She shook her head, “No, that’s not why. In three years, you are going to awaken to your royal blood and will be found by the Emperor. The Emperor has one son but he does not have the strength of the royal family. Then you will be though into the royal family without any preparation. You won’t be able to keep up. The noble will tear you apart. Then a holy maiden will appear and take your fiancé, your brother, and even the Emperor’s love. After that, you will make a pact with a demon and be killed by the holy maiden. She marries your brother and becomes the empress or one of the other three capture targets. I swear to the light God this is all true.”

If that is really going to happen to me. Is she trying to help me why? What does she get from me? Power? No, it doesn’t look like I get any. Money? She looks rich already. Also, how does she know all that? I peek from behind my hair at her face. Her face is filled with worry. Is it for me?

“Um, why do you want to help me? Why do you know all those things too?”

“Ah, I knew you were smart, but I did not know you were this smart. How do I describe this? I guess ill tell you about myself. I did not have a family. I lived by myself. I wished for love but never received it. I decided to love myself instead. I read a lot of books and played games. After reading a book for a game. I had a dream about your future. So, I decided to meet you and be your mother. So, then you can be prepared for the future. In the dream, you were neglected because of your mother’s standing. It was really hard for me to see you be hurt and abandoned. So that’s how I know your future and that is why I want to help you.” She smiled.

Her explanation sunk in. If I did not go with her it would be another three years to get taken in by the royal family. Three more years in the slum would kill me or worse I could get taken by a priest. The decision was made the moment she asked me to be her daughter. I looked at her face again and saw affection and pity in her eyes. I think she would take care of me well. So I released the breath I had been holding, “Yes, I would love to be your daughter.”