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// Chapter 6 
// Story: Legacy of Verjaniva 
// by Musketeer 
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Loud footsteps echoed through the hallway, and came her way. Octavia raised her head to peek over the book she was reading but still focused on the door of her room. The heavy lock shook violently and the door opened. 
‘Welcome back mom.’ Octavia said to the figure that stood in the door frame. Her mom came in and sat on the chair in front of Octavia. Octavia put her book next to her, and looked at her mom. 
‘Thank you.’ she said. ‘I am sorry it took a month. I wish it had been shorter.’ Her mom stood up and walked through the window and looked outside. ‘Have you entertained yourself?’ she asked. 
‘Uhm, yeah.’ Octavia responded. The books here are pretty interesting and I haven’t read any of them before.’ 
‘Very good.’ Her mom walked back to the door. ‘Dinner will be served in one hour, make sure you are there.’ She gave Octavia a wink and, closed the door.
‘What the hell has happened to her in that month?’ Octavia wondered. ‘Normally she was never like this.’ She shook her head and laughed. Her mom probably did something without her knowing, otherwise she wouldn't be that nice. She tried to get her attention back on her book, but she couldn't. All the ideas and thoughts she had raced through her head. 
‘Whatever.’ she said to herself. If her mom had done something, she would hear it at the dinner.

‘YOU WHAT?’ Octavia screamed. 
‘I gave your hand to the head of the Jade family.’ her mom said calmly and coldly. ‘Tomorrow, you and I will drive to their castle, so we can prepare for the marriage. Oliver Jade is waiting patiently for you.’
Octavia couldn't believe her ears. She, the princess of Verjaniva, just got given away by her own mother. Tears ran down her cheek. ‘Why did you do this without me even knowing?’ she said through her tears. 
‘I can do everything and anything I want.’ her mother answered. ‘Now, act like a princess and do as I say so. Oliver Jade is perfect person, he can do magic and is from the right family, and I am sure you’ll fall in  love with him at first sight.’ Octavia stood up and ran to her room where she cried herself to sleep.

Two guards were needed to force Octavia outside. There, her mother, and a large white car were waiting. 
‘Just one car madam?’ the driver asked the queen. ‘Yes, if we have more than one, it will bring us into the spotlight, and I don't want that.’
She turned around to see her daughter standing at the front door. ‘Get in love.’ her mom laughed. ‘We are going to have a beautiful trip through South-Stellansk towards the Jade Castle. 
The car began moving its way towards the city. They drove on the same route that she used to take to go to and from to Blauw’s cottage, a deep feeling of mockery ran throughout her. She wrapped her arms around her eyes and hid the tears streaming down her cheeks. She felt the dirt road change to stone as they were driving into the city. She opened her necklace and looked at the picture within. 
‘We we’ll meet again.’ she whispered.