Episode 116

## Chapter Link

Ep. 116

CPC OST vol. 8

* Track 14 "Immersion"

**Episode 116**, titled "**Lilyth's Diary (part 2)**", is the 116th episode of Cursed Princess Club.

## Synopsis

*Aurelia continues to read The Diary of Lilyth, learning about what happened when Jack and Lilyth returned to the Pastel Kingdom.*
## Characters

* Aurelia
* Leelathae (flashback)
* Prince Jack (flashback)
* Queen Helena (flashback)
* King Jesse (flashback)
* Jack's relatives (flashback)
* Prince Leland (flashback)
* Molly (flashback)

## Music

CPC OST vol. 1

* Track 2 "Return to the Pastel Kingdom"

CPC OST vol. 8

* Track 14 "Immersion"

## Location

* Gilded Kingdom
	+ Gilded Palace
		- Aurelia's bedroom
* Pastel Kingdom
	+ Pastel Palace
	+ Haunted Forest

## Story

As the night continues, Aurelia continues to read The Diary of Lilyth, wondering why Prez was so paranoid about them reading it, as it's just a "sappy love story" to her. The story continues as the then-Prince Jack had finally come back from his voyage, and the whole Pastel Kingdom was overjoyed. However, when they saw him with Leelathae, they were absolutely mortified, especially his parents, Queen Helena and King Jesse. Jack tried to explain that Leelathae - now known as Lilyth in English - was the love of his life, and he thought they'd be happy he finally chose a partner, but his mother was enraged he didn't pick one of the options they "carefully curated just for [him]" (from a list titled "The Fairest of Them All"). While Jack argued with them, Lilyth knew his relatives were staring at her, and she felt an emotion she'd never had before - a "cold, deep shame". Just then, Jack grabbed her hand and announced that, if anyone had a problem with her being his fiancé, he would abdicate his title as the crown prince. King Jesse convinced his wife to go along with it until the novelty wore off, and she agreed, on the terms of their engagement not being acknowledged until Lilyth was able to fluently speak English.

Lessons for Lilyth were soon arranged, and she was determined to study and learn as quickly as she could. However, she still felt uneasy in the Pastel Palace, and she knew it had something to do with her. The Queen didn't allow Lilyth to go with them to social functions; so, Jack stayed home with her instead, and they started having board game nights together. The King suggested that they have a portrait of Lilyth painted to make Jack think she was ugly. The stylists didn't know what to do with her, and the portrait made her look like an evil spirit; she came to dislike having her portrait painted, but Jack adored it, and it only made them grow closer.

Below the palace, there was a spacious forest, where Lilyth once went to make friends with some possums. As she was doing so, a king of the Polygon Kingdom was buying a vacation home in the forest. When he saw her, he believed he was a "possum witch" and ran away. This started the rumor of the "Haunted Forest". During this time, Lilyth met Jack's best friend, the then-Prince Leland. His parents had recently died in an accident, and Jack missed their funeral while he was on his voyage. All he said to Lilyth was "So... he finally broke his vow and kept something from one of his expeditions for himself, huh?"

Lilyth soon started making more progress in her English studies. She did so by, as she stated, immersing herself in the words and concepts surrounding her; as such, she began to say to herself that she was ugly. Despite this, she was still motivated to learn by stories of people with fishtails she found in the palace's library. In one book, Lilyth found an image identical to the crest of the Braided Island. She felt "a great desperation" to know what was inside the rest of the book, but it was too densely written for her to read. With Molly's encouragement, Lilyth continued to study, until after 18 months, she was declared fluent in English by her tutor. She was given an engraved diary from her tutor for her to practice writing in, as well as a bouquet of flowers and a letter from Jack, mentioning having to go on another expedition and starting marriage talks when he returned. She also received a letter from the Pastel King and Queen, congratulating her on becoming fluent in English, and asking her to come to the throne room in order for her to learn about the royal family's secret.

## Episode credits

* Art, writing, and music by LambCat
* Edited by Eunice Baik
* Art assistants:
	+ @sheidraws
	+ @CatBurgerHelper
	+ @i.aint.shihwi
	+ @kyorin24
	+ @spudinacup

## Trivia

* This episode uses the track "Return to the Pastel Kingdom" for then-Prince Jack and Lilyth's return to the Pastel Kingdom, the same track used as now-King Jack returns from an expedition to the Pastel Kingdom in Episode 1.