A Dance Of Blades and Hearts

like a moth to a flame

Mothers room was just like her,

The walls were adorned deep blue, her favorite color,

All her things from when she was a girl were still there, her clothes still in place. The mini library she always told me she wished she had brought along to peria stood by the edge of the room,

this room was so inexplicably hers that I felt a sob rise in my chest, my eyes widened taking in the painting by the wall, 

a painting of her, I choked on a breath walking towards the painting, legs threatening to give out

She looked so young, probably her teenage years, there was a wide grin on her face and she looked as beautiful as the last day her eyes shined brightly with love,

I reached towards the painting, hands shaking, gently placing my fingertips on her face. 

I felt a sob rise in my throat and I made a noise that sounded foreign even to my own ears,

I was full on sobbing now, trying to muffle my pained noises

She deserved the world and I wanted to give it to her, mother was beautiful in every sense of the word and I miss her so much

the usual pain that grips my heart at the thought of her intensified ten fold, standing somewhere that must have meant so much to her.

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I walked with the lady through the palace,

she had stopped at the room I was placed in and said I was to follow her for dinner.

I nodded before doing just that, wondering where the emperor was.

I was really starting to care about him and a voice suspiciously like master marak kept screaming in my head.

She led me to a door before bowing and motioning for me to enter, I furrowed my eyebrows but bowed and stepped in, coming face to face with a man I didn't recognize. 

I froze in place, eyes quickly scanning the room which actually looked like a dinning area,

I suddenly realized the person with the mop of brown hair, back to me was the emperor who looked back and smiled alittle at me, I breathed in relief, eyes meeting the strangers face again who was looking between us with a smile on his face

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"kiara " I called smiling at her, she looked on guard but came forward to stand beside me, bowing slightly at the roi who had a look on his face before bowing at me. 

She looked confused for a second before I motioned for her to sit, her eyes widened a little before taking a sit and I tried and failed to hide a smile, finding the entire thing endearing.

She kept her head bowed and I wondered if she was uncomfortable, I trust the eastern roi, but I didn't feel okay with leaving kiara alone too much in a place she was unfamiliar with

I reached for her hand and she startled before looking into my eyes

"you should eat something " I say softly and she nods.

I hear a cough and I look up to find the roi looking at me, then down at my hand on kiaras, twinkle in his eyes

"arent you going to introduce me your highness? " he says and I roll my eyes

"kiara this is tan yu , the eastern roi, roi, this is kiara, she's my eli-" I paused,
a voice at the back of my head telling me she's more than that

"she's my fr-" I paused and the roi raised an eyebrow, eyes shining with amusement

I internally cringed and moved to speak but kiara beat me to it.  "I'm his elite, it's nice to meet you your highness " she says bowing.