waiting you, my king." Trying to persuade

"Are you trying to defying my words." staring to his advisor, annoys from being pushed down.

"Please forgive me, my king." Quickly go down from the throne.

"My apologies." "Announcement, the honourable Lady Tiara Von Knightley present." The butler voice echoing the hall take the lead the crowded. The hall become sudden quiet distract by Lady Tiara who attend the ceremony.

The king stood up, looking happy after hearing that name. He sounded his chalice. The people distract by that sound.

"Welcome and thank you for coming our beloved princess coming age ceremony, Princess Guinevere." The king shows his daughter while stepping down from his throne with queen into the crowded.

"May god bless Kingdom Armaturia." He lifts his chalice and the people response back and claps happily.

She walked to the centre of the ceremony for greeting the king. While I follow her back, I saw many people giving us pass through. With bow down on their head, how much powerful my mother to them? But in the slightly nobles, they staring us with wicked eyes. I can sense it and I saw it.

"don't look." She criticised for what I'm doing. She knows what I am doing even though I was behind her. I look down and keep going.

"Lady Tiara." A gentleman smiling bows down his head.

"Duke Abraham, it's nice to see you." She response back.

"Lady Tiara, You look beautiful." Another woman come approach with happily smile when looking us.

"Thank you Martha, but I'm afraid your compliments doesn't suit me." Tiara bow his head to show her gratitude. "It's true you know, don't be so humble." She laughs while slapping on Tiara back.

"What we have here?" another man come approach to them. "Oh, Isn't a new hero in our royal family." Trying provoking lady Tiara. But it seems Tiara doesn't take the bait. She still taking her cool.

"Duke Ruddy, can't you show some respect. At least give some greeting." Abraham pointing anger on him.

"I should respect who tainted our royal blood." He laughs. His friends suddenly approach him.

"Look, this Duke Abraham wants us to respects them." They laugh constantly to each other. That makes me more irritated. I hold my fists tightly waiting the time to blow up.

"Can I acknowledge what the fun story about?" A man voice suddenly come from behind.

"King Francis." They bow down quickly after looking that voice. "Please apologise us, my king." Duke Abraham response. "Can you share what the hilarious is about, Abraham?" silent a moment and they look each other. Afraid the answers will cause displease him.

"My king, my humbly apologize." "Duke Ruddy shares us that when he was getting down from his horses, he unfortunately steps on his own horses' manure." My mother stood up answering the question.

"How clumsy you are." He laughed loudly and then followed by the people surrounding. Ruddy embarrass and feel humiliate. It's given him more hatred to us. But that served him. I respect how wise my mother to do that. Many much to learn to be socialise in noble society. Ruddy left giving a dead eye on my mother.

"Lady Tiara, I'm worried about your late."

"My apologize, I was late because I was finding the present for princess." "Alan, please bring the present." I'm directly give the gift to the princess. This is the first time I look such beautiful woman that I ever seen. "Thank you." She shyly talks to me. But her smile its enough to make my heart throbbing.

"oopps." The present suddenly fell. "I'm very sorry, my hand slipped." She said. "No, it's fine." "Let me help you." I said to her. "Thank you." She thanking for collecting her present while touching her hair pulling back at her ear. Tiara looking at them collecting the present.

"May I know who is the fine man here?" The king looking at me. "My sincerely apologize not introduce you." My mother bow down again.

"Are you finally found a good guy?"

"No, my king… isn't…" She suddenly stuck.

"My name is Alan Von Knightley. I'm her son." I interrupt and introduce myself to the king.

"What! You have a son?" The king shouted after he shocked. All people give attention for what happened and start murmuring each other.