Tyrant's Melody: Becoming The Enemy's Wife
Chapter 4
Elysia Hawthorne
Mother, may I have your permission to visit the chapel ?
Queen Isadora Hawthorne
Hmm...the one at the border of our kingdom? 🤨
Elysia Hawthorne
Yes Mother 😊. You guessed it right… then may I ?🥺
Queen Isadora Hawthorne
Yes, you may go, but take soldiers and maids with you. 😑
The Princess leaves the palace, while a carriage arrives at the gate of the palace. Madam Loyala, an elderly woman with a wise and knowing gaze, steps out.
Queen Isadora Hawthorne
Ah, Madam Loyala, welcome! I'm so glad you could visit us today.
Madam Loyala
No need for such extravagance, Your Majesty. I'm here to deliver a message, not to be entertained.
Queen Isadora Hawthorne
(laughing) Nonsense, Madam Loyala. It's my duty to welcome esteemed guests.
Madam Loyala
Very well, then. I shall get straight to the point. You want to know about your daughter's future, don't you?
Queen Isadora Hawthorne
(eagerly) Yes, please. Tell me, what do you see?
Madam Loyala
Your daughter, Princess Elysia, will become the most noble queen this empire has ever seen. Her name will be etched in history.
Queen Isadora Hawthorne
(elated) Oh, I'm so hap-
Madam Loyala
(raising a hand) But, my dear queen, the path to that greatness will not be easy. It will be a bed of thorns, not roses. A storm is coming, one that will shake her very foundations.
Queen Isadora Hawthorne
(concerned) I only want my daughter to be happy.
Madam Loyala
(laughing) Happiness is not the price of greatness, Your Majesty. And her groom... (pausing for dramatic effect)...will be both her agony and her salvation.
Queen Isadora Hawthorne
(alarmed) Her groom...
Madam Loyala
Fate is not to be changed. And by now, the princess has likely taken her first steps towards her destiny.
Queen Isadora Hawthorne
I don't want to listen more. Please leave.
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