1 The bloody princess

Today, is the worst day of my life. I did my daily routine learning to be a proper princess etc. but thats all the boring stuff my favorite part of my day is learning how to fight with my uncle Tobin at dusk, he was my fathers, the kings brother as well as the Captain of all our troops. "LOOK ALIVE MAX! I will not go easy on you because you're my niece and eldest princess." he shouted pointing his sword at me. Giving him a devilish grin I replied "oh I am well aware of that uncle" and I lurched at him full force with my daggers in each hand hearing the clinking of the weapons as he blocked gave me satisfaction. my mother always said it was unlady like for a princess to learn the ways of a warrior but father said it is good for me to know how to protect myself and my younger siblings. I swung one dagger at his chest and the other at his face and he leapt back dodging he was too focused on dodging and I leapt at him again and swung as hard as I could knocking the blade from his hand by hitting his wrist with the hilt of my dagger and bringing the tip of the other to his throat "looks like I win again uncle" I giggled "im starting to think you don't need this training anymore" he said panting "well I think you need the exercise" I said with a smile "oh is that so" he chuckled "well off with you Maxi it is almost dinner time and I would rather not hear your mothers complaints about you missing a meal" he waved me off I started to walk back into the palace "see you tomorrow uncle goodnight" "goodnight mighty wolf" my uncle has called me a mighty wolf since I was little because I was always brave and fierce it started when a boy was teasing me about me being a high strung princess let's just say he regretted what he said. Walking into the palace Will begins to follow me he was my personal guard and also the boy whom regretted teasing me ironic isn't it. walking down the hall to the dining hall I looked at the tapestry I've seen everyday of my life its two wolves on either side of a shield with the tree of life on it, our family crest. A few seconds later we arrived at the dining hall mother,father, keirsy, and Vincent were already seated. "hello my dear how did your etiquette go today?" my mother said with her bright smile, looking at her for a moment I really did look alot like my mother the only thing I had of fathers was his eyes everything else was mothers from the long raven black hair to the slightly sun-kissed skin but I had my fathers emerald colored eyes. "it was very boring mother but I learned all the same" I smiled back "good" she nodded. "Maxina dear there is something we have to tell you" my father said I heard the seriousness in his tone. The smile slowly faded from my face "what is it father?" ...."well we have arranged a suitor for you, you are sixteen now and it is appropriate for a princess your age" he said watching me to gauge my reaction, I paused for a moment the maids had just set our food in front of us I looked down at it and realized I had lost my appetite "all right father I understand after all its just a suitor not like I'm getting married" I gave him a half smile "may I be excused im not feeling to well" ... "darling you need to e.." my father cut my mother off "its all right my love she needs some time to think" as he squeezed her hand "all right" mother said giving a small smile "goodnight brother, sister" I kissed them both on there heads before heading to my chambers will following behind. once I reached my chambers I had Valery my personal maid draw me a bath. after my bath I was laying on my bed enjoying a book when I heard panting and hot breath on the back of my neck "hugo, how many times have I told you to stop sneaking into my chambers?" I said giggling and turning to face him, Hugo was a wolf cub when my father saved him now he was giant hes about 3 years old and seems to like me the most mother doesn't like me hanging around him cause we play and he ends up tearing my clothing and mother gets frustrated but ik she loves him he has pitch black fur and yellow piercing eyes my father found him curled up all by himself in the middle of a snow bank during a deer hunt in one of our coldest winters. one of fathers men shot his mother not knowing she was only protecting her young cub we buried his mother the next day while he howled in sorrow I cradled him trying to calm him down and begged father to keep him it was a hard bargain but father eventually said yes if I trained him well. Hugo spent his days working with the herds of our cattle it took a while for the animals to get used to him but at night he would come and sleep with me father always said he was protecting me little did i know thats exactly what he was doing.