Juliet_Omuadona

"My dear if there has been any misunderstanding between us, I apologize but I have always wanted the best for you, that is why I seem a little difficult at times,"  Regina said smoothly. She knew that if Ellen continued to talk the king might find out about her pretentious behavior.

Ellen was rendered speechless by the queen's action. How could she continue complaining after the Queen apologized so smoothly? "Your highness, your craftiness is worthy of recognition" Ellen mentally praise the Queen.
   

      On her dying bed, Queen Agatha made her husband king George promised to marry her best friend, Regina. She knew that the royal council will put him under pressure to marry a new wife since she was unable to give him a son.
She asked this of him because she felt her Regina will love and protect her daughter since they grew up like sisters.
The king fulfills his promises to his late wife and married Regina. 
Queen Regina treat the little princess very well until she gave birth to a prince for the king. Once she felt her position as the queen was secured, she became vicious and maltreated Ellen. 
Years went by and Ellen lived under the unfair treatment of her stepmother and her children. Her father no longer cared for her, it seem Regina had him wrapped around her finger. 
When Ellen turned fifteen, war broke out between her kingdom and the kingdom of Avalo, The war lasted for three years, before the two kingdoms made a truce. Avalo demanded a marriage alliance to seal the truce. King George knew that his kingdom will lose if the war continues, he had no choice but to agree to their demands. 
If it were to marry any other prince Queen Regina would have favored her daughter but considering that it was the crown prince of  Avalo, who was known to be the cursed prince. Princess Ellen was  a perfect peace offering.
How will Princess Ellen survive in a strange land, a kingdom where her husband is feared and hated by all his parents inclusive. How does the cursed prince treat her and why was he referred to as cursed?

Peace offering to the cursed prince

"My lady... What... I only," Eva could not compose her sentence.

"I have to see the emperor, I have to tell him who hurt my child," Ellen said. Eva looked at her mistress, this was the first time Ellen was taken the initiative to see the emperor.

Eva was trying to process everything that happen in her head. Although she did not really pay attention when she fed the baby the herb that will stop his heartbeat from being noticed for a few hours, there was a chance that the queen did not see her, or even if she did, the queen trusted her too much to suspect that she will harm her baby.

Then does it mean that the midwife gave something to the child, if that was the case, is the child really safe? Eva wondered. The child had been sleeping most of her journey the previous night she thought that it was heaven that favored her. After all the journey would have been more difficult if she had to stop a few times to take care of the baby.

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