"For-" Princess Marina said as she chocked on her words.
"Forestina." Princess Marina called out quietly but when there was no acknowledgement or realization from Fawn McQueen, Princess Marina broke a little and cursed herself for being so stupid.
Flashback
Estania, Age 7.
"Witch!" little children cried as they stoned a girl with ivory colored skin, hazel eyes and long white hair.
"Witch!" they said again as the little girl shielded herself pathetically while crying.
Rushing forward to protect the girl with her two little feet, Estania stood in front of the weeping girl with her hand on her waist and a firm glare.
"Don't call her a witch!" Estania said as she scolded the other children the same age as her firmly.
"But she has white hair!" a girl with the same skin tone as the one on the floor weeping pathetically said in protest.
"How does that make her a witch?" Estania asked firmly as she used her body to block the girl behind her.
"I don't have white hair, my mom doesn't have white hair, neither does my aunty nor sisters. Everyone who looks like me doesn't have white hair, she is the only one that does, so she must be a witch!" the girl proclaimed and the girl on the floor shrank even more.
Turning her head a little to see the timid girl looking at the floor like she has given up, Estania stood her ground and said the first thing that came to mind.
"Her hair is white because she is blessed by the Goddess." Estania blurted out and all the children including the one that was previously weeping looked at her in confusion.
"You have all heard that whosoever has a white wolf is blessed by the Goddess" Estania said and everyone nodded.
"The same thing also applies to her." Estania said as she pointed to the girl behind her.
"Her hair is white because the Goddess personally blessed her." Estania said firmly as she crossed her arms across her chest.
"Goddess." The children whispered in fear as they began to drop their stones.
"Goddess." The children confirmed as they took in the hair that shone under the moonlight.
"We are sorry." the children said before running away like the Goddess herself was on their tails.
Lifting the girl up slowly, Estania dusted the girl up and cleaned her eyes.
Smiling a small smile, Estania said "For what is worth, your hair is beautiful." and so many emotions with relief being the most prominent washed over the face of the little girl.
"I am Estania." Estania said with a smile.
"What is your name?" Estania asked as she stretched her hand towards her.
"My name is Forestina." Forestina said as she shook Estania's hand with a bright smile and brilliant hazel eyes.
Flashback end
Sensing that she might have done something to offend Princess Marina, Fawn began to babble.
"Um my sister didn't lie to you if she said she was an only child." Fawn said quickly.
"I am never really brought up and I rarely go to occasions and besides I and my sister are identical so there is no difference if she is there or I am there and-" Fawn said before Princess Marina stopped her with a chuckle.
"I am delighted to meet, Fawn McQueen, the second daughter of the Baroness of Aeloria." Princess Marina said with a smile and Fawn smiled in relief.
Dragging her things over to the only bed space that wasn't claimed, Princess Marina began to unpack her things as Falorin chatted excitedly and Fawn chimed in with her opinion or small things she learned about from time to time.
From the endless chattering in the room, Princess Marina got to know Falorin and Fawn a little more. After thirty minutes of unpacking, Princess Marina finally finished and turned on the invention that she created from the entrance test to display her, her mom, dad and her two sisters with her in the middle.
"What's that?" Fawn asked in surprise as she looked at Princess Marina's invention with interest.
"It's Princess Marina personal creation." Falorin said with pride.
"She created it on the entrance test day for the creation test." Falorin said with a smile.
"Beautiful." Fawn said in awe.
"And what a wonderful family." Fawn said with a hint of sadness.
Before the atmosphere could turn sour, the alarms blared and a female voice said "All students, please proceed to the dining hall for dinner." over a little transmission box.