"Before mother died..." He trailed off. Our mother's death was hard for everyone. "I made a promise to her, like the rest of our brothers, to always protect you."

"I know when something is wrong, love. What is it?" He used his hand to cup my cheek, turning my face towards him. "We can tell each other everything, you know that? Thou must never feel as if thou has to keep secrets." He rubbed the small of my back, soothingly.

I turned around to face him and blinked my grey eyes. My titaness gift took effect, allowing me to see his aura. It was bright pink, showing love.

"Je t'aime." I said to him. 'I love you'

"Je t'aime aussi, beauté." He spoke back. 'I love you too, beautiful.'

A large smile crawled its way onto my face. I need to tell him. I can tell him. I tell him everything.

"I'm just insecure, you know because Caius, Dominic, and Lucius told me something important..." I trailed, nervously. I felt my skin get warmer with a nervous blush. I grabbed the nearest strands of my hair to cover my face.

"What did you do now, Snow?" Ryland joked. He poked my side, teasingly.

"Brother dear, it began like this. I rise up, got dressed, grabbed my sword. I rushed out to the dining hall, and all three of them were sitting down, staring at me."

"Did Lucius give you the 'look'?"

"No. He just told me to sit down with them. Caius grabbed my hand and he said 'Child, you are the pride of Scarlet. Your mother would have been very proud."

I was interrupted with Ryland imitating me "'No Caius, I must start a full day of rescuing and acting like a prince rather than a princess.'" He was nudging my shoulder while doing this.

I hit him lightly on the shoulder. "What is that you're doing? Enough imitating me and interrupting me! You are 143 years old! You need to be mature, mon frère."

"Continue then, dilecta soror." My brother was speaking Latin this time. Every immortal knew how to speak English and Latin, but every country has their official languages.

"Dominic then places his hand on my shoulder and says 'Mio bambino thou art forty three now, sì?' I respond by saying 'Sì'. Then Lucius says 'You know we are starting to get to old to be Alphas and we have to chose a dauphin. And we have decided to...'"

I was cut off by Ryland throwing his body onto mine.

"To make you Dauphin, the crown heir to the throne! Snow, that's amazing!" He hugged me tighter. It was a good thing I was stronger than him, otherwise his strength would have snapped me in half. Then he noticed my face.

"Is there something wrong, amour? Tell me what is wrong and I swear on my life, I shall fix it." Ryland grabbed my chin making me look into his eyes. They were glowing, just like they do when he's upset.

"I'm very young Ryland. The people of our country might not like having such a young Dauphin." I stared up at his towering figure.

"And?"

"Not just that, brother. I am a female. There has never been a female Dauphin, let alone an Alpha. What would the country's elders and people say? I'm a female." I could picture the elders and nobility abusing me with comments such as 'She won't be fit.' or 'Women are not meant for such a job.'

"That is a bunch of-" I put a finger to his lips.

"It is not proper for a prince to say words like that."

I waved my finger. "Thou should know better."

He shrugged. "Sorry, sister darling, but why should you care about that. Thackery doesn't need to look into the future to know you will be the greatest Alpha the immortal world has ever seen!"

Thackery was Ryland's younger brother and one of my other half brothers. I was the youngest out of fourteen. Caius and my mother had seven sons, my half brothers with the surname of Illea. Ryland was the oldest and the one I closest with. Then came Nicolo, the prank master, Steel the musician, and then Thackery. After that came Malcom, Lovecraft, and Jedidiah. Thackery's titan gift was astral subjective precognition. He could astral project himself into past and future visions.

"Thank you, mon frère. But that's not the only point. I don't know what I am. I have shown no signs of being a titan, eris, or aether. What if I'm something dangerous and the kingdom hurts me?"

"Ma soeur, our brothers and I promised mother that we will protect you from anything and everything. As long as I exist, no harm shall come to, thee. The kingdom knows, and I know that they will never fear, thee. I promise." I loved Ryland. He always saw the brighter side of things.

"Thank you. I'm just scared, you know."

"Nullus timor, nulla tristitia, spes." The Scarlet motto.

"No fear, no regret, only hope." I repeated back to him.

"Oui, sister. We must be brave for the future."

"I'm not brave."

"Thou art as brave, as thou art beautiful."

"Really?"

"Really."

I love him.

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