Chapter 8 : Please be happy.

Inside the emporer's office, everyone is busy preparing work and paperwork can be seen piled up on the table.

Knock....knock....

Crown prince came in with the documents in his hand. After a long meeting with the emporer then the time for everyone take a leave and only left the emporer and the crown prince in the office.

The crown prince stared at the emperor and he remembered the story that Mikael told him.

" Dad... Mikael told me, He has meet aries a weeks ago."

When emperor heard the prince mikael had meet aries, He really surprised.

" What do you mean by mikael had meet aries?..How... when... why... Wait....No...no... had mikael done something bad to that kid."

Prince lukaz like deja Vu remember the same way he react when the time he know that mikael had meet aries because no one in this kingdom didn't know how crazy that guy.

For the first he did not want to told the emporer but what the mikael told him make him unpleasant.

" Don't worry to much, Mikael didn't do anything to her...Actually Two days ago, I meet with mikael after heard something strange being around mikael and ask him what happen and he told me about the meeting between him and aries a weeks ago."

Prince lukaz told everything that mikael told him about aries from the beginning to the end not even miss a single words.

" Look like she had go through some of bad thing... and..... mikael told again.. her soul look like carrying a heavy burden.. Even though her outside look fine but her inside broken..Like a bomm anytimes can be explosion."

What does aries go through at this age? Make her suffer a lot, What a pitty child.

The moment prince lukaz told him everything and told him how suffer aries is he can sees emporer's facial expression changes because he knew story about aries live alone after queen katerine died, She died when aries was in 1 year old and now she 7 year old. It's been a 6 year she live by herself, How does she take care of herself, How does she feed herself at such an age, Just imagining it is very difficult for her to live.

" Haaaaa.... That child... Through suffer a lot... If.... if i not make that mistakes then that child will not through this suffering alone in that place and katerine will not die."

Emporer realize he been later to fix what have he done but trying to give a better life for aries but now he heard something like this that make him feel more and more guilty for what have done 8 years ago.

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In the green house the empress and princess rina drink tea.

" Mom... Look this flower it's beautiful."

Showing the flowers in her hand that she picked around the flower garden with a smile.

The empress saw the face of her beloved child smiling sweetly in front of her.

" Yeah baby... it's look so beautiful just like you."

The empress look at princess rina with a bright smile.

For a moment the queen daydreamed when she saw the princess, she remembered Aries. Will Aries smile like this if the incident did not happen?, Aries life is very sad, Losing a mother at a young age and also having to fight to live alone in a place like that. Empress rowen can't imagine how the life of an aries leads itself,

The little girl has to fight to continue her life in a place like that in this world without anyone.

" Mom..... mom..... do you listen to me."

Princess rina realize the empress daydreaming and didn't listen to her. No matter how many times she call the empress but she never reacts to her, She closed to the empress and touch her shoulder.

" Mom... what do the thinking... You didn't listen to me."

She pursed her lips to indicate that she was sulking because the empress was not focusing on her.

Sees Princess rina make that face make the empress feel guilty because she know that her wrong daydreaming was not focus on her.

" I'm sorry baby.. My wrong... Just i thought about something."

Hold the princess rina hand.

" What do you think about that make you not focus on me."

The empress look at the princess with the sad eyes.

" No... i just a second thinking about Aries.. look at you beautiful smile make me thought if aries mother didn't died maybe aries can feel the happiness like others too."

Princess rina know what the empress talk about because after the emperor and empress meet aries half a year ago they told everything to them. After she heard what empress told that make her feel sorry.

" Mom.. why don't we invited her came here?... Atleast we can try to get closed with her maybe she can open her heart to us."

Princess Rina hopes that way Aries can open some space for them to get closer to her. It may not be easy but at least they try to get closer to Aries.

That night, the empress went to see Emperor Arthur to voice Princess Rina's opinion earlier. While the emperor still busy with his task on the office.

Knock...knock.... The empress came in to meet the empore.

" Arthur.. Are you still busy?.. Have you take a meals.?

Even though they didn't not love each other but they still care for each other.

" Yeah.. Still many documents need my approval and i take my meals already."

Emporer Arthur got up and invited empress rowen to sit down, because he knew empress rowen wouldn't come at this hour if she didn't have something to say.

" Arthur..This afternoon while drinking tea with Rina, Rina voiced her desire to invite Aries to come here."

Arthur thought it's been a while since he met Aries, the last time he met Aries was half a year ago. Because there are so many things he has to deal with that he doesn't have time to meet with Aries. That doesn't mean he doesn't care about Aries because he also often gets reports about Aries' life from the seo butler he assigns at the cristal palace.

" Good idea and please invite aries came here maybe in that way we can closed with her after all it's been a long time since the last time we meet her."

Even though she know that emporer will give a permission but she still need to ask emporer everything.

" Thanks you Arthur... Then i... excuses.. i don't want to take you long time.. well... don't work to hard.. have a bit rest time.."

After getting permission from Arthur and Empress Rowen got up and left Arthur because she didn't want to bother Arthur because she knew there were a lot of documents that Arthur had to make.

And the next morning empress rowen make a invite card for Aries and ask for her maid send the card to the cristal palace.

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while aries play with cradle, She thought about it's to start a sword train. She get off from the cradle and find the butler seo, From a far she can sees the butler seo was checking the knights equipment with desmond.

" Head butler seo....."

Butler seo sees aries was running towards him.

" Yes your highness... What can i do for you."

This is the first time he saw aries came find him as long he has been working here. So he thought aries a serious think about to talk with him.

" Can you get a wooden sword for me?."

He felt strange that the princess suddenly came to ask for a wooden sword.

" Eh.. wooden sword?.. Sorry your highness if i being rude.. can i know what do you do with wooden sword."

He wondered why a 7-year-old girl asked for a wooden sword.

" Nothing....just get it for me.. i want it immediately..."

And aries also walked away leaving Seo's butler with various questions.

The next morning butler seo came find a princess aries after get a wooden sword as she asked.

Knock...knock...

Butler seo enter the princess room because it's still early morning princess aries still in her room.

" Your highness... This is the wooden sword that you ask for me yesterday."

Just listening to the wooden sword, Aries face was shining, She didn't think she would get the wooden sword so quickly.

Aries quickly got up from the chair to get Seo's butler with a cheerful face.

" Wahh... Finally.... thank you so much..."

After give the wooden sword to princess aries, He leave the room and before close the door tigh for a second he look at aries in this half year this is first time he watched aries smile cheerfully.

It didn't take long, Aries change her clothes and go to the training hall.

Because no one is using the training hall, Aries is free to train there alone.

It's been a few days since Aries has been training on her own using the training hall, Aries is starting to feel bored because no one is sparking her. For a while she remembers about desmond winter the captain knights who was assigns to guard her and went to find the captain. After find desmond winter everywhere from a far she can sees desmond winter was cleaning the armor and sword equipment together with the other knights. No one was aware of the presence of princess aries there.

" Wah... so shine."

Because of she small body, the whole Aries body is covered by the armor she holds. Those who were there were all surprised by the presence of princess aries which they had not been notices of since earlier.

" Greeting your highness princess aries may universe bless upon you.. we are apologize being rude to you."

All of them kneel before aries after realizing aries presence. Even though they know aries don't like being greeting like a others princes and princess but they still need to do it.

" Haahh... you all may rise... Just forget it.."

Aries still hold a armor, While holding the armor Aries remembered in the past she also used to wear armor like that when she was a monster hunter, Makes her miss the past. But after a second she put it down.

" You.... desmond winter..... spark with me."

Again they were shocked by the statement and looked at each other.

" Eh.... I...i... I'm sorry your highness.. bu....but spark with you?.. how and why."

For a moment, Desmond did not understand what Princess Aries meant. Because 'Spark' is usually for duels between knights.

" You.... duel with me... training hall... now... "

Desmond winter seemed to want to ask more but the princess had already pulled him to the training hall, with a confused face he just followed.

" Hey!!... don't make that stupid face... Warm body now."

for a moment he realized that he was already in the training hall with princess aries and he was just following whatever princess aries ordered.

After a few minutes they do a warm body and getting to start a duel between princess aries and demond winter.

" You.... don't try to get easy to me.. if you make it i'll definitely angry with you, Give everything to win over me."

After the word they start the duels.

From a far butler seo can heard a noisy people cheering and the sound of swords and he saw knights, He though they are training with each other he never image that was a princess and desmond winter.

From earlier butler seo was looking for princess aries because he received an invitation card from the great palace and after asking the others, they said the princess was in the training hall but didn't think there would be many knights there. He seemed to want to pass because he thought the princess was not there. But suddenly he heard cheers from the knights there.

" Go princess go... Fight till the end...yeaaahhhhhhhh."

The moment he heard 'Fight princess' with a fast step he walked towards it and saw the princess and Desmond Winter were sparking. He seemed to want to stop the duel between them but he saw the bright smiling face of princess aries that he had never seen before making him fixated on the spot where he stood. And after a long time they duel finally victory in favor of princess aries.

" Yeahhhh.... i win... i win... do you see that... ha ha ha....."

Princess Aries jumped with joy after defeating Desmond Winter accompanied by cheers from the knights there who supported Princess Aries. Seeing the victory of Princess Aries, Desmond Winter who fell to the ground remembered the duel a moment ago feeling that he himself did not understand how a 7-year-old girl could be this strong as if she had been training for years. Although he often duels with his brother Ezreal winter, it's not like the feeling he had a moment ago that he himself didn't understand and he knew that the princess he assigned was not a weak princess and he smiled contentedly because he could duel with an aries princess.

" Haaahhh... congratulations of you victory princess. Thanks for the duel make me realize that i need to train more, Next time i'll win over you."

After hearing those words princess aries smiled brightly and they shook hands, And the knights dispersed.

" Wahhh... What a refresh... it's been a long time since i had a good duel pair."

After take her wooden sword she about to leave the training hall, When she turn around the saw a head butler seo walk towards her.

" Greeting your highness..How was your duel your highness."

While taking the wooden sword in Princess Aries' hand.

" Hi hi hi... it's was so great and i feel refresh."

With a bright smile, She really happy with the duel.

" Yeah.. that was good to heard it, Then how about your highness take a shower and have tea time."

Because of seeing the cheerful smile of princess aries, Head butler seo kept the invitation card back. Because he didn't want to lose that cheerful smile.

" Hmmm... Sound great.. then okay.."

They walk away together.

While take a shower aries humming happily.

" You seem have a good mood today princess."

Lucy Mitler the maid who are serve princess aries since coming to cristal palace so she knows that as long as she has been serving princess aries this is the first time she has seen princess aries smiling happily.

" Hi hi hi....Yeah.. i had a great feeling today."

Lucy mitler also like butler seo and desmond winter want to see princess aries happy and this makes her happy when princess aries is happy because she knows what the princess has been through all this time. After preparing princess aries they go to the garden always princess aries enjoy during evening tea.Because the mood of Princess Aries is good so she talked a lot that day and at night she went to bed early because she was tired after her duel. For that day the Head butler kept the invitation card and did not give it to princess aries.

Before Seo's head butler finished his work for the day, he entered Princess Aries' room for a moment.

" Princess.... I hope Tomorrow and also the another days you can always smile brightly like today. Please be happy with your life... Good night princess aries have a good rest and sweet dream."

After that he walk away and leaving the princess who was sleeping soundly.