The Forgotten Princess

William’s.

”Yes it’s me. ” William said coarsely.

My eyes went wide with surprise.
”Will, it’s you? Is it really you? ” I raised my hands and caressed his cheek.
”But how…? ” His face is different.
No one can recognize him with such a disguise.

”His majesty, King Regaleon lent me his face altering magic. ” William said.
”He has embedded his magic in this ring.
He said that while I wear this, I can change my appearance and the magic won’t get affected by janetite stone. ”

William raised his hand and showed me the ring he was wearing.
He quickly took it off and his appearance changed instantly.
He was now reverted back to his true appearance.
Blonde golden hair and sky blue eyes.
It was really him, my best friend Will.

”It really is you Will. ” I was so happy that I instantly hugged him.
”Oh I missed you so much. ”

I can feel William patting my head gently.
”And I missed you too. ”

After being in this posture for a while, I realized that I shouldn’t be doing such intimate things with other men.
I instantly pushed William.

”I-I’m sorry for the sudden embrace. ” I said.
”It’s just that it has been so long since I saw someone close and dear to me.
And I am so happy to see you. ” I reasoned.

”It’s okay. ” William scratched his head in shyness and I saw his face blush.
”I need to get back to my disguise. ” He put on the ring and his appearance returned to that of the young Jennovian knight.

”By the way, why are you here? ” I asked out of curiosity.

”His majesty sent me here with Snow to accompany you in your mission.
With Jack’s help, I was given a false identity and was made into a low rank knight entrusted to guard you. ” William replied.
”His majesty wished he was the one to come here but he cannot leave the ’Chief in Command’ seat while the war is going on.
And so he has sent me, the one he mostly trusts to protect you. ”

Just by hearing that Regaleon wished to be the one to come here already made my heart feel happiness and warmth.
Even though he can’t come, I know he was thinking about me.

’Has your little reunion ended?’ Snow said with a bored tone.
’Well if it is, I need to show you something.
Come on follow me.’ Snow ran to the far side of the second floor.

”Snow wants us to follow her. ” I told William and he nodded.

We followed Snow in navigating the towering bookshelves that felt like a maze.
And after a few twists and turns we ended up at the far wall of the second floor.
At the wall hang a huge painting.
It was a painting of a battlefield.
Many soldiers are seen bloodied or dead and others are seen battling with soldiers with a different uniform.

In the painting at the far right, there was a small hill.
There was a statue of a woman with her arms lifted up.
She was holding something bright and the light from the object she was holding was shining through the battle field.

”I guess this is the battle in the Upgrove Plains. ” I said while looking at the scene in the painting.

”The last battle in the Great War? ” William asked in wonder.

’I feel something suspicious from here.’ Snow said.

I put my hand over the painting and I felt something odd.
It was like some kind of electricity surging thru my palms.

I hovered thru the painting and tried to find where it was most strong.
And my hands reached the right upper corner where the statue of the lady was.
I looked closely at the object that the statue was holding in her hands and unconsciously touched it.
And I was surprised that is was some kind of jewel.

My finger was drawn to it like a magnet and a spark ignited when the jewel and my finger touched.

”Ahh. ” The spark left a tinge of pain in my fingertip and I withdrew my hand instantly.

”Alicia, are you alright? ” William was by my side in no time.
He nestled my hand within his and examined my fingertip.

”I’m okay. ” I assured him.

But then there was some kind of movement.
The huge painting lifted up on its own and behind it was a door that leads to a staircase upwards.

William and I looked at each other in wonderment of our discovery.
Good thing that this was the far side and usually deserted area of the second floor.

”Where do you think this leads too? ” William lit up a torch that was found inside and lighted up the way.

”Well there is only one way to find out. ” I said and started to climb the stair case.

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