Brother-in-laws

Months later, one afternoon, a servant suddenly arrives in her palace while she was doing laundry.

A princess doing laundry because there were no one in the palace to do it. Even the maids who come here to send monthly ration would instantly flee after leaving it by the door. After all, nobody would want to stay with a ominous person, would they ?

The servant told her that she is to immediately visit the main palace as the king demands her attendance.

When Cassy heard that, she was over the moon. After many years, her father finally called for her.

She excitedly tidied herself and combed her messy hair and wore the same dress she wore on the debutante ceremony.

She was beaming with happiness as she went inside the carriage. She couldn't sit still from too much excitement.

When they reached the main palace, they passed by the training ground where many young new soldiers were practicing their magic. Their Sylphs were beside them assisting them.

She looked at the Sylphs greedily wondering what would happen if she had one too. She wouldn't be a dark scar on the royal family's name like this. Nevertheless, she wouldn't have another chance in her life to get one as every human is allowed to go to forest of life only once to get a pact for themselves.

They finally reached the throne room.

The servant pointed her to go inside but he stayed outside. She slowly walked inside and instantly felt frightened by the pressure inside. There were both her parents and her little sister sitting on the high above throne looking all majestic.

She immediately knelt down and bow down her head as she didn't know what to do.

" Raise your head." The king ordered.

She obediently raised her head but didn't dare make eye contact.

" Take her away." The king spoke again.

The moment he said that, many maids that were standing far away began to approach her. She was even more scared now thinking she might have done something bad unknowingly and made him angry and is about to get punished for it.

She thought about all possible scenarios that might've gone wrong. For example, that debutante ball where she was kicked out in a most embarrassing way.

She started trembling but those maids dragged her away in a room.

Inside the room, one maid took her measurements, another brought out a beautiful floral white dress, another lossened up her hair and started combing it and another brought out a pair of white shoes to match with the white dress.

Upon seeing all this, she was CONFUSED. Wasn't she about to get punished because she did something bad ? Why are these maids dressing her up ? Or is this some kind of new punishment method ?

After half an hour of hard work, the maids finally finished dolling her up.

She looked herself in the mirror, her messy golden locks now neatly braided and tied in a low bun, her bright golden eyes shining and giving off a natural glow to her fair face, white dress from before now bringing out her curves very well and finally, a long veil.

All the maids gasped in daze as they've just created the most beautiful person they've ever seen.( Bad luck or not, everybody got the right to admire things that are beautiful, alright!!!)

They immediately dragged her back to the throne room. She was about to kneel again but the king stopped her and told her to follow.

She still couldn't figure out what's going on but she didn't dare to ask.

They reached another room, inside the room, there were three men sitting on the sofa, one middle aged and two younger, they instantly stood up when they saw the king and wore a wide smile brimming in their faces.

" Greet them" the king ordered but this time, he was a bit gentle like a father should is what Cassy thought.

" Ahh !! Greetings gentlemen " she bowed down trying to imitate what those noble ladies used to do.

" Why are you calling us, gentlemen? Call us brother-in-laws." One of them with light grey hair and purple eyes said with a smile.

" Ahh !! My apologies. Wait!! What??? " Her mouth fell wide open when she heard that.