Voluue (1/2)
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Prologue[]
The Ragdorian Lake in between the Kingdoinia’s most beautiful places It spanned across six hundred square kilometers and its width could be compared to that of the distance between Tristania, the capital of Tristain, and the Acaderound, and was as beautiful as any painting The lush green of the forests woven with the clear water of the lake was a masterpiece which couldn’t have possibly beenhis axe around
However, that lake was not so humans owned It was a place inhabited by the water spirits, ere the original inhabitants of Halkeginia It was the paradise of the water spirits who had a er history than the humans The water spirits had made a castle and town at the bottodom It was said that those who saw it, no matter how evil they were, would turn over a new leaf
These water spirits were called the spirits of oath and it was said that oathssaid… the water spirits, ere said to surpass the beauty of the woven colors of the forest, the sky and the lake, rarely appeared in front of huo, they had appeared once to renew their oath with the royal family of Tristain, but since then, they had not coh it was said that “oaths made by them would never be broken”, it was an extremely difficult task to prove it
The first tidorian Lake It was three years ago… Celebrating the Queen Marianne’s birthday, the Kingdoe garden party at the Ragdorian Lake The nobles and royals invited frodoathered at the lake all dressed up and socialized to their hearts content Fireworks of e tent, a ball was held throughout the night with the world’s finest food and wine prepared
On the night at the end of the first week, as the celebrations were half over, the fourteen year old Henrietta left her tent and made her way to the shore of the lake without any attendants or guards She was tired of the celebrations, which seemed to stretch on forever The days had been packed with events, such as feasts, dance balls, poetry recitals… She was already fed up with all the greetings and flattery She wanted to be alone and take in some fresh air
She had passed through the area where the tents and buildings stood with her face hidden under a large hood and had htly, creating an illusionary atht, Henrietta siht ht did not satisfy her Henrietta looked around herself Aftersure that no one was around, she boldly slipped off her dress With aon her beautiful face, she slowly made her way into the water
The cool water enveloped her body It was just the beginning of suht She would be scolded if she were to be found in such a place by the chaarden party for so long I’ll be forgiven for soan to swi for a while, she suddenly sensed someone on the bank side Henrietta’s face became red and she hid her body with her hands
“Who is it?”
The figure did not reply Who could it be? The annoying chaer than her, Louise Françoise? However she had snuck out of the tent without any of the uneasy, she demanded for the person’s identity
“Insolence Na voice reached the bank side
“I’m no one suspicious I was only out for a stroll Why are you out here swi at a time like this?”
Henrietta was offended by his co her swim all this time
“I asked for your nah it may not look like it, I aly, state your name and leave”
Hearing this, the figure was taken aback
“A princess? Could it be, Henrietta?”
Henrietta was surprised at the absence of the address of ‘princess’ There were only five people gathered at the lake who could address her in such a manner It would be unbelievable insolence if he weren’t one of those five people
“Who are you?”
Henrietta had taken off the ure in the voice of a frightened girl
The figure laughed Being laughed at, Henrietta blushed
“It’s me Henrietta, Wales Wales from Albion Your cousin!”
“Wales? You mean, Prince Wales?”
Prince Wales The crown prince of Albion They had never met before, but she of course knew of his name The eldest son of the brother of her late father She blushed even more deeply
“I arrived here tonight with dorian Lake because it’s so fa you”
“Geez, I can't believe you”
With her clothes on, Henrietta turned towards Wales
“You can turn around now”
Wales had turned ahile Henrietta was changing At the instant he turned around, so ran across Henrietta’s spine for the first time in her life Her body, cold froh a fire had scorched her She shyly sh Wales had felt the same sensation as Henrietta
“I’rown beautiful, Henrietta…”
The astonished prince drew outwords from his mouth
“I-I haven’t at all…” Looking doards, Henrietta couldn’t lift her face
“I didn’ta stroll and I heard so… When I ca Sorry I couldn’t help but gaze”
“Why were you gazing?”
“Aren’t the water spirits that live in this lake drawn to the ht? I wished to see them just once The beauty of the water spirits are said to put the two moons into shame”
Henrietta smiled
“Sorry that it was me then”
Scratching his cheek in an embarrassed fashi+on, he earnestly said: “Not at all I haven’t seen a water spirit before but…”
“But?”
“You are more beautiful More beautiful than a water spirit”
Embarrassed, Henrietta hid her face
“People froood at jokes”
“I-It’s not a joke! I’m a prince you know I haven’t told a lie, not even once! I really think you are
Henrietta’s pulse hastened as though a spell had been cast on her The cousin in front of her… A prince froarden party, had suddenly beco Ragdorian Lake
Their relationshi+p grew quite intih it didn’t take that s just by looking at each other’s eyes and they also understood well that their tiarden party, Wales and Henrietta would e hood, and Wales would use a phantonal of their rendezvous was the sound of a small stone thrown into the lake The person who had arrived first would reveal the, and after checking no one was around, they would use a password
After Wales said “On the night the wind blows”, Henrietta would reply with “an oath of the water I pledge”
On a particular day, the talking by the lake holding hands
“You were pretty late Henrietta, I al”
“Sorry The feast just stretched on I’s already”
“But… Is it really alright for you to sneak away like that every night?”