Arza practiced her violin as calmly as she could. Se was absolutely no good at it, but her mother forced her to learn it anyways. "No, miss... You have to shift for this part!" Her instructor told her. "Why? What's wrong with playing it like this?" The girl demonstrated what she was doing again. "It will be easier this way." The instructor said with a stern voice. " It's just harder for me!" Azra said with a long sigh. "You will not be able to get better, unless you can shift. Many other piece require this as well!" She lifted her bow back up to the strings and tried to play the measure again. The girl played the first few notes correctly, but when it came time to shift her hand she missed all of the notes.
At that moment Azra's mother walked into the room to check on her daughter's lesson. Azra! Why can't you do anything right? Queen Ynez scolded. "Shifting is one of the easiest things there is to violin. It's very disappointing to see that you are not able to do so. The queen crossed her arms and gave a cold stare at her daughter. Lowering her violin, Azra looked back at her mother with an annoyed look. "You had better be able to play that piece by the time of the Blossoming Festival. No one will want an untalented as their wife or queen. The queen then headed towards the door and left the room.
'Right.. the Blossoming Festival....' Azra thought. 'The day I have to look for a husband. Why can't I just rule the kingdom alone? Why do I have to rule the kingdom at all? One of my sisters can do it. I don't fit in anyways...'
"Miss, Azra! We will go for another 30 minutes. After that, we will be done with lessons for the day." The instructor said, bringing Azra out of her thoughts. 'Lovely.....' The girl rolled her eyes, and brought up her instrument.