[b]Long may she reign[/b]

Hearing those words leave his lips unsettled her, she couldn’t help but flinch feeling like she was about to cause yet another riot and then she heard Lady Cheldarine speak the same words to her. Rather than address it to the hall she spoke it softly to her and she felt rather startled, eyes instantly looking back down at the floor avoiding everyones gaze because she couldn’t face them. These were not her people; they should not be wishing her reign and she knew that this would cause more issues especially after the revolt of her arrival. 

[color=6ecff6][i]I could never be a Queen to these people, I’d never be accepted.[/i][/color] 

It was hard to hear the words throughout the hall, the sounds of disgust and forced words leaving their lips. Elise did not look at them, she did not want to see what was going on in the hall [color=6ecff6][i]better to be in denial than face the truth right now[/i][/color]. Torn from her thoughts when she heard his glass slam against the table, biting her lip as he addressed the Lord Chancellor who had started it all she could only imagine the wrath he could face. [color=6ecff6][i]Well I could be exaggerating, hard not too when he is a war lord[/i][/color]. 

Blue eyes watched as the King took seat once more, massaging his temples which to her only furthered her assumption of that her being the Queen would cause problems. [color=6ecff6][i]Is this really worth it? Surely taking me hostage and returning to war would be the easier choice. It’s what everyone expects, even my own father[/i][/color]. Narrowing her eyes when he spoke, she was angry at his next words, frustrated at this whole affair and again it was as if she did not exist. 

Standing up she slammed her own glass upon the table, fire in her eyes as she looked at Ozragad. [color=6ecff6][b]“Do not think I am here for [i]your[/i] sake.”[/b][/color] Not even waiting for a response she turned on her heel and left the hall to return to her room, her food left barely touched. It was childish of her, she knew it, but she wanted to make sure that King Ozragad knew she did not care for him because her anger had gotten the better of her in that moment. [color=6ecff6][i]Idiot…[/i][/color] Thinking bitterly to herself as she moved through the halls to retire to her room for the evening. 

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The feast had unsettled Elise and she could not help but think on it as the days passed, it had been a week of her staying in enemy territory and she didn’t feel anymore relaxed. Elise had hoped she would start to feel settled in her new surroundings, but she didn’t. Sleep was still evading her, and on some days, she would not leave her bed unless necessary as she tried to rest. Atarah had scolded her for it but it came from a good place, the woman was meant to be looking after her and apparently it would not do well if she was to fall ill. 

The ladies had been accommodating, Flora who had mid length brown hair and dark green eyes had spent some of the days explaining their style of fashion and had even given the Princess a few pointers. Ida who had long black hair often style in up dos with light brown eyes did not care much for fashion but knew about the various families of nobility and had spent some time with the Princess trying to teach her about them. It was all very standard teachings and Elise tried to make the effort, but it had been difficult with exhaustion and struggling with sleep issues. 

One of the mornings however she had been quite emotional, thankfully her ladies did not witness it nor did Atarah but she had broken down. Home sick and exhausted she had found herself crying wishing she had been born into any other family, wishing that she had just been a normal girl without all the responsibility of war and keeping this peace. Thoughts of how she was destined to either be stuck in some loveless marriage or be taken hostage and killed, she honestly thought her life was over at that point. It had been the emotional morning for her so Elise had retired herself back to bed realising the lack of sleep was not helping such dark thoughts. 

It was a new day for Elise, and she was trying to be optimistic, she had only been there a week but so far, she still had her health if you disregarded the lack of sleep. That was getting better as the days rolled on and Elise hoped it meant she was feeling a bit more relaxed with her surroundings. Today she had decided that she would take a wander of the palace, explore a little whilst she was feeling quite bold. As much as she wished she was not confined to the palace it was probably best with all the unrest of his people, the feast still plagued her to this day. 

Walking through the halls of the palace she had asked Atarah to tell her were the library was, she figured it would be a good way to get her mind off of things as well as an opportunity to learn about this Kingdom. Remembering were to go she opened one of the large wooden doors beaming as she saw shelves of books lining the room, thankful that she had made it without any issues. [color=6ecff6][b]“It’s certainly a grand library, much like mine back home.”[/b][/color] Talking to herself as she stepped inside, pale fingers running across the spines of books as she looked to see what would be beneficial in reading.