AnotidaMandemwa

[WSA 2024 Entry]
Everyone is playing a regal game. Everyone except Lucia (who probably should).

After her father faced accusations of trying to seize the throne from his father and king, he was exiled along with his family. They were no longer royalty, but his wife would not have it. She was friends with the queen of Vershia and used that to her advantage. Her two older daughters were the right age to marry the two princes, and she would make that happen come what may.

That became a problem when the oldest daughter was ignored by the crown prince, who formed a friendship with the youngest of the girls. There was still hope; Lucia could become the future queen. But Lucia was not groomed for this role. She did not want to live for the type of marriage she could snag. She did not want to take the man who had been planned for her sister.

But that’s the thing with plans, isn’t it? She never planned to fall in love with the man, and there she was: an unwilling participant in the regal games. Would she capture the crown? How would everything affect her relationship with her sister? Was there ever pleasing her mother?

Regal Games

Lucia got home in the afternoon with Caroline. Lucia opened the door and took off her coat.

"Hello!" she called out, "Lucia is home!"

"And Caroline!" Caroline whisper-shouted excitedly.

Their housekeeper walked into the foyer.

"Your Highness," the woman said with a curtsey to Caroline, "Miss Handhoff, your mother is not at home right now."

Caroline pouted, "Aww… I was expecting a better welcome back!"

The housekeeper smiled as she excused herself.

"We can wait for them," Lucia said with a smile.

"What other choice do we have?" Caroline retorted as she began to make her way up the stairs.

She followed after her sister, and they both parted ways at the top of the stairs.

Signed And Sealed