(Third person's POV- omniscient)
(14 years ago)
Arashi's age: 13
[At Nishiki, a small kingdom ruled by Wansai but often neglected]
"Pardon me for asking this, your highness... But do you think, they will approve of this?"
"But they don't need to know about her past... Since I don't have an heir, she will be getting this perfect opportunity..."
"But King Masashi, she is an illegitimate child and not only that, she had been living in a small village. If words get out, Nishiki will be in trouble! She maybe is 16 but she has no good education as a princess."
While King Masashi of Nishiki and his advisor were discussing, in a bridal kimono, a young girl was waiting just behind the matted doors. Weren't they aware she was here? She could hear them clearly...