Duchess Mira

Claude Ischyrós-Exousía, the all-powerful general of the Empire.

A general feared in the battlefield, just one look in his eyes his enemies perish before him.

His name rang through the Continent from the moment he stepped on the battlefield yet...

Claude Ischyrós-Exousía is ridiculed.

Why you may ask?

Because he is a prince of a fallen disgraceful marquis house born from a psychopathic Queen.

For that, he is also known as the-

'Abandoned Prince'

"I-i can't believe this..." Claude said as one more tear fell from his eyes.

Claude looked around the darkroom and saw his small friend.

"S-sam" Claude said as his lower lip trembled.

"M-mister why are you crying?" Sam said as she saw Claude's shaken state. Then suddenly Sam's voice changed into an old woman's voice. "Don't strain yourself, my lord." The old woman said, scolding Claude.

"I-"

"Remember you are in an unstable state Lord because your memories are coming back." The old woman said to Claude, who nodded.

"For that, you are having late puberty..." The old woman told herself.

"What was that Lisa?" Claude asked.

"Nothing my lord..." Lisa said as she cleared her throat. "My lord, why have you called for me?"

"Ahhh... yes. Lisa, I had a dream about Mira..." Claude said. "And this time Lisa, I am sure that it was her unlike last time because I saw you and the others calling for her and I felt what she was feeling during that time too."

"He dreamt of her so soon..." Lisa said to herself. "Claude, remember what I am going to tell you now and that dream of Mira is only the beginning because remember Claude that you two need to figure out why you two are connected because all of us are restricted to tell you and we are sorry for that."

"It's okay Lisa," Claude said as he looked at Sam as Lisa's voice said "Claude, please hurry up remembering who you truly are. We are waiting."

"I know that Lisa but it's hard because all of my past memories are only tiny jumbled bits but I am working on it," Claude said as he flinched a bit as he felt his head ached.

Then suddenly he saw a beautiful black haired woman smiled at him as that woman was saying something he couldn't figure out.

"Ugh..." Claude said as he touched his head in pain.

"My lord, I must leave now because I am beginning to strain young Sam's body." Lisa said as Claude nodded towards her with that Lisa gave Claude a faint smile and said "Good Luck, my lord."

Then everything went quiet for a split second and in the corner of Claude's eyes he saw Sam's body falling and he caught her body and then said "Athalinda Mira Islvatoré, please also hurry up and remember whatever the elders want you to remember but while you are at it please get me out of this room fast."

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When Mira entered her room in the main base to ease her beating heart she suddenly hears a voice saying "𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥...𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦...𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭..."

"Who are you?" Mira said, unwavering.

No response.

"I ask you again, who are you?" Mira said yet again but with more authority.

"F*ck, this..." Mira said to herself under her breath, thinking she must be already going insane. Mira shook her head and went to her desk that was in the middle of her room.

Mira's room in the base was dark unlike the room of her estate. In the room of her base, it was full of papers, doc.u.ments, and books. On the wall, she had pictures of famous figures no, Mira had a lot of pictures of her enemies.

When Mira sat down, she looked at the five pictures of her desk. Mira first looked at the picture of the founding members of the SWORDS and then the other three were members of the three members smiling at Mira.

Then suddenly while looking at the picture, Mira felt a great weight on her shoulders. Finally, she saw the fifth picture. A picture of her father and mother when she was still a baby.

"Papa, mama..." Mira said as she held the picture of her family. "I am almost there... so, please wait for me and watch over me."

Mira stared at the picture a little longer until she heard a voice, "Lady Mira, you have been summoned to the emergency meeting."

"Okay, Theodore. " Mira said as she stood up and took one last look at the picture.

Mira then went to the door and opened it, revealing Theodore bowing towards Mira. "Lady Mira..."

"No need to bow for that long, Theodore," Mira said as Theodore continued bowing. Mira sighed and just said, "Lead the way."

"Yes, Lady Mira," Theodore said and they started walking towards the meeting room.

As soon as Mira arrived, Catherine said "Lady Mira, I heard from the other members that you let a thief join the SWORDS. So can you please explain why are you letting that thief join the association?"

'I haven't even sat down yet.' Mira thought but still said to Catherine "Because that mere thief is a high ranking noble."

"What is the name of that high noble, you are speaking of?" Alexander asked Mira.

Mira sighed again and looked at the founding members.

Alexander, the main doctor of the SWORDS and none other the kingdom's minister of health and also a man who specializes in making deadly poison.

Anya, the spy of the palace, who is blind yet the assistant of the head maid and also an assassin that Mira personally trained.

Ronald, the one who controls all the information and also the one who spreads it, who is popular in the kingdom for being sly and cunning like a snake despite his cute aura.

Kyle, a low ranking noble yet with his charisma gained a high position in that stupid king's court, who is also control of the second base security in the west.

Catrina, a skilled inventor yet a great leader not only controls the third base in the east but also a famous traveling scholar on the continent.

But there is also Leo, who is currently outside Mira's room. A skilled spy, assassin and combat fighter.

Also Sebastian, the fourth most trusted man of the Emperor.

All of those seven people including Mira are highly powerful people that Mira all gathered.

When Mira thought of the power of the other founding members, Mira's head started to ache a bit as she said "I am sorry, I lied. He is not only a mere high ranking noble."

"What do you mean by that, Lady Mira?" Ronald asked Mira.

Mira rubbed her aching again in frustration as she said this. Mira planned to lie to all of the founding members except for Sebastian but then she remembered what was the Crown Prince was mostly known for- being cunning and observant.

So the Crown Prince was sure Mira won't tell the other members who he really is but Mira thought one step ahead because she had a plan in mind.

"What I mean is..." Mira paused as she looked around the table for one more time and said "He is the Crown Prince of the Kingdom, Valor von Sévoutmont..."