The palace was silent as the sound of approaching feet could be heard. The kingdom of Sunan was known for its lousy nature and partying spirit but today was different as the maids went about their duties calmly and quietly.Prince Philip walked towards the throne room, his eyes twinkled in pride, his lips stretched in a smirk. He scanned the large hallway as he walked, his gladdened heart rose with joy. He knew that his father would be in his throne room with the advisor of the kingdom as they always have a meeting every Tuesday. But he didn't care, when he wanted to see his father, no one could interrupt him.Prince Philip walked into the throne room, seated on the throne was his father King Fabian and the kingdom adviser Donald Simon. Filled with elegance, Philip bowed in respect , his gaze fixed on his father, "Father" he called out, "I need to talk to you" he turned to his advisor, "In secret" he announced as he glared back at his father.The fat king turned to his royal advisor,
"My king" Prince Philip acknowledged with a bow as he stood in front of king Arthur who glared at him with reassured eyes."How is your father, my very good friend doing?" King Arthur inquired.Philip stood firmly, he had a blue jacket with a black pants , his face filled with pleasant smiles. "He sends his regard to your great regim" Philip replied as his smile vanished accompanied with a look of worry.King Arthur noticed his changed expression, his eyes narrowed in confusion, "Is there anything wrong with your father?" He asked with concern.Philip looked down, "No my king, my father is fine but something else troubles me" he looked up with sad eyes."Talk to me, you are now like a son to me so be free and tell me what borders you?" King Arthur persuaded him with sincere eyes.Prince Philip nodded, "It is about your daughter, King Arthur" he revealed calmly.King Arthur sat well with full attention, his eyes fixed on the young prince before him, "What about her? Is there any probl
"Mother! I don't want to marry Prince Philip!" Lilia yelled as loud as she could, her dagger eyes flickering with anger as she stared at her mother who was taken aback by her tone.Lilia scanned around her room which was a mess. She couldn't understand herself anymore, her maids insisted on cleaning her room but she chased them all out including Sarah whose heart was filled with worry. With scattered hair, Lilia longing eyes pierced on her mother , her heart firm as rock."Listen to me child, part of the marriage plans has been made and there is no going back" Her mother said with reassuring eyes. "A royal marriage cannot take place without the prince and the princess agreeing to it through their marks on the seal" Her mother explained as she tried to confuse Lilia who was hard as a rock."Mother" Lilia spoke out more softly this time but her eyes were stern and unfriendly, " I will not place my mark on the seal because I don't agree to this marriage. You and father should stop forci
"Father" Lilia walked into the throne room as both parents turned to her with mixed expressions."Mother" Lilia glanced at them as she stood before them, her left hand holding the side of her dress as her long hair stood firmly. She bowed and looked up quickly, her eyes fixed on her father this time, "I have news father" she announced with a serious tone.Each parent glanced at each other and back at her, "You finally got your mark on the seal, did King Fabian pass any message to you?" King Arthur asked as a smile appeared on his face.Lilia's eyebrow squeezed in disgust, "That Traitor!" She yelled, anger slowly creeping back into her eyes.Her father looked at her with startled eyes, his ears not able to believe the word that proceeded from her mouth, "Mind what you say Lilia!" He shunned her with a shocked expression, "He is also a king and should be respected" he asserted.Lilia narrowed her eyes as she nod her head, "He is lucky that I didn't hit him just the way I did to his wort
"You look beautiful my lady" Sarah complimented with smiles all over her face as she finished putting the last hairpin on Lilia's long black hair which she had brushed thoroughly.Lilia smiled as she stared at her reflection, she looked nice but she wouldn't praise herself for being so beautiful. The day looked nice and the birds of the sky chirped around the palace, the present smell of freshly baked bread filled her nostrils.Lilia inhaled deeply as she closed her eyes, her lips stretched into a smile, "I am happy today Sarah" she confessed to her maid who stood next to her."Why do you say so my lady?" Sarah asked curiously.Lilia didn't say a word but her lovely smile hung onto her face. Recently, her relationship with her parents has been going fine and better than it has ever been. Her father got to find out the truth about King Fabian deceit and evil plans to overrule him. Her father was so angry that he banned his kingdom from associating with them and their cut from the royal
Lilia stared at him, her eyes still unable to believe that she will set eyes on him after a month. She narrowed her confused eyes, her gaze not leaving him, "What are you doing here?" She asked him curiously. For the first time, Adolphus chuckled at her question. Lilia stood breathless at his magnificent face, her heart began to race in an unfamiliar way. Adolphus turned away from her, his eyes fixed on the oranges that rolled out of the basket. He got down, picked them up, placed them into the basket and handed it to her, "I am here for the same reason that you are" he responded and placed his cloak over his head.Lilia didn't say a word but studied him for a while, "Then how do you know I will be here?" She implored.Adolphus turned to her, they were out of the dark area and walked towards her horse. Adolphus scanned her dress which pleased him, her cloak was over her head, her long beautiful hair visible to feed his longing eyes. Quickly he turned away from her to avoid her notic
King Nebula is a party king, a fat man who knows how to enjoy the good things of life, women and money. He is a king known for his greedy and promiscuous nature, married to different wifes, owns a lot of concubines and loves expensive clothings as his bald head and long beards gave a more intimidating look to his appearance. He chuckled loudly revealing his golden tooth and the rest of his teeth which were yellow. A naked dancer sat on his lap, her boobs next to his face as he dug his face on it, a feeling of ecstasy overwhelming him.King Fabian glanced at him, his men and the naked women present, he walked closer to the king. A naked dancer walked up to him, touched his beards seductively and swung her breasts towards him. King Fabian ignored her, the anger in his eyes could not be missed, "I didn't come here to join with the fun King Nebul" he said firmly, "I came here for business and I know you will be interested in what I am about to say" he announced with a nod. King Nebula
Queen Mena glanced at her daughter, her face twisted in a look as they ate dinner together, the sound of forks on plates filling the dining room."Lilia" Queen Mena called out, her eyes fixed on her daughter.Lilia looked up at her mother as she wondered why she called, "Yes mother" she replied.Queen Mena dropped her fork and used a small clean napkin to clean the side of her mouth. "You look happy tonight" she contended as her husband glanced at Lilia, "Did anything special happen at the village today?" She inquired.Lilia let out a soft laugh, "No mother" she chuckled lightly, "Nothing happened, I am just happy tonight, that's all" she asserted and placed food in her mouth.King Arthur chuckled, "Aren't you happy that she is happy?" He asked his wife.Queen Mena laughed, "I was once a young lady and when I see one smiling the way Lilia is doing now, I know that something special happened or she met someone" She blurted out to Lilia's surprise. "I am just happy, mother, that's all"
"How is Orlan doing?" Dr Hitler asked me, as I wanted to step out of his office. "He's gone already sir." I raised my head to him. "Just a week and he's gone. He is really a jerk. Who visits his love for just a week and leaves." I knew where the words with make a stop and quickly I dropped the files and bid him bye, with a hastened step. I closed the door behind me and sighed. I walked to the secretary and worked on a blood sample with her. We filed it and I walked into my office, met a rose, with a tag on it. I froze at the door, looked left and right, behind me, maybe someone would look suspicious of keeping something like that there. Knowing fully well that I have two apparent enemies in the hospital, I checked for them, before going in, into the office. I moved to it and Dr Hitler appeared behind me, he peeped from above me. "What's that?" He asked with a suspicious tone. "It's nothing sir. It is just a gift." I responded "Hm, it is..." He muffled. I walked in alone and shut
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
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 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
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 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 strolled down the royal garden as she cut the outgrown grass, her mind filled with Natacha words. Throughout the night, she couldn't sleep, the dungeon floor became too stiff for her to close her eyes thereby making a feeling of insomnia dawn on her. Her aunt, Queen Suna is a heartless witch and she is nothing like her mother. She wondered how many lives the queen must have claimed and how many she is planning on executing including hers so she must act fast, get accustomed to her powers and finally get revenge for the death of all the pains, tears and agony she has passed through.Lilia continued with the grass cutting, she tried not to get injured by the sharp cutter, she isn't used to this tedious work but ever since her life changed, she got used to a lot of things. With thoughts whirling in her mind, Lilia noticed the presence of someone behind her. It was broad daylight so there was nothing to be scared about. She pretended like she wasn't aware of the stranger's presence
Lilia walked out of the bathroom, she smelled nice and her washed hair was packed at the back with a rubber. She wore the simple and worn out gown Natacha gave her and honestly, she felt comfortable in it.She found Natacha waiting patiently for her, she sat on a sofa with a book in her hand. "You can leave now, once it is sunset, go into the woods and I shall meet you there, I know that you have burning questions that your heart needs to clear off" Natacha said in a stiff tone, her gaze fixed on the book she was reading. "Thank you" Lilia muttered and walked out the door. At the sound of the closed door, Natacha looked up and closed the book in her hand. Her brunette roommate, Genevieve with a pointed nose and black eyes, walked into the hut minutes later, "What was she doing in our home?" She inquired at Natacha who gave her a reluctant look."The queen requested that I have her washed and dressed" She briefly answered, got up and walked towards the bed leaving Genevieve looking a
Lilia opened her eyes to the sound of approaching footsteps, she could hear whispering but she couldn't fathom their words and she grew curious to know what they were talking about. She woke up hours ago to total darkness, with the strength left in her, she kicked and screamed but all fate was lost, she is locked up in here until someone comes to save her. Exhausted, she closed her eyes and inhaled deeply. She is a witch and should be able to cast some powerful spells but she knows none or anything relating to a witch. Her mother's words about her real identity ran in her head, her transformation baffled her even till this day, all these while in her life, she never knew that she is a werewolf, the same being she never believed existed, the same being she go deep in the cave and was terrified to look at. What will Adolphus think of her now that she is also part of him, she could see the sad look in his eyes when the truth about her being a witch was revealed, the pain his mother cau