You were quite surprised to see Eremius. It was for only a moment. He must have seen Rhys that day, you thought. Aileen seemed rather antsy, but you pay no heed to it. You smiled to your brother.

"Jarta. I am so happy you could come today."You say

"As to you sister dearest."He replies. He turns to Rhys with the smile locked on his face. "Oh and by the way, I hope you don't mind that I brought a servant along. He said he was from here, so I figured he would be a suitable guide on how I should act."

"No problem." Rhys smiles as he tightens his hold on you. You wince a little as you felt some pain. You look at you brother and see him glaring. Only for a moment.

Everyone makes there way inside. Your brother suggested that you and Aileen go to a separate room so that he and Rhys could talk about the future of Aux and Sola. You oblige and so does Aileen.

The two of you go to your study and you sit near the fireplace. Aileen is the first to break the silence. 

"F/n, I-"

"Don't want to hear it." You stare at Aileen. You didn't want to hear the excuses. It was too late anyway.

"F/n, you have every right to be angry but please, you have to listen to me." Aileen begged.

"Why? So I could look at you in a different light?" You yell standing up from the chair. "Or is it because you are scared?"

"What?" 

"I won't tell Jarta if that's what your wondering. My brother had rejected marriage request from princesses of much more powerful countries. I can tell he genuinely loves you. I could only pray you feel the same."

"I do!" She yells. "I also care about you!" She grabs onto your arms, but you pull away. 

"Even if you do care about me, I can't leave. Because of what you did, I am sleeping in the same bed with a psychopath. Because of you I have lost much more than just my freedom." 

"F-F/n" She says covering her mouth. "I am so sorry. But know this. I promise, I will do my best to help you be free."

"Don't go making promises you can't keep." You then notice your journal. You grab it and make you way up to the fireplace. You stare at it before tossing it in. All the adventures written inside, burning away with every passing second. It didn't matter anymore. You couldn't write about the expeditions you planned taking and reading through the pages made you feel sad. "I am going see Rhys and Jarta. Are you coming?" You turn to Aileen. She merely nods. The two of you make your way to the room where Jarta and Rhys were.

Before you could knock you heard a crash. Aileen hears it too and the both of you open the door a tiny bit. You see Jarta sitting calmly and Rhys standing with his chair knocked over and the table turned on it side. Eremius is in the corner just staring.

"I am sorry Jarta. I don't think I heard you right." Rhys says through gritted teeth.

"No you heard me right. The country of Aux formally declares war on Sola."