Crowns of Heritage

Chapter 93- Planning

(PRINCE MOISES P.O.V)

After leaving my mother's guestroom, Natalie, Doctor William and I followed my grandfather to his office on the third floor. When I learned there was a possibility that my father may be actually treating my mother instead of poisoning her. I was lost in a state of confusion, my father has always been cold-hearted and arrogant, but what if I am misunderstanding something, I thought.

“Moises!”I heard my grandfather shout.

My thoughts were interrupted and l lifted my head up and faced my grandfather's direction.

“Get out of your head, your aura is making the room cold” he said.

My aura must have unconsciously seeped out, while reacting to my emotions.

“My apologies, grandfather”, I said and felt Natalie grip my right hand as she held onto it.

“Doctor William, finish what you were saying”, my grandfather said as Doctor William stood in front of the desk next to Natalie and I.

“My Lord, Na'mah and I will try to find out what type of poison is in the Queen's blood, and also do further testing on the antidote.”, Doctor William said.

“Very well, do all that you can to find out.” My grandfather said.

My grandfather looked over at Natalie and I.

“Morgan has left the castle with his knights, we'll keep Marquess Francis in the castle's prison quarters for now, while We have to focus on the debutante” he said while tapping his finger on the desk.

“Grandfather, after the debutante, I will solely focus on training the knights and start planning our military strategies” I said, with a serious expression on my face.

My grandfather nodded his head in agreement. Suddenly, Natalie started speaking.

“My father, my clan members and I will be having a meeting tomorrow night. My father ordered some of the squad members to infiltrate some local information guilds throughout the kingdom. Hopefully we can gather more information on the aristocratic faction.”Natalie said as she stood next to me in front of the desk.

My grandfather nodded his head.“The sooner we find Macy Livens, the sooner we can find out what Lincoln is hiding.” he said, as he looked over at me.

“I'm sure Saul will contact us soon, as a tracker he is very thorough. Even if he manages to lose sight of his target, he never forgets a voice once he hears it. Since the woman was covered up, they weren't able to see her face. Fortunately, Saul has a habit of not returning until the target is found.”, Natalie stated, “The letter that you had with Macy's handwriting, I gave it to Josie. Her and Yeshiva work well with remembering someone's handwriting. If Macy Livens was currently disguising herself as a seamstress like Yeshiva thinks she is, maybe we can match her handwriting, once Josie and I travel to some local clothing shops later on today.” She added.

My grandfather looked a little relieved after hearing what Natalie said.

“Speaking of the seamstress ”, my grandfather said and looked over at the small clock that sat on his desk. “ The girls should be getting ready to start their schedules,” he added.

I watched as he slowly stood up from his seat.

“What's their schedule for today?”, I asked.

“Sage has to do a fitting for her debutante dress with the seamstress. As for the rest of the schedule, both of them will be focusing on their history classes and the debutante lessons with Hannah and Lucy for the next two days .”, grandfather replied.

“The seamstress”, I heard Natalie mumble.

“Ah, I almost forgot to tell you”, my grandfather suddenly said and started telling me about Sage's first official duty. I was surprised that my father put her in charge of the Avalorian kingdom's delegation. Maybe we can use this opportunity to our advantage and get ourselves another ally before the war, I thought.

“Grandfather, I'll teach their history class for today," I said.

I should be able to teach Sage everything I know about the Avalorian Kingdom, I thought to myself.

“Moises, you should get some rest for a bit”, my grandfather said with a stern look on his face as he started to walk around the desk.

I nodded my head and felt Natalie grab my hand again.

“You can teach their class tomorrow but for now get some rest.”, grandfather said.

Natalie and I held hands as we walked over to the door. When I opened the door, I heard voices in the hallway.

“Father, Mother”, Sage said as Natalie and I were walking out of the office.

(SAGE'S P.O.V)

I was sitting on the bed studying one of the books that Baron Berrian and Princess Sylvia had given to me. When I heard the door to my room open, I turned my head toward the direction of the door and saw Rosie, Yeshiva, Josie and Cena walking into the room.

“Sage, I was told father has returned to the castle. They're currently in Queen Malaysia's guest room”, Rosie said as she and Josie walked over to the bed.

Earlier this morning, Rosie and I were awakened by our mother. We were suddenly introduced to two of her clan members after going to grandfather Masiro's guest room. Rosie was nervous as she met Yeshiva's mother, who instantly started to call Rosie her daughter in law without hesitation.

“Are you still studying? It's been two hours.”Yeshiva asked, as he and Cena stood a few meters away from the door.

I nodded, “I have a history class in an hour.”, I replied. After meeting Josie and Axel, I returned to my room to study for a while. Knowing Hannah, she will give me a hard time if I don't study well.

I closed the book and placed it on the bed. I got up from the bed. I looked over at the clock on the nightstand and saw that it was 10:00am.

“I have to go try on my dress before class starts”, I said, as I walked towards the door.

I looked over at Cena and Yeshiva, “Are you two still interested in the seamstress?” I asked.

They both nodded.

Yeshiva and Cena's filled me in on their suspicion involving the seamstress. When I first met her, I did sense that she was a little odd when she kept glancing at Rosie and I.

“So I just need to get her handwriting?”, I asked Yeshiva, as I looked over at him.

Yeshiva nodded his head.

“Fine””, I said.

After leaving the room, Rosie and I walked through the hallway and I noticed Haley and Vienne walking towards us.

“My lady, you have to do the fitting for your debutante dress. Duchess Mary and the seamstress are waiting for you upstairs” Haley said.

We followed behind Haley until we made it to the third floor. While walking through the hall, I noticed my father and mother walking out of Duke Winters office.

“Father, Mother”, Rosie and I said at the same time.

“Sage, Rosemary”, father said as he kissed Rosie and I's forehead.

“Father, I will like to speak with you, later”, I said as I looked directly at him.

He nodded his head, “How about we have a sparring match while we talk.”, he suggested

“When your class is over, come to the Queen's guest room. I'll be there with Na'mah and Doctor William”, mother said.

I nodded my head. I should also inform my father about the threat Prince Marshall made while we were in the palace, I thought to myself.

After speaking with mother and father, Rosie and I continued to walk through the hallway with Haley and Vienne, our personal maids. We walked further down the hall until we made it to one of the dressing rooms.

When we entered the room, I saw Duchess Mary and the seamstress standing next to two dresses. One was mine and I immediately fell in love with it.

“My lady, I'll help you with the dress”, Haley said as we walked over to the dress.

Suddenly, we heard a knock on the door, and a second later, Lucy walked into the room and walked over to Duchess Mary.

“My lady, you look beautiful”, Haley said after her and the seamstress helped me put on my white and gold dress. It fitted perfectly, and there was no discomfort.

“Your highnesses, you two look beautiful”, Lucy said as she walked over to Rosie and I.

When I was done trying on my debutante dress, Haley started styling my hair to see which look would better suit the dress, while the seamstress was placing my dress back on the mannequin.

“What do you think, My lady”, Haley said, as she turned me around to face the mirror.

My hair was braided down one side of my body, with little white flowers placed throughout the braid.

“I love it,” I said as I looked at the flowers.

When Haley and I were done choosing my hairstyle. She turned me back around and I watched as the seamstress walked back over to me after she went to speak with Duchess Mary.

“Your highness, Are you bringing one of the knights as your escort?”, the seamstress asked, “We have time to make a suit for them, if you are, my lady”, she added.

A suit, I thought. “How long does it take to make a suit?”, I asked, curiously.

“If we get a measurement by tomorrow, I believe we'll make it in time for the debutante.

When will he return to the castle? Should I guess his measurements, I thought to myself.

“Can you write down the shop's name and location? When he returns to the castle, I will suggest that he goes to your shop to get his measurements taken”, I said, as I looked at the seamstress.

“Of course, your highness, I'm sure the shop's owner will be delighted to make the suit for the young duchess escort”, she replied.

I watched as the seamstress walked to where her belongings were. A few seconds later, she walked over and handed me a handwritten note that had the shop's name and location.

“I will be returning to the shop now. Now that her highness has tried on her dress.”, The seamstress said as she walked over to Duchess Mary and Lucy.

Duchess Mary and the seamstress were talking amongst themselves.

“Sage”, I heard Rosie say and looked over in her direction. She was still standing in front of the mirror with Vienne helping her get dressed.

I walked over to where she was standing.

“I heard the seamstress asking about your escort. If you're not planning to have father escort you and Nashi isn't able to escort you. Then what's your plan?. Rosie asked.

I smirked, “Remember when I said I wanted to piss Prince Marshall off?”, I asked.

Rosie nodded.

“Since Prince Marshall and King Lincoln have been a pain in our ass for the past few months and if my plan happens to work. We might be able to lure out Macy Livens as well” I said.

Rosie had a confused expression on her face.

“What are you planning?” She asked again.

“Christian”, I said, “I want him to be my escort.”