Chapter XVIII

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Yesterday afternoon...

Cadence had been sitting in the gardens, bathing in the warm sunlight

She took out a pure white book decorated with shiny pink gems and golden linings

It was a beautiful and extravagant diary that Lady Lena had gifted her when she began her lessons

It had been hidden away in her drawers until one day Cadence once again stumbled upon it

Now that Levin has gone far away, writing in this diary became one of her hobbies and past times

And so just like usual Cadence was documenting all her observations and thoughts

Nothing big or secretive, just little things that she never bothered to say out loud

Halfway through writing her daily journal, she was interrupted by the appearance of a maid

[ "Your royal highness, tea has been prepared and Madam Lena is awaiting you" ]

[ "Oh so early? Well I'll be on my way" ]

Cadence got up and began to make her way to tea time

Completely forgetting about the existence of her diary, it remained laying on the grass as she headed off

Not too long later, the Emperor had been walking around the garden trails when a bright shine  caught his eye

He walked over to the light and found it's the source, the pink gems on Cadences diary

Klaus picked the book up, not knowing what or whom it belonged too

So he did what most people in his situation would, open the book and check it's contents

Halfway through the first page, Klaus finally found out the owner of the book

His beloved little daughter, Princess Cadence

As he continued reading, he realised that this seemed to be her diary or journal of some sort

Klaus knew that the right and respectful thing for him to do was to close the book and hand it back to her

Well not so, unfortunately, his curiosity got the better of him and he ended up reading all her entries

He knew he should've stopped when he realised but... he thought that maybe he'd be able to understand her better after reading it

And he indeed found out many new things about Cadence

He frowned at the many mentions of how she was so bored without Levin and her desires for friends her age

[ "Ray" ]

Klaus's deep, chilling yet attractive voice called out

A black figure immediately appeared in front of Klaus, kneeling on the ground

[ "Master, I await your orders" ]

[ "Go find me a list of all the noble children in the kingdom. Make sure they're close to her age and exclude all males" ]

Naturally, the black hooded man by the name of Ray knew who his master referred to as 'her'

Ray was Klaus's most trusted and capable, spy, shadow guard and assassin

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