LIGHT AND SHADOW
chapter 1
prince Eden (Edna)
Huff! Huff!(running)
prince Eden (Edna)
( in a dark running towards the door 🚪 and finally able to open it)
prince Eden (Edna)
(suddenly woke up from the sleep)
prince Eden (Edna)
"oh dear..."
prince Eden (Edna)
"did I fall asleep?"
prince Eden (Edna)
"even if I'm tired,to fall asleep in this situation...."
prince Eden (Edna)
"well it's not like there's anything I can do even if I'm anxious anyway."
prince Eden (Edna)
"today I might get killed in there."
reaching at the Duke estate by carriage
anna
I'd rather have u push me into the slums!😟😭😭
anna
how could u sell me to some ridiculous Nobel who used to be a commoner?
anna
have u not hear the rumour about him?!
Anna's father
but u know very well.
Anna's father
this is an order from the king 👑
Anna's father
who knows what will happen if we do not obey...
THEIR COUNTRY,ULSWALD, USED TO HAVE SUCH FERTILE LAND AND THE COUNTRY WAS RICH.
HOWEVER,THE LATE KING DUCAINE THE THIRD WAS A MERCILESS TYRANT WHO ONLY SOUGHT CARNAL PLEASURE.
HE NEGLECTED HIS COUNTRY.
AND RECKLESS ASSAULTED THE WOMEN OF THE PALACE , BE IT THE WIVES OR RELATIVES OF HIS SERVANTS.
AS A RESULT , THE LAND BECAME BARREN.
AND THE RESENTMENT OF THE PEOPLE GREW STRONGER.
AS A RESULT , CAYDEN, THE CURRENT KING , LED THE PEOPLE IN UNION.
AFTER FIERCE BATTLES, DUCAINE THE THIRD,THE QUEEN CECIL, AND THE PRINCE EDEN WERE ALL SLAIN WITHIN THE PLACE WALLS.
AS THE LEADER OF THE REBELLION, CAYDEN BECAME THE NEW KING OF ULSWALD.
THEN SURPRISINGLY, HE BESTOWED THE TITTLE OF DUKE ON A COMMON KNIGHT.
HE WAS THE HERO OF WAR,ELI, ELI WAS WELL KNOWN AS CAYDEN'S RIGHT-HAND MAN.
HE CHARGED THROUGH THE BATTLEFIELD AND GUARDED CAYDEN RIGHT AT HIS SIDE.
HE STAYED EVERY ENEMY WETHER THEY WERE A MAN , WOMAN,CHILD OR ELDER.HIS CRUELTY AND OVERWHELMING POWER MADE BOTH ENEMY AND ALLY TREMBLE IN FEAR.
anna
what will happen? you could have just let them take our fortune.
anna
and WHY DO I HAVE TO BE SACRIFICED OUT OF ALL MY SISTERS?!
Anna's father
it's not as easy as u think!as u know , our family had sided with DUCAINE the third until the end of war ..
Anna's father
it wouldn't have come as a surprise if we had been executed after Cayden rose to the throne!
Anna's father
he's shown us mercy, if we disobey this order, our family will surely be Byrnes to death!
Anna's father
and none of urs younger sisters have even reached the age of 10 yet!
Anna's father
as your father, of course I don't want to send you.
Anna's father
but there's no other way...
Anna's father
so please, don't refuse.
Anna's father
think about the future of our family. you're my eldest daughter.
anna
😭😭😭how could you?!!are you that determined to send me off to such a lowly commoner?!
anna
this land and run-down castle aren't even worth that much!
anna
you should be putting me first even if it costs you all your fortune!!
Anna's father
...anna, you just shut..
Anna's father
( saws a maid putting fire on)
Anna's father
"what?a maid ....I hadn't even noticed with all this ruckus.I must silence her later..."
anna
I'd rather die than marry him,father.
anna
no,in fact I won't marry him even in death!
Anna's father
😈😈then , do as you wish.
anna
r-really father?!! do you mean it?!
Anna's father
i do not wish to send my precious daughter to a commoner either!
Anna's father
(going to the maid)
Anna's father
(grabbing the maind by hand)
Anna's father
we shall send this one!
Anna's father
stay in the monastery with this child.therw you shall teach the etiquette of noble to this child for a week.
Anna's father
a week later , you will dress up the child as yourself and send her to eli.
Anna's mother
bu..but,dear .
Anna's mother
isn't that a bit dangerous? what if we're found out...
Anna's father
our daughter anna will have fallen from a severe sickness.
Anna's father
even if we're found out, we can say that we sent this bastard child with news of sickness where she tried to take "advantage" of the situation to rise in status.
Anna's father
and if she tried to run run away or reveal our plan...we can just have her killed.
anna
😌 please leave her lessons to me.
anna
there's barely enough time....
anna
but I will make it happen.(grin)
chapter 2
Eli
(seeing the carriage coming from afar)
Eli
so she ended up coming here after all....
anna
HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU NOT TO RUSH TOWARDS FOOD?!!!
anna
EVEN A PIG IN A PEN IS MORE CLEVER THAN YOU!
anna
AND DON'T GLANCE AROUND LIKE THAT!!
anna
a daughter of a viscount does not pay attention to what others think!!
anna
listen carefully. who will be in the most danger if you're found out?
anna
as soon as he finds out, that commoner will rip you to pieces and decorate the castle walls with your remains.
anna
so if you want to stay alive, do your best.
anna
I'll be in a true predicament if you don't last long.
anna
-also, though he is a commoner , he's still a duke in a name. isn't this a great chance for you to behave and become his wife?
anna
then you won't get beaten for running away from those soldiers every night.
prince Eden (Edna)
"that's right.living as a maid here is like hell anyway. this might be a chance to escape from this hell hole...."
prince Eden (Edna)
"even if it is only the start to a new hell!
anna
"looks like she finally gets it.(grin)I even purpose fully applied these salve patches to look sick.i can't have that girl ruin this.
anna
(reaching at her room and looking at mirror)
anna
yes,a maid should be enough for a commoner like eli. Cayden ordered me to go to eli because he's never seen me .
anna
if he saw me even once, he would have known right away.
anna
i am a woman who should stand next to a king!
Eli
seriously 😑, I was only joking, and now Cayden really wants me to get married all of a sudden....a title, land, and now a wife... he's trying to tie me down to this land.
Eli
a wife is nothing but a bother.
coachman: my lady, we have arrived.
prince Eden (Edna)
oh,yes...
prince Eden (Edna)
i...i mean,yes, thank you.
prince Eden (Edna)
I'll be ..
remembering:-anna: remember! it's uncultured to step out of a carriage without an escort. stay in the carriage!
prince Eden (Edna)
"that's right...I should wait a bit."
Eli
"why isn't she coming out?"
Eli
does she want me to....
Eli
really making me do all this work.
prince Eden (Edna)
" when should I go out...?
prince Eden (Edna)
oh, he's here."
Eli
(opening the door of carriage)
prince Eden (Edna)
putting a hand out)
Eli
"she was more petite the last time I saw her... although that's when I got into this mess."
Eli
they are Cayden orders, so not much else I can do."
Eli
a brief wedding willl be held tomorrow.you must be tired . you should take a bath...
prince Eden (Edna)
a bath?
Eli
the servants will have one prepared.
Eli
here,the room with the light is your room.
prince Eden (Edna)
"he left..."
prince Eden (Edna)
"a bath"
Eli
"she had a mysterious scent.the scent of a woman's skin...while I spent the last 3 years in war,I have completely forgotten that scent as I bathed in blood."
prince Eden (Edna)
(shocked)
chapter 3
prince Eden (Edna)
(cringe)
Eli
(standing at the door with closed hands)
Eli
-are you going to just stand there?
prince Eden (Edna)
i, i should say that to you.
prince Eden (Edna)
"what do I do...?"
prince Eden (Edna)
how long will you stand there?
Eli
my apologies,I'm a commoner who has no manners.
Eli
i don't plan on leaving here quietly.
Eli
so just give up and take of your clothes.
prince Eden (Edna)
scared)"what should I do...?!"
prince Eden (Edna)
...you said, the wedding is tomorrow.
prince Eden (Edna)
"of course I expected this"
prince Eden (Edna)
can't you just wait one more day?
prince Eden (Edna)
"as a wife I must do what is necessary."
prince Eden (Edna)
whatever your roots,you are a duke now .
prince Eden (Edna)
i would like to at least have my wedding first!
prince Eden (Edna)
"but, this is too sudden...!"
prince Eden (Edna)
HAVE SOME COURTESY!!
Eli
that's rather amusing. what does it matter if we start today or tomorrow?
Eli
(going closer to her and grab her wrist)
Eli
quit being stubborn and undress.
prince Eden (Edna)
please...!
Eli
when I first saw you in the palace , I thought you were quite a beauty.
prince Eden (Edna)
"what..?"
prince Eden (Edna)
(shocked 😳)
Eli
i wonder if your body ...
prince Eden (Edna)
"that's mean -"
Eli
is as beautiful as well.
prince Eden (Edna)
"Eli.."
prince Eden (Edna)
"knows Anna's face!!"
prince Eden (Edna)
"what should I do?"
prince Eden (Edna)
"if he finds out, will that be the end of me...?"
anna
"hey if,just in case.Eli finds out, just say this.im too sick to leave, and my younger sisters are too young.thats why you, a bastard was sent instead.words of my illness has already spread throughout the monetary. so there's nothing much Eli can do even if he does tells the king.well,Eli might be mad at you. but you'll have a higher chance of leaving, don't you think? hehehe..."
prince Eden (Edna)
...I... IM NOT ANNA!!!
Eli
( grabbing the veil and pull it )
Eli
you really aren't anna.
prince Eden (Edna)
...I am..
prince Eden (Edna)
Edna ,a bastard maid of viscount William. he didn't wish to trick you... but anna is gravelly ill, so I had to come instead.
Eli
didn't want to trick me...?
Eli
after dressing you in a wedding gown an veil?
Eli
well , I will admit , your Nobel sacrifice is duly noted.
Eli
(grabing her jaw )that was a unfortunate choice,Edna.
Eli
you must have heard the rumour about me . didn't they scare you?
prince Eden (Edna)
...they mean nothing to me.
prince Eden (Edna)
as I had no other choice.😔
Eli
"..this woman. she's quite calm. even in this situation. so she expected this-"
prince Eden (Edna)
(BLUSH)...!
Eli
a noble wife for a commoner like me , that doesn't makes no sense. a pitiful bastard like you suit me better.
Eli
and, I do like your face as much as Anna's.
prince Eden (Edna)
if I'm ******, will you accept me?
Eli
accept you ? as my wife? or as a woman in my bed?
prince Eden (Edna)
i wish to live as long as possible. nothing is more terrifying toe than death in this world.
prince Eden (Edna)
SO ANSWER. IF IM ******, WILL YOU ACCEPTE, OR KILL ME?!
Eli
that tone. i don't like it .
Eli
but still....(smirk 😏)
Eli
its more fun than listening to a death wish.
Eli
(going closer to her face)
prince Eden (Edna)
"right. i will servive.i must."
prince Eden (Edna)
" servive .."
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