[Novel] The Great Wish Vol. 1 Chapter 2 Part 2


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Novel The Great Wish Volume 1

Chapter 2 - Open Your Closed Eyes

Part 2

"Your Highness, have you been well?"

"Countess. You're here already?"

Beth, who had taken a long trip to visit her daughter who had just given birth, had returned earlier than scheduled and entered the Palace.

"Yes, I decided to return early."

"You should have gotten some rest while you were away visiting your daughter."

"I can't do that, not when Your Highness's birthday is just around the corner."

"Countess, I appreciate your thoughts but the Baroness must be sad. Is your grandson well?"

"Yes. He's got a strong build, he is not likely to suffer from any illnesses. Your Highness, I know it's not much, but I have a gift for you."

Beth held out a small wooden box.

"These are the tea leaves that are usually your favorite, Your Highness. They were picked by my daughter."

"Thank you. I will drink it well."

"And I would like you to meet someone. It is absolutely not because there is a different meaning. On my return, I was accompanied by a child who is a distant relative of my son-in-law. She was brought here to find a suitable marriage partner, and this child's brewing skills are truly excellent. I wanted to make sure you had a taste of this child's tea, Your Highness."

Sienna laughed lightly.

"I do not misunderstand the Countess's favor. Please bring her in."

"Yes, Your Highness."

The Countess left the parlor and returned a moment later with a young woman in tow. Sienna's eyes widened as she recognized the stranger's face. Strange, but not unfamiliar.

Beth introduced the woman, who stood stiff with nervousness.

"This is the child, Your Highness. Emma, greet Her Highness."

Sienna's eyes fluttered wide.

"G-Gre...... Greetings to you, Your Highness. My...... My name is Emma. Emma Dalton."

Emma.

The trembling, stuttering woman had the same name as the woman in Sienna's dream. It wasn't just the name. The younger version of the middle-aged woman who had poured tea at the Emperor's side in her dream was right there in front of her.

'I can't believe this.'

Beth, who had misinterpreted the way Sienna was staring at Emma in awe, urged her on.

"Emma, take the tea to Her Highness. Don't be nervous, be calm. Just be your usual self."

"Ye...... Yes, Countess."

Emma's hands, trembling as if they were freezing cold, came to a complete stop as she reached for the teapot, and very calmly she brewed the tea and filled the cups.

As soon as Sienna drank the tea, she was overwhelmed. The aroma was unlike anything she had ever tasted before. The sweetness was perfect, just right for her taste.

"Excellent. This is the best tea I've ever had."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

If this was the tea that the Emperor in her dreams drank, the praise was not excessive. Also, the birthmark on Emma's nose in the dream was also present on the young Emma's nose.

'There's no doubt. They are the same person.'

"Emma, can I call you by your name?"

"Ye-Yes, Your Highness."

Emma responded, looking very surprised. Most people were nervous in Sienna's presence, but she'd never seen anyone look so pale as if they were about to collapse. She looked terribly vulnerable, and Sienna liked it. She didn't seem like the kind of person who would brazenly lie or shift gears.

"I want to continue drinking your brewed tea. Will you stay in the Palace for the time being and brew it for me?"

Emma, a timid country girl, was half-frozen, overwhelmed by the enormous Imperial Palace.

Emma was excited until she followed the Countess to the Capital. She was intimidated by the glitz and glamor of the Capital, and the Countess's mansion seemed too much for her.

But an Imperial Palace, and the prospect of seeing Her Highness every day and serving her tea? Emma wanted to return home immediately. Emma looked at the Countess with pleading eyes. 'It is something I dare not do', she said with pleading eyes.

"It's an honor, Your Highness. This child will gladly serve tea to you. Emma, what are you doing? Come on, say thank you to Her Highness."

The Countess did not take Emma's side. Timid Emma couldn't bring herself to say no.

"I-It's an honor...... For me, Your Highness."

Sienna summoned her maid and instructed her to find a place for Emma to stay. Emma's shoulders sagged as she left with the maid. Her reluctance was palpable, and the Countess was embarrassed.

"Your Highness, it's because that child isn't used to the Imperial Palace yet."

"It must be awkward to live in an unfamiliar place where you don’t know anyone. Countess, please check on her in the mornings and in the evenings to make sure she's doing well."

That night, Sienna lay in bed and reviewed her dream. She made little progress in figuring out who the Emperor in her dreams was. In the first dream, it was the garden, the one overlooking the Emperor's office.

The garden in its current form, with its various thematic arrangements, was created some 70 years ago. At that time, the Empire was under the rule of the First Emperor, Sienna's great-grandfather. Since then, all the Emperors up to the current Emperor, her father, have been men.

"Emma......"

I wasn't sure until the Emperor sent me a gift of tea leaves, and then a dream figure appeared in my life.

'The Emperor in my dream is me......'

Then, everything clicked. Her heart thumped. Sienna felt like she was about to laugh.

'So it was indeed an oracle.'

Dreams of a glimpse of the future were the power of the gods.

'I saw my future.'

Everyone around her said she would be Emperor, and she thought it was only natural. Her pedigree and abilities were enough to qualify her. However, she even received an oracle. The Gods said she definitely became Emperor. She received recognition from an absolute power.

'If the Gods wanted to show me my future, they wouldn't have shown me such a vague dream twice. There is a clear meaning in the oracle, and I must find it.'

Then, Sienna had a third dream.

A middle-aged lady suddenly appeared in front of her, and she realized it was her reflection in the mirror.

This was the first dream she'd had since she'd been convinced that the Emperor in her dream was her future self, and she had great proof that her conviction was correct.

—This is...... My future self.

Sienna immediately recognized herself, even if she had changed with age.

Her silver hair with blue tinges and golden eyes. Her cheeks were a bit fuller and her eyelids thinner, making her eyes look deeper. Her skin didn't look as fresh as Sienna's at twenty.

She looked twenty years older, maybe a little more, but it was hard to tell.

The current Sienna, not yet of age, was at the peak of her youth. As is often the case with the young, she did not envision herself as old. The universal truth that everyone walks toward death was fresh in her mind.

It was a strange feeling to suddenly see a version of herself that had passed by years. On the other hand, there was something about the Sienna that she liked very much.

The eyes.

The eyes of her future self, the Emperor, held a deep sense of age. Something the current Sienna could never have, no matter how hard she tried. The wisdom of the ages was in her eyes.

The mirror reflected the movement of the maids as they came and went behind her. They assisted the Emperor in her chair. Two maids fastened the cloak around the Emperor's shoulders. The colorful robes, embroidered with gold thread, were beautiful and exuded majesty.

The bustling maids stepped back and bowed.

"Is it done?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Let's go."

The Emperor turned, and the doors that had been firmly closed swung open as she approached. The Emperor walked down a long corridor. The round pillars are carved at regular intervals with ornate reliefs. A path stretched through the center of the room and opened up to the side.

Sienna knew where this path led. She had traveled many times.

—Is this real?

The sunlight, slanting sideways, created the Emperor's shadow. Sienna roughly calculated the time by the length of the shadow.

—Afternoon, after the midday break.

Sienna thinks she knows where the Emperor going and what she's doing. It is an official audience in the afternoon. This was the Emperor's most common schedule.

The Emperors's way of governing was very evident in their official schedule. How much time they spent there, and who they met with, was all up to them.

Some Emperors of the Empire never granted an audience to a non-noble in their lifetime, and there were Emperors who directly received complaints from the people all day long.

It was when she almost reached the throne room.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty......"

An urgent shout, a mumbling sound. The Emperor sped up her pace, and her surroundings quickly expanded around her. She could see knights and servants dragging someone away.

"Stop!"

The Emperor ran up to the halted figure. The middle-aged man was unconscious, both arms held by the knight and hanging limply.

"Who's that?"

The knight replied,

"This man has lied about his identity. He has trespassed into the throne room without authorization and dared to try to humiliate you, Your Majesty."

"What is his true identity?"

The knight hesitated for a moment before answering.

"He is an official, the envoy of the Pero Kingdom."

"Envoy? They can apply for an audience according to the procedures. Why did he break in under a false identity? Did he conspire to harm me?"

"We will interrogate him and find out."

The Emperor looked at the knight. Sienna couldn't read the Emperor's mind, but she seemed to be glaring at the knight for some reason. The Emperor turned to a servant beside her.

"Check his clothes."

The servant searched the fainting man's clothes.

"Have you found any weapons?"

"No, Your Majesty."

"Do you mean to tell me that the man who sought to harm me has boldly entered the Palace, single-handed and unarmed?"

The knight could not answer.

"Bring him to me when he is sober. I will ask him myself."

"Your Majesty."

Hearing the call, the Emperor turned her head.

"I heard that a ruffian had caused a disturbance, so I hastened here."

—Hmm.

Sienna muttered under her breath. At last, a familiar face. Of course, he was much older than she remembered him, but she recognized that old man, who was a replica of her grandfather.

Doug Lehmann.

The eldest son of Duke Lehmann and Patricia's older brother.

—You've aged a lot, Uncle.

Sienna chuckled as she threw out a greeting that the other party couldn't possibly hear. Unlike her last 2 dreams, Sienna was a little excited. She was experiencing a miracle, a glimpse of the future.

"You didn't have to come running for something so trivial, Duke Lehmann."

"Trivial? Your Majesty, how can you call something that involves the safety of you as a trivial matter?"

Doug clicked his tongue as he looked at the man being held by the knight.

"He came all the way here to......"

"You know him?"

"He says the King of Pero Kingdom has made a mistake and the country is being shaken to its foundations. The public of the country is divided, and some are hoping for Imperial intervention. He is their representative. Although he claims to be a vassal of the Empire, it is not proper for the Emperor to intervene in the affairs of an autonomous Kingdom. I'm afraid it will only upset your feelings. I will take him with me."

"......Please do so."

Sienna's mood sank as she listened to the 2 talks. Whatever their feelings for each other were, they were not favorable, at the very least.

Seeing through the eyes of the Emperor, somehow he seemed cunning. She didn't know what was going on, but she had a feeling he was trying to hide something. This is not something to let slide.

—Does she not notice, or does she pretend not to?

Sienna criticized her future self, though her future self would never hear it.

The Emperor's gaze flickered to the envoy of the Pero Kingdom and back again as if looking away. The Emperor turned around to enter the throne room but then she stopped.

"I will postpone the audience to a later date."

The Emperor turned and walked back the way she had come.

"That bastard."

A small murmur through gritted teeth was clearly heard in Sienna’s ears.


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