Chapter 14

It is not enough to win a war, it is more important to organize the peace

The news of the prince being healthy spread quickly and by the end of the day almost the entire kingdom knew about it. In Generia,,news was always quick to be passed by people which was made easier by those who spread rumours.

With the news of the prince,, different people took the news differently. Some were happy that at least the prince was back on his feet while some were not happy. Jealousy always finds a place to exist and it was what made people do evil.

In one of the mansion that belonged to the Cooper's ,, lady Nancy could not believe what she had heard. Turning around she faced her husband,, Julius Cooper who was changing into his nightwear.

" I don't think the rumours are true,,it was only yesterday when the queen wanted to return back and look after her son. " She said with a frown.

" It is not rumours but reality,,I was present when the boy joined us for breakfast. I could have said the same but I saw him with my two eyes. That boy does not look like someone who was dying." Even though he pretended to be happy while with the king in reality it was just a facade.

Julius Cooper was a council leader but that was just a way of him trying to reach his goal. For so long he has been wanting to overthrow Malcom and replace him and when he was about to fulfill his dream something unexpected happens. If he was not going to be the king then he would ensure that his son Calvin would help him overthrow that Harlow family.

Nancy Cooper could also not believe it. She regarded herself as the most beautiful and elegant lady in Generia and she was supposed to get married to the king and not Marsha who bewitched the king. She wondered what Malcom saw in Marsha that she,, Nancy lacked. She tried all she could but failure seemed to be persistent. She was not planning to give up on her mission any time soon.

" I have to do something even if it means to use the forbidden door so be it. The Harlow should not experience happiness at all." Fuming she declared to her husband.

" I don't think that will help. How many times have you asked for help from that cunning witch?" It was obvious that the witch was not going to help. " First you failed to marry Malcom,, secondly you were unable to kill the prince with illness what more can you do to bring them down?"

" This time I will have to go on the other side of the forbidden door and mark my words." She promised.

It was called the forbidden door because no human being was supposed to cross over the other side. It is in that forbidden land that dark souls resided and anyone who passed onto the other side was never seen again. The darkest witch who was very powerful and the controller of that place was known for her cunning behaviour and power hungry. Adele was her name,, she was sent by a powerful white witch who prevented her from leaving the forbidden land.

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Prince Aiden could not believe that Victoria could avoid him. He was the prince and he expected respect. He was supposed to be the one to make people search for him not the other way round.

For the first time he had met a friend but all over sudden that friend disappointed him. Despite being young,,, prince Aiden had taken after his father who was always short tempered and hated not being listened to. Indeed an apple does not fall far from it's tree.

His mother promised to find him a friend but he wanted Victoria to be the only friend. After all it was her whom he met and his health took a better turn.

While the prince kept on calling Sophia as Victoria and demanding that she talk,, Rasmus along with the other servants became confused as to why the prince insisted that the girl was not mute.

One day the butler decided to take care of things before it became too hard to handle. Rasmus asked Anastasia to meet him so that they could talk.

" You wanted to talk to me sir," Ana addressed him with respect.

" Yes ,, Anastasia I wanted to ask you if you could take your niece back home in order to prevent any unwanted problem from arising. I hope you have seen how the prince is insisting on Sophia being his friend. In order to prevent all these I am requesting you." Ana nodded because she had decided to take Sophia to her brother but since the butler brought up the matter she was not going to waste time.

" I will take her back tomorrow. I will explain everything to her before we leave." Saying this she left.

In the evening,, Ana informed Sophia about the decision that was made. Sophia thought that it was better to leave the palace and avoid the prince who insisted on being her friend.

At night when everyone went to sleep including the servants,, Victoria tiptoed towards the garden where he picked a flower vase which was given to her by Benson. Taking the flower she headed towards the prince's room,, opening the door which was left unlocked she saw Aiden sleeping soundly. If someone was to say that he was very naughty no one would believe seeing him peacefully sleeping.

Placing the flower vase near the window,, Victoria sat next to the sleeping prince watching him sleep. Tomorrow she would be leaving the palace and nobody knows what would happen to her. It seemed like life was not fair when it came to her. After spending some time with the sleeping prince,,she removed one of the bracelets given to her by her mother who had made her promise never to remove them. Yet here she was giving one to the prince.

" I am giving you this so that I will remember that I used to have a friend called Aiden,, I will remain with one so that I can also remember my family." She smiled bitterly thinking about her family. She made the prince wear the bracelet.

Placing a kiss on his forehead just like how Frank used to do,, Victoria left Aiden's room. Returning back to where their chamber was she fell asleep.

In the morning unlike every other day,, today Anastasia was given the permission to go home. It was just recently when she visited her brother but what could she do??

Both Anastasia and Victoria left the palace heading towards Ukia,, the southern part of the kingdom where max and his family stayed.

"You don't have to worry,, I am sure Becky will be pleased to meet you. Max and sister-in-law will also be happy. " Ana said to make things much easier for the little girl.

After two hours of travelling with the carriage,,Ana and Sophia arrived at their destination. They just had to walk a distance of about ten minutes before reaching their home.

" Aunt Ana is here," Ana shouted so that Becky could come out of the house. True to her thoughts Becky came out happily, seeing her aunt with a little girl she felt happy knowing that she would have a friend.

After introducing Sophia to her family and vice versa,, the little girl was welcomed. Max was known for his kind heart. Spending some time Ana left,, leaving Sophia behind hoping she would cope well with her niece.

Sophia was accepted into the family and she was glad. That night she cried wishing her parents would visit her at least once and assure her that everything was okay.