Chapter 4: The Invitation

Silja still smiled at her and took a seat.

A maid came and poured tea for her.

"What are you doing these days? I hardly saw you around." Asked king Evan.

"Nothing important, just reading some of the books and old scrolls." Silja took a sip from the cup elegantly and replied.

"What a scholar sister I have." Said Prince Benjamin in a teasing tone. Both the siblings were very fond of Each other and got along very well.

"That's good." King Evan took a small pause.

"Did something happen recently that I should know about? Did you meet someone from outside?" Asked the king. His face was grave. Silja's Heart skipped a beat at his question.

She cast her eyes down. She was an idiot to think that she could hide anything from her father.

"Woahhh, did she create a blunder again?" Benjamin asked. He was excited to know what his sister did this time.

"Tell me dear sister what new mischief you did this time?" He asked while pulling Silja's cheek.

Silja glared at him and slapped his hand off her face. Benjamin laughed at seeing her annoyed face.

"Both of you shut up." Suddenly the king yelled. Benjamin looked at his father in a little shock. He knew his sister can be a little mischievous sometimes but what she did this time made their father so angry.

"I asked you something?" Then the king looked at his daughter and asked again. But this time his voice was softer than before.

"I…" Silja didn't know what to say or how to start.

"What did she do, father?" Benjamin now asked seriously. His father and sister both were not clearing anything and the tension was rising in the air.

"Did you meet the king of the North Empire?" His father asked again.

"King of the North Empire?" Silja asked in confusion.

"No, I didn't." Silja hastily shook her head. "Then how come the king personally sent an invitation for you." It was the Queen who spoke.

"Invitation?" Benjamin asked. His mother and father both were talking in circles.

"Current king of the northern Empire, Zachary Regalhelm personally sent an invitation for Princess Silja to attend his eldest son's bride choosing ceremony." Queen Doris clarified the matter.

"What?..." Benjamin, who was sitting on the chair, asked in shock.

On the other hand, Silja was stupefied.

The Northern Empire was known as the biggest kingdom one has ever known.

Its history can be traced thousands of years back in the past.

For all these years this kingdom has flourished and developed under the rule of a single bloodline, Regalhelm.

All the kings from this bloodline were known for their power and ruthlessness.

Both the siblings were shocked by the news.

But Benji was the first one to calm down.

"Silja is just seventeen years old. How can she participate?" Benji asked He didn't understand what was going on here. The invitation was sudden and odd at that. Even the North and atlanea has a good relationship but the marriage was never in the picture. And wedding off his dearest sister, the thought didn't sit well with him.

"It's okay. No big deal. It's just an invitation, it's not that she has to attend." He said while taking his seatback.

"She has to," Evan said in his grave voice.

"What do you mean, father?" Silja looked at her father. She was too disturb from the past few days with things going wrong around her and now the topic of marriage.

"What do you mean father?" Benji also asked at the same time as Silja, bewildered.

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King Evan didn't say anything and just handed him a red scroll.

Benji took it in his hand and opened it. His eyes read the content on the paper at the lightning speed.

The more he read the more his expression became grave.

Silja saw his brother's face fell as soon as he was done reading.

"What is it?" She asked but didn't wait for him to reply and took the latter from his hand.

She read the whole latter out loud.

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My humble regards to the king of Atlanea.

I'm writing to send my warmest wishes to the king of Atlanea. On my recent tour, I got a chance to visit your beautiful country and I'm happy to say that I gained much more than I expected from this tour.

During this trip, I accidentally put my life in danger and coincidentally met a kind young lady, who helped me save my life.

Later I found that the kind young lady was none other than the honorable princess of this kingdom.

Impressed by her kindness I hereby like to invite the princess of Atlanea, Silja Castemont to attend the bride choosing ceremony of the eldest Prince of Northern Empire.

As I have heard, the people of Atlanea don't like to leave the kingdom much. So for the convenience of the princess to reach the Northern Empire I'm leaving some of my royal guard of the Regalhelm family at the outer dock of the Atlanea sea who will guide you to reach our castle without any problem.

I will wait to meet the kind princess of Atlanea soon in the Northern Empire.

Hoping for your presence on that day.

Zachary Regalhelm

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The letter was sealed with the royal symbol of the royal family.

Silja was unable to speak for a long time and so were other members of the Castemont family.

For quite some time no one said anything. The atmosphere became heavy.

"This is ridiculous." Prince Benjamin was the first one to lose his temper. He stood up and threw his fist on the table out in the middle. The table broke into pieces. And the glass cutlery on it also broke, some pieces of glass pierced through his hand.

"Benji…" Silja hastily stood up and took his hand on hers which was bleeding. Some of the pieces of broken glass were stuck on the back of her hand.

"Benji… what are you doing." The queen also stood up and went to check on her son's injury.

"What are you so angry about?" She asked glaring at his son for injuring himself.

"Don't you understand why I'm angry?" He looked at his mother and asked with the same vigor.

"We have a treaty with the North for the peace of both the Kingdom and the North can't break it. And here they are sending letters like this." Benji said.

Atlanea was a small and peaceful kingdom while the north was a country that was at war with the South for many years.

There was a time years ago when all the kingdoms were living in harmony and has the promise and treaty with each other of peace. But years ago the relationship between the North and southern empires turned sour and they became arch enemies. But Atlanea has decided to never take part in the war and stayed neutral with both the Kingdoms thus maintaining peace for their people.

"It's just an invitation. It's the blessing of the mother ocean that the North personally sent an invitation to our kingdom." Queen Doris said while taking his hand from Silja's hand.

"This is not just an invitation. It's a threatening letter." Benji roared. The more he thought about it, the more he felt furious.

"Calm down, Benji. We will think about it carefully." The king said, trying to calm his son.

On the surface, the latter looked like any normal invitation filled with flowery words and courtesy but there was more to it.

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