Oh dear Lord, I can't wait to meet my sibling. Could it be a boy or girl? Either gender I will love that baby with all my heart. Finally we've arrived back on our country. I miss my mother and the people I left in Italy.

We get inside our carriage but I saw my brother, Jean-Philippe mounted a horse.

"Why are you there?"

"Join us here"

"No thank you, Princess"

"I'll take the horse instead"

"Well, why can you decide for yourself?"

"Are there any available horse here that I can ride on?"

"Your majesty, your favorite horse is here"

"I'm handling her but take her, my princess"

A Queen's guard offered

"Thank you!"

"But where are you riding?"

"He'll ride with me, Alex"

Philippe said

"Okay"

"Are we settled?"

"Shall we go already?"

Philippe nodded at me

We were on the way to the court when there's a commotion happening in the woods.

"Help!"

A woman screamed

"Shut up woman"

He slapped the woman

"Help help!"

We stopped and hid so we won't be seen

"Guards, can you check out what's happening there?"

My guards walked to the man and woman in the woods and one guard came back to me and said

"I'm sorry for the delay, my princess"

"But we've found the woman who's been kidnapped reportedly about a week ago"

"What?"

"How is she?"

"Capture that man"

"We came at the right time, he was trying to rape the woman"

"Oh my god"

"Take her inside the carriage"

"I guess we have to go already"

"You and your group should stay here and bring him"

"The princess is not safe around here"

"Alex?"

My brother said

"Yeah, you're right"

"Let's take her with us"

"We have extra carriage, she can stay there"

"Where is she?"

"The prosecutor is still talking to her"

"Brother, help me mount off my horse please?"

"Of course"

My brother helped me go down my horse. I went to the lady who was almost raped.

"Excuse me, sorry for interrupting"

I said

"Your majesty, it's fine"

"Is there anything you would like me to do?"

The prosecutor said

"I would like to talk to her"

"Can you excuse us?"

"Yes, my princess"

I came to her and talked to her for awhile

"My princess"

She bowed

"No need, you're in pain"

"You don't have to..."

"You saved me!"

"H-He tried to rape me"

"Yes, I heard"

"How are you?"

"He didn't feed me when he kidnapped me"

"I-I was fishing for my siblings the suddenly someone groped me"

"T-That's really terrible..."

"But don't worry, we will bring you back to your siblings"

"Safe"

"I will make sure he will rot in prison"

"T-Thank you, your majesty"

"Come with us to the court, you can stay at the empty carriage"

"A-Are you sure, my princess?"

"Of course"

"Go ahead, we're leaving"

I led her to the carriage after that we went on to our journey to the Scottish Court.

We've arrived on time for the birth of my sibling.

"Princess Alexandra Stuart de Valois of Scotland and France has arrived"

"With her ladies in waiting- Lady Isabella, Lady Rebekah, Lady Anastasia and Lady Antoinette"

"And the 1st Baron of Velay, Jean-Philippe Valois-Angouleme"

Uncle James welcomed us in court and came to me hurriedly.

"Ladies!"

"How's the journey?"

"By the way!"

"You're just in time!"

"Your mother is on labor right now"

"Any minute she may deliver the baby already"

"Hello Uncle James!"

"Oh sorry"

"Yes hello to you too"

He hugged me

"I missed you, little one"

He said

"Philippe!"

"Welcome back, bud"

"James"

He smiled

"Thank you!"

"Where is the Queen?"

"Follow me"

Jean-Philippe and I followed Uncle James to the Queen's chambers

"Alex?"

The Queen said

"MOTHER!!!"

"Oh god I missed you so much"

"How are you?"

I ran to her

"We missed you too"

She laughed

"I'm good as of now"

She hugged me then I sat down beside her

She saw Jean-Philippe by the door

"Philippe!"

"There you are!"

"Come here"

"I-I'm sorry, Queen Mary"

He suddenly became shy

"Come on, Jean"

"It's been years, no need to be shy"

"You know you can call me "stepmother" or simply "Mary""

She smiled

"I'm sorry, mother"

He smiled

"What are apologizing for?"

"No need to apologize, dear"

"How was Italy?"

Mother asked us both

"It was great"

He answered

"It's beautiful..."

"By the way, have you received a letter from Queen Isabelle?"

"She said she written you a letter"

"I did, I did!"

"She miss you already"

"I do too"

"They'll be coming here soon, she said"

"Yes, she mentioned that"

"How's Marco?"

"He's busy"

I laughed

"Being a King re-..."

She paused

"W-Wait"

"Where's Greer?"

"She's not here"

"She's downstairs, I guess"

"M-My water broke..."

"Oh my god"

"Where's the midwife???"

"I'll call her!"

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