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Chapter #4

- 10 Years Later -

As time went on, Alina grew bigger. Her short hair was now grown out, her arms and hands were no longer small neither. 

Alina was now becoming a young lady, with the help of Duke Callan and his wife. They raised the young princess as their own, and sadly Alina believe's they're her biological parents.

Meanwhile, while princess Alina was growing up, her father however was falling down.

King Elijah's position as King was coming to their final days. And he knew that himself, sitting in the kingdom alone. He came to terms with the fact his death was near long ago.

For he didn't trust anyone in his kingdom. Not even his own servant and guards.

Weeks later the King sent word to Duke Callan about his thoughts, giving Duke Callan his final order under his rule as King.

And that was to bring princess Alina back to her birth home, where she shall take her place as the next in line ruler over the kingdom.

For he was the only one left that he trusted to protect and care for his daughter. Though the King only held the princess once, he loved her.

If not, he wouldn't of made the hardest decision of sending her away. The only thing Queen Amelia left him, and he gave her away to someone else to play his role.

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"Alina!" Kit yelled from a far. Trying to gain her attention as he ran up from behind to catch up.

"I didn't know your dad allowed you to be out this late, if I knew we could've gone to Old Toby's." Kit grinned.

Alina only laughed, shoving Kit away jokingly.

"I'm not, but I lost track of time, I guess." She replied while fiddling with the book in her hand.

Kit saw this, as he glanced back up as he still continued to walk Alina home.

"Seriously, Alina. How many times have I told you, not to read your books up in the hills." Callan's voice boomed from inside the small home, behind the wooden fence.

Kit only stood and heard, as he started to laugh while shaking his head.

'No matter how many times that old man tells her, she never listens.' He thought with a grin as he put his hands in his pocket, making his way back home in the cold night.