Chapter 5 Family

"my family is the imperial family.... and I am Princess Marianna Aneris Sengrid" I told him as his eyes went wide in shock.

"Your.... Princess Marianna..." he said utterly shocked. "Well I suppose the better term would be was" I replied. "The King said you died of sickness" he said taking a step closer to me. "Yes I suppose that sounds about right considering the king" I said. "As I said I was useless to my father the only reason he kept me around was to marry me off but even when I left he cared so little it was easier for him to tell the world I died of illness" I continued.

"The second the king discovers Nyx and Drazyn he will come after them though I have no doubt they won't obey him" I told him. "They are safe here" Cedric replied. I nodded then turned back to the dragons. "Be good my baby's I shall return shortly with food" I told them scratching both their chins. They loved that.

"Where are you going?" Cedric asked "I must bring them meat" I stated. "They don't hunt?" He Questioned. "They do but only when they need to" I said "would you like to come my lord?" I asked him. He was silent for a second. "You can call me Cedric... I have a feeling we'll only grow closer from here on" he said. I smiled "I suppose your right" I said. "And my friends call me Mari" I added walking past him. "Come Cedric, I'll show you how to feed my dragons" I said continuing to walk.

It didn't take us long to get to town. We used Cedric strange teleporting magic. We began to walk the streets going from stall to stall, seeing what sorts of meats were being sold. Then we heard the sound of music. I looked at Cedric and he looked back at me confused as I gave a smile and grabbed his hand. "Come" I said as I began running and pulling him along with me. "Where are we going?" he asked while letting himself be dragged. I pulled him into a pub and stopped as soon as we went through the doors. "As I thought" I said a smile still on my face. I turned to Cedric. "Stay here" I said and ran off before he could say anything.

"Excuse me?" I said as I approached the bar. "Would you mind if I sang a little song I promise you won't regret it" I said to the man as he cleaned a glass. He looked over at the stage and the person who was currently singing then looked back at me, as he set the glass down. "Come with me" he said and I followed him to the stairs of the stage.

The man on stage, finished singing and walked over to the bartender guitar still in hand. "Give the girl your guitar your on break" the bartender said. The singer stared at me for a second, then quickly handed me the guitar and walked off stage. I put the strap connected to the guitar on and walked on stage to the microphone. "Hello All my name is Marianna and I'll be singing a song for you all today" I said with a smile. Then began to play the guitar.

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"Stay here" Marianna said and ran off before I could say anything. I had went with her today to help her find food for her dragons, but we had somehow ended up in a bar. What was she planning. Did she want to get some drinks, I thought as I leaned against the wall waiting for her to come back. Why did I care for her so much? I barely knew the girl, yet everything she did caught my eye. It was like I couldn't even take my eyes off her. Like she was a shiny gem, one I had never seen before.

"Hello All my name is Marianna and I'll be singing a song for you all today" marianna said suddenly appearing on stage. Then she began to play the guitar. It was a catchy tune. One that when she started singing made everyone in the bar start to dance. Her voice was beautiful. It was filled with energy and I could tell by how she herself was dancing along with everyone else that she was having the time of her life.

I didn't take my eyes off her. It was almost as if she was glowing. If she didn't tell me she was a princess, I never would have believed it. She held herself with grace for sure, but she wasn't selfish like a normal noble daughter or princess, she was kind and caring. She lived her life full of happiness, that much was obvious. I could tell just by watching her. Her only real goal was to live her own life. Not the life someone forced upon her. I'd say that was what made me believe what she said was the truth. Because even though she shined brightly on the outside. Deep down there was a sadness, one that anyone with the same pain could see.

This girl... she was amazing. And the longer I stay by her side, the more I see myself being apart of her life.

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Meanwhile in the Capital of Zera.

A young princess stood alone. She was beautiful, with long black hair and violet colored eyes. "My dearest younger sister" she said aloud. "It seems you have no clue what awaits you" she continued waving her hand over the crystal ball she was watching Marianna through. "So many Secrets you have that Father would live to know" she said. "If you were truly smart you would have stayed and married that old disgusting count... then maybe you wouldn't have to go through everything that's about to happen" she continued as tears began to fill her eyes. Even she couldn't tell if she hated her sister or if she was jealous her sister managed to run away. She smiled "enjoy your happiness while you have it Mari" she said obviously annoyed. "It won't last much longer" she finished.

TO BE CONTINUED