TVPC3 *Accepted*

Acceptance

:is the ability to see that others have a right to be their own unique persons. That means having a right to their own feelings, thoughts and opinions. When you accept people for who they are, you let go of your desire to change them. You let them feel the way they want to feel, you let them be different and think differently from you. Everyone is different in one way or another. Once you understand this truth, you can stop trying to change them into the people you want them to be and start accepting them for who they are.

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It's been a week or what but Eadlin eventually gives up- nope she didn't.

She eventually even become more tenacious that she's entering the Meridiem Palace of Heidi without permission from the owner.

But eventually, Heidi gradually starting to interact with her sister.

Both of them are on the training ground.

Heidi shrugged as she waved her sword because she couldn't believe that her sister Eadlin was good at wielding a weapon. It seems like in the past she was just so weak, now she knows swordsmanship like a pro. She used to be meek, weak and innocent now she became bold and mature.

The Count said that she could keep up with Eadlin in class. She knows that many teachers teach Eadlin but in the last few months Eadlin has left them and the only thing she has done is to chase her every day and always hang out in her palace.

"Eadlin. Where did you learn proper sword handling?"

Heidi's innocent question made Eadlin sweat coldly. She faked a laugh

"Ahahaha. I must have been following you for months then. Hahaha I just learned when I was watching you practice and I imitated it because it was amazing"

Heidi tilted her head to the right. "Is that so?"

Eadlin nodded and replied with a smile. "Yup."

"Ho! She almost got me"

She frowned when she looked at Eadlin again. "Are you saying something?"

"Huh? Me? Nothing."

"Oh anyway. Have you talked to father yet?"

Eadlin's jaw dropped as she realized it.

"A-ahh .... Hahahaha" she just scratched her head because of the stupid thing she did. 'I forgot that I should be close to our father'

"I guess not," Heidi said briefly then continued practising.

Suddenly, Heidi dropped the sword she was holding to cover her left eye when suddenly something stung her. Count Mikaehl looked at her in surprise and worriedly Eadlin questioned Heidi. "Are you okay? Are you in pain? What? How are you feeling?"

Heidi swallowed deeply "Nothing". Eadlin was about to look at the one she was covering when she avoided it and turned around. "I'll go first. I'm sorry" then she quickly ran back to her palace.

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When she got inside her room she slowly lowered her hand and she saw her reflection. Her left eye glowed red while the white in her eye was replaced by black.

She didn't know why but she felt so much pain in her left eye that it felt like it was being pierced by thousands of needles. She soon saw blood dripping from her left eye.

She was no longer worried because this had happened to her several times. She just sighed. She did not want others to see her because they might think differently about her. She was afraid that her father would throw her in the dungeon when that happened.

She picked up an oversized jar on her bedside table containing glowing pebbles. If you look at it, it's just for design but it's her medicine to hide again the weird eye colour that comes out on the left.

She took one of it and soon the shining stone turned into liquid then she waved her hand when the medicine came to her eye it gradually returned to the way you thought nothing had happened.

"Heidi!"

Heidi almost let go of the jar she was holding when Eadlin suddenly burst in like a mad bull, add to that its sudden scream. But despite that is the caring eye of a sister for the condition of another.

"Is there a problem? Why? Hmm?"

Eadlin quickly approached her and looked at every part of her face and body to see if anything was wrong with her. She touched both of Heidi's cheeks. "Ah, this cute child. You're really cute. What happened why did you suddenly run? Tell me. Did you see a parasite on the training ground?"

"Parasite?"

She looked to the left and plainly laughed.

"ahahaha."

"It's nothing. What now? Is anything wrong with you?"

Heidi smiled at her sweetly "Nothing. I just really want to run and leave"

Eadlin bit her lower lip so hard because she couldn't stop herself from admiring her sister's cuteness. It was as if a dart had hit her heart.

She can't accept that her sister is so cute. Because she will have an attack every time she smiles at her. 'Ahhhhhhhh !!! How come she's so cute! So cuteeeee !! ' Then she squeezed Heidi's slightly plump cheek.

Heidi snarls at Eadlin "Eadlin, you're hurting me"

She hugged her and she was like a cat when she hugged her. "Oww. I'm sorry. It's just that you're so cute" Eadlin was laughing at Heidi's frown.

"Ow, please. Stop that"

"Why? You're my sister. Aren't you? So why can't I?" she mimicry complain to her younger sister. But she also did nothing but let her go because Heidi was already frowning because of her naughtiness. "you're so kj"

"Kj?"

"Nothing."

"Wait a minute. What else are we going to do? We did leave our class with Count Mikaehl early. What else are the princesses doing?" in disbelief Heidi looked at her sister asking herself what a princess should do.

Her eyes twinkled and excitedly she looked at Heidi "Aha! I know something! How about wandering around the capital!" Heidi rolled her eyes at the idea Eadlin had in mind. Like how many times did she heard of that line.

"Oh come on Eadlin stop dreaming about such impossible things.."

So they did nothing in the rest of their time before nightfall but pick the ripe fruits in the orchard at Heidi's palace. The two of them huddled together in that area while eating the fruits they picked.

They seem to have no problem being brought up like ordinary children, but behind their smile there lies their heavy responsibility as members of the Imperial family.

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Eadlin quietly waited for Heidi outside her palace as she sat on the side of the stairs up to the front door. She's sitting with her legs spread widely while her elbow is on her knees, you'd think she wasn't a princess if she sat while she was eating some fruit. She was busy staring out of nowhere when she was surprised when her sister suddenly appeared, she didn't even hear the door open.

"What's that?"

She raised an eyebrow at Heidi's question but eventually she was also enlightened. "Turnip" was her simple answer then took another bite.

Heidi's face was broken. "I know it's turnip. Why are you eating that?"

"Then what am I supposed to do with this?"

Heidi's eyes flattened. "Throw it away."

"What?"

"I said throw it. Where did you even get that?"

"Why? I like turnips."

"I don't care, throw it"

"No! No! Nooo" she persistently said.

Heidi could do nothing but to slap Eadlin's hand so she released the said turnip. "What the f -... Why did you do that?"

Eadlin's face blushed because of annoyance. Eadlin was about to pick it up again when Heidi stopped her.

"Don't tell me you'll pick that up and wash it before eating it again?"

Eadlin stands straight and then she crossed her arms "I really can't say. Besides, I thought you didn't want to waste food anymore, did you?"

"Yes, I don't want to waste food but don't you know, what are you even eating?"

"Turnip"

"Argh !! NO! IT'S NOT A TURNIP! Yeah, I mean it's turnip but one kind of poison, Riptein."

"Riptein? Poison .. Rip .. Tein .. RIP. TEIN ..... R. I. P. Ahhh. Now I know. Is that so. Too bad .."

"What? Too bad? If you ate that consecutively. You could have died because of that!"

"Is that so. The empress gave it to me. It's a waste of food you know if I just throw it."

"What? And you just accepted as much as you want. Why, is there no food in your palace?"

"There is. Besides, it looks turnip, tastes like turnip, so I thought it's really turnip."

"Hah, gosh ... Next time don't just eat food without any knowledge about it. Not because it looks like food it is already edible."

Heidi frowned before continuing lecturing Eadlin. "Besides, have you forgotten what the empress did to you two years ago? You receive food from her as if she's really your mother."

Eadlin is confused by what Heidi is saying. She raised her left eyebrow. "Huh? What do you mean?"

"Ha! I can't believe it. You forgot!"

Eadlin laughed at what Heidi said to her. "Maybe?"

Heidi just shook her head. "Sigh. Whatever. Just don't think about it."

'So I could have been poisoned? I thought she still needs me? Why does she intend to silence me for the rest of my life? ' suddenly the cold wind blew which gave horror to her whole being.

'From now on I will no longer trust the empress. But what a waste of food, 'Eadlin frowned at the thought. 'I still look like food. I mean it's not food because it's poisonous but why is it still in the food pyramid? '

Eadlin forgets about what she's thinking.

They walked to the training ground. And starting today officially here began the swordsmanship class of the two princesses.

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