Ash was a handsome prison guard that like Anne at 1st sight and after getting to know each other they started dating. Thought Ash had never seen Anne with her real face instead of ash, his love for her grew. With a mysterious background and unknown family, Ash was always reluctant to talk about them.
No one paid attention because his fighting skills were good enough to satisfy Marie and everyone. She started using him as the punishment for Annebelle and her sister and had started punishing them again and again even for small matters like not eating well.
Annabelle was now angry and started to hate her mother for everything. The housework was no longer being done by her and her sister but they now did hard labor like riding wild horses that needed to be tamed, teaching and being taught how to fight.
Everything got so bad for them they never sang again for a full month. It was hard for them and they never dared to complain because that would only lead to huge arguments. Ash tried helping but stopped him every time. This made him feel helpless but as long as they don’t ask for anything, he won’t do a thing.
It was 9 months before the Prince Oliver’s birthday, the only remaining child of the King and Queen, the last hope for restoration. It was already being planned and many gifts were brought in everyday including marriage proposals.
He hated large crowds and never liked going out, he would always make an excuse and never leave but for his 19th birthday, he was always outside his bedroom doors and walls.