Sophia
"Have you ever try to break your own chains? Don't worry, this is my story and I will teach you how to jump from the societies expectations. So, it's all started 23 years ago when i was 2 years old. I am a girl from where women don't have rights to do anything on their own like men do".
The grand palace of kingdom Byzantium was filled with tension and sorrow as the queen got ill.
"Mom, what happened with you? You can't just leave me and Aaron" Sophia sniffed.
"My child, always take care of yourself and your little brother. You know Aaron is younger than you so just take care of him and Aaron" Queen Isabella said looking at Aaron "... promise me you will always protect your sister".
"I promise mom, to take care of Sophia". Aaron wailed clutting into his mother's embrace.
After a faint smile Queen Isabella said, more quietly now, " Never forget this Sophia, never any chains can stop you from flying and the walls of this palace is just a test of your ability. And Aaron... become a good person and a good king like your grandfather. This world is very cruel towards the pure heart, so never trust anyone, never, ever.
Never let your strength to become your weakness and never do fight with each other. I would not be here with you two, so you both have to take care of each other. No matter whatever will happen".
Then King Thornevale entered the room and queen's poster paled a little. "Kids, can you two go outside? I want sometime alone with your mother".
Aaron nodded "Ok father".
Then everyone-maids, guards, saintess along with Aaron and Sophia went out of the Chamber and the guards closed the door from outside.
After few minutes, King Thornevale came out of the Chamber, a sight of sorrow ang pain flickering in his eyes.
"She is no more".
"What?" Sophia Blurted, both she and Aaron went inside the room only to find their mother's lifeless body laying on the bed.
Aaron rushed towards his mother and hugged her and wailed while Sophia was beside him, watching their mother's innocent face, vowed to protect her brother at any cost.
Later that night in Sophia's chamber " Promise me you will always take care of yourself, and never let anyone to harm you" Sophia whimpered.
"I do" Aaron replied, then both of them hugged each other at the age when they even don't know how cruel the world is and can be.
Sophia
" That day, everything changed in mine and Aaron's life. It was like someone stabbed a knife in your chest".
Only after one month of the death of Queen Isabella, King Thornevale did his 2nd marriage with a Noble family's woman, Charlotte.
"From now on, she is your mother. Behave with manners towards her" King Thornevale said to Aaron and Sophia.
"You both are twins, don't you? You both are so good" Even Charlotte said it but something was uncertain on her tone.
"You are so polite, Charlotte" Sophia replied.
Sophia
"Only in 8 months, Charlotte gave birth to twins just like I and Aaron. Father gave them name 'Vaelor' and 'Morana'. Slowly, Charlotte behaviour towards me and Aaron changed and she showed her true intensions. She wanted to make Vaelor crown prince, but because Aaron was first son so it was his right to become the king. So Charlotte tried everything to hurt Aaron".
"Your highness, I don't know how to say but,.... he is just a kid mow-
" Tell me what happened?"King Thornevale interrupt.
"Aaron said I could never take place of Queen Isabella. He hate me that i came into your life. He said I am a gold digger who is only after the money, and the position of an
' Empress'". Charlotte said with a grin on her lips.
"What? He said that to you?"
The king ordered a guard to call Aaron in his Chamber. When Aaron came, he was not alone-Sophia was with him-holding Aaron's hand on with her.
"Can I able to know why his Majesty summoned Aaron here this late? What emergency had came?" Sophia asked, eyes locked with King Thornevale.
"I only summoned him-not you. So go back to your chamber. And look at your tone what happened with you? Don't forget I am the king and you are a girl". King threatened her.
"I won't".
King became red with fury and Aaron hide behind Sophia.
"So now you are not following a king's order?"
"I am not disrespecting you. I am only protecting my brother". Sophia said frimly.
"Protecting from whom? Me?". King asked, voice calm now.
"No! Protecting from that person who forgot that he is not only a king, not only someone's husband but also someone's father.
You never cared about me and Aaron after mother's death.
You did marriage without asking me and Aaron that did we really needed a new mother?
We are just a garbage for you, don't we? Whom you forgot a long ago.
You are not our father now". Sophia remind and scold him coldly.
"Sophia!" King slapped her on her face.
"Hitting me can't change the truth father". Sophia yelled, grabbing Aaron's wrist, leading him out of the chamber.
In Sophia's chamber. "Are you mad? Why you did that" Aaron yelled with tearing eyes.
"Only for you, Aaron" She said, placing her hand on his cheek. Aaron grabbed her hand and kissed on the hand.
" You know, I don't like when father use to scold you because of me" Aaron whispered "and.... why i am so weak...why?" He asked but more to himself then her.
"You are not weak Aaron. It's just... it's just the situation we are in. But believe me,one day, we wikk be happy like before". Sophia rmumbled.
Sophia
"Even I said those words that day to Aaron but I knew, that day will never come. Slowly, I and Aaron began to separate slowly. He started getting busy in learning swordmanship, horse riding, and other financial work of kingdom and we began to met less. Our conversation was brief. Everything changed until one day, in which my whole future was going to depend".