Bab 7. Line Of Destiny

Nathania was stunned in place, her body completely immovable. In fact, the fire that burned the flowers around her was getting bigger and bigger.

The boy didn't say anything. His face looked very cold, as if he wasn't human. He jumped from the tree and walked slowly leaving the terrified Nathania and as he left, the fire suddenly disappear magically.

"How come?" she thought. Nathania sat limply, her tears were flowing.

"Prince Nathan? Is the prince all right?" the three bodyguards who were looking for Princess Nathania were surprised to see a fire from a distance.

Princess Nathania was unable to answer, that terrible gaze was still vivid. How could that fire come and just disappear? This is really weird. What happened to the boy? did he do it?"

"Thank God, Prince Nathan is fine. Then, we better take the Prince to the palace and check on his condition, to see if anyone is injured!"

"You are right! I will report this incident to His Majesty!"

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"Excuse me, Your Majesty! we want to report an important incident!" said one of the bodyguards in the middle of an important meeting that was taking place.

"What is wrong ?" King Roderick stared coldly. While the guests who were present in the room were forced to listen.

"There was someone who set fire to the garden and the fire almost injured Prince Nathan, Your Majesty!"

"What do you mean? where's Nathan?" hearing the shocking news, Queen Alexander was immediately hysterical. Making the meeting atmosphere chaotic. On the one hand, King Ellios and the representatives of the kingdom of Fotia looked panicked, hearing the 'fire' burning the garden. They had guessed who the culprit was, but what did the culprit do to almost injure Prince Nathan?

"Where's Aiden? have you found him?" King Ellios took the opportunity to confer with 'his men' considering Prince Aiden had not yet been found.

"I told you not to include Aiden in this meeting. Fotia has waited 100 years to be able to negotiate with Lithonia. Even though we have Aiden, we don't know what great power they are hiding,"

"You don't have to teach me, Felix!"

"You too reckless, Aiden is not easy to control. His strength is so great, don't let them find out that the Crown Prince of Fotia received the Seal of Diavolos," Count Felix tried to influence King Ellios. He knew exactly how afraid the King was to think about the future of Fotia and his Crown Son who had accepted this terrible fate. Given many victims have died at the hands of the Prince.

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Princess Nathania opened her eyes slowly, her body was still shaking. The fear hasn't gone away.

"Princess is aware?" Helena stood beside the bed, since Nathania almost fainted and was brought into her room.

"Helen? why am I in the room?"

"Jacksen and Noel who brought you. The Princess fainted earlier,"

"Really? I've never passed out before,"

"Nathania..." the panicked Queen Alexandra just walked in just to see the condition of her daughter.

"Mother?"

"Is Nathania injured? the doctor checked her?"

"Princess Nathania is fine. Just a little shock," replied Helena.

"Oh My God, I'm so scared. Nathania, what really happened? tell me, if anyone tries to hurt you, i will tell the king. Whoever did it, he must be punished!"

Nathania did not answer right away, nor did she really understand what really happened.

"If I said that the fire just appeared, would you believe it? even though the boy was in the garden, I didn't see him doing anything. Is it true that he did it?" thought Nathania, she was completely confused. If she accuses the boy as the culprit and is not proven? this will be a big problem.

"Nathania, what's wrong? what do you think? tell me, who did it?"

"I don't know, there was no one in the garden. Suddenly, the fire just appeared!"

"Are you sure? you're not hiding something from me, right?"

"No Mother, I really don't know. I'm fine anyway, don't worry!"

"How can not worry hearing my child almost burnt. Thank God, you are fine, dear..." Queen Alexandra embraced Princess Nathania. She was really afraid that something bad would happen to her daughter. Nathania is the only hope she has to survive in this palace.

"I want to meet Nathan,"

"No, better get some rest!"

"I'm okay Mother. I want to go to Nathan's room, please Mother?" asked Nathania, today she really missed Nathan.

"Fine, but don't ask him out. Nathan must rest, do you understand?"

"Understood!" she replied. Princess Nathania jumped out of bed and ran out. She thought, if she couldn't tell Mother, at least she could tell Nathan what happened today.

"Knock ... knock ..."

"Come in!" exclaimed Nathan who was sitting on a chair reading a book. Nathania shuffled over to Nathan who seemed calm.

"Nathan ..."

"Why are you walking like that? your leg hurts?"

"No! that, uhm ... well, I'm sorry!"

"Sorry for what?"

"Sorry for not delivering the book you asked for, I was forced by Grandma,"

"I already know, Jia said it. It's okay, you don't need to apologize like that!" Nathania didn't understand, every time they met, Nathan looked more mature and very calm.

Nathania looked at her twin. It has been almost four years since they changed positions, even Nathan even grew out his hair so that he didn't have to wear a wig anymore. Of course, it was all because of the request of their mother, Queen Alexandra.

Nathan's condition did not improve, he could not be tired, it forced him to stay in his room studying and reading books. His heart condition got worse and he spent more time lying down and enduring pain almost every day.

"Why are you looking at me like that ?" asked Nathan. He could feel that something happened to Nathania, maybe it was because of his instincts as twins.

"It's okay, I just miss you!"

"Yesterday we just met,"

"I wish we could meet every day, I want you to be healthy again," Nathania smiled sadly, she did not understand what worries she felt right now.

"I wish we could always be together like before. But, now things are different. Everyone has seen you as Prince Nathan who is healthy and full of spirit. Meanwhile I am the weak and helpless Princess Nathania,"

"Why are you talking like that?"

"As we get older, we will see less and less. I heard, soon your teachers will increase and your learning hours will be too. Besides, you also have to follow the King whenever there is an important meeting. You also start learning archery, horse riding, swords and other things you have to do,"

"As you?" the two of them fell silent, thinking of two different things.

Nathania thought about Nathan's feelings, where it should be, Nathan was the one who did all that as the Crown Prince of Lithonia. Meanwhile, Nathan was worried about Nathania, who seemed very burdened with her obligations and heavy duties as heir to the throne.

"I'm sorry Nathania. Because of me, you became ..."

"I just want Nathan to be healthy, not because I feel burdened. I just don't want to lose Nathan, I will do anything as long as Nathan can be healthy and can always be by my side!" Nathania was crying, she forgot her main purpose in coming to this room to tell him what she experienced today.

Nathan stood up and immediately grabbed Nathania while hugging her tightly. The fate of being a descendant of a king was not as beautiful as others knew. Children of the King not always happy. Their life has been arranged by their predecessors and it is an absolute thing that they have to live.

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