Chapter 2 - Disappointment

{"messages":[{"id":485147123,"character_id":9573858,"type":2,"content":"Father!"},{"id":485147124,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I walked into the breakfast hall and gave him a polite curtsy, making his smile."},{"id":485147125,"character_id":9724196,"type":2,"content":"My beautiful Skye... Happy birthday, darling."},{"id":485147126,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"He put out his hands and I gave him a warm hug."},{"id":485147127,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"He then placed a gift box onto the table with my name on it. My eyes sparkled as I sat down and slowly unwrapped the present."},{"id":485147128,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"Mana crystal, mana crystal, mana crystal..."},{"id":485147129,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"When I opened the lid of the box, my expression immediately darkened."},{"id":485147130,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"A beautiful emerald brooch glimmered in the sunlight."},{"id":485147131,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"It wasn’t a mana crystal..."},{"id":485147132,"character_id":9724196,"type":2,"content":"What’s wrong, my dear? Do you not like it?"},{"id":485147133,"character_id":9724196,"type":2,"content":"I knew that I should have gone with the topaz-"},{"id":485147134,"character_id":9573858,"type":2,"content":"No, Father... it’s just that I was hoping for something else."},{"id":485147135,"character_id":9724196,"type":2,"content":"Something else? What do you want, Skye?"},{"id":485147136,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I bit my lip and looked up at him. I know what he thinks about magic."},{"id":485147137,"character_id":9573858,"type":2,"content":"A... mana crystal. I want to find out what elemental type I am."},{"id":485147138,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"His face was the one to suddenly frown this time."},{"id":485147139,"character_id":9724196,"type":2,"content":"Skye, you are the daughter of Duke Wynter, the closest friend to the King."},{"id":485147140,"character_id":9724196,"type":2,"content":"You don’t have to wield and study magic, dearest."},{"id":485147141,"character_id":9573858,"type":2,"content":"But I want to-"},{"id":485147142,"character_id":9724196,"type":2,"content":"You aren’t your mother, Skye. I won’t allow you to practise magic and that is final."},{"id":485147143,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"He doesn’t even want to hear me out."},{"id":485147144,"character_id":9724196,"type":2,"content":"You shouldn’t be wasting time trying something that will ultimately be useless later on in your life."},{"id":485147145,"character_id":9724196,"type":2,"content":"I’m just looking out for you, pet."},{"id":485147146,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I clenched my fists under the table and resumed to eating my breakfast in silence."},{"id":485147147,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"After that, I ran upstairs and threw myself over my bed. I wanted to cry..."},{"id":485147148,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I wanted to scream and shout at how unfair he was being but I kept it inside."},{"id":485147149,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"Mother’s journal said that one’s magical power is determined on how well you can control your own emotions."},{"id":485147150,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I must remain calm and direct that anger to help me finish this handkerchief that I’m supposedly to give one of the suitors at tonight’s ball."},{"id":485147151,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I haven’t even finished the the second flower yet."},{"id":485147152,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I have enough time if I started now but I don’t fancy finishing it."},{"id":485147153,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I don’t want to marry anyone!"},{"id":485147154,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I want to live my life and no one else’s."},{"id":485147155,"character_id":9723781,"type":2,"content":"My Lady! It’s the King!"},{"id":485147156,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"My maid ran through my bedroom doors and I immediately straightened my back. What was the King doing here?"},{"id":485147157,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I quickly fixed my hair and put on some jewellery to make my dress appear less plain than it already was."},{"id":485147158,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"In the end, I made my way down to the drawing room where the King and my father were seated."},{"id":485147159,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"And someone else that I didn’t know of. He seemed to be around my age with long black hair which was tied back with a blood red ribbon."},{"id":485147160,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I entered the room and respectably bowed to the King like I was taught."},{"id":485147161,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"What did he come for? And what does he want?"},{"id":485147162,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"-End of Chapter 2-"},{"id":485147163,"character_id":9603994,"type":2,"content":"Thank you for reading my book! Make sure to like if you’ve enjoyed the story and want more. Subscribe by tapping the heart button so you don’t miss any updates. Doing that would mean a lot! Leave a comment especially! I love to read them~."}]}