Eloise is a very strong and independent lady, her country ( Bulgaria) will always come first along with her family and their protection. Every little girl dreams of their wedding except for Elle because she knows her marriage will not be for love it will rather be... part of a deal. Elle's Mother Meriel Cunnigham is a recent widow as her father Agustus passed away from a heart attack. This arranged marriage was organized before her father's passing as a way to secure an alliance and to ensure protection for Elle and her mother.

Elle would have chosen to run away by now but this is for her country and her family so she will do everything in her power to make sure this deal her father had made stays in place. Her ladies were in her room helping her get ready after her hair was brushed and her red and gold dress was fitted to her body a crown was placed on her head to finish her look. Elle can see visions and she has super senses so she knows when someone is coming or if they have already arrived. As she was standing in her room she had a vision and although her marriage suitor was quite good looking her vision was not very happy. She saw herself staring out their castle window with tears streaming down her face because she was unhappy and she was unloved but she had to stay strong and face many challenges to keep her country protected from threats and war.

Visions can always change but even if Elle had an unsettling vision she cannot let this affect her. She brushed off her dress after a quick glance in the mirror then walked out the door as she could tell the Wyconrins had arrived. A group of guards escorted her throughout the castle and then she is shortly joined with her mother and they exit the castle together standing in the pathway. "Welcome to our estate," her mother said to the group that had arrived. Elle's face was not as pleasant as her mother's it was simply a strict look and it was not filled with happiness but it also was not filled with anger just business as this marriage will be Elles only fate. Being married and alive is better than being single and dying with her mother in war. Elle gave a curtsey as her suitor was a prince and then she spoke in a strong tone "I am Elosie Ramon Cunnigham the future Queen of Bulgaria." she said as she made eye contact with the prince. Her family was known to be very close with the Wyconrins she has heard their name mentioned quite often but her father did a lot of business with them so that's all she was... just a business deal, not a wife, not a soul mate, just strictly business.

(also no worries! sorry to hear about your back!)

In the days upcoming to this moment, Eleven had spent a good amount of time memorising a detailed book on the states of affairs within Bulgaria, recently written upon request by one of their historians. Well, when we say book, we really meant a three-volume series, with each section subdivided into different categories. There was mention on the history of the royalty with links to their ancestry and relevant policies created across the past century. Additional to that, there were the links to the rankings of nobility, who in recent years had accumulated vast amounts of power that managed to threaten the likes of the King.

With the past few years, the royalty had fallen, so as to speak, to being figureheads of a nation, and the recent passing of their King had weakened what they already had control over. With only one heir, the chair to the throne had no strength in the sense of being defended by multiple offspring who could rise in the event of an… unfortunate accident to another sibling. Frankly, his presence and marriage would not settle these issues, since he himself was not an immediate heir to his own nation. Rather, it was an imposition of might given by the support and alliances that his family held. Essentially, he was there to scare people back into their chairs as a foreigner. That, and to create a succession to seal the Bulgarian Throne.

Despite being a Prince, this alliance would rely on Bulgaria being able to fix themselves – as the fourth child, the Wyconrin nation would never merge with Bulgaria, simply because he would never reach a stage where he would be King of both. That in itself meant that he would have his hands full, and to what he had heard, the princess was also of a good measure of intelligence, so she would be perfectly able to help him in that.

Frankly, if he really thought about it, his oldest sibling had it the luckiest, with a clear straightforward path made for himself and his wife. Both the oldest, and the heir to their respective countries, upon the resignation or passing of both rulers, they could merge the countries together under one unified banner. And with his sister-in-law’s wit and confidence, the two had a bright future. With that, the alliances would be shared, the military – shared, the workforce – shared, trading markets – shared. There was no threat of them falling into any ruin.

The doors swung open now, revealing a pair of women who looked very much alike – mother and daughter – but for one having a more wizened and tired appearance. It must have been hard for her, to become the sole ruler and cope with her husband’s passing. But she seemed to show great spirit and resilience through it, with the warm smile that was on her face and the radiant expression in her eyes. Hands straight down by his side, he dipped his head down, “It’s our pleasure – we were at no inconvenience.”

Despite the movement, his eyes never left the smaller figure that had taken her place behind her mother. So this was the person he would rule beside. She too, did not seem to be very excited and that provided some relief. She would not expect much of him then. “My Lady. I will take it that you will already know of me.” Recognising what he would have continued to say as impolite, he left the end hanging. It would be unusual if she had agreed to this without knowing who he was. Returning back to facing the Queen, he had come up the steps to reach their level. “As discussed, we will have the wedding in line with your customs, of which I did not manage to find many a book about. If we could go inside, you can explain them all to me before I retire to bed.”

“After you.” He gestured inwards, checking back to ensure that all who had come with him had found their allotted, native partners to help them. Of them, only Wolfe was now left, everyone else taking leave.

The queen gave a small smile although they were not the closest to the Wyconrin family they were also not enemies. The alliance the king had made was to bring them closer in hopes to get them on Bulgaria's side instead of becoming their enemy. Elle was quiet but held a subtle annoyed look. She let her mother do most of the talking but she then realized the prince had spoken to her. She was not entirely paying attention as she was studying the group of people that accompanied him.

She took a small breath and held a confident posture. "Yes, I have heard your familys name before, it has been mentioned quite frequently as your family had negotiated with my father. Although I do not know much about you other than your name but I'm sure we will have plenty of time to get to know each other." She said and she tried her best not to say anything in a harsh tone she had a look of sadness and seriousness in her eyes she had to play her part and act like this is everything she wanted when it's far from that. This is what's best for her country or so her father had thought and so she will do everything in her power to make sure the prince is on their side instead of turning against them. Feelings mean nothing when it comes to business, actually it's more so like feelings don't matter at all no matter what your doing.

Her mother nodded and held a hand out to the castle "Bulgarias customs are kept private, you won't find anything other than history in those books." She said as they kept their private matters to themselves to avoid any betrayal, spying, or anymore threats. "follow me, I had my scribes write up a marriage document that you can look over and then both you and my daughter will then sign it. Before my husband passed he had part of the document written but since then it had been finished and is now ready for you to review." She said as she walked powerfully into the castle and through the long quiet hallway, two big doors were opened by guards and Elle walked in following her mother.

A scribe had been in the room and placed a 4 page document in front of them "here you are my lady." He said as he nodded and Elle's mother had exused him to the side where he stood quietly. Her mother glanced over at her and then spoke again..."As you know Bulgaria is in danger and being threatened by war, this document is not only for the protection of my daughter but for our country." She said and for a moment she showed general concern which is unsual for Elle's mother as she can be quite sly and does not always have other people in her best interest. To be honest Elle is quite relieved to be leaving this castle even though it is her home, it's been quite lonely and sad because of her fathers passing and she has no siblings. She may be leaving this castle but it doesn't mean she's escaping... her duties after she is married will be quite tedious as every castle is full of lies, secrets, backstabbing, blackmail, scandals, etc. She's leaving one crazy castle and joining another.

Eloise stood still and quiet but kept her blank look as she studied the prince interacting with her mother. "The document is not set in stone however any adjustments will need to be sent in for approval. We try to be very fair in our kingdom but I understand your concern, our scribes and government tried to keep both country's interest," she said as her mother watched as Eleven read through the documents. Elle's mother may be sly and care about other people she does care about he daughter to a certain extent. The protection of Elle is what is important and their country so her mother will do anything to ensure their safety no matter what. She may have bribed the Bulgarian government with a large sum but in order to cover her tracks, she had to have the documents written to appeal to the prince's country as well or else suspicions will arise.

Once the prince asked about the augmentation, Elle spoke..."I have Precognition and very good super senses so in Bulgaria augmentation is very traditional and everyone in our family has done it so I will be next." she said looking the prince in the eye "Pardon me for asking but what is your power?" she said out of curiosity since they were to be married soon she thought she should know. Her mother had failed to give her information on the prince other than his name, so Elle had been left to marry a man she barely knew of course she wasn't going to trust him right away she needed to know what his true intentions were. Many people do not marry for love anymore there's always a catch there's always something that the other is getting in return and Elle wanted to find out what that was.

Her mother had told her many stories when she was younger on augmentation but now it was her turn. Even though Elle is a woman she was taught how to be independent, strong, and powerful from a very young age so she feels that she is well suited to be a queen but not so much a wife. She has always been a free spirit and has been by herself now she has to take her place in society and be a good wife and a good future queen. All Elle hopes is that this marriage will create allies and not enemies she may be unhappy but she will learn to like the prince if that's what it will take. After all the marriage document claims they have to be married at least seven years before Elle could leave that's if he even sticks to the contract.