Even if she stabbed him a hundred times it wont be able to make one-fourth of her broken heart...she willingly give herself to the dark , tired and numb , so broken to even resist and not even a second to think over . she thinks to herself how naïve she must be to believe that bad always give in to white , but she forgets that when white and black shades are forced fight against each other, the white gives in first and the black take over but it does not mean that black wins either , both the shades have to compromise and contribute of what is left over them and that is how the grey ones arise , in the end its always the middle ones that win neither darker or the lighter shade win, just like the world , its so enormous but there is a sense of smallness in each and every person, it does not matter if you are a king or a mere peasant, you cannot evade this feeling but she realized that this feeling is nothing more than a mere thought that makes you insecure about each other , no matter how rich or poor , beautiful or ugly , powerful or weak ..... YOU are a part of the food-chain and no matter how big or small your role is , they need you, even if its for their advantage....

KNOCK KNOCK

MAID : princess avriel , the emperor and the empress have summoned for you to be present in the court , you must get ready as soon as possible and go greet them

she snaps back to reality still drowned in her thoughts , the maids enter the princess chamber and some starts dressing her up and the others brush her hair and pick out her accessories...even when she is getting ready so extravagantly , her gaze never left the unfinished painting that she was painting , she was still in a daze when she entered the court and bowed down in courtesy to emperor and empress to show them respect and honor...the empress dismiss the maids saying that they want talk to princess alone...she hears the sound of closing doors..

Emperor: do you know why i summoned you here?

Empress : she is a smart witted girl , she must have figured it out already , right?

princess avriel: I am not quiet sure if i understand what your saying , my lord

Empress: drop the act, no matter what you have to pay the price of what your deceitful father did...your just like him useless piece of trash...you must bear what you sow

princess avriel: I really dont know what your trying to imply , your highness

EMPRESS gets angry and grits her teeth , while she gets affected about what empress said and goes in a gloomy mood...

Emperor: its about time, go ask your maids to prepare some winter cloths as you will be going in a high-altitude area, there is no turning back now....

princess avriel: your wish is my command , i will do as you say , now if you dont mind , I would like to return to my chamber and start the preparations...

Empress; you must remember every move you make we will be aware of that , and dont you even make mistake of taking avriel place , you are just a replacement....