The Red Queen Chapter 1: Sword Training

I've been sword fighting with my brother Seth for a good two hours now and I just can't take it anymore, so I take a few minutes to collect myself and Seth uses this moment of inattention to knock me down.

“Thalia Dammit, concentrate a bit” Seth reproaches me.

“ I'm doing my best ok and besides, I don't see the point of this training. I never liked the sword." I say getting up

“You know very well the ceremony is in a week. Father and Mother are getting old, you are the one who will replace them. You are the heiress. Moreover, this training is vital. A queen must be able to wield the sword in order to be able to defend the kingdom”

“I don't want to go to this ceremony. And besides, why should I rule the kingdom and not you? You're the man, so you're the one who should be the king." I say, when deep down I know perfectly well why, but I refuse to admit it to myself.

"Because you're the eldest Thalia and the law requires it to be the ..."

“The older of the two children of royalty who will succeed to the throne, yes, yes. But we're twins, and I'm only a few seconds ahead of you” I cut him off as I finish his sentence

"Exactly and precisely it is these few seconds that make you the eldest, even if you judge that they are not important"

He is right, I was born exactly 20 seconds before him at 9h 39 minutes and 38 seconds & Seth was born at 21h 39 minutes and 58 seconds. Only, I don't feel ready to become queen, not now anyway, I know that the day when I should take over is going to come very quickly and the more I think about it the worse I feel.

“And if not, I remind you that I am a witch and therefore that I have powers. I can simply use it to protect the mountain. » I say while I know very well that although I am a witch, one of the most powerful besides, I have never used my powers since I was very small because they have lagged in their development.

“Ah, dear sister, do I have to remind you that your powers have never manifested since you were born? So honestly, I don't see how you'll do to defend the kingdom without them. I remain on my decision, you have to learn the sword» says my twin brother both in a dry and exasperated tone

"Oh, it's okay, let's get back to training" I replied.

"Well, there you go, it wasn't that complicated" Seth said excitedly.

“On the other hand, don't rejoice dear brother, I intend to take my revenge. You're going to pay for bringing me down"

"Yeah, that's what we'll see" replied Seth in a mocking tone.

So we resume training where we left off and this time it was Seth who was distracted and I took the opportunity to trip him up.

"See, I told you so"

"Yeah, yeah that's it, short end of training for today" growled my brother in displeasure

"Well what, sir is offended by my revenge" I laughed in my turn

“Pfft, so there you are not at all, you are dreaming Thalia” denied Seth

"Oh come on man, admit it, you still got beat up by a girl" replied Lucas, Seth's best friend. He supervised the training

"And that girl is my sister"

"Well, that's what I was saying, you're well and truly offended" I said, laughing

"Oh it's okay, I admit it, are you happy now?" replied Seth.

"Yes" I replied with a huge smile before adding "see you at dinner little brother"

“Yeah, see you at dinner big sister” affirmed Seth still annoyed

I kissed him on the cheek before going home to take a shower.

In short, I swear to you a real kid my brother