Fara left the east king and the young prince after such exchange and waited for no one to open the door for her.
The crowd in the huge ball room looked up at the tribe princess going out from the king’s private banquet hall.
There was a crazy look on the eyes and the aura of animosity around her while she passed by each of those women in expensive dresses and men in nicely tailored suits. As if she was either plague to be avoided or a force to get repelled with, the nobles present would not gone her way as they parted like that of great red sea. She might have the most beautiful face for that night but dangerous enough as to command silence in the crowd until she was out the palace garden.
Everybody sighed at her absence in that ball but the wonder on their conversation was still there in hush voices. Most especially that the young she came with hadn't came out from the king's private banquet.
 
Later that night, the king of the east was left on now deserted ball. He was sitting on the throne, furiously thinking how can he eliminate the prince so that he can exist in this world. Both of them who were once dead cannot co-exist for long. Either one of them must die for the other one to live.He laughed hysterically, thinking countless ways that he could kill him. How would it be to make the tribe suffer simultaneously. It would be very lovely if she wilt have to die too.“Princessprincess…letusracewithdeathshallwe?”Hespokeandfeltthecoldnessofhisownvoice. ***Sincetheb
EveryonejoltedinsidethatroomwhenShimaandChaerinhadatasteofthewinethemselves. PrinceJionwalkedhereandthereashekeptwaitingforthetwotodowhateverthethingthatwouldwakeherup.Thetwolordsnowbecamerestlessseeingtheprincessstillnotwell. “This one’s very lethal.” Shima spat the wine from her mouth while Chaerin frowned at the thought. Shima turned to Chaerin realizing it was closed midnight. They talked in their native tongue which made the people inside the room most especially the prince very upset. ThenShimasuddenlystoodupinhasteaswellasChaerinafterseeminglyhearingsomething&nb
The next day, Alminah found herself soundly sleeping on the prince bed. She was too weak to scamper out from the chamber as she readily collapsed on the soft mattress when she bolted up. She grunted in pain, holding her hazy head for a moment before looking up. Shuna entered the room and placed a tray of soup with a tonics on it. “Great morning, I hope to thee princess.” she wished bowing to her. “Notsogood,Shuna.Whereismytribeladies?”Alminahasked. “Theyhadbeenusheredbacktotheforbiddenvalleywiththetwolordsasorderedbytheroyalprince. “And…theprince?” “The royal family had attended a very important gatherings on the north kingdom. The politics are making them restless these days so to maintain their position, they must wield strong alliances across the lands
The bare skin on her legs was showing while the sunlight struck her whiteness without shame. The leaves on trees rustled violently when she shifted her weight to her other legs while gazing at the vast wideness of the forbidden valley. She was meters away from the ground but she hast no fear since climbing large trees was her hobby long before she was a child. Somehow, it calmed her nerves when a gush of winds carried her free waist-long hair with its flow. Her grip on the large tree trunk tightened, feeling all excited with the scent of those wild flowers on the field. Alminah let a small smile when she flawlessly jumped from branches to branches descending to the ground. Her bare feet felt the grass while two black pumas stealthily came from her behind and attacked her secretly. She yelped in surprise but then laughed out loud when those two licked her face non-stop, tackling her with their hugely matured body. Their black fur shine
Inside the carriage, the tribe princess suited herself sitting in silence, ignoring the intent gaze emanating from the prince who sat across her. It continued like that until the gates of the palace opened to welcome them.Alminah jumped out the carriage and strode fast towards her own room where she thought she belonged. She hoped that Shuna will be there to comfort her.Clearly, the empire was making a dummy out of her, a mere object; a political figure who would be a good example of the one bending the laws on the empire.She then analyzed that her actions won’t go unpunished. Those ministers would call for a council meeting to deliberate what harsh law was suitable to punish her.Topunishher.Well,thatwasfineratherthanhavehertribeandherfathersufferedforhercallousactions.To punish her was
King Suk looked at his son and wondered how on earth did he know about those hidden agenda of those ministers. “Excellent discovery. May I know what gives you the cue on barging that room to know such knowledge?” “Itisawho,myking.” “Alrightthen.Who?” “Thetribeprincess.” The king raised his brows, quite surprise not with who gave his son the idea about the situation but with how he reverently addressed her like the most precious treasure the empire possessed. He knew by mere glance that she was not just an ordinary princess. She learned their language so well that he even doubt the facts that it was her first time meeting the nobles and royals the moment she arrived from the forbidden valley. “If that is the case, I shall have to put spies on each of the ministers and investigate those areas where complains resided.” “Thankthee&nbs
Once upon a time, there was two princes living together in one big castle. Both gifted with talents and abilities. The eldest prince shows very promising skills on being the next king while the other one shows the same ability as the eldest prince. The young prince was happy to hear among the nobles about how good wilt it be if his brother could be the next king. He was very proud to be his brother although they both came from different queens. The young prince’s mother was always displeased for not having his son not next in line for the future king. So as ambitious as she was, she had a secret counsel with the ministers to solicit advises to the king to have the young prince in the king’s throne someday. As if it was not difficult to do so, it was announced that the young prince wilt be succeeding the recent king on his twenty eight birthday. It was during a royal family dinner that the news was declared.
“We are so worried of the majesty prince, my queen.” One of the chambermaids of the prince spoke to the queen. It has been three days since a strange sickness struck the prince all of the sudden since he had his trip from the land Vado. “The physician, what are their recommendations? Any herb that could lessen the prince’s suffering?” The queen asked in hidden contempt. “Please do not be angry at us your highness.Even the finest physician that we have now cannot seem to deter what is going on the young prince. We have sent words to the king and he is coming at this sundown.” The Queen looked at his son, on his bed, quivering in unknown coldness that grip him and what struck them, was when he suddenly cried on his sleep muttering those words of begging. “Pleasehearme…please.Comeback…”Jionbeggedinshakyvoiceinclosedeyes. The queen m
Epilogue The whole tribe, now dwell in the valley Zagreb, waited for one person to arrive in the field. It has been two weeks since the young prince departed, leaving his wife in the care of her own tribe. The large blue moon lighted the dark fields but it made the heart of the princess melancholic. It has been many nights, she was alone in bed without the heat from her husband's body. The teuton tribe people rounded on the large bonfire after the merry making. Alminah bit her lower lip while tracing with her hands the gem she acquired on the wild river. Jion trekked into the mountains, alone. To retrieve the heart of the active volcano. She knew that his quest would require him his life, she told the prince of
Alminah was silenced as she arrived at the great river. She had removed her cloaked and let it dropped onto the grassy ground. She listened to the wild thrashing of the river falls and the violent rapids. She was atop and beholding the frightening deep waters below. Her horse made a sound of protest when she crouched down as if readying herself to launched forward. Her eyes glistened blue, her normal eyes, when she smiled to the horse, calming the beast before she jumped into a perfect dive. Almost immediately, she was swallowed by the river and never came out the surface for a while. The horse, if it was even possible to have its leash untied, would like to go and save the tribe princess.The noise of the horse whinnying so loudly draw the attentions of the royal carriage as well as the royal guards passing by the rivers."A horse?" Princess Sue commented to no one in particular. Both prince Woon and Prince Jion were outside t
Dari hastily strode towards the large tent situated at the heart of the valley. A scroll with the royal crest on it was on his right hand. When he was admitted inside by the warriors guarding the entrance, he saw the tribe king in conversation with another tribe chief from the west.KingTeutonraisedhisheadwhenhebeheldDariwhobowedbeforehim."An epistle from the royal family, chief Teuton." Dari said respectfully. When Teuton nodded to him, he went to hand him the scroll and waited for his order.Teuton untied the scroll from the gold-plated thread. He immediately read the heading of the epistle which made his forehead creased slightly.The chief trie from the west gave Teuton a studying gaze before he asked. "What contains it, Teuton?"It took awhile before Teuton could answer Ashir of his inquiry as he made sure to finish reading the scroll b
The tribe princess had made her own point in not raging war again and because of that, Chief Teuton was freed. It wasn't because of democratic way of dealing the elites but rather it was by force into agreeing to her.The large group of the tribe slowly emerged out the gate of the kingdom, trekking the very lands of their inheritance. War has ended. But it was as if the momentary truce between the elites and the tribe was placed into a thin layer of iced river water. One wrong move and the ungodly fight will explode again."Alothadhappenedtoday,isn'titdaughter?""Yea shetai. A lot indeed." Alminah said in much meaning behind, looking ahead the horizon of the sun setting down the horizon."I'mtirednow.Goodthatthouhastendedthewarinsuchunexpectedfashion.""Areyouproudofmenow, 
In the baron court, just when the sun had risen up its glory in the sky, the king, lords, vassals, knights, elite people and his counselors gathered to hear a forum about what they shall do with the Chief of the barbarians.“Weshallkillhim!”oneofthecounselorsraised.Manyagreedhispreposition.“Weshalllethimsuffer!Burnhimuntildeathattheplaza!”The king pondered deeply. He fully understood the anger his people hold on their hearts. However, there were anxieties within him that troubled his mind. What if the death of the Teuton stirs up more contentions? He knew barbarians are fierce when provoked. The decades of war were the proof of it. They will not stop until they satiate their understanding on justice. He must admit that he was getting tired of it. From the moment he was in the t
"Whynot?Wearewearinggownslikeenglishwomendo."ShimasupportedMinah."Only that it's only the three of us here and no gentlemen around. Unless we include the palace servants, we are good to go." Chaerin added.As they all sat down to dine, the three of them just stared at the animated placement of the dinner ware in front of them, worried on how to handle those without shaming themselves."Oh goodness..." Shima exclaimed as she saw the sets of what look like to her as many forks, many spoons, layers of platters and lines of drinking glasses. She looked up and saw that Minah and Chaerin had the same predicament."All I wanted to do is to be glutton tonight and not use this blasted silvers." Minah r emarked in hushed tone, slightly leaning on the tables towards them."Yeah, we have fingers to reach the food and just-," Chaerin wasn't able
Lord Sten was informed of the occurring events in the large valley where the tribe circus traveler was temporarily pitching their tents. Not a hint of humor could be seen upon his facade when he got inside the dungeon of the Capulet. The house was in silent frantic upon the sudden visit of the King's royal right hand."It'sanhonortohavethee-,"Lord Sten raised his hand to the head of the house, "Save the lulling sir. I do not even wish to have thee near me." He said in displeasure.HermeswhowasbowingraisedhisheadtotheLordspeakingtohim."Howdareyouarrestourvisitor.""Theyareperformingwitchcraft,melord."Hermesdefendedvehemently."Oh are they? I will not be very surprised if they cast a spell of curses to this house. Know ye not
Dari placed the last tent on the carriage as ordered by the Teuton chief since they were now entering the capital tonight for the circus show as requested by the grand queen to welcome his son, the king from his travel overseas. It was late in the afternoon but the sun was not setting any soon so he was privilege to do the chores without the difficulty of having no light. As he finished checking the goods including the food and the caged animals which included the black pumas, he turned to get back to his own horse when the three ladies showed up, heavily panting. “What are ye-, Shima? Are ye hurt?” Dari ran to them and affirmed that she was wounded. “What happened?” he exclaimed facing Chaerin this time. “Tis not my fault. We were just walking around, listening into crazy old tales and all of the sudden, there are fighting and Shima got hurt. Minah was mad and got involved in the fight and she made the guy Capulet angry and w
It was a very weary practice and the chief tribe allowed them to breathe some air either just to sit around the grassy valley or roamed around the capital to get familiar with the place just before they wilt have to perform the circus for the noble. Alminah and Shima shared the same interest in fine jewelries that the English women wore in some occasions so they sorted to be in the city to check some of the goodies. “Iwantedtopracticeratherthatwalkedaroundinthisnoisyplace.If it is not for our living, I’d rather me inside the tent and play swords. It is in my blood. I could felt itright in my flesh and bones.” Chaerin continued to blabber nonsense while following the two ladies around. “Oh shut it, Chae. Ye are no fun.” Alminah managed to talk despite her animated choosing of the jewelries. “Dari and Chae were like siblings who struggled to e