A Game Of Chess

"Callisto come child." Father said as I stood up from where I studied, following father who carried himself like the Greyjoy he was. A blue blood loved and adored for our famous unique green eyes and service in the royal family.Eight years old, young and foolish people always called me but strangely, wiser than any man at forty without a grey on my red hair. I was a glutton like the wizard Merlin in the legends was known to be.Father was a handsome man no lie. Tall, brunette with little grey hairs that proved he was older than he appeared. Green eyes so corrupted, I felt stained staying by the man who raped my mother to conceive me before tricked my pitiful and weak mother's family into letting him take her as his second wife.Who could blame the man? He was foolishly in love with my mother who was in love with a slave and in spite, he just took what he believed was his. Every thinks I don't know about the history of my birth but as the say, the walls have ear

"Lady Callisto, it's time for you to..." My maid attendant, Gwendaline paused as she saw me brushing my unruly red hair that was very difficult to tame."Always early to rise, my lady." Gwen said as I nodded."Brush my hair Gwen." I instructed as she bowed politely and took the brush from my hand.She stroke my hair softly as I stared into the mirror and stared into my green eyes that unlike my father were undescribable to me. "Is anything wrong my lady?" Gwen asked as I picked up a chess pawn on the table."Do you fear me Gwen?" I asked as she paused in action then continued. I studied her body language as I waited for her answer response."I consider you as my lady, an intelligent, strong and confident woman not to waste time on trivial matters. Plus I admire you for that." Gwen spoke honestly as she blushed a little before I held her hand.We stared into each other's eyes and even with the silence, I could hear Gwen's heart b

I stood in the most beautiful dress, picked out by my family as I and my family stood before the royal family which included King Henry, the two princes, August and his younger brother Arthur, Duchess Ariana, their eldest sister and her husband Duke Alexander Danish. My family as well as myself bowed as my eyes went to the husband I was to wed.Arrogant, proud, tall, handsome and muscular. He was truly attractive but what can I say common men didn't catch my attention especially one whose hid his cowardily nature behind a crown. I guessed he must be heir because he is most easy to manipulate and that is what the king's court needs.A coward who will bend his head and do their biddings till he shrivels in old age and dies in regret, unable to see his children to tell them to live the life of a free man, a rebel.My eyes remained fascinated with his younger brother Arthur. He was more man, more bold and daring than his brother. Dark brown

I sat with the royal family as we ate breakfast together in silence as our cutleries did most of the talking to us.Arthur kept looking at me sneakily while August was bold and proud as he shamelessly looked at me.King Henry was drinking himself drunk again though he was tipsy as he patted his fat belly with a cup of sweet wine in his hand and a gleeful smile that had me disgusted.I needed to pay the Greyjoy manor a visit, it's been over three months since I started living here as the Prince August's bride to be. The wedding would be in three months from today and as much as I should be happy, I wasn't. I needed it to be sooner if I wanted Prince Arthur to seat on the throne that deserved to be his."Father-in-law may I be excuse and allowed into town to see my family. It's been three months and I dearly miss them especially my dear father." I said as I held my cutleries down."Have you discussed this with your fiancé?" King H

Everything was going wrong. Nothing seemed to be going right at all but I wasn't worried. I was okay and I was calm because if you didn't have a flaw in you, you aren't human or wish to be.I expected that Ingrid would be cautious of me after I realised he was smarter than he seemed but I guess you can't expect all brawns to be born without brains though Ingrid is quite a man I would love in my harem but his totally uninterested in woman.Sad but we can't always have what we want.I stayed in the library as I studied battle strategies by generals, deceased who had fought wars, won and defeated.History was an interesting subjected but if it hadn't been for too much numbers and series of events followed shortly after it had been recorded, later generations would have been interested.This just shows that the quality of education is degrading as life gets easier but it matters not to me unless I have need for it.I quite frankly missed Arthur