"Verine my little Verine don't worry mother will protect you." E, or her full name, Era Ortan, the queen of the Okbar kingdom, whispered in my ear as she was desperate to hold her sorrow inside, but I could still feel it through her voice; she was truly saddened by me not being able to see.

  But it seems I am not completely blind; I can still make out the general shape of a person I am looking at, but all I see is a cloudy shape, no eyes, no nothing, just a blue cloud.

  My mother, E, cradled me in her arms every day. My father, the king Varlon, or Var, as Mother called him, came by every day, but he never stayed long. He would always make some stupid jokes that were not funny at all, but it would seem E would forget her worries and sadness and ugh. It would seem my family in this world is kind and loving, unlike my st...

  No, let's forget about my st life. It would do me no good to dwell on the past, but the only thing that I can't forget is my little ones. Every time I remember they are alone now that I am gone, I feel sad.

  "Oh, Verine, what's wrong? Does it hurt somewhere?" E was probably startled by the sour mood I dispyed in front of her. Damn it, I made a mistake because now she will probably...

  "Nana, call the doctor!" Yeah, I was right; this happens every time I make a saddened face.

  The doctor huffed and came closer to me in order to examine me. It has been like this since I was born. What is it now, two weeks ago? Maybe I lost track of time.

  The doctor pced his hand on my stomach, and I could feel something entering my body. It was warm and gentle. Yes, that is the feeling I remember E mentioning something about magic. This was probably it, healing magic perhaps?

  As I thought about the very notion of magic, the good old doctor spoke in his tired voice, "your majesty there is nothing to worry about there is nothing wrong with the princess." The doctor pced me back into E's hands and made a motion with his body; it looked like a bow, as that is what it seemed like to me since they are all grey clouds.

  "Thank Velisandra, you are okay!" E hugged me tightly; it felt like I was going to be crushed, but I made no compint because it would only make the same thing happen repeatedly.

  "Ah, that's right, Verine, it's time for you to eat!" She excimed happily, "Oh no, now this was the only thing that truly made me feel dread. I still can't describe how it feels, but I hate it every time. Despite my protests with my hands, I was forced to suckle.

  After eating till full, I was once again pced into what I assume crib and gently covered with a bnket. E, as always, wanted to stay with me, but she was summoned by some kind of a council; she would always click her tongue when she heard that she was needed.

  And now here I am alone in my room again, but not truly alone, am I? Forcing myself with great strength—well, for a baby, I was able to turn myself on my stomach. As I did, small green clouds came from under the bed, and they nuzzled against my face like puppies. But I knew what they were, and I was happy beyond anything.

  Yes, they were scorpions, my new little ones, it seems, but this time there are so many of them, and I can touch them as much as I want, and it would seem that makes them happy as well.

  It would seem that being the child of a scorpion god has its benefits. I chuckled inside as I continued to pet the nearby scorpions. I remember the first time I saw them; they were hiding. They didn't want to be seen, it seemed.

  But as soon as the adults left, they crawled closely towards my crib. To be completely honest, I didn't know what they were at first, but when they touched my arm, I knew it immediately, and one word floated in my head: "family." And then day after day, more and more came, and it seemed that they always stayed attached to the bottom of my crib, like they were guarding me.

  While I was still pying with my little ones, I heard a door opening slowly. I quickly looked towards the little ones, and as if understanding me, they all crawled quickly in order to hide, some under the bnket, some under the bed, and some even went under my pillow. God, I hope no one sees them. I don't want anyone to hurt them.

  Anyway, back to the interloper that invaded my happy time, I turned my head towards the sound of footsteps. I wanted to know which servant came in as they always do when E is not around.

  But I was surprised to see that it was not a grey or blue cloud that greeted me but an ominous red one.

  "Oh my."

  :)!