To Anneliese, Julian was her best friend since childhood, and that was all there was to it. She often thought about what an odd pair they made-the princess and the royal tutor- but to her, it was much simpler than that. While it devastated the kingdom, it also brought the princess and the tutor closer together, and soon the pair was almost never seen apart. The incident also took out Duke Julian Becker I. She grew up an only child, and at the age of eight, without a father too.
While he had never quite lived up to his mother’s expectations (in her opinion he spent too much time devoted to his studies and not enough in religion), he could never do any wrong in his father’s eyes and when his mother passed, he became the sole pride of his father before he, too, passed.Īnneliese was loved dearly by both of her parents. Julian Becker II was loved by those around him, and he was generally regarded as Britain’s Sweetheart. His son, Julian Becker II was sent away to study abroad, and the young prodigy graduated early and was sent back to live at the palace to tutor the princess, Anneliese. The Becker family got its name from Julian Becker the First, who grew up a peasant but was given the honorary title of Duke of Wales for saving the king’s life from an assassination attempt when visiting the local towns. There had only ever been one exception to this standard: the Beckers. After all, these people had been serving the royal family for generations, and there was practically no new help was introduced to the expensive walls. The town outside was lively and bustling with eccentric balls and gatherings in hopes of being noticed and brought into a palace like the royal tutor’s family.Ĭommoners were rarely brought inside the walls, and even the servants were treated a step above regular civilians. The walls were sturdy and the interior was donned with the most expensive gold-coated wallpapers and filled with statues carved by the most renowned artists of the time. The castle that oversaw the kingdom was only three hundred years old. Stats: Published: Updated: Words: 4735 Chapters: 4/? Comments: 13 Kudos: 35 Bookmarks: 2 Hits: 513