Lafiel Tarrant

[Lafiel]

Lafiel had managed to sneak into her fathers study as she had done on so many occasions when she was little. Her father would scold her for such silly behaviour telling her countless times that his study was not a play area but then scooping her up onto his lap as he sat in his high backed chair behind his desk filled with papers an usually said while your here you might as well learn something. Her strongest memory was when he had the map of the sirius sector in front of him he had pointed out various things giving the history of the four major houses and various places if she were to every travel she shouldn't go he didn't acknowledge Gallia as a house just yet he had called them an unknown element. His eyes had been sad as he had remarked pointing to tau sectors that war had been potential brewing on our doorsteps an if such an event broke out she should temporarily remove herself to Liberty if possible as far away as Rheinland the evident corruption would allow for anyone that wanted to hide to hide safely an if worse had come to worse she was to ask for Asylum in either of the neighboring houses. Should anything happen to me you will be a good girl won't you Lafie if need be you can just go into hiding till your older "Yes father I will do anything you say." she had only been 12 but she looked to her father with great love an admiration her mother had passed away when she was younger he was all she had apart from her brother. "Oliver will acompany you."

She drifted out of her reminice as she sat in her fathers desk chair she was surprised she was not alone anymore as her eyes rose from the desk. The old butler with his silver streaks an neatly clean shaven chin detached himself from the corner of a bookshelf. "My lady we must depart you are to receive your new title before the queen in ceremony." Lafiel just leaned further back into her fathers chair an shook her head. Olivers face became stern an authoritarion like when ever she had misbehaved as a child "You are just going to have to act your age an stop this childish behaviour. The Queen has summoned you an you must go as any citizen Lord or lady must." Lafiel looked pained but glared back at him her green eyes piercing an sharp as she replied, "Its not right Oliver an you know it. He is not dead he is missing in action. It is true I am the first born which makes it true that I already have this title there is no need for the queen to officially hand my fathers land an territory over to me." Oliver frowned at her stubborness, "My Lady whether it is right or wrong is not the question your queen has summoned you an you will go. If your father may or may not return his lands can be just as easily returned to him or who knows what the queen would do upon his return there might be new lands an territory bestowed upon him he still holds his title you are not taking anything from him." Lafiel seemed to think this over but just sat still the Butler came over an grabbed hold of her shoulder an arm gently but firmly dragged her to a standing position. She began to fight against the old man but he was surprisingly strong for someone who must have been at least eighty years old. "Let go of me Oliver. Your hurting me." Oliver looked sad now but didn't let go he frog marched her all the way to the transport only letting go of her once they were in the air. Two squadrons of the armed forces took up formation around the transport while a third escorted them as far as the the jump gate to New London.

It was a long seven days but Lafiel was on her utmost best behaviour and followed the ceremony an gave homage to Queen Carina an the lands an territory officially worthy of her title was bestowed upon her. It was only in private she wheeped as one of her strongest ties with her father was lost.

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