(P.O.V-Sky)
I have a question I have been struggling with for 3 years now.
Question: How do you define your identity?
Well, if the answer is by what society labels/calls you as, then I am Servin Alister born to Duke Roin Alister and Duchess Meril Alister, smart, good looking with hair dyed in the ash, ruby-red eyes, fair skin and feeble in fights.
If the answer was to be our memories, then I'm Sky a vampire who does not belong here. A person who by all accounts had died.
Preferably I would like to be called Sky since that is who I am, but now I have to identify myself as Servin. The guilt I feel towards my parents but well what can I do…
Currently, age I am 15 years old and know f*ck all about my first 13 years, that is to say I reincarnated 2 years ago and took over this body.
Amnesia was my excuse.
Now I am on my way rocked by the occasional jolts from the carriage ride on my way to Alterich Establishment for Nobel education.
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““On our merry way as we are rocked by the road ahead…”" Servants who are accompanying me are singing as I look out the carriage window and see the beautiful scenery of large almost golden meadows the occasional tree and the many farmers working on irrigation, they are waiting for the wheat to ripen and for preparing for the winter harvest festival and carriages passing us by due to our slow pace.
At least the carriage ride is peaceful, I feel a little sluggish and lazy though I feel weakened it does not subtract from the bliss I feel from the lively atmosphere and the warmth of the sun, something which would have burnt me alive in my previous world but in this all it does is weaken me I never knew why day-walkers felt the sun is so good, now I know.
Leaning on my seat I feel bliss which causes an unconscious smile to form on my face.
“Brother Sky is smiling; he looks so beautiful.” Says a small girl about the age of 8.
“Molly do not say such things, he is our master and master’s name is Servin.” Speaks Mosa, her mother who is a maid in my party.
“It's fine Mosa I asked you guys to call me Sky, it is my nickname after all.” I pick up the small brown-haired and Molly and put her on my lap.
“And you little troublemaker, I am handsome, not beautiful understand?” I tell Molly trying to sound as serious as possible and hear laugher from the band of servants. “What are you lot laughing about… Ha-ha.” I also could not keep up my serious attitude and laughed with them.
And so, we slowly make our way to the Nobel Dorms while singing, “On our merry way…………….”
They were enjoying the journey, I could tell that by there smiles and laughter but there was also melancholy in the air, evident by some bitter smiles and sad expressions.
“Master when will you be back?” Asked Margi another maid in the carriage with rather undistinguished features, brown hair and bitter smile.
“5 years I think, that is the length of the school but I will be back during the harvest festivals of Ester, Hali and during the long summer holidays.” I replied and looked out into the meadows.
“Not during Haladi?” Asked Molly with eyes reminiscent of a puppy, she truly thinks I am her big brother, does she not?
“No Haladi is not celebrated here in the Capital.” I replied as I bobbed Molly’s small nose.
“Why?” She asked seemingly in shock, which made me laugh.
“Because they don’t grow Ravi in-between the Seasons of Wheat and Rice so they don’t have the harvest festival here.” I answered.
“Then big brother will not be with us Haladi?”
“No.” I replied
During our ongoing conservation, the carriage abruptly halted.
“Stewart what happened?” I quickly asked our carriage driver and returned Molly to Mosa.
“It seems there has been an accident in the road ahead sir, would you like me to go investigate?” Stewart asked as he peeked in the carriage through the Front window.
“No need sir we will do it.” Said Raje, a mammoth of a man and the captain of my security detail, he had a simple saw-back sword and polearm and clad in an all-metal armour. Along with were 50 guardsmen, 30 on foot and with and spear in hand and 10 Knights in similar armour to the captain and 10 light horsemen with long pikes as weapons and leather armour.
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I nodded my head and he quickly went and came back, “Sir it’s a royal carriage, 2nd princess Silvia and it broke one of its wheels and so it cannot move forward.”
“Looks like it ...Sigh… Raje come with me, and you guys clear out and go back to your own carriage, we might have to offer her help.” I said to the people present and got off the carriage.
Raje got off his horse and so did the other 10 knights who accompanied me to her location, now that I see it there are four other carriages in her caravan so we may not need to help her, as she has more than enough rides and might turn us down.
“Greeting my lady.” I said as I looked at her and bent down on one knee, she was rather beautiful with silver hair that had a more metallic lustre compared to mine and deep blue eyes which were in contrast with my own ruby red and a bit too well endowed for her age.
“My name is Silvia Sivan Algor, what is your name?” She spoke with a smile.
“My name is Servin Alister and I am journeying to the Alterich Establishment in Alterich city, we have come to offer help if you need any.” I spoke my eyes half-closed and looking down to the ground.
“Please rise Mr. Alister and I am thankful for your offer but I will be able to continue the journey in… Wait you said Servin right?”
I replied in the affirmative
“Then please, I will take you up on your offer and a larger convoy will keep us safer.”
Having Said, so I brought her to the carriage previously occupied by that lot
“Please take a seat, My lady.” I said as I opened the door
“Are you going to not ride with me?” F*ck she saw through me.
“No, my lady as I am not your fiancé it may damage your reputation, I will join my servants in the other carriage.” I said trying to turn her down.
“No need for such silly worries and I am grateful for your offer so please accompany me and it would be quite lonely with no company.” She said with full smiles blooming on her face.
“Yes, my lady.” I can’t offend royalty now, can I?…. Sigh….
So, after a while, we were resuming our journey, and it is going to be a long journey, isn’t it? It had also developed stormy weather it looked like the last showers before the harvest were about to hit.
On the carriage in front of me sat Princess Silvia, cross-legged she closed the windows and pulled down the curtains don’t close the curtains they may misunderstand. Soon her smile disappeared and what took its place was a smirk. “So Servin, why were you trying to get away, did my presence bother you? “
“I do not know what you mean my lady and talking to a boy in such a manner may cause him to misunderstand.” I tried to change the topic and forced a smile.
“No use lying Servin but well you are right, a misunderstanding may develop but I think it will develop outside. The curtains are down and now I can manipulate the situation anyway I want you know.” Ah shit! She is right!
“What do you want I will try to help you get it as long as it is my power.” It is best to give up now isn’t it better not offend her or she may say things that will rip my life apart……. and is this not blackmail!!!
“Good boy, so the story is you saw me in distress because of an accident and saved me and we fell in love at first sight and so we now want to get engaged and marry in the future, ok?” She spoke without pause it felt like thunder had struck me and I was visibly shocked by what she said.
“WTF!? Why?” I said, no shouted this, I am a vampire and I don’t want to stand out as this world really does not like vampires!!!!!! Shit, this is bad.
“Wow! you have a foul mouth but well, it is to break my engagement with my fiancé who I despise.” She said as she leaned on her legs, this vixen she is hot and knows it and is tempting me.
“Please listen even if I do agree to this which I don’t want to, what about your parents and what about mine? And this carriage Is not soundproof guards outside can listen to our conservation you know that right?” I tried to checkmate her but….
“First you don’t have a choice because I have deployed a sound cancelling barrier which is used for you know what, right?” Wait that's what couples use when they…
“My lady that is a…. quite an advanced spell that you have cast.”
“Moreover, your parent will happily take a chance to get royal blood into their family you know.” Said with a BLOODY innocent smile!! This BITCH!!
“My Father will probably be against this since he promised this engagement to my fiancé’s family but I have mother on my side so I need not worry about him.” She said with a wink. By then I had regained my composure and had thought of words she could not counter.
“Why me? I mean I can be a worse arsehole than your current fiancé I think his name was Luke Doir 1st sone of Duke Doir, I have heard any good thing about him how he is a member of the paladins of the Holy Fury which speaks for his talent and gentle, I do not mean to boast but almost as, if not more handsome than me.” Yes!!, you cannot count counter that now can you. But she only smiles.
“I have seen him before and I assure you, you are more handsome and moreover an ass won’t come to help knowing that it will be troublesome and servants won’t be partying with a noble unless he was very kind to them.” Ah, fuck she saw them!?
“When did you see them?” I asked leaning back on my seat having given up if she spreads the rumours that I played with her heart it would be social execution.
“When they were hurriedly exiting, and I heard the song when we passed your caravan on the road, I noticed how a song was being sung from a carriage, servant don’t do so for a shit owner.” She said and added, “Besides there are benefits for you too you know, you have the rights to my body as well when we get engaged and worry, I haven’t even kissed that guy and am still a virgin.”
“Now who has a foul mouth…. Sigh…. Fine.” It is better to give up than to prolong my suffering, I can’t win against her yet.
“Don’t sound so upset, I have to admit you are boiling and I will always be loyal, I guarantee I won’t object to one or two concubines, ok?” She said as she sat down beside me and leaned on me basically saying I am stuck with her for my life or her life as hers will should be shorter why am I second-guessing now?
“Thank you, my gentle and kind future wife.” I said sarcastically and smiled.
“That is the way to go my future husband, also please remember to act intimate in front of people and I don’t mind behaving like a clingy lover if that is what you prefer ok?” Said as she moved and kissed me on my cheek. Really, a vixen.
I must never let her know I am a vampire. If she finds out, I am a goner.