~Magnificent~
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Kiara
Get out of here? with him? I’ve never thought about escaping, that would be insane. I could never escape the king’s guards.
Even if I could escape, I doubt anyone would want to help me, all because of the way I look. To the world, I’m hideous. Nothing but a freak of nature.
But, is there just, just a slight chance of him pitying me? I don’t want to live like this forever. Even if it is as a maid, it will not be as bad as how life it here...right?
“Princess, I have a question for you” What if he doesn’t want to take me anymore because of the way I look. What if he hates my scales, my hair, my eyes. It’s over for me.
“It’s okay if you don’t want me to ask, or even speak. It’s perfectly fine. Just, don’t cry please. Whatever’s hurting you, is hurting me too” He then wiped away my tears.
“I...I’m not ugly to you??” I was surprised, and also happy. Thus, the tears. ‘I’m actually not ugly to someone? is he lying??’
“I can assure you that I am not lying, princess. You are gorgeous, all you need is a bath to remove whatever thought it had the audacity to stick itself to you. When you’re comfortable, then you can tell me” He made me laugh a bit.
“Oscar, send them back in”
“yes Your Majesty”
“Okay”
“I am yet to know of my lady’s name” He wants to know my name? No one ever wants to know my name, they just call me ‘the deformed’, which I think was unnecessary, but I could do nothing about it.
I was told that my name was embarrassing and ugly, I nearly forgot it but I constantly wrote it on the walls in my room.
“M-my name is ugly your majesty” He looked at me confused. What is there to be confused about? It is true.
“Don’t say that please, I’m sure it’s lovely. Please, I just want to know. But it it quite alright if you don’t want me to know”
“My name is Kiara” I looked down shyly.
“Kiara, it’s beautiful, almost like you. And those eyes...” ‘It sounds like royalty coming from him’
The king and my stepsisters and mothers barged inside the room.
“YOUR MAJESTY! I suspect that she is causing trouble for you. I shall discipline her, do not fret sire, she will surely-” He was suddenly punched on the nose by...Oscar? Yes Mr. Oscar.
“Do not disrespect your King and Queen, pup!” His voice was so deadly.
Wait! The queen is here. She was here, in this room with us! She saw me touching her husband!
“Why are you so pale princess??”
“I-I’m sorry for touching you, please may I go now?” He looked dejected, and hurt.
“So you don’t want to talk with me princess??”
“I-It’s not like that sire! I can’t upset the queen by sitting on her husband’s lap I, I don’t even deserve to speak to you” There was a family of silence. Then the king started laughing, hard.
“Princess are you scared of yourself? You’re my queen, I don’t have anyone else. It’s you we were talking about” Me??
“But how?” He just smiled and offered me his hand. His big, calloused and warm hand.
“Come with me princess” I thought about it one last time before nodding.
“Please don’t run, I promise I won’t harm you”
‘wait, what is he talking about?’
suddenly, I heard bones cracking and looked up,
He was,
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