After finishing her last class, food exploration, Amanda went back to her room. Along the way, people would try to strike a conversation with her, but she promptly ignored them.
Arriving in her room, the first thing she did was sit on her sofa and pick up a book. Since she had about an hour to pass, in order to pass time, she decided to do the only thing she could think of. Read a book.
...only when reading a book did she feel a sense of belonging.
Amanda's family circumstances were a bit special
Her father, Edward Stern, Guild master of the 'Demon Hunter' guild and Hero rank 25 'Frost of remorse', was rarely home.
Her real mother left when she was two. She couldn't handle all the pressure that came from being the wife of such an important figure.
The only memory Amanda had of her was her lonely silhouette walking down a long road as heavy rain poured from the sky. That was the day she left their home.
Amanda wanted to reach out for her…but not once did the figure ever turn back to look at her. That memory was forever etched deep inside of the young Amanda.
Because of that, ever since she was two, she was raised by her father and her nanny
That being said, due to the nature of her father's work, he would rarely be able to come back on time to spend time with her.
Whenever he did have time, Amanda remembered him rubbing her head with his large warm hand.
Too bad those moments only lasted a couple of seconds…
In the end, the person that raised her was her nanny.
She would often tell her stories and fairy tales of princesses getting kidnapped to later get saved by a charming white prince.
She too wanted to be a princess…
Back then, Amanda didn't really understand what princesses went through when they get kidnapped.
But later on in her life, she did.
The first time she was kidnapped she was seven years old.
At the time she only remembered hearing voices. Her vision was obstructed. Tight roped tangled both her arms and legs. She was scared. A large gag was placed in her mouth preventing her from screaming.
…fortunately, her father came and saved her.
Then it happened again.
…and again
…and again
Slowly, Amanda found herself losing her emotions. Her natural childish smile disappeared the more she got kidnapped. She was slowly maturing.
However, she was still able to smile when her nanny narrated fairy tales to her. Those were the only times she felt safe and at peace. Sucked in another world. Almost as if escaping reality.
For her, even if it was a prank, it was better to be prepared than unprepared. In the off-chance that what I had said turned out to be true, she could avoid being kidnapped again.
Chapter end
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