ReThree: sisterhood

Arina smiled and replied,

 "Yes, for now. But in the future, I am gonna take my father's place." 

Esmeralda smirked and chuckled at us that made me angry. Then she said with a malicious tone, 

"That's great. I hope you can make yourself a knight. It's not everyone's job." 

'What is this bitch's problem with my Arina? I want to pull her blonde hair so hard that it comes out from the roots.' 

Arina gave a faint smile in response and looked down at the ground. I could see Aldous's fists clenched tightly in anger. He was also annoyed by this princess behavior. Alex laughed at the heavy and tense atmosphere in the tall hall and said, "What do you guys think about visiting my Personal garden? It's a beautiful place." 

With his suggestion, everyone looked at each other and nodded in approval. We all followed Alex and left the hall. We passed through a winding road with scattered stones and surrounded by trees and bushes. Some of the girls and boys were talking and laughing together, while some of them continued moving silently like us. Finally, the road became wider and wider until we reached a lush and magnificent environment. One of the girls said,

 "Wow Alex, you have such a beautiful garden."

 Alex laughed loudly and said, "Thank you for your kind compliment." 

Then he signaled to one of the servants next to one of the gazebos. 

"Please have a seat so we can serve you." 

We all went towards the gazebo and sat behind the table. Now that everything is settled down, I could observe others more carefully. Including ourselves, there were eleven people: six boys and five girls. They were all dressed elegantly in flashy outfits that ours compared to them were nothing. When we sat down, the servant placed tea cups in front of all of us. There were lots of cakes and pastries on the table that made my mouth runs like a waterfall 'Can I have a piece of these?'

The first person to reach for the tea and pastries was one of the boys. He brought the teacup close to his mouth and took a sip. Then, excitedly, he put the cup down and looked at Alex. "This is really delicious. What is it made of?"

After seeing his reaction, the others also started eating. The servant bent down next to the boy and said, "These are blue rose herbal teas, sir Turner." 

"Blue roses? Are they even eatable?" 

With Emerald's question, the servant straightened up and smiled at her. "Of course, Your Highness Princess Emerald. Anyway, Duke Manson has a business related to blue roses..."

I didn't listen to their conversation anymore as I looked at Arina and the cup that was getting vloser to my face. 

"Come and drink it. i made it cool for you so your mouth doesn't burn." I wanted to drink it when I heard one of the girls say, "How does it feel?" 

Arina looked at that girl with a questioning look When she found out she was talking to us. 

"pardon?"

"Don't fool yourself. Obviously, being invited to such a grand party for someone as complicated as you is impossible."

Another one of the girls said while sipping her herbal tea,

 "Well since Duke Manson lost his wife a long time ago, he might consider this an opportunity and take advantage of it. Of course, your mother wouldn't feel bad about this opportunity either..." 

Aldous slammed his hand on the table and tried to open his mouth. Arina called out his name firmly which made him take a deep breath and hold back his words. 

'So what's the matter with marriage? Why are you so angry? Is having a rich daddy in this world bad?'

 Arina gave a nervous smile and put the cup down on the table.

 "I'm sorry but saying things like that in front of our host doesn't seem very polite." 

"Why are you getting angry?" 

My gaze went towards Esmeralda who asked this question. There was no trace of disdain or pride on her face. She asked this question with at most seriousness as if she knew that the answer was very important to her. But it seemed like Arina took Esmeralda's question as mockery. Anyway, no matter how wise a girl Arina was, considering her age she couldn't always understand someone's Expression and meaning behind their words.

She answered with a trembling voice full of anger,"

 I'm not angry Your Highness; I'm just a little shocked by the disrespectful behavior of the people."

"Don't you want to become a knight?"

"Y_yes, Your Highness."

"Since the death of your father, your family's situation has been in decline. It will be difficult for you to live like a noble and you have lost your position among noble families." 

No one spoke during that minute. Everyone was staring at Esmeralda and Arina. Even Alex couldn't Calm down the atmosphere and was only fixated on them with fear. Arina gritted her teeth and said with frustration,

 "What do you want to achieve, Your Highness?" 

"The equipment and clothing of knights are much more expensive than what you can imagine, Lady Arina. If you want to achieve your ideals, you need to find a sponsor. And who better and more influential than Mr. Manson? If I were in your place, I would have taken action to establish a connection with him before anyone else..." 

"Can you please stop?"

With Arina's shout, everyone looked at her in silence and astonishment. After a short while, they began to react. 

"Speak respectfully and with Correct tone to Princess Esmeralda, Arina."

"It's true that you have fallen from nobility and haven't been properly raised. But still, you should know these superficial manners." 

"You don't have the right to shout at Her Highness." 

Arina regretfully stared at the others. She must have thought that despite taking control of Aldous, she had made more mistakes herself. Anyway, they were both children and when I was their age, I used to fight and bully everyone so it was natural for them to act this way in my opinion. But this is not my world. It is a world that I currently know nothing about."