age six

I sat on the ground within the massive flower garden on the interior of the castle. It protected us from the strong winds that have plagued our country since my little sister’s, Acira’s, birth a year ago. I held Naomi’s hand tightly as she read to me the history of all the queens before me.

“The very first queen of our kingdom was Febe Rosner, the Red Star. She was born in Seade, but was outcast because of a genetic mutation she had in her DNA. She was much taller than everyone else, growing to a height of 5’8”, making her a giant to the sprites. Her skin was able to flush, because of her red blood, which is why they called her the Red Star, because to the sprites, it seemed like she touched the sky. She was the first Lioan, but because of her mutation, she was cast out of her kingdom, among the others with the same mutations, and forced to make a new life for herself. This is how she stumbles upon the uncharted land, which will later become Voltanaxeria. She died of old age, at the age of 89.”

“She's my favorite!” I giggled.

“Shh..” Naomi hushed.

“The second queen, Cosmix Rosner, the Cosmic Seer, was Febe’s daughter. She was named so because of her eyes. Her eyes were glossed over and were a deep purple with, seemingly, stars in her eyes. The era of her reign was short but very efficient. She had the power to see into the near and far future, which allowed the young kingdom to avert many tragedies. The one thing she was unable to see was her own death, causing her to die at the young age of 29 from a falling tree.”