The long lost princess

"What brought you here? " Katherina asked firmly

Sara gulped before turning slowly, deciding to go with the story she has been telling all the night "I am here to attend the ball with my future family in la.."

"Oh stop lying i know who you are.. why aren't you in the shack with your father? "

Sara's eyes were wild open, so the queen knew who she was? and more importantly, her father was in the shack? what was he doing there?

"H.. how do you know w.. who am i? "

Katherina smiled bitterly before answering "It is as if i am looking at Historia, you look exactly like your mother" Sara didn't miss the pain in the queen's voice, Historia, that was her mother's name, but who was her mother? a flash of curiosity appeared in Sara's eyes

"You know my mother?"

"I met her once, i wanted to meet the woman who captured the heart of the man i love" Katherina replied calmly, there was no sign of hostility in her voice, just deep sadness, Sara didn't miss that, this woman, didn't hate her nor she hated her mother, she was just, sad...

Sara gathered her courage quickly, deciding to take the opportunity to know more about herself, she took a deep breath before saying

"Your Highness, i swear to you, i mean no harm to you nor your family, and now that my father isn't here, i will leave and you will never see or hear from me again, but please, i beg you, tell me who i am, and why my father casted me away, these questions are agonising, please te... "

"That is not for me to tell you child, i am so sorry " Katherina interrupted Sara's pleas with a sad voice, she took few seconds before adding, "All i can tell you is, your father did what he did because he loves you, more than anything, he was just protecting you and now he needs your protection, he is in the shack, i took him there myself, he will explain it all to you, once things settle down i will do my best to bring both of you back, hear me out child, it is dangerous now, but this will always be your home, but the council are already here, it won't be long before they here about the foreign girl with silver hair, and i am afraid i won't be able to protect you from them.. "

"Now is not the time to ask questions child, your father will answer every thing, a horse is ready for you" Katherina than seemed as she had remembered something...looking back at Sara, she asked "oh and by the way, how did you get here anyway? and were were you if not in the shack?"

"I was with Eren" Sara replied, embarrassed with the fact that she has been living with a man, she felt the need to explain herself to the queen before she thinks ill of her..

"Eren Salvatore, the Salvatore family's youngest son, we met a while before and he saved my life, he brought me here to find my father and to.. to introduce me to his fa... "Sara was silent when she saw the terrified expression of the queen, not far from them she heard footsteps and the usual sound of the neck chains of the council, she felt the queen's hand grab hers firmly before starting to run in the corridors till they made it to the kitchens and than a little back door, the queen than stopped and grabbed Sara's shoulders, her previous siren face was sinking in worry and fear..

"Child you must leave, you must run you are not safe, go east and only east, that would take you to the shack, don't stop, don't look back and don't trust anyone"

"My queen what is it, i must wait for Eren.. "

"My child there is no time to explain... stay away from him the most"

"Why? "