The crown prince Quarter Avalo.


    Princess Ellen was ready to eat her lunch. Lady  Catherine has been serving in the quarters for two days. As planned, she got a comfortable room and the only duty she was given was to serve princess Ellen when she ate.


    Princess Ellen had given her that opportunity so that if she ever plan to hurt her, she would easily get the chance. Lady Catherine for her was a bait to find out who was trying to hurt her.


    Lady Catherine arrived at the right time and wanted to help serve princess Ellen but the princess stopped her. "Today must have been had on you. Good relax," princess Ellen could not bring herself to be heartless.


    No matter what, she believes that lady Catherine should be given the time to mourn her father. Princess Ellen knew what it miss to lose a parent. No matter what a child always feels connected to their parents.


    "Lady Catherine, you can take a rest," princess Ellen held her hands that were about to serve her.


    Lady Catherine looked at princess Ellen. She was surprised to see the sincere look on the princess''s face.


    "I am fine," Lady Catherine acted stubbornly. She hated being pitied. She had been proud and arrogant all her life. How could she beard to be pitied even by her enemies?


    "There is no need to act strong. No matter what he was your father and I heard he doted on you. Do not think too much, I do not pity you. I know how sad it feels to lose a relative. Take your time," princess Ellen spoke nicely.


    Lady Catherine looked at her with surprise. It was the first time prince Ellen spoke to her nicely. For some reason, lady Catherine has always felt that the princess was arrogant.


    " Do not worry I am not trying to be your friend. I am human and it natural for me to show kindness to even my enemies," princess Ellen said when she noticed that lady Catherine was hesitant.


    Lady Catherine''s eyes blurry with tears when she heard the princess''s words. She was the one who had come looking for the princess trouble, now she has bitten more than she can chew.


    "Take your time, I am not trying to trick you, moreover, with the death of your father, especially since he died a traitor you no longer have any strong backing and I have no reason to act in circles," prince Ellen said.


    When Lady Catherine heard this she felt relieved." with your permission she said and walked out of the room.


    All her life, she had never kept anyone she felt was below her as friends. She had a lot of friends that always praise her and look as though they truly love her.


    But ever since the announcement of the battle of truth they have all kept their distance. No one dares to come close to her, and since her father had died in the field today no one of them even offered a word of comfort.


    Who would have thought her worst enemy would be the only one to comfort her with a pure heart. One would have expected that the prince will mock her at this time but she said she was just being human. If the princess could show such kindness to her enemies then how would she treat her friends?  Lady Catherine asked.


    If it was in the past she would have thought that princess Ellen was stupid for showing her a little kindness but now that she had her back against the war she did not see the princess as stupid.


    In between her thoughts, lady Catherine arrived in her room. She looked at the bottle that she has received from the prince who visited her two days back.


    He had instructed her to put it in the princess food three times. This he assured her will be able to stop the princess from giving birth. Lady Catherine has taken the bottle because deep down she felt this was the best way she could hurt the princess.


    It did not matter if she became the Queen of Avalo in the future, her life will be miserable because she was unable to give birth. At that time the other wives of the prince will mock her.


    No matter how smart she was, she would always feel the pain when she is insulted about her inability to be a woman. What is a beautiful face to a woman who can have children of their own?


    Lady Catherine looked at the bottle and kept it. This has been her token of revenge but she was forced to reflect on her life.


    Many people have been using her like a knife to hurt their common enemies. She was fed up of been used. Since it was already late in the afternoon lady Catherine knew that her father''s head will already be hanging in the poll.


    She stood by the window and look at the sun, she wanted to go out and pay her father his last respect as a child but she did not dare. At this time slot of people will pass by the hall of shame. If she was to be noticed there the consequences will be dare.


    She cried quietly as she continued to look at the sunlight. Lady Catherine was not sure of how long she cried but her eyes eventually became tired that she could cry no more. She soon fell asleep.


    When she woke up again it was already dark. Her head hurt and her eyes felt heavy. She has not slept properly in the three days that she moved to the crown prince Quarter.


    She immediately looked for a bowl with water and washed her face with the small water


    Although the prince had arranged a comfortable room for her, she no longer had maids to take care of her affair this meant she had to prepare her bath herself.


    Lady Catherine did not know that doing such work was that stressful. After watching her face she looked for something thick to wear. The night breeze was very cool. This will be the perfect time to visit her father although she would not be able to see his face clearly she had no other choice.


    The hall of shame was outside the Palace. As a lady, it was unsafe for her to go out without any form of protection. She sigh, how the noble has fallen, she mocked her miserable life.


    It took her half an hour to walk from the crown prince Quarter to the hall of shame. Outside the wall of the hall, there was a head hanging on the poll. "father," she whispered. She looked at the head handing on the wall and looked away.


    She did not know why but she felt no familiarity with the person on the poll. "are you angry with me now?" she wondered. She did not dare look at the poll again.


    "fine I will follow your advice, I will not seek revenge. After all, this happened because of my carelessness. I hope now that you are dead, you will be able to rest," Lady Catherine murmured all her words to herself.


    "I am sorry," she said before turning around to leave. When she did, she noticed that someone was hiding behind the wall.


    Her heartbeat quicken and she become scared. She paused and thought for some time, not daring to take a step. If she followed the shortest route to the Palace, there was a dark alley and who knows if the person behind the wall will attack her. With no other choice, lady Catherine decides to follow the longer root. At least that way there would be less chance of being attacked, since a few people may still be seen on the street.. Even after making this decision, she still felt scared.