Agreed

"Is Zara really gonna get married Mom," Charles who was Zara's younger brother was questioning his mother.

"Maybe she'll get married, how did you know about this,," Catherine questioned with furrowed eyebrows, her and her husband just told Zara about it few minutes ago and he wasn't around when the news got out.

"It's what everyone in the palace are saying,'

"Well I guess rumors spreading do fast,"

" How is my sister coping with the news,"

"She's still in shock, I pray she calms down,"

"Mom.."

"What's the matter dear," she asked after seeing her son hesitant behavior.

"Am I also betrothed to someone?" Charles questioned curiously, raising his eyebrows after his mother took long to answer.

"No, you aren't betrothed to anybody,"

"Are you lying?"

"What with all the questions, are you scared," Charles nodded his head, which made Catherine to feel bad, it hurt when your kids don't trust you anymore.

"Oh.. Charles," she pulled him towards her, "I'm not going to marry you off to anyone, if I had my ways with Zara she won't get married off too, your father only did that to protect Endoria from further war with Baneria kingdom,"

"Why is her getting married to their prince, the only solution to Endoria's problem," he really felt bad for his sister, he wonders if they are going to treat his sister well.

"You know one day, when you're fit to take the throne you gonna be making hard decisions, but I pray you're not going to be in such position and you're not going to make the wrong ones," she told him, placing a hand on his chin.

"Being King is hard,"

"I know and I also know you're going to be a great King," his eyes sparkled and his smile widening from hearing his mother motivation.

"Thanks Mom, I think you need to talk to Zara,"

"I sure will,"

"I never knew I had such a caring brother," Zara who had been standing by the door for a while finally spoke up

"Stop feeling yourself sis, no one's talking about you," Charles sneered, rolling his eyes.

"Pretend all you want I still caught you," Zara teased just as Charles glared at her with flaring nostrils and high chin.

Watching her two kids argue with each other made Catherine laugh, she wonders when the two would get along without arguing.

"Mom, I'll leave you and Zara alone so you two can have a nice chat," he gave his mother a peck on the check "don't let her get to you," he added before leaving the room making Catherine to laugh once more, seeing her daughter on the room made her quite once more, it's time for her to have a serious talk with her daughter, she prays it end well.

"I'm sorry for what happened, your father wanted to tell you earlier but I stopped him from doing so not until today, I didn't want to hurt you, guess I ended up doing that anyway,"

"you totally understand, but what I don't understand is you being okay with this, I thought as a mother you would want me to marry the one I love not the stranger I haven't met before,"

"Of course am not happy with the idea that my daughter will be married to some stranger she doesn't love, I know how it feels to be in that position,"

"What do you mean you know how it feels to be married off to a stranger, you married my dad for love," Zara began questioning her parents marriage in her head, 'was her parents marriage an arrange marriage as well

Her mother knew what was pondering on her daughter head, her reaction was already giving that eagerness to hear more, she tap the seat beside her, as Zara slowly sat on it.

"You know, I was a year younger than you when your father's father and my father had an arranged marriage for both of us. My father was a highly respected duke of Endoria, while your father's father was a... King. I did not accept to be a wife to some royal stranger at first because, like every other young girl, I had dreams, and yes, I did have someone I loved and wished to be with forever, maybe we could have had a poultry farm and a small farm to support ourselves or a cow," she said with a flaccid face that was gazing to the beyond.

Zara asked inquisitively, "So what happened to those dreams?" as her mother smiled at her one-sidedly and then sighed.

"at some point in life, I realized that dreams are only meant for sleep, it doesn't happen the way you want it, I ran away the day I saw my father collecting my bride price, to meet my lover on the bed with another woman, they looked so good together, while I looked so stupid, hoping on childish things that can only happen on fairytale stories," her mother told her with watery eyes, Zara hugged her tight, she felt bad for making her mom

"I'm sorry you had to go through all this alone,"

She attempted to reassure Zara, forcing her to turn to her in order to wipe away the tears that suddenly spilled from her eyes, saying, "You should not be, it is not your fault, ok, do not get too worked up about it, I am OK."

"Did you ever regret being Dad's wife?" Zara asked her mother, her eyes intent.

"of course not, he gave me the love I always wanted from another man, I gave me you and your naughty brother," her mother responded, kissing the top of Zara's forehead.

"Do you love Father the way you love your first,"

"No,"

. Her responds, shocked Zara but later kept calm when her mother said with a smirk. "I loved your father," laughing hard after she saw her daughter's reation

"I'll never wish for any of my children to go through what I've been through, and neither do I want you to marry in a way you don't want to be married, do you want this marriage," she gave me an intense look, waiting for my reply

"I don't know what I want mom, besides, he seems like a good man," I told her what I was thinking about him, after today's dinner my perspective about him change to a good one.

"If you don't want this you can tell me, I'll plead Your father...,"

"No need, I'm going to... marry the Endoria Prince, for the sake of our kingdom ," Zara said taking her mom by surprise.

"What happens to pure love? You do not have to do it because I told you abor my sad past love.

Zara laughed and said, "I'm not doing it because of what you said, I do not even have any true love experience," she has never been the sentimental kind of princess

"I am taking this action to avoid causing any trouble, and as you mentioned to Charles, the kingdom requires him to make difficult choices. As a royal princess, I also have to make these judgments."

Zara said, her mother's eyes shining with happiness as she embraced her daughter with pride.