Chapter 1; Ivy
"Finally peace" Ivy thought to herself while she took her last breath inside the dungeon.
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"Miss.Lunaries.."
"Madam please wake up..."
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When Ivy opened her eyes she was not welcomed by any grim reaper rather with maids who looked terrified and worried. Is she having her life memories before her soul gets taken away?
While the maids looks delighted that she woke up and they bombard her with questions.
"M'lady are you okay???"
"Do you need something???"
"Should I go call the physician?"
The maids scattered around the room.
Ivy thought to herself, 'ahhh shitttt this can't be possible it can't be. Fuck am I back? Or was it a bad dream? But I clearly died...'
She abruptly stands up and slaps herself to check if it's real and it hurts her so it is real she thought. The maids surrounding her thinks the young mistress has lost her mind and one rushes to call the physician.
Whereas Ivy still in shock can't comprehend coming back in life. She thought she was dead but she was not?????? She was unbothered even when the physician checked her.
Maybe it took her a whole day and 5 slaps to finally come to the realisation that she is really back.
"Clara can you tell me what happened?" Ivy asked the brown hair maid while she was served with dinner on her bed.
"M'lady you don't remember?" Clara asked with slight fear in her voice.
"I don't. My memories are vague."
Clara hesitated at first but the thought of Lady Ivy getting mad scared her. So even though she didn't want to she told her.
"You fell down the stairs when you tried to... Umm...push Lady Iries down.."
Ivy stopped herself at the mention of Iries. The sister she hated. Her twin.
The maid looked terrified.
'In my past life I hated her to dead but I am tired.." Ivy was really tired. Thinking how she has been reincarnated to the time where she just celebrated her and her twin,Iries coming of age ceremony and out of jealousy that Iries received more luxurious presents made her to push her down the stairs but Ivy slipped on the carpet and had herself to fall. And she has to live again through all of it again just made her feel tired.
"I need to rest." Ivy told the maid.
As if on cue, the maid cleared the plates, arranged the duvets and off the lights.
Laid down,eyes opened and her mind swirled with thousands of thoughts. Ivy remembered how she was in her past life but if she wasn't like that maybe she won't have suffered the 10 years of dungeon and finally be poisoned?
The thoughts of dying again made her spine shiver but the thought of living again the same life tired her.
Did she even slept because she thought she just closed her eyes and it was already morning. Numerous maids helped her get dressed up while she yawned due to lack of sleep. She still can't believe she has been reincarnated. Ivy has been zoning out from the time she woke up.
She slowly made her way downstairs towards the dining hall. From far she could hear the lively laughter of the people who is technically her family members. Upon her entrance, all of their mood changes, her father's mood turns indifferent, her elder brother is disgusted, her younger brother is cold and her twin is afraid. 'Here we go again...' Ivy thought to herself.
She settled herself on the end of the long table far from her family as they always wanted. Because in this life she doesn't want any more chaos. (Side note: Lady is tired)
This action of hers earned surprised yet suspicious looks from her family members.
'I ain't gonna listen to their belittling again.'
Clara served her breakfast. She quietly ate her breakfast and just when she thought she can leave peacefully after that, the count and her father spoke.
"You are not allowed to venture out for a month. And no allowance or any sort of luxury should be given to you."
"May I wonder why is that?" Ivy asked absentmindedly. She was zoning out again.
Her elder brother scoffed, "You dare to question when you know you tried to push Iries down the stairs?"
'but she isn't dead yet..' that would be old Ivy's rebuttal but this time she is too tired to respond.
"Okay." Ivy replies while getting up to go back to her room.
This response of her's makes her family members to feel uneasesd. A month is a perfect time for her to rest.
In her past life she lived till the age of 40, she was ordered to dungeon at the age of 30 for particularly harming the duchess and so called sister of the crown prince. Tough life it was but in this life time she just wants to rest and rest.
"Clara get me a pen and papers and few geo political books from Library."
The brown hair rushes out to fulfill her mistress demands. Whereas Ivy makes herself comfortable on bed while sipping the herb tea. It brought different kind of calmness within her. It was really true that she hated it before. But now she prefers this. It heals you from different kind of illnesses.
After she got the things she wanted. She demanded full isolation. Finally can she grasp the reality of being reborn and this time she wants a peaceful life untouched by troubles. To do that she needs to note down few stuffs.
Points to be made;
-Anull the engagement with Duke Lucas.
-If the engagement doesn't get anulled just revealed the Duke's secret and destroy the dukedom. (Plan B)
-Stay miles away from the royal family especially the crown prince.
-Treat Clara nicely.
-Avoid the backhanded plans to destroy someone rather confront them directly.
-Buy a land far from everyone after everything and live peacefully.
She sighed looking at her plans. Sounds foolproof rather than full proof. But she is too tired to revised it well. She shoved the papers inside her drawers nearby and started reading the geo political books. In her past life she read the books of fairies,gods and fantasies because she wanted to be like her. How stupid. Despite knowing she likes the books about politics, maps and constellations.
She opened the geo political book about the empire.
The empire, Etheriez. It was a vast empire. And one of the richest empire's of Eastern Side. The map of the country featured different mines, different places from where they do trades and broaders which are some opened for close allies of the empire but closed where the risk of invasion is high.
'If I want to live somewhere peaceful than I should choose the place under the duke of north it has less civilization and more jungles. Perfect for me.' Ivy thought.
'Tomorrow is the day we will be invited for Imperial palace. In my past life I was forcefully house arrest for a month but still the Count took me to Imperial palace. I wonder this time he will do the same even when I willing accepted the punishment.'
"Miss may I enter?" Clara voice came from outside.
"You may."
"My lord wants you to make your presence for tomorrow's banquet held in Imperial palace."
Ivy nodded. She thought he won't but again the Imperial palace order is the law in this empire. After sleeping peacefully for hours she was abruptly carried to the bath.
Sometimes she wondered why they have so much maids? But again this empire is rich which indirectly makes all the nobles rich.
"M'lady would you like this jewelled dress?"
"Miss which jewellery will you prefer?"
"Miss would you like me to apply more powdered?"
'Gosh it's exhausting. In my past life I wore enough jewelleries and make ups that it feels exhausting to wear it again.'
"All of you leave me alone except Clara."
"But-" one of the maid tried protesting but other maids quickly stopped her. It was better not to argue with the Count's daughter.
Clara remained standing as the other maids left the dressing room.
Ivy sighed, "Clara help me loosen this corset."
Clara nodded abruptly and lossened the corset.
"Thank you Clara." The appreciation note from Ivy startled Clara at first but she recovered it from fast and nodded.
Ivy wore a lilac dress with simple design. It was light and flowery unlike her other dresses which are bulky and heavy. She wore a simple purple pendant and small same coloured ear piece. It looked perfect with her porcelain skin, dark raven hair with blue eyes. In her past life, this day she wore light pink dress jewelled with pink gems and heavy jewellery. She just wanted to be seen in the banquet but right now the thing is simple. 'Avoid Troubles.'
"Clara would you please come with me?" Ivy requested. In her past life she used to have 4 maids by her side every where she went. But this time she just want Clara, less attention.
"It would be an honour Miss." Clara bowed slightly.
As they descended down the stairs. Her family members were already waiting near the main door.
Her elder brother was wearing royal blue suit with cradled of thin golden threads as a design and on the left side rest the family crest, a red flamed phoenix.His red hair combed backwards.
Her younger brother/second eldest brother was wearing a suit coloured with brown hue. It perfectly highlighted his deep shade of red hair which almost looked like black. He had black cloak on the right side and family crest on left.
Her sister was dressed in light bluish dress with perfect oceanic gem jewels. Her red hair loosely braided and glass heels complimenting her looks.
She paid no attention to her father, the count himself wasn't much of interest for her anyways.
After giving Ivy their best angry glares.They all walked towards the carriage. Which was red hued with family crest on every direction. The Lunaries got in the family crest carriage whereas the butler and the maids got into the plain carriage behind. With guards surrounding the carriages it motioned to the Imperial Palace.
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