The loud cry of the soldiers was heard along with the villagers who stood apart and watched the princess dragged down the Stony path like a slave, chains tied around her hands and legs.Lilia breathed difficulty, her lungs were burning and the intense heat of the sun made matters worse for her. She screamed and begged, hot tears rolled down her eyes but the soldiers were merciless. Anytime she felt weak and fell to the ground, they beat her up with strong sticks in their hands or poured her with dirty water which they collected from some villagers' stalls. The whole town watched her brutally punished and treated inhumanely, bruises appeared on Lilia's skina ns more blood oozed out from her mouth, nose, legs and hands. The soldiers shouted at any passerby on their way. They dragged Lilia down into the market place and people who came to visit from neighbouring kingdoms watched the princess with pity in their hands, children who stood apart with their mothers cried out in tears, their
Lilia breathed deeply, her eyes slowly opened as the coldness of the dungeon overshadowed her. With pain all over her body, she coughed out loud and spat out blood at once, her body, weak and vulnerable. She thought she was going to die but finding herself back to the dungeon broke her completely down. Why can't fat just let her leave this cruel word and join her father in the after world, while she must continue to suffer, it's been years and she can't just take it all in anymore. She coughed again and spat out more blood, her face covered in dried blood that trickled down her forehead, nose and mouth. Soon, she heard footsteps approaching, the thought of the soldiers coming back for her made her skin crawl, her body was immediately filled with goosebumps. She tried to move her body but all to no avail, her whole strength was gone and whosoever that is coming should end it all for her, she is ready to move on and not suffer in anguish anymore. She heard the door of her dungeon unl
The next morning, Lilia heard footsteps approaching her cell. She was awake all night and didn't sleep a wink, she studied each spell one page after the other and now, she knew all the content of the book. As the footsteps drew closer, Lilia quickly knew that more than two people were approaching, she stood up, raised her gown and tugged the book into her gown in a position where she wouldn't suspect a thing. Hastily, she sat on the floor and rested her head on the wall pretending she was fast asleep. The chains of the dungeon began to chatter, Lilia knew that they were entering, soon, she heard the door open and at once, she knew that it was Prince Philip, he was here to mock her.Prince Philip walked closer to her, he bent down and studied her face, a frown settled on him. With hardened eyes, he turned to the soilders next to him, his look ready to murder them, "I thought you said that she is badly injuries with brusis all over her skin, how come there isn't a sign of a wound on he
King Arthur stared at Mena for a long time, his eyes couldn't believe who stood near him, he didn't know what to think. If this is the Mena he fell in love with or the witch that took her place. With shaky eyes, he stared deeply into her blue eyes, they looked calm, gentle and filled with love."Mena" he whispered with a rising emotion in his heart, "Is this really you?" He implored to be sure, this time, he does not want to make the same mistake he made eighteen years ago. Mena stared at him with a smile, her eyes welled up in tears, she couldn't believe that she would be able to stand near the man that she loves, the man who was taken away from her by her sister, her evil sister who has never wanted her happiness ever since they were kids. Mena knows how many sacrifices she has made just for Suna to be happy but she wanted more, even to the extent that she took her love and her child as hers.With affection in her eyes, she held King Arthur's hand and wrapped her fingers around him
The door of the dungeon opened, Lilia looked up and saw Natacha who walked in with a tray of food. She placed beside Lilia who looked surprised, glanced at the food and back at her, "Why did you bring this? And didn't any soldier see you with it?' I asked all at once. Natacha scoffed, she opened a plate and the smell of cooked corn filled my nose. The food looked good too and the sight of it made my mouth water. I watched Natacha as she began to eat, she didn't say a word but ate continuously, her eyes searching my gaze as she ate. Soon, she finished the whole meal, drank a cup of water and smiled, "Now let's start" she announced.I looked at her with firm eyes, did she just bring in her food to make me yearn for it, this girl is unbelievable!Natacha saw the look on my face, she burst out into laughter, "Just look at your fave princess, you should have told me to bring some for you. This is my night portion and I decided to share it with you". She said, I nodded and fixed my gaze
"I won't hurt you and I will do all I can to hurt those who ever laid a finger on you" he whispered and placed a hand on her face, his voice warm and tender. Memories flower into Lilia whose eyes welled up in tears. She lifted her hands to touch him but she was stopped at once. "Don't touch me" Adolphus whispered with love in his voice. Lilia geeked at him, she became speechless, her mouth not able to proceed out once. With a lm expression of want, Adolphus stood up and began to walk away from her. "Where are you going?" Lilia said to him but Adolphus didn't turn to her or answer her question. A tear rolled down Lilia's eyes, "Please don't go" she begged but Adolphus didn't listen. With trickling tears, Lilia ran towards him and at once, she woke up from her sleep, tears rolling down her eyes. The dungeon was silent and cold, Lilia quickly sat up and touched her face, she was crying right from her dream and into reality. The dream felt so real and she can't let go of the look on
King Fabian sat on his throne along with his adviser Donald. His eyes were stern as he listened to the task report by Donald who had his eyes fixed on the scroll in his hands. King Fabian tapped the edge of his throne, his eyes fixed to the throne room door a few meters from where he sat. "My King" Donald said at the end of the report, "The kingdom is going down rapidly on purchase and farm products. Even the cows are refusing to produce milk or offsprings" he announced with worry in his tone. King Fabian didn't say a word, his finger kept on tapping the edge of his seat, different thoughts filled his mind. This shouldn't be happening, everything was going on fine and smooth, why is this happening now.With sharp eyes, he turned to Donald who said nothing but looked at the king, "I don't care!" King Fabian let out in a stern voice, "That is none of my concern right now. I need more money to ruin these kingdoms put together and I don't need the kingdom of Anedo bad luck to rub on my
King Fabian paced up and down with a beating heart. The picture of his dead soldier kept flashing through his mind and he couldn't get the thought off his mind. With sweat trickling down from his face, how lurking eyes couldn't get enough of the reality his mind processed. The door of his chamber opened, Queen Suna walked in, her gaze fixed on the worried king. King Fabian turned to her with a pale face, his expression filled with panic. Surprised to find the king in such a way, Queen Suna touched his shoulder and stood in front of him, her eyes trying to read his mind, "You look worried" she admitted, "What seems to be the problem?" She inquired with eagerness flowing in her. King Fabian let go of her grip and continued to pace around in a confused mind, "I fear that the worst had come" he let out with terror in his voice. Queen Suna didn't understand his words, she walked closer to him and held him hand with a tight grip. King Fabian looked up at her in surprise at her fierce g