Power

Christiano and Anne were sitting in the garden, enjoying evening tea , when he asked her, "Do you want to be a knight? You have such a profound mana power. Why are you wasting your time in these things? "

She put the cup on the table. " It's not like that. I want to be self reliant. I do not want to be depended on a man for power. Power is of two types - strength and wealth. I trained with Sir Alex to increase my strength. And for the wealth I am thinking of opening a shopping mall in Park street. "

There was a sign of hidden sadness in her face which he noticed instantly, when she was telling these things to him. ' How much have has she suffered to look like this? '

He took a sigh. " If you really want to increase your strength then wizardry is better option. And what do you mean by shopping mall? "

'Fu#k. Shopping mall is a concept which is still to be introduced here. Guess I have to lie again. ' "You will know about about it when I make it and its true that wizardry is a better option but it is troublesome. I have to learn a lot of formulas. " She took a sip of her coffee and said, " Well, I have my Christiano who is a wizard, then why will I need to stress over learning wizardry? One wizard is enough, isn't it? " . She winked.

'My Christiano? ' . He blushed. He coughed a bit and said, " Yes, yes I understand. "

She started giggling. ' His face looks so funny. How cute ! '

Already three weeks had been passed since Anne's sword training. She was now completely familiar with swords and no more needed Alex for training. On the other hand Alex, who thought that her progress was totally his fault, started boasting with other knights. Meanwhile, several letters of Sebastian came to Frostwood kingdom, which were all mercilessly teared and burnt down by Lily.

That night Anne started planning for her next step.

She took her comb and while staring at the mirror, started organizing her thoughts. ' Now that I no more need to learn from Alex, I will have a plenty of time in my hand. ' She started staring at herself.

' Now that I think about it, I do not have glamorous dresses or accessories like other noble ladies. First things first I need some dresses for myself. All dresses that I have are all pale in colours. I need something bright and dark. '

While Anne and Sebastian were still lovers, he always restricted her from wearing anything that can stand out. He always made sure that she wear a long hat while being in public. She was also restricted from attending balls which Royals attend. At that time he used to tell her that if she looks dazzling, other men will steal her. Lovesick Anne blindly followed his every words.

Suddenly an idea came in her mind. ' The make-up products that are present in Frestia is still lacking as compared to the earth and the dresses sold here have also a complete different styles. How about making a shopping mall where the ground floor will be dedicated to dresses and first floor to the cosmetics? ' . She leaped on the bed with excitement. ' Hmpph. All I need is a excellent designer who will compile my designs and a really good wizard to help me in making the cosmetics. ' From the thought of the wizard, Christiano's name came into her mind but then again, how can he help her when he is still in the form of a cat. [ She was still unaware of the fact that he was in the disguise of a cat. ] She thought for a long time and decided that she will look for a designer and a wizard the next day.

While Anne was taking a goodnight sleep Sebastian was becoming restless to win her back.

To be continued ~