A Demon Duchess
2. precious blue roses

Alvaro Saffron De Astrantia was the first son of the emperor Astrantia as well as the next heir to the throne, since Alvaro had prepared himself to be a worthy heir to the throne.

alvaro's highly orderly life with all the busyness was instantly changed after his mother brought a silver-haired baby girl to the palace, with a smile as beautiful as the moon the Queen took the baby and introduced her to her only son.

"Varo, this is Your cousin Thea the daughter of Duke Amaryllis and also your future wife," little Alvaro's eyes sparkled at how cute the little baby was before him.

"mom sure you've heard, Thea's mother has gone a long way so from now on you have to protect Thea huh.can this mother's son promise me?" the Queen asked, smiling at her little son, while thrusting her pinky finger cheerfully, little Alvaro greeted her with pleasure.

unknowingly time passed, Alvaro and Thea grew quickly as the queen lost the opportunity to play with her son and focused on caring for her nephew, he was sad that his son's childhood had to be spent preparing for the abdication but there was nothing he could do.

after completing his studies in haste Alvaro ran to the Queen's palace where his mother and cousin's sister were.

from a distance Alvaro hears the sound of the cry of the baby Althea, he also approached his mother's room a very warm view but somehow Alvaro felt crowded when his mother hugged another child and not his own son.

Little Alvaro ran hastily while holding back his cries, he did not hate Althea just that he was sad because he felt his mother had been snatched from him.

it does not feel that the little baby that entered Alvaro's life is now five years old and now can attract Alvaro to play with him.

for a moment while with Althea, Alvaro forgot the incident now for him Althea is his precious sister Althea who smiled sweetly and cheerfully ran there Kemari treat the fatigue that Alvaro felt.

"sister! let's play Thea!" take Althea while pulling the tip of Alvaro's shirt which is now studying in the palace library.

"awhile after this brother will play with Thea," said Alvaro softly while stroking the top of Althea.

"then Thea wants to learn too!" Althea sat next to Alvaro and began to doodle the paper in front of him, Alvaro laughed a little and then laughed Althea all out because of his funny behavior that really makes others anxious.

having satisfied her second play falls asleep in the Queen's study with her sweet smile the queen envelops her two children and kisses them on the forehead one by one.

*tock.tok..

"come in" said the Queen, shortly afterwards Duke Amaryllis, who was the father of Althea, came to pick up her little daughter, and Althea took her in his arms.

"thank you for being the mother of his older brother" Duke Amaryllis told the queen, who was his older brother, When his wife dies after giving birth to their daughter Duke worries that one day his daughter is asking for the whereabouts of the mother but in her moments of worry the queen comes as a lantern that lights up her daughter's path.

although not her biological mother but the queen takes care of Althea as she takes care of her own child, the queen does want a daughter but her weak physique does not allow her to get pregnant again.

but God answered his prayer with the presence of this beautiful and cute niece, so that she would not waste this opportunity and love Althea with all her heart.

"i'm glad to be able to give her enough affection for my sister" the queen replied as she delivered her sister and niece to the palace door.

the time passed quickly and Althea was ten years old and Alvaro was fifteen years old, I don't know what happened but now the cheerful and hyperactive Althea has disappeared somewhere now there is only the cold Althea Althea who does not want to come out of the Duke and Althea residence that always swings the sword without hesitation.

"what's wrong with you, don't you want to tell Mother?" ask the queen to worry about Althea's condition.

"thank you your majesty I'm fine" replied Althea, her blank eyes making the queen feel lost the figure of the little angel who has been cared for until now.

amidst a fierce sword duel between Alvaro and Althea, suddenly the queen comes intending to mediate but the Duke and the king forbid her second full of ambition, in addition, the more time passed the ability to fight both of them increased maybe a little more his second was able to get the title of sword master.

"actually why? why did you change Thea?!" alvaro asked in the middle of the duel.

"i have no obligation to answer you noble," replied Althea coldly somehow his aura was a little different as if a little bit about Althea sword Alvaro's life was at stake.

"at least don't make me sad!!" yelled Alvaro angry, really he was really upset and did not understand the way Althea thought.

Alvaro attacks Althea blindly with his movements that seem to follow his emotions easily make him lose at the hands of Althea.

"I will try not to make your Majesty sad" Althea said as she reached out to Alvaro, who fell to the ground, with strong emotions Alvaro brushed off Althea's hand.

after that incident, every time he saw Althea, Alvaro stared at her sharply as if Althea was a bug, the Queen who saw the state of these two children was increasingly sad until her weak body was uprooted.

during his illness he always accompanied Althea nephew who he had considered as his own daughter, Althea who now had the title of crown princess began to live in the palace.

he took care of the queen as where the queen took care of her as a child, seeing that rightly the queen smiled happily as it turned out Althea had not completely changed, only that now she had grown into a graceful girl who was firm and strong, and powerful, perhaps the queen no longer needed to worry about her son and Astrantia's future, Althea would be a more than perfect queen.

The queen asked Althea to accompany her on a walk in the blue rose garden of the queen's favorite place in the palace, a place full of memories between Queen Alvaro and Althea a precious place for them.

The queen smiled at Althea, his pale face and wrinkles on his face that began to look signify that now his time is not long and he is sure that Althea can make his son and this country happy.

the day that the cries of the people of Astrantia reverberate throughout the land, the wise and very loving Queen, the Queen who truly deserves to be called first lady forsake them all, the luminous magic flowers illuminated the river ushering in the queen's departure.

before leaving the queen told her daughter.

"Thea promised you'd always be by Alvaro's side, I can't be by his side despite being so affectionate with him, I love you both so much. Thea don't cry." with a smile clearly imprinted on her face the queen left with a hand that tightly grasped her daughter.

Althea did not weep as the Queen's last request, not but her mother who, though not the mother who gave birth to her, but the mother who has raised her until now, the mother who is always there for her, the mother who is always there for her, a mother who loves her without asking for anything in return...

love does not need any more reason in return, love comes from anywhere like a thread that will never break such is the path of destiny, he said, blood is thick but the inner connection bound by destiny is thicker and harder than any Diamond in the world...

- Ran.nace

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- Ran.nace