Second World: Chapter 16

The Evident Truth

Celeste, Peter, and I exchanged a grin. This explains everything. The three of us, since we were adopted. Our name's initials are quite similar to the names of the missing people. And the name of the one person who was always around us, Nicholas Wristen. Of course he was in no way healthy enough to become the next King. And the reason to that was that he was always using his powers to keep in contact with us. But since he was so busy, no one had the time to listen to any of his words as to where we were.

Finally, it was the one thing that kept growing in us as we journeyed the Vaneh Kingdom. Some kind of power grew within us even as we grew accustomed to the weapons we chose in the beginning. The magic. The magic of royalty and those close to royalty. We didn't dare us any magic in fear of anyone seeing us as suspicious or anything so we stayed away from the magic. Our memories had slowly recovered as we traveled, but one thing we don't know for certain as our identity. We knew our surroundings, knew the land that we traveled.

Celeste and Peter waited for me to say something. I nodded in response and turned to look at the other three once again. I gave my best curtsy and replied to the one question that they all had in mind, "In our world, my name is Evangeline Winters. As according to your words describing the ones missing, and as according to the memories that I had lost but have now gained, I am your Queen. Eve Wristen."

In turn, Peter did the same with a bow, "In our world, I am known as Peter Winters. In yours as according to what we now know, I am Philip Wristen."

Followed by Celeste in a curtsy, "In our world, I am Celeste Faust. In yours, I am Claire Frost."

As we recovered to a relaxed stance, Kaine, Alice and Goldheart all exchanged a look. They seemed confused and didn't seem to truly believe us. I tilted my head a little and asked, "What would it take for you to believe us? If there is nothing, we would most certainly like to see Crown Prince Nicholas as he would more than certainly, like to see us."

Alice seemed to be, once again, the first to believe and trust us but Kaine kept a grip on her arm, making sure she didn't say a word. With that, Kaine asked, "Why should we believe you? After you had found out the name of the missing, you had suddenly changed attitudes and declared yourself as the missing. What is there for us to believe that you had not done that in order to somehow get close to the Crown Prince?"

Alice looked at Kaine in worry. Goldheart, in return, was also silent. I glanced at Celeste and Peter who both ndoded. I turned back to Kaine, "There is no need to worry about what we would do if we got too close because there is nothing that we would do. Alice trusts in us and believes us, why are you, Kaine, so easy to distrust?"

Kaine winced at my words. He didn't know what to say. Alice touched his arm and whispered his name, "Kaine..."

Goldheart took that chance and said, "The only way we will know whether they tell the truth is to bring them to Nicholas. We can ask him whether he had been in contact with these three."

Kaine glanced at Goldheart and then nodded, "Yes. We can do that but that brings us back to my question. Will they harm him?"

I sighed, "We're not going to get anywhere if we keep going like this. The best option now would be to have the three of you speak with Crown Prince Nicholas and figure out whether we were telling the truth. We'll stay in one of the inns within town and wait for you to come back with the verdict."


Original content posted under the pen name of Elyona Sterling at Textnovel.