“Amaris,” he muttered quietly.

“What’s wrong Altan?” I smiled at him, but as I looked upon his face I noticed he looked really sad…

“I’m sorry, I’m really sorry” he sniffed as he was trying to hold back tears, I was really confused.

“You have nothing to be sorry for?” I question him by what he means.

“You nearly died because of me all I wanted was to see you, I didn’t know that it was serious!” He cried as tears started forming in his eyes, I walked over to where he stood and raised my hand to wipe his newly formed tears.

“Altan, I’m okay! I promise I will never scare you like that again!” I smiled at him while caressing his cheek. I may not be his original twin sister but I am his sister now so I need to protect him.

“We’re going to be late! Come on maybe we could steal some cake” I smirked while holding out a hand, he nodded and grabbed my hand tightly.

As we made our way to the hall the music grew louder and the voices grew even more, I was nervous this would be the first time other dukes and residents from our empire would be visiting me.

“Now entering Prince Altan and Princess Amaris” 

As we entered all eyes fell on us, I scanned the room and noticed our siblings were already here and socialising, same with father. There were many faces I didn’t know or recognised but they looked at me in awe. So many different styles of clothes and people gathered here.

I tried to keep an eye out for Chance but the crowd grew too big that I couldn’t see. The hall was sparkling with magic while dancers were making their way around the room. It was so beautiful. The room felt warm, like all the people here had beautiful souls.

Father came over and greeted both of us before letting us know he will have to introduce us to the other nobles, it will help us with trading and other expenses.

“Greeting Princess Amaris and Prince Altan, I am the Grand Duke Ruel Marta Desmond of the animal tribe”

I watched the man speak, he had beautiful golden skin and blonde hair. I looked and noticed he had wolf ears and tail. Looking into his eyes, they reminded me of lemons. His clothes are beautiful and traditional in our empire.

“The grand Duchess couldn’t be here today as she just gave birth to our youngest child”

“Congratulations, I hope the child and mother are well” I smiled brightly which made him blush.

“I would like to introduce you to my children if that’s okay” me and Altan nodded in response.

“Greeting your highnesses, I am Lord Monty Kitta Desmond”

“And I am Lady Nesmey Zara Desmond”

Monty looked exactly like his father, he had a strong personality which made me smile. Nesmey had tanned skin with beautiful curly teal hair, her eyes shined a beautiful silver, they both had wolf ears and tails. Although they were young they still had perfect etiquette.

“Greetings Lord Monty and Lady Nesmey” Me and Altan greeted them, they all smiled and walked away.

I watched as a muscular and tall man approached us, he had pale white skin and long lime hair, his eyes were as black as a deep hole. I watched as a Petite lady walked next to him, she had short wavy brown hair and brown eyes. 

“Greetings Prince Altan and Princess Amaris, I am Grand Duke Abel Zee Tillin from the city of beast fighters”

‘Beast fighters?’

“I am Grand Duchess Paisley Leia Tillin”

“What are beast fighters?” I asked which caused a brow to raise.

“The princess lost her memory after being sick, so she’s learning about everything from scratch,” father spoke to them in a serious tone. I think it’s to show that even though I lost my memory I’m not weak.

“Princess if I may explain” Duke Abel raised his head, I nodded to agree.

“We are a clan that has been around for many generations, through our blood runs beast blood and with this we have extra strength and skills to fight and hunt magical beasts” he explains.

‘Mmmm explains why he’s so muscley, but what about his wife?’

“Princess I may look small and fragile but I’ve beaten him at arm wrestling more times than I can count” she giggled towards Me, she must have seen the expression I pulled when I looked at her.

“Well I hope to see you take down a beast one day” I smiled brightly.

“Greetings your highnesses, I am Lady Myra Erma Tillin”

I met eyes with another set of deep black eyes, she had gingery brown hair and her skin was pale. She was small like her mother but I could tell she was strong.

“And I am Lord Reid Tillin”

He had lime hair and those black eyes again, he was much taller even though he looked younger. They both looked like real beast fighters.

“Did you not bring the twins?” my father pouted, I looked with a brow raised.

“Sorry your majesty, the twins were still quite young to bring to this event” Paisley comments with a bow.

“It’s okay it can’t be helped, I just miss these two being babies” he fake wipes a tear away while me and Altan looked in disgust.

‘He’s a big puppy’

We said our goodbyes and waited for the next guests to be greeted.

“Ooo these are my favourite tribe” father smiled like he won a gold prize. I watched as five people made their way towards us, they all had beautiful dark skin which made the gold they wore shine brightly.

The man who looked like the head had gorgeous peacock coloured hair and brown eyes, the women following behind him was a little bit lighter and had long heather coloured hair with shining peach eyes.

“Greeting your highnesses” they bowed very politely to us, I watched the children move to the front, the two oldest were twins, they looked exactly the same with their dark skin, heather coloured hair and brown eyes, the only difference was one of them had wavy hair while the other had straight. Looking at the youngest who was around my age, she had medium skin like her mother and peacock coloured hair with bright peach eyes.

“Greetings your highnesses” they all bowed, it was a quick greeting as they came and left.

‘Too many people, my brain is going to fry’

“Ooo princess you should talk to these people, they're from the magic tribe, maybe they could help you control your power!” Father smiled brightly while sitting higher in his seat.

‘Help me with my power, I forgot about that’

I watched and saw a woman with an oversized cape walking towards us followed by what looked like a man.

 They approached us and bowed but suddenly the knights came over and stopped them in their tracks.

“Please remove your hoods” one of them said, this was confusing, are they not allowed to wear their hoods?

“Jeez all you had to do was ask nicely” a man's voice said.

“Calm down, we are in the presence of royalty” a woman's voice spoke, I watched as she removed her hood, she had shining pale skin with stone coloured eyes and hair. She gave off a warm motherly feeling. The man followed, he had pale white skin, and jet black hair with a strand of red, his eyes shined a stunning purple.

I looked in awe, these people were truly beautiful.

“Why would you hide such beautiful faces?” I asked in a serious tone, I watched as the man started to chuckle while the woman shook her head.

“Greetings your highnesses I am Shaman Fawn Jeanette Wishlong and this is my apprentice” she stopped and looked at him which made him bow instantly.

“Larson Quinn Solomon, your highnesses”

“The reason we wanted to stay hidden is because of our town’s security, we do not wish for people to see our faces as they could harm us”

“Why would someone harm you?” Altan asks, obviously intrigued.

“Prince and princess, we are mages, some people believe they can steal our power by hurting us, but it’s utter bul-

I watched as Fawn gave Larson a side eye before he continued.

“Buloons…?”

‘Buloons?’

“Anyway what he’s trying to say is people wish our harm for power. I heard that you princess obtained the god of magic? Is that correct!” Fawn smiled with sparkles in her eyes.

“Yes, her name is Hecate” I speak, they gasp at her name, whether it was in shock or not wasn’t known.

“Princess please let us teach you!!” They both got on their knees, they must really want to learn more about Hecate.

‘Jheez at least your popular’

“I would be most grateful if you could both teach me” I smiled brightly towards them, although I feel like a test subject I still need to learn how to control my power.

A sudden sharp pain ran through my head causing me to wince, since I gained my god I keep getting these horrible headaches.

“Princess Amaris needs to take rest now” a familiar voice spoke. I looked in the direction of Aenon who was currently holding out his arms for me.

‘He may be annoying but he treats me very well’

I nodded, I walked over towards him and flopped straight into his arms, he felt warm and safe.

“Did you want to see the Empires home dance?” Aenon asks me with a cheesy grin, I did want to learn more about the empire I live in, I smile and nod.

“Can we find Chance I haven’t been able to find him yet” I pout while rubbing my temple.

“Yes quickly, you need to rest soon” he pointed towards me letting me know it’s way past my bedtime.

As we walked around we started to approach a woman in a beautiful purple ball gown, it was massive and extravagant.

“Good evening Empress” Aenon speaks and bows towards her, as she turns round I notice she’s Chance's mother, her beautiful face shined under the light.

“You're so pretty, like an angel” I mutter without thinking, she looks at me in a daze, confused by what I just said.

‘I’m a child so it’s okay to say random stuff’

“You are just the cutest little thing!” She screeched before holding her arms out to take me from Aenon. At first he was a bit hesitant but I let him know it would be okay.

As Aenon put me into the Empress's arms she squeezed me so tight I thought I was about to burst.

“I’m sorry you're just so cute, I’ve always wanted a daughter but now I have three boys” she huffs her words, although she seemed somewhat joking there was a hint of sadness behind them.

‘I need to gain everyone trust and affection’

I placed my hands on her cheeks and put our foreheads together which made her eyes widen.

“Princess I don’t think other empires have the same greetings as we do” Aenon awkwardly stutters behind me.

“Sorry, this is just how we show love without words” I pouted as I pulled away.

“I can be your daughter too! I don’t have a mother, so it would be nice to have someone” I awkwardly spoke as I fiddled with my hands.

‘People find this cute no?’

I watched as tears formed in her eyes as she took in my words, without saying anything she pulled me into a deep hug. It felt warm, I can’t remember the last time someone’s touch felt so homely.

“Princess, that is the nicest thing anyone has ever said. Of course I will always treat you like one of my own” she shared while still holding me deeply.

“I forgot to ask why did you come all the way over here?” She asks while pulling away.

“I wanted to find Chance, I haven’t been able to see him yet” I cross my arms and pout, this causes the empress to giggle at my reaction.

“He’s just near the small pond, he said he needed some fresh air, you know how he doesn’t like being too crowded” she smiled while placing me back in Aenons arms.

“Thankyou Empress, I hope we can go shopping and eat cakes soon!” I called while I was getting taken away, she waved to say goodbye.

“You're just so cute Princess, but we can go shopping together and eat cake” Aenon pouts.

“You're a boy and boys are gross” I cross my arms and look away from him, this causes him to fake cry. Looking back at him I rubbed his fury like head which made him gleam with happiness.

Now we entered the room with the pond and I saw Chance sitting on a bench looking at the fishes swimming around.

“I’ll be outside princess” Aenon whispers before walking away. As I walk closer my footsteps get louder which catches Chance's attention, as he looks up I notice his eyes a red, and it looks like he had been crying.

‘Chance…’