Unknown Rivalry

Peculiar

Imperial Palace

This will be the day mother will bring me to work for the Imperial Family. I wear the usual clothing of the Inka Village as this will be change once we started working in the palace. Wetravelled for hours before reaching the palace. The palace was still grand as ever, nothing changes. What welcome us are the armies lining up infront of the palace. Members of the High Society I can tell. They're all good looking which defines where they truly came from.

We walk in the pathway lended for us and yet I can still see almost most of them from here. The one in front is the most noticeable. Silver hair, tall, prominent facial features. Must be one of the four. The most high in rank. Just like my father. A young man like him must be so capable to be able to reach that rank or is it the connection? No one will ever know.

“Madame, this is my daughter who passed the selection, she will start working today” mother said as he introduce me to the head of the workers. The lady seem to be in her superiority conflex. And those eyebrows are a killer.

“You look beautiful. Almost like its impossible that you belong to the ordinary people. And what happen to your eyes?” She said raising her right eyebrow.

“Madame she got it when she caught an illness when she was just a child, I promise it wont affect anything including her capability to work.” head of the workers just look at me meaningfully and left without a word.

“You're assign to the garden. Clean and makes sure to take care of all the plants there.” I immediately nod to mother and change to my working clothes.

The garden is so vast I just wanna go home now. No! Yo can do that Aria, remember the plans.

I started working while scanning the place.

“I need to find someone-”

“May I ask who, young lady?” I was startled with the voice. I look at the bushes and find the guy with the silver hair, the head of the Intelligence Unit.

“Forgive me for disturbing you, My lord.” I immediately bow down so he wont see my eyes also.

“Look at me!” he commanded. Damn. I slowly lift my head up.

“You look so beautiful, even your eyes.” He smile boyishly. MEN!

“Im sorry my lord. But I’m afraid I’m not interested to be at your bedding.” I answered to divert his attention away from my eyes.

“Are you from Inka Village? Ordinary people with a nice features and a… Two colored eyes? Now tell me, are you really an ordinary person?” I met his eyes and look at him coldly.

“I got this when I was a child and caught an illness. It hardly affect me and I merely recover from it, Forgive me if it bothers you too much, My Lord.” I said lamentably and bow again to hide my eyes. Then he laughed so hard. I saw tears coming of f the side of his eyes. Then he look at me seriously.

“If you say so.” He said then left. I sighed. Why is he so invested in my eyes?

I reach the garden in the back of the palace. No one was here so I decided to enter at the back door. There was nothing in here, only the old things that the palace are not using anymore. I search the room. I went out but bumped into someone.

“What are you doing here?” the head of the workers shout at me.

“I just went in to hide from the sun, Madame” she doubtedly look at me.

“Go back to your working place now!” I go back to the garden and sit behind the bushes. That woman surely appears out of nowhere!

“Why is she here? What do you think, Loric?”

“Shes here to work, obviously.” This man cant talk nicely when working. Adrenaline sucker!

The girl with the two colored eyes at the Inka Villaage was here. And what was she looking for here in the palace?

”Loric shes looking for something, don’t you think that’s strange?” I asked once again. He slammed the table and move to the other side of the room, tss.

Should I assign someone to watch her?

I change my mind, Im here at the back of the garden as I saw her being scolded by the head of the worker sneaking in the backroom of the palace? She sneak in? This lady is really something.

“Dont you have something to do, My Lord?”

A soft voice spoke behind me. There she is.

“Are you looking for something or someone in the palace?” I asked her again. She smile at me.

“No, My Lord” she answered flatly. How tight-lipped is this lady, really?

“Not even ahusband?” I asked playfully. She grimaced and left me there. Better. I pretend to be slacking in the garden while secretly observing. I can see her talking sometimes. I even heard her saying, that guy is a not right in the head.

Come to think of it. No person has ever saw the heir of the House of Elowen. Fifteen years is enough to have changes in the appearance of a person. And no one has ever successfully track her down. She must be so intelligent to avoid every possible person that was looking for her. I watch the young lady silently. She really look far from being ordinary. Is her father from the High Society?

Only few are being binded to the ordinary people. I can still see her mumbling something

Why is her lips so red anyway?

I think she's right. I am not right in the head. I should call it a day. Loric will surely scold me again for not doing anything and tell things like neglecting the role the King gave me. Loric is very serious at times but can't even hold his alcohol tolerance.

I walk back to our office and find Loric and Yara pinning each other on the wall. Seriously?

"C'mon guys. Can't you just wait for your wedding?Should i let your parents know now?" I asked teasingly.

"Shut up!" both shouted in annoyance. Ahhh! This two can't even hide things, they want each other so bad.

"And you Caius, My Lord what are you doing in the garden with thet palace worker?" Lady Yara asked and i can see Lorics eyes releasing daggers coming to me to end my life.

I raised both of my hand.

"You don't do that to me Loric, I'm your friend" i look at Yara who is now confuse.

"Stop playing you two, will you? You always do that to me. Not including me even in your small talks. I should drown you two sometimes!"

I burst out laughing. This will make Yara tired. Loric is a loss case.

"Forgive me, my dear. Loric is just so cold and distant. He don't know what he's doing." I said and attempt to hug her but Loric bump into us and storm out of the room.

"What was that?" Yara asked obliviously. I wanna laugh again but I'll just let them be. Let them both figure out their own things.

Yara went and follow Loric as usual to continue with their bickerings for sure. Those two are really!

Then i remember those red lips again. Caius you just need a woman. So stay still and watch her like a hawk.