The Romance Of The Kingdom

Chapter 27: The Little Secret Of ....

50 Years ago ....

A girl walks down the corridors of the Kaspian palace. He first came to the palace after his accelerated social debut. She is the only daughter of the most influential Duke in the Kaspian. The girl, Elizabeth Perceval, looks nervous when she gets lost in the sizable Caspian palace.

Elizabeth, who had just set foot in the palace, had to be separated from her father by her own fault. He is too curious about the palace and ends up lost in a region he does not know. The condition of the place was too quiet because indeed all the servants were focusing on the debut event that took place.

The girl clasped her dress and hoped to meet the palace warriors or servants at the end of the corridor she was browsing through. The corridor was quite long and when he reached the end, a garden was seen before him. The park looks very quiet and quiet.

"Where else is this!"

Elizabeth looked more panicked when she ended up in a place that might be getting away from the event room. His self-intention that just wanted to find a calm atmosphere had to end up with a complicated condition. He chose to sit on a park bench not far from him.

The moonlight illuminated the garden and the situation looked very beautiful to him. The girl was astonished by the condition of the palace region where she was now. Not a single waiter was seen in this place and Susana felt so calm.

Elizabeth was again attacked by fear and held back her tears. She was afraid that her father would be upset if she did not return to the ongoing debut show.

"I-I guess I didn't come out maybe .. hiks"

The girl could no longer hold back her tears that were now running down her cheeks. The face looks more beautiful when the moonlight seems to try to calm the girl. Her crying came to a halt as she felt someone standing before her. Elizabeth did not hear the man's steps at all and was afraid that he was not human. The news of the kidnapping of a noble child is indeed not a new story in the ears of the girl.

Elizabeth touches the rose in her dress to prepare if the person has any ill intentions for her. Elizabeth is not a weak girl, she even got the nickname Rose Princess because her Mana can manipulate plants easily. It was for this reason that Elizabeth was prepared to attack anyone now standing before her.

"Why are you crying?"

The voice sounded flat to Elizabeth. He slowly raised his face in order to see who it was. When her eyes saw the man, Elizabeth was stunned. The handsome face of the man amazed Elizabeth. He began to feel grateful for being lost and meeting this person.

"I'm lost."

Elizabeth was again bowed when she remembered her embarrassing state. He did not expect to look pitiful in the presence of this handsome man. But surprisingly the man was sitting next to Elizabeth.

"Bring your hands off that rose, magic like yours has absolutely no effect on me Elizabeth Perceval."

Elizabeth was shocked by the words of the man beside her. How could she have recognized Elizabeth while the girl was only today making her social debut. People may know his name, but no one other than Perceval has ever seen him. Moreover, the man had never met Elizabeth at all.

"W-how do you know my name, sir ...."

"Igrit, my name is Igrit."

The man called his name without seeing Elizabeth's face. I don't know why Elizabeth was a little upset with that guy. Just this time she saw a man who did not care about her beauty at all. The man thought Elizabeth was just a lost child.

The man did not answer Elizabeth's question and fell silent again. He just introduced his name and that was it. After that he looked back at the moon as if something was up there.

The eyes of the man seemed to miss something so far away. Elizabeth tries to calm herself down and intends to ask the man for help to take her to her debut event. But he suddenly remembered the old book he had read secretly in his father's study.

A first Perceval notebook containing mainland conditions and Caspian history. The man's name was recorded in the book he was reading and if Elizabeth was not mistaken, the book would have been hundreds of years old.

"Sorry sir, may I ask you something?"

Igrit turned to Elizabeth who suddenly threw a question at him. Igrit pointed towards one of the corridors that indeed led to the ballroom of the noble debut event.

"There, you just need to walk down that corridor and at the end of the corridor there will be someone you can meet."

Igrit looked back at the moon where his misses were. But Elizabeth again attracted the attention of Igrit by gently pulling his sleeve. The pretty face of the girl looked at Igrit as if she wanted to say something.

"Is there anything else you want to ask?"

Elizabeth nodded, looking enthusiastic about Igrit's offer.

"Are you the Igrit written in Perceval's book?"

Igrit simply nodded and again tried to ignore the girl beside him.

"What's your secret to staying young sir?"

This time Igrit twisted his body and faced Elizabeth who was looking at him in awe. The girl seemed to have gotten something that she was very much expecting. The girl's eyes even seemed to glow when Igrit saw her.

"Are you sure of your question? Perceval has blood that is not much different from Elves, at least you will not age until you turn 100, right?"

Elizabeth nodded, knowing the secret. But what he wanted to ask was how old Igrit was. The question was just a diversion to make sure that Igrit was the same person as in the book. Because Perceval's secret was only known to Perceval himself and the Royal family. While one more person, his name is not even known to people.

"Hehehe Sir, I'm just making sure that you are indeed that person."

Elizabeth smiled sweetly at Igrit. The man sighed and leaned his body against the back of the park bench.

"So what do you want to ask Elizabeth Perceval? I know there's gonna be a lot of things."

Elizabeth is now more excited and tidying up her sitting position facing Igrit. The girl no longer thought about manners and sat down with both feet on the bench. He thought of something and looked back at Igrit.

"Tell me about the war sir."

Igrit sighed and glanced at Elizabeth. The girl was really excited by the ancient story that had been lost eaten by time.

Elizabeth smiled and did not care about Igrit's words. The girl urged Igrit to tell the story.

"That war is a war between all beings against a force I cannot say."

Igrit looked back at the full moon shining brightly. He remembered the nostalgic story he had long missed.

"The war also has many stories ... the story of a young man who was rejected in his native place and became a feared hero, the story of a woman who sold her soul for her people but ended up miserable, sad, the story of a queen who had to die for the sake of this world .. There are so many stories about those who end up leaving behind only a Dragon who will never die alone."

Elizabeth looked at Igrit's face and felt a sad feeling from Igrit's gaze. The girl subconsciously brought her face closer to Igrit.

"Are you the Dragon Sir?"

Igrit closed his eyes hearing Elizabeth's question. He just kept quiet and didn't answer the question. But something soft touched his cheek, he felt the girl's breath that felt very close. Igrit opened his eyes and saw Elizabeth's sweet smile that was beside him.

"Why?"

"I see you are very sad, so I give you a small gift from the most beautiful woman in the Kaspian."

Elizabeth said that sentence proudly. The girl even raised her chin slightly as if showing an arrogant attitude.

"You're just a little girl, don't act like you're a grown woman."

Igrit smiled at the reaction of the girl who was upset by Igrit's words. For nobles, age 10 seems to have entered the category of teenagers and usually already have a fiancee. This girl might get married in two or three years.

That night Elizabeth and Igrit were immersed in their discussion of Igrit's past. Stories about his love running aground at the hands of a King and various stories about the world he knows. Igrit who was a World Dragon again felt the warmth of a friendship he had not met for a long time. While Elizabeth, the girl is now experiencing the first thing she has never felt at all.

Their story continued until Elizabeth finally realized. Igrit will never be with her and that will only make her tormented. The girl grew up and became more and more charming. While Igrit, time seemed to stop for him. Igrit just looked at her like a sweet little sister and Elizabeth was aware of that.

Elizabeth finally chooses to let go of her first love clapping one hand. He married Spencer, who later became the best Prime Minister of the Kaspian Empire. But fate seems to play back with him, bringing him to a deep sadness and Igrit is the first man to come back to protect himself from the terrible royal turmoil at that time.

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Aurora is pensive, seeing the other side of Elizabeth who turns out to have a past with Igrit. He unconsciously looked at Elizabeth's face with a sad expression. The story of Elizabeth's past makes her touched.

"Do you still love Sir Igrit, Madam?"

Elizabeth laughed and gently pinched Aurora's nose.

"Of all I'm saying you're just focusing on my love story Aurora?"

The girl laughed and was embarrassed.

"Your story is much more interesting than this Madam book."

Aurora smiled at Elizabeth who sighed because of her behavior.

"Is that all you want to ask? the answer from Igrit was that he was indeed the person in the book and his age might be older than this world."

Aurora shook her head, still not getting an answer about Elizabeth's feelings for Igrit.

"You haven't answered my question Madam, do you still love Sir-"

Elizabeth held Aurora's words with her finger. She doesn't want this girl to dig her past deeper. The story he told was just a related story. Moreover it all came out of his mouth without him noticing.

"Enough Aurora, we still have a lot of work to do, aren't you going to learn about the documents with me today."

Elizabeth smiled and left Aurora still curious about the answer.

"But Madam, your story intrigues me and-"

"Moor."

"Good madam, won't ask anymore hehehe."

Aurora tidied up all the books lying on the table. Afterwards the girl rushed to Elizabeth's desk and assisted the woman in her work. They spent those documents in a short period of time. This was achieved because Aurora was indeed a girl who easily understood and herself easily absorbed all the knowledge that Elizabeth gave her.

They spent time relaxing on Elizabeth's balcony. For Aurora, Elizabeth was kind and affectionate. It's just that when working the woman's aura will change and her beautiful face can look terrible. At least the girl managed to adapt to Elizabeth and Elizabeth liked Aurora because of her cleverness.

Aurora lives her days in that place smoothly and her relationship with Elizabeth is getting better and better. May good things always happen to that girl.

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Wahhhhh that there is a little flashback from the past Elizabeth 😌

Btw Igrit will end with Elizabeth? not necessarily and not yet be sure 😂

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