H I S T O R Y
The Riddle family has always been an established family in _________. My Father serves as the Minister of War, as his father before him and his father before him and so on. While Mother doesn't hold a position such as that within the government, she is still a figurehead among the other aristocratic families and women. Safe to say, the Riddle family is no stranger to the spotlight.
I am the youngest of the family and the only daughter on top of that; I have three older brothers. My parents took pride in their positions within the house of nobles so when we were all named, the names meant something.
Kaden is the eldest, his name means 'Son of Cadan', can you guess what father's name is? Malachai is the second eldest, his name means 'Angel or messenger'.
Malachai's birth was a bit of a miracle, he almost didn't make it and my mother believes our Lord ensured his birth because he had a plan for the him, mom got to name him.
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Cruise and myself, twins, Cruise born just before me. His name means 'a very bold or daring person' while my name means 'intelligent'. Dad has always boasted that while Kaden does a great job in picking up the Riddle mantle, Cruise had a look of challenge in his eyes when he was born while I looked calculating.
There was never a difference between the treatment of myself to my brothers. I had no excuse for scoring lower than they did in athletics or academics. I was raised to behave as much like a "prince" as my brothers. My mother never really complained about it, save for when I was younger and I would tatter my dresses when I would play with the boy. Then again, she also always had Malachai whom was most like a 'girl', being more openly interested in things like sweets and cute things. While Father made sure he kept up with the rest of us, he allowed my mother to at least have a 'daughter' through one of the boys, even if he wasn't the most pleased about it.
Growing up, evenings were spent playing tactical-style games, whether chess, checkers, go and other games. It was all about out maneuvering an oppotent, to out-think them. I quickly excelled against all but Kaden, whom was my father's biggest rival. For as strict as Kaden could be, he (and the others) had a soft spot for their sister and even when he would beat me in a game, you would think he was playing just a normal game against his kid sister, not out-witting her in a game meant to train the greatest of military tacticians.
We've always been a family to keep up appearances among the local community as a whole. Top in grades, sports, volunteering, hosting various events; our schedules were always busy. We were expected to be in the best of manners at any turn of the day because you never know who's watching.