Unknown Rivalry

I shifted her feet to signal displeased to the man that wasting my time talking stuff that didn’t make sense to her at all. I merely controls my patience due to the fact that I'm a lady. “If you may excuse me, please!” I uttered like her life depends on it. I needed to get back on track. She must find someone reliable tonight. I began scanning the place to no hope as all I could see was noblemen that can even pass as my grandfather. I can’t even fathom to look at them without being disgusted. This old mans should be just resting at home enjoying their remaining days and yet here they are! I reach the garden but to no luck, i saw no one. Ever wonder why the flowers bloom so beautifully that night, but i just wasted my time and give up to my whims as i stroll down the alleys of the garden leading me far away from the place. The garden that leads to the many doors far from where i came from makes me wonder. Where will those doors lead me? I think carefully on which door to enter. My mind tells me to enter the more grand door but a certain door was stopping me. A plain door. Out of all the doors there it’s the only one that is so plain and unattractive. But to my curiosity, i choose to open it. It was empty, but it icks me to see it just like that so i went further inside. It was a dark hallway with a light enough to light my path down the stairs I'm walking on. I should’ve wear something light rather than this heavy gown for petes sake! Sseing something very bright, I thought it’s the end of the room already. I'm right. It was a clean and nice room with white stuffs carefully placed as if it’s in it’s designated place, and messing it will cause danger, I thought. Checking each things makes me bored. It was just like a simple house isolated deep within and living in it is a horrible person that was kept away from the society. Cluttering the things and one thing caught my attention. A Katana? The handle was made with silver, and it was a sharp ice-like Katana with intricate designs. I examine it carefully afraid to even scratch it. After the Katana is a sword with the same design. I'm amazed. I carefully scan the whole place and saw the things with the same designs, almost like a sigil or crest that should be everywhere. What is this place, and who owns it? Unaware, a katana pass by my eyes cutting a strands of my hair. A blood drops in the floor, causing it to burn the wooden floor. I immediately trample on it and look around but saw nothing. I tear off her dress and carefully wipe my face, as my cut slowly vanished. I need to get out of this place now. She thought as she passed out. He doesn’t care about the intruder even though she look like a noble lady that came from a well recognized family. Well recognized? I can’t even recognize her, tss. He lifted her like a sack and bring her to the garden of their house. I thought a noble lady will always choose grandeur over something so awfully looking as he thinks about the doors that will confused intruders to avoid leading them to the secret room he don’t want to discover by anyone. He walk back to the room and pick flowers along the way. His blue piercing eyes makes the flower frosted immediately. To his annoyance he throw it away and just walk ahead. He saw marks on his weapons as he examine it. He wipe it with irritation as he thought of ways in killing her. He glided his hands at it and the weapon frosted to restore its deform shape. She cant burn this, can she? She looks ordinary! But she don't have purple eyes? He furnished it with his eyes for the last time to avoid getting ruined or burn by fire. “My Lord, Lady Vien is waiting for you” said the housemaid. I just nod at her and ignore my sher presence. Im sure she heard about the room. Everyone doesn’t knows it except her. She’s a genius. She knows every little things in this house. Every little things. “Its just an ordinary person, my lady!” I exclaimed when I saw her murderous eyes. She left but not a word. She’s intolerable. I went to my office to continue working on something. Aria, burns with fire. Is all the indicated information in the paper he puts on my table. It is impossible to find her with this. I throw it on the floor but a picture with it falls, a baby picture, really? “Loric I need to go to the old house of Elowen, accompany me.” “Not if you don’t give me something in return.” Loric is the most snob person ive ever known, and the smartest. He makes sure that everything he do is not a waste of time. He came from the House where lightning and thunders roar. A powerful family you will never dare to challenged. They are known for their intelligence and ferociousness. Loric and I grew up together. But he fears me. We reach the house of Elowen completely abandoned. Its been fifteen years already. Part of the houses were destroyed but the other parts collapases on its own due to years of not being attended to. We enter the house and looked for a room. Elowens Chamber, a room filled with different kinds of information that the entire region has. Elowen’s head of the family is the leader of the Intelligence Unit established by the Imperial Family. They have two daughters, one died and one is missing. The house of Elowen is one of the most prestigious family in the region, close to how prestigious our house and Loric’s. Possessing a house as grand as the imperial family, a no-doubt wealth possession and connections, and favored by people in the region, with most favorable allies at that, is one of our family. Their family got caught up in war against imperial family and their enemy. The head of the house of Elowen is known to be intelligent but very brutal. One of the most trusted and most favored personnel of the imperial family. His contribution to the whole region is sincerely envied by the enemy and created a rebellion that brought chaos. “Did you see some useful informations?” Loric was just massaging the side of his head as he read some papers he get from a locked box with the family crest on it. Documents were spread now on the floor, Loric keep on scribbling. “Look at this one.” I immediately snatch it. An envelope with a seal from the imperial family. A furnished seal. It means it cant be open as it is confidential, but attach to it is an open letter. Protect the heir of the imperial family. It was signed and has the sigil of the imperial family. But who is the heir? The heir of imperial family is in the palace. We look at each other meaningfully. “I think- ” Loric words were cut off when we here a banging sound on the other side of the house. We carefully sneak in and saw a familiar image. “Here we go again.” He massage the side of his head as if it’s the one controlling his temper. “ My Lords” her lady guards paid respect and vanished like a thin air. They are train like that. “Why didn’t you invite me with this quest?” She asked. Loric side eye her and left us to find some adrenaline supplements for his body for sure. “Lady Yara, pleasure to encounter you here!” I said while smirking but she just attempt to drown me. Lady Yara, a carefree yet fierce and intelligent heir of the house of of Vespera, Loric’s wife to be. She just followed him silently. I can already hear their bickering from here. Their minds are their great enemy, I guess. Their intelligence made them very close yet distant to each other. Lady Yara is also our childhood friend, but she’s not with us all the time, as she is a lady. She’s supposed to act, guided, and grow up to be a fine and elegant young lady, but she’s quite the opposite. Minds do makes us exquisite at times. She’s very stubborn, she’s adventurous ,and her curiosity always lead her to chaos. I explore this side and let them on the other side. This side were on the bedrooms of the family. Only four bedrooms are here and it’s incredibly wide for just one room with one person. I open the room of the heads of the house of Elowen. Stepping the entrance and I can already see how extravagant it is but I left. There has to be some information on their daughter’s room. I first enter the Eldest daughters room. It is elegant but not elegant enough for an heir, a young lady at that. I check the tables but only half burnt papers are there. The drawers are filled with ashes. Gone are the informations im trying to fish. “Why are you so dumb?” Lorics said and sighed as he look at me. Lady Yara seem to not be surprised but she looks upset. “Lets go, there's nothing here, I think some fire nomads came here already and burn the place.” I just nod at him to not cause anymore discomfort to the young lady. We passed by a small village with purple eyes. They look majestic but they're just an ordinary people. They seem to be afraid as they’re hiding closed doors as we pass. Some worked for the imperial family, some are slaved, and some are free walkers. They have a huge population so they are scattered everywhere. Lady Yara’s envoy pass by ours and didn’t say anything, and I was right. I look at Loric but he maintain his blank expression. We enter the High Society and what welcome us are the regions most wealthy part of the region including the palace of the imperial family. The most notable part of the society is the Grandeux, a place where every unique individual are placed. The one who can freeze you to death, burn you to the ground, and drown you to depth.