Lord Theodore's Favorite Ritual
Chapter 258: Second Lifetime, Freya. (4)

Chapter 258: Second Lifetime, Freya. (4)

Seconoria

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Freya sat in the neutral attire she’d gotten accoustumed to for years now, a dress that had trousers instead of skirts, it had pockets and a stylish belt, it was a modern fashioned dungaree.

"Your higness, his majesty asks for your presence in his courtroom" a voice penetrated her silence, a guard. She promptly stood up like a soldier, "Right now?" she asked.

"Yes, your highness with immediate effect he asked for you to be there" the guard announced urgently, making Hannah who’d been sitting quietly with her lady frown.

What does the king want now? she wondered.

"No need to lead the way" she dismissed the man with a wave of her hand and he does just that, he went away.

"Your majesty" she courtesied, her attire a simply yet masculine attire that she has grown comfortable in.

He lifted his gaze from the scroll he was reading and unonciously, she straightened her spine.

Even at the age of nineteen, her father had the latent superpower to render her into a feeble little girl.

"I believe it is time to embrace your royal duties, Freya." Royal duties?

Were they different from the one she has been doing for five years now?

She could feel her stomach churn in trepidation.

What could he mean by that?

Freya listened as her father’s decree was delivered. "You shall be married to the third prince of North Ateros," She paled. "You have been betrothed to prince Holland of Ateros, the ceremony shall happen in the nearest future" he finished.

The news hit her like a thunderbolt, she was to be betrothed, her fate decided for the good of the kingdom. The weight of her father’s expectations bore down on her shoulders, threatening to crush her spirit.

For a brief moment, Freya felt a surge of defiance rise within her.

Marriage was not a path she wished to tread, especially not under the weight of duty and obligation. She was trained to be the queen of Critoria why does she still need a man to complete royal duties? "What about mother? What does she say about this?" she asked, hoping this time her mother had a word to put into a life changing event happening in her life.

"Do not argue with me, little lady. You will not win." Alfred warned through gritted teeth.

"But I do not want-" she began, eyes welling with unshed tears.

"And I did not want a daughter!" He roared back, the large hall echoed and a near harrowing silence followed.

Freya’s breathes of anguish, while Alfred took deep calming breathes.

"Marrying you to the prince would secure that our generation lives to rule this kingdom. You may not be an heir, but you can make one. This is the least you could do for this family after being born a disgrace." his words delivered with inteentions.

Tyrant! She wanted to curse.

Evil! She wanted to screech at the top of her lungs.

I hate you! Her glare spike for her as King Alfred fixed her a look of askance.

Her Father’s words indeed were harsh, but the reality of her situation sank in, Freya knew that she had no choice but to accept her fate.

With a heavy heart, Freya made her decision.

"Very well, father," she conceded, her voice tinged with resignation. "I accept." she added.

Alfred’s stern expression softened, though his resolve remained unwavering.

"Good," he replied, his voice gruff yet tinged with a hint of relief. "But I cannot entrust you to your own devices any longer." Freya’s brow furrowed in confusion. "What do you mean?"

"I have picked a trusted knight to be your knight" he announced, the dumping of information on her was neck breaking.

"Father I do not need a personal knight, I already have a shadow guard" she said sternly, she has grown to be a very formidable lady now and she didn’t like the idea of having a lease put on her.

"I mean that I will be assigning a guard knight to accompany you at all times," her father declared, his tone final. Freya’s heart sank at the prospect of being constantly watched over like a wayward child. "Every royal has one, Freya you are being irresponsible if you reject him" he bellowed as if he was giving her an option but Alfred didn’t do options, he was merely being nice.

"But father—"

"No arguments, Freya," he interrupted, his tone leaving no room for negotiation. She jumped out of a window maybe twice! She wasn’t a child anymore!

But she could see the true reasoning behind the Knight guard being assigned. Freya had a tendency to run from lessons, and she was strong to become on her own now, so a marriage that she was opposed to?

Her father didn’t trust her.

Defeated, Freya could only nod in reluctant acceptance.

He stood up and as he walked she fo

"There he is, the golden protector" she caught trace of pride in his voice and she wondered what this knight must’ve done to achieve her fathers respect. Evil perhaps and that made her frown, he must have done enough atrocities to fill a chamber.

"He looks like I could beat him in combat" she commented as she watched him saunter towards a small table where other knights gathered. His body and movement commanded her gaze to him alone and she was intrigued. He was... handsome.

"But he will lay his life for you at anytime" Alfred assured her.

"I do not want that" she gritted out with a small frown.

"You need that, Princess Freya, I shall leave now" the king started to turn around making Freya panic, "Introduce us?" she prompted nervously but the king only shook his head.

"No, he shall be in your chambers soon" he said before walking away while Freya too turned the other way for her chambers, she felt a gaze following her and somehow she knew it was him. Her personal knight.

"Very well," she murmured, her voice barely above a whisper when she reached her chambers.

And so, it was decided.

Freya’s fate was sealed, her freedom curtailed by the presence of a guard knight.

Little did she know that the knight assigned to her would be none other than Theodore, the very person she had fallen upon in her daring escape from the confines of her tower and would later fall again but this time In love.

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