5 Years

Emilia was cute and chubby child who had just started growing and after seeing the condition of the mansion, Alex decided to move her back to the main palace since the trouble was over now.

Then she slowly started learning everything again about the palace and different people. She relaxed her days by just eating and planning out strategies.

She saw and heard many problems that the commoners and the people were facing and tried to solve them by thinking herself in the place of the emperor.

Everything was going fine until she realised that she was already 5 years old!

4 years had already passed since that time when she was named and now she was already big enough to walk and start studying since she was a genius which some maids told.

("I can't believe I have wasted a lot of time in just making strategies and all...")

She was cussing herself when suddenly the door opened and the King Alex entered.

"Good morning princess, did you have a wonderful sleep?"

Emilia looked towards the king and leaped and hugged him.

"Papa!!! You came!!!"

"Haha, of course I would come princess!!! It is your 5th birthday after all!! Haha!"

Emilia was genuinely happy with Alex since her relationship with him had improved but this was to be expected since she was close to the Emperor all the time unlike the past self who was abandoned somewhere in a mansion.

"So papa, will we really be going to watch fireworks tonight?"

Emilia was never allowed to step out of the palace. On top of that she had only once seen fireworks in her lifetime which was in the last when she was being executed during her own birthday.

Maybe it was a coincidence but the day when Alex found Emilia it was the day of fireworks festival and Emilia really wanted to see them happily instead of just sorrow.

"Haha, why not? We will go together to watch the fireworks!"

Alex had promised her that he will be taking her to the festival so Emilia was waiting eagerly for the night to come.

But before that she had to get prepared since it was her birthday.

Alex immediately left and the maids came in and prepared her well. She was looking gorgeous and extremely cute with the blue dress that they made her wear with a short cap.

There was a party in the evening around 4-5 PM which soon started. Alex entered the hall with the little princess.

All of them were surprised when they saw the King who was feared to be the cruel beast or a monster was carrying the young princess in his arms.

Queen Seria who was standing near the King and walking together was also smiling but she was quite frustrated from within.

She wanted to murder the princess because she was being carried by the King which even the 2 princes didn't get.

But she kept her calm from the outside since many nobles were present at the place. However the 2 princes weren't since they were coming rushingly because they had got into some minute trouble while deciding the clothes.

The party proceeded as planned and everything was normal as usual. Emilia was greeted by many and she won many people's hearts. Also she was thought as an eye shire by a few who wanted to get rid of her no matter what because they couldn't see some commoner leeching off royalty.

"Papa, I will be back..."

Alex was talking with someone important so he just nodded his head and continued to talk again.

The little princess walked quite calmly and went out near the garden.

"Phew, that was suffocating! This is the first time I have been in a party such as this.. hehe~"

It seemed as if she was happy. She was gazing at the moon and after a few minutes decided to return when suddenly she saw a boy walking suspiciously near the small pond in front.

"Hey what are you doing?"

She shouts but it seemed that her voice didn't reach him. He continued to walk suspiciously as if hiding something in his torn shirts.

He didn't seem to be a noble nor did he even seemed to be a commoner. It was as if he was a slave. He tried to avoid anyone and everyone he could.

Emilia secretely followed him to wherever he was trying to go and finally after 20 minutes she was near the exit of the palace.

She hid behind the bush and watched him keenly.

The boy was not more than 10 years old but he was trying to cross the walls by climbing over them.

Even an adult would have real hard time crossing them so it was obviously extremely hard for a small kid to do but it didn't seem to be so.

He knew what he was doing as if it was his daily job. He easily pulled out a rope and threw it up with a nought which got tied at the long pointy arrow like structure that was made.

He started climbing it as if he was climbing a mountain. Slowly and steadily he reached the top but suddenly the thing he was holding in his shirt fell down.

Emilia quickly walked over that place subconsciously due to her curiosity as to see what it was.

"Eh? You were trying to take these?"

There were 3 loafts Of bread and some other small cake like dishes. She immediately picked them up and threw them up with her all night to give him.

The boy caught them and Kept on staring at Emilia. She too was staring right back at him and for some reason both of them felt some unknown connection between them.

Emilia asked, "Why were you stealing food??"

The boy sharply replied, "You nobles love life with pleasure and even throw the food which doesn't suit your taste, but we commoners and slaves don't even get your thrown food so I had to..."

Emilia being quick witted understood what he meant perfectly and suddenly she started to think something.

"Can I know your name?", she asked.

"I am..."

TO BE CONTINUED...