The streets of Rosengate were bustling with people . The little park near the tea house gate was alive with laughter . At a table just outside the gates, the royals sat drinking tea . Kyera and clovis side by side while the Shadow Veil Emperor and his prince sat across from them . Empress Evelyn was back at the Palace for some much needed rest while Raina sat by her parents watching the children play .
The kids were no older than her as they raced back and forth . A few children sat on a chair that swung back and forth on ropes . A few were pushed by their parents, but a little girl in a sky blue dress seemed to be propelling herself by something Raina was slowly trying to puzzle out . Kyera watched her expression with a bright smile .
"Raina, if your curious go introduce yourself . " Mordrin suggested seeing the child's inquisitive expression .
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"Mordrin is right, that's the best way to learn . You may be a Princess my dear, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't take the time to play with other children . " Mordakai offered his own support granted it was for a different reason . He wished to see if Raina could blend in with the children here . There was so much restraint and pressure at her young age . It was time to see if she still had a chance to be a kid .
"Mother?" Raina asked turning to Kyera rather than her father . Clovis honestly was a little nervous and that sensation didn't really boost Raina's confidence . Kyera poured the tea for the four elders thinking carefully for a moment . Then, once she set the teapot carefully down, she turned to face Raina .
"No matter the birth everything with a breath is a teacher . " Kyera stated rather matter a factly . Her words were firm enough to sound as though they were delicately carved in stone .
"I see…" Raina thought about this for a moment and Kyera smiles .
"And by the same turn everything with breath is a student as well . Now go learn something new and perhaps they will benefit also . If anything goes wrong come back to me and your father . " Kyera reminded her gently, though it seemed to be more for Clovis' peace in mind . She smiled brightly at Raina as she was sent off to play .
"She will do well . " Mordakai offered as he sipped the tea she had poured for them and Clovis smiled nodding .
"She is intelligent, even though she is less learned than her cousins . " Clovis agreed sighing heavily . He could strangle himself for letting those tudors see to her education without oversite . He had been so busy with affairs of state, but now his little girl's quiet and tolerant nature has been taken advantage of for the last time .
"Yes she is . By the time the heir games come she will be proud to represent her father against those children . " Mordrin smiled as he spoke, honestly very proud of his niece . Clovis frowned .
"There are only 12 weeks till it begins . I do not know if she will have time to catch up . Not that it matters . Without the Empress Dowager my ability to compete will be significantly less . " Clovis replied, a heavy sad sigh escaping him . In truth, he didn't truly believe Himself or Raina would ever return to the land of her birth . Not after everything that had transpired .
"You mean her support no longer matters because he stripped her crown?" Mordakai asked, his voice still cold and sharp as steal . Clovis nodded sipping the soothing tea to calm his flipping stomach, granted it did very little good .
"I am afraid so . I need a Emperor of war, which is obviously you, A Prince of Peace which is your son . A guardian Princess which is Kyera, and A Mother of the People, And lastly a Empress who is beloved by her people . " Clovis replied reciting the requirements as he stared at his tea . The three men fell silent, each going through their minds for a solution, no one noticed Kyera's small smile or the chuckle that escaped her . The concern on the men's faces was interesting since the answer was easy for her .
Chapter end
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