At the banquet hall where the royal family is…
Woon carefully placed the buttered chicken on the tribe princess’ platter, cutting a portion for her convenience. He was talking to her in low voice that only them heard.
Two persons were eyeing them in secret, unsettled with the kind of happy atmosphere between the eldest prince and the tribe princess.
The king might had felt the eerie silence, he spoke up facing the eldest prince.
“The products ye brought from Hanyang were of good use to our empire.” The king complemented.
“Oh that was pleasant to hear, father.” Woon smiled to his princess. “Maybe I should have search for more native products that wilt be of good use to the Teuton tribe too.”
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In boredom while looking outside, the young prince never did join his company with their animated exchange of words. Rather he suited himself in listening to them. Strangely, his ears would perked up when the tribe princess would began to respond to the inquiries of the eldest prince. “Ireadtonsofbookwhenyeareaway.”ThetribeprincessrespondedtoWoon. “Whatkindofbookdoyeread?MightIlendyousomeofmine.”Suejoinedin. “No particular kind, really. But I love the recent book that I am reading now.” She commented. “Whatisit?”Woonasked. Not one of them saw Jion’s slight tilting of his head towards the tribe princess and Alminah throwing a silent stare to the young lad before both averted their eyes from each other. “Works of Tol
Princess Alminah wiped her own tears as she saw Sue in a distance, sulking. She got off her own horse and slowly strode towards her, quite relieved that Sue had not entered into the forest or finding her wilt be difficult. “PrincessSue-,” “Donotevendaretocomenearme!” Alminahstoppedonhertracksandwatchedhersobbedsilently. “Iamtrulysorry.”Alminahmanagedtosay. Sue looked at her with an accusing glare. “Are ye perhaps happy that ye made those two fight over thee?” ThetribeprincesswasevenperplexedwhyinheavenSuesaidthosewords. “I would want them to mend their bond again. I want them to get along as much as you want, Princess.” There was silence before Sue looked down realizing that
“Did ye find them?” The young prince asked calmly although Woon knew he was as panic stricken as him. They both rode their horses and quickly ran over the place they went in hope that they wilt find the two lost princesses. In distance they saw the white stallion of the tribe princess drinking water along the river banks. Jionkickedshadowtoracehisbrothertowardsthehorse. “Theyarenothere.Woon,theyarenothere!”Jionexclaimedasiflosingitgradually. “We have to find them-, Sue!” Woon rode towards the princess who has her gown painted with bloods either of her own or someone else. He did not know but he had to be there with her. Sue trembled again upon hearing another whimpering of horses on her back but she was relieved that they belonged to the two princes. “Your
There was slight disturbance in the younger prince’s study. It happened after King Suk handed him one old journal that he strangely found at the royal family’s old chest. At the cover of the journal was the official sign of Jion. He scanned a little and got confused with the dates and the events of every particular dates written on the book. Somehow it did not match with what had been happening the past few months. What caught the king’s attention was the wedding of the tribe princess and the young prince many months ago. He asked the counsel of the eldest prince of what action they must do to the book.“I am certain that it was Jion’s handwritten. But, I do not know if the content was some sort of fiction for the events that were written gone contrary to what really happened the past months.” Woon said in silence.“Whatarewetodo,son?”However, Woon’s mi
She gave a big unladylike yawn before looking at the vastness of the whole valley where they pitched their tents for two days. She never knew that traveling upon cities to cities can be really tiring. “Whereisfather?”sheaskedthebulkytrainerofalltheirwildbeast. “Onthelargetentcheckingournewlyacquiredprizesfromthecitywewentinlasttime.” “Thepumas?”Shefixedherlonghairwithshadesofgoldenyellowandbrightred. “Yeah.Hecouldnottamethemuntilnow.” “HowaboutyouDari?Youareourtrainer,amIright?” He snickered. “Yeah but those animals are the real deal of the word wild. Y
“ I can’tseeif there is any need for a celebration.” The king spoke in low tone while continually reading the scrolls coming from different lands of the whole kingdom. “ThepeoplewantedtoseetheirKingafteryourjourneyfromthedistantlands.” “Good that the people are not cursing me for being gone for too long leaving the affairs here in thine hands, Troi.” Thelordjustsomberlysmiledwhileslightlybowinghisheadforthecommentoftheking. “They really don’t mind at all since this guy wont even sleep just before he finishes the affairs of the kingdom for a day.” Lord Sten butted in after courting a slight bow to the king. Theyoungkingbeholdhistwogreatcompanionssi
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
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
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