His Witch Queen

Soon after, she had walked out of the town again. When she had retarded to the outskirts of the town on her foot, her eyes fell on the carriage in which they had earlier traveled. The coachman was standing outside and without further delay, Alice walked closer to him to finally look at the man. "Please keep these things behind the carriage."

"Sure Princess." The coachman accepted and carried the sword and the dress she brought in the other part of the carriage where the rest of the things which lady Aura bought were already residing. Thereafter, he had opened the door of the cart for her, and inside sat Lady Aura who radiated a bright grin. "It took you a long time to come back, didn't it?"

"I was walking cautiously. I didn't wish to get lost, otherwise finding you would have been a big deal for me." Alice honestly reposed when she sat back at the palace and adjusted her dress. "How was your shopping, Lady Aura."

"Oh, it was as usual. I brought some things for myself, some for my own chamber, and some for my son. He must be really happy to see that his mother bought something." Aura's sentence clicked something in Alice's mind, where she parted her lips to ask, "So, you have a son? I didn't meet him either.."

To this, the lady had kept quiet for the latter time before she asked the coachman to ride back to the castle. Meanwhile, Alice realized that the lady had already skipped the question. It made her curious, but a bit cautious too since it was rare for Lady Aura to act so defenseless against something.

'Did my question touch her wounds at the wrong place?' She hoped not since that wasn't her intention as well. 

But there was surely nothing to be touched in her question, Alice could easily predict that there were many things she had no idea about but to not unwrap it at the right time, she would conceal it up later. "Anyways, I was thinking, Lady Aura, why don't you take me somewhere else today?" 

"The day is still bright and I don't think we need to return back to the castle so very soon. It's not like we use these kinds of clothes every day and can go out to the market each day..so.." Alice had mumbled with the happy pitch, which had pulled Lady Aura out from her daze to give her a faint nod. 

"I..will take you to the library of the town then. Coachman, take us to the library.." As per other orders, the cart was moved in the direction of the library, it was surely going to be a pleasant experience too. 

Despite Alice's heart raging up, she had simply kept her view out from the small window to find that the terrain here was already beautiful. It was created with the beauty of nature, something which she deeply admired. 

With the bubbles of excitement in her stomach, Alice won't deny that everything seemed wonderful. She was not only craving to visit the library but also the other places. However, for today, she realized that this was an experience hard to miss. 

Even lady Aura had kept mum throughout the journey as if she was already absorbed in her own thoughts. Neither did Alice disturb her, in the hope, of not ruining her emotions. From the past, she had seen that once she asked about her son, she had hesitantly changed her attitude and expressions. 

Alice can't differentiate if this was simply the eye-catching thing or her illusion but she firmly believed that things aren't that simple, to begin with, either. If it was a normal case, Lady Aura wouldn't have reacted in such a way to the fast and furiousness. There were the hidden secrets. However, for now, Princess Alice had stayed mum, and soon after, the coachman had pulled their cart in the direction of the library. 

Within the next few moments, they have reached the place devised and when she stepped down, Alice's gaze roamed in all the directions, to find that they weren't away from the town. "I thought that the library would be near the castle, Lady Aura." 

"Yes, there is one. But it is the largest library where most of the people come. It has many books and I think you should also get something for yourself from where." Lady Aura's explanation was bought by her easily. 

Without further delay, both of them walked inside the library, where they were first of all greeted by a gentleman. He was wearing the black color cloth around his shoulders and below was the white colors shirt. She didn't comment but it was Lady Aura who passed him a small nod. 

"I'm happy to see you here, Vladir. I hope your days are going well in the local courts." Lady Aura started a small conversation, to which the man simply bowed. "Yes My lady. Everything is going well. I hope you and the King are also happy and good in your health." 

"Absolute... Thank you for asking."

With this, the man had already left, where Alice passed Lady Aura a confused glare to ask further. "Lady Aura, who was he?" 

"A famous council member as well as a judge in most of the local courts. King has good relationships with him, so I thought of why not to greet him." 

To this, Alice didn't show any expressions but with the further due, both of them walked from the giant library. There were all the books around, wherever her glance went to find that most of them were simply of the old tales. 

Each section held the different types of books, making her heart bloom in the garden of flowers. But at the same time, Princess Alice walked out of the special section of the giant library. The One, where all the books about the old tales and different creatures were stored. 

Leaving Lady Aura a bit behind, she walked closer in that specific trail, to find that most of them were about vampires, the devils, Gods, or black magic. Her Mind wondered, but there were neutral expressions held on her face. 

"What are you searching, Princess?" It was Lady Aura, who had caught up with her speed to look and came to stand behind her. "I was actually looking through books. They appear to be old."

"Very old. The books written here are by different writers and many of them are already dead." Lady Aura explained. 

"But...is there anything stored here..." Turning her face to stare at lady Aura, she further continued, "....Which is of the old centuries before that massacre took place in the town and the Empire?" 

To Alice's dismay, she got a negative shake from lady Aura's side. She had simply neglected her words, to find that there was nothing of that era stored anywhere possible in the entire Empire. 'Is King so apprehensive about those centuries' things to be revealed so that he had wiped everything out?' 

She knew that there was no proof against her holding the charges. But her instincts were already planning that it was all known to King Almen...It was his doing after all... 

But then, Lady Aura walked to the other corner with her straight expressions. Behind her, Princess simply stared at her to find that Lady Aura had taken out one of the books from the right shelf, and the book was very thick too. It equipped her curiosity but she maintained the calm when she saw that Lady Aura was walking back to her.

Lowering her eyelids, she saw that Lady Aura had brought a book for her, which she handed over. "Lady..this.." 

"I think it will be very useful for you to read. In your free time, take note of the things mentioned and it will help you to learn more about the vampires and their powers." 

"But why?" 

"Because you are going to be Queen one day. A queen should know about the people residing in her own Kingdom. Alice, I know that Cyrus is a vampire and you both are forbidden to mate in the book, as well said by the old priest and the tales. But I firmly stand on my thoughts that there must be a way to find out if you both can do the same because there is no harm in breaking the long lineage either. If you both do this. it will create an uproar at first but trust me, this will open new rays of hope.."

"You won't have to deal with anyone else unlike me. Try to keep your position steady, Alice, because in this Kingdom, many are waiting for Cyrus's downfall and have the eyes of the throne which solely belongs to our Crown Prince.." 

For the next few minutes, Alice didn't utter. She simply clutched the book in her hand softly before she lifted her head to meet lady Aura's soft and gazelle eyes. "Crown Prince Cyrus... has danger around him."

"Many are thirsty for his blood. I hope...you will stand by his shoulders to support him in these deadly battles..as a wife....and as a...Queen..."