Gone

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"My Princess you have returned" said Nora as she smiled sadly with tears in her eyes as she cried and Wura entered her room looking very distraught, her eyes were red as she rested her back behind the door.

"Yes… yes I have Nora" said Wura as she tears dropped from her eyes and her voice broke, she just felt terrible right now.

"It is a shame that we have to meet once again in these circumstances" said Wura as she cried.

"My Princess his Majesty… his Majesty…" said Nora as she had already heard the news by now, the news had spread all around the Castle and the news was just so shocking to everyone, it was just so sudden, his Majesty was very healthy yesterday and all the days before, it was only this morning that he began to feel ill, but he assured them all that it was nothing serious and that he was alright, but alas, that was far from the truth.

"He is gone" said Wura as she broke down into tears as she walked to Nora, she could still not believe it, she could not believe it at all, she had not even got to give him a proper greeting as she and Liam had arrived.

"Nora he is gone" said Wura as she cried and Nora cried as well, their Great King was now gone… he was gone now, he was in a better place now.

"Oh Nora, hug me please hug me" said Wura as she cried, she needed someone right now, she just felt so bad, she needed to be comforted.

"Of course my princess" said Nora as she quickly rushed to hug Wura, she did not even think twice as Wura hugged her back as she cried, she was here to serve her princess and she knew that she needed her right now more than ever, so she was going to do what she asked her to do with no hesitation at all.

"It hurts, it just hurts Nora" said Wura as she cried, she could still not believe it, she was there… she was there when he left, and she could not hold herself, she had never had anyone close to her die before, this was the first time someone she loved had died, it just felt so bad, she felt so horrible, this was the first time she had lost someone so important to her, in all her eighteen years of life, she had never experienced the death of someone, and now that she did, she felt so terrible.

"My Princess…." Said Nora as she cried as well, she did not know what to say, his Majesty was such a kind, gentle man, and he was a great King, such a great king, she still could not come to terms with his death.

She had heard from some of the maids, but she did not truly believe it until she saw the Castle flags hung up high to flow in the sky as all the Kingdom was being alerted of Alaric's passing, as per the tradition.

"His Majesty was such a good man… he was the greatest King I have ever had the privilege of serving" said Nora as she cried, she was trying to make Wura feel better, she knew that she was not feeling good at all.

"I never wanted him to leave… I miss him" said Wura as she cried, Alaric was like her Grandfather, the one she never had, he always treated her well, she never once felt like she did not belong, or like she was not part of their family, because he welcomed her with open arms, he treated her like his own daughter.

She had grown to love him and accept him the same way he had accepted her, and she just felt so broken now that he was gone, even in his last moments, he had thought of her, he had remembered her, and he called for her, as he told her his greatest wish.

Wura could not help but think that if she was feeling this way, Liam must have been feeling even worse, Alaric was his father after all, Wura could not even bring herself to comfort Liam when she herself was like this, she saw him so broken as he held the soulless body of his father, she just could not bear to see him like that, it broke her heart, so much so that she felt like she had no right to feel this way, but she did, it was now that she realized just how much Alaric meant to her.

"Why did he have to go why??" asked Wura as she cried, he was still too young, he did not deserve to go.

"My Princess, all things happen for a reason" said Nora as she cried, today was truly a day of sorrow in the entire Kingdom, it was, there was no joy at all, their Great King had just passed on.

"Maybe it was his time to go" said Nora as she sniffed and Wura sniffed as she hugged Nora, she felt so glad that she had her by her side at this very sad moment in her life right now, so this was how it felt to loose someone, it just felt so horrible, so terrible, to never be able to see them again death was a horrible thing, but something that all men would have to pass through.

"My Princess" said Nora as she just let Wura cry, as Wura cried all her tears out, she was so grateful to Nora for trying to comfort her.

"My Princess" said Nora as she called out to Wura as Wura sniffed.

"My Princess, I do not mean to sound insensitive, but I need to prepare you" said Nora as Wura let go of her and she looked at Nora with her tear-filled eyes.

"Prepare me for what?" asked Wura as she did not understand.

"My Princes… you need to be prepared for the Coronation" said Nora as she explained.

"Which Coronation?" asked Wura as she was clueless right now, which coronation?? She had no idea at all.

"MY Princess, the Coronation of his highness as King, and you as Queen tonight" said Nora.

"But is that not too soon?? His Majesty has not been put to rest yet" said Wura as she shook her head, this was heartless his Majesty had just died and there were already plans for a Coronation.

"My princess, this is how things are done, on the same day a King dies, he shall be buried as well, if he passed away in the night, early the next morning the Coronation of the new King shall begin, in fact I presume that his Majesty is being laid to rest as we speak" said Nora as she explained, that was just how things were done in Wyverdale, the Kingdom could not be left without a King for a long period of time, and hence why things were done in that manner.

"But this is absurd, are things not too rushed?" asked Wura as she could not handle this right now.

"My princess, that may be so, but it is not my place to say, this is how things are, and always have been done" said Nora, she was only the maid, and she only followed instructions, and since she was Wura's personal maid, which meant that she had to prepare her for the Coronation.

"This is…" said Wura as she sighed, this was too much, his Majesty had just passed, and yet they were having a Coronation right away, were they not going to give him any respect at all??

"My princess… please do not cry anymore, and please let me prepare you… it is my duty to" said Nora as she bowed her head.

"*Sigh*" said Wura as she sighed, if Liam did not complain, then who was she to? She knew that he was going through a tough time now, and her heart could not help but go to him at this point in time, he had no one… no one to comfort him at all, he was the most affected of them all and yet he had a Kingdom counting on him, so many people.

"It is alright Nora… do what you must" said Wura as she did not have any power at all, she felt so helpless, but she was going to do what she had to do.

"Thank you my princess" said Nora as she bowed her head.

"I shall go and prepare your bath now my princess" said Nora as she nodded her head and she quickly walked away to do what she needed to do, she had a lot of things to do to get Wura ready, it was not only Liam's Coronation, but it was Wura's as well, they were going to become the King and Queen.