3rd person Pov
Once morning arrived, Larissa walked out the chouldron surrounded by the priestesses who were there to see her off.
She looked vibrant and happy in her flowery short sleeved gown and her little box.
The men, however, looked gloomy and tired with bags under their eyes as they greeted their princess,. They looked even more comical to Larrisa that way, especially when some of them had looks of horror from seeing the priestesses assemble round the chouldron
It almost looked like they were about to perform a ritual
"I'm leaving now, Nana" Larissa turned to the priestesses
"My child" Nana, the woman without the hood said as she walked forward to take Larissa's hand In hers "remember everything you've been thought here and never depart from them, keep the objects of protection with you always and don't go around trying to tame demons that are above your level" she looked at the vibrant nature green eyes of the young lady and smiled sadly "and don't forget to visit once in a while "
"of course " Larissa took the hands of the woman she has come to love over the years into hers as she smile "and don't worry about me, I'll be careful " she said and with that, she was walking away as the other priestesses waved her goodbye
"We'll miss you " they all said in sybc
"I will too" Larissa waved back "and now general" she smiled at George as someone took the little box from her "please lead the way"
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Before sunset, Larissa was already at the foot of the mountain, from where she could already see the distant outskirts of windfall
She smiled as the wind blows on her face, her hair flowing with it
"Windfall" she whispered dreamily at the sight, it had been a while since she got to even see it from afar and that could explain half the reason why her heart was thumping wildly in her chest.
She giddled her horse and was about to take off when another horse ran from her side and blocked her path
"Princess Larissa!" George breathed out "please let us escort you from this point on as it is our duty to..."
"Race you to the palace general!" Larissa excitedly shouts and ran pass the man who sighed in defeat
"Are you sure that lady is a princess, general?" Prince David asked and he sighs again
He's being questioning himself about that since the previous day when he met her, but somehow when he saw her work out in that mansion earlier that day he knew she was a princess indeed
The moon had done little the eniminating her beauty, under the morning sun however in her dress of beautiful flowering patterns, her green eyes, light brown hair and fair skin, she looked one with nature, like a goddess they all flourished around.
A princess indeed, he was sure
And then it was time for her to mount her palanquin as standard for a princess, but then she looked at them with disgust and requested she also get to ride a horse
Before anyone could answer, she looked around the tied up horses and picked a white one which she immediately got on, mesmerizing the men who watched the graceful way she flew up to sit at the animal's back
" how long does it take to get to windfall?" Larissa asked as she looks down at the men
"With clear skies and no delays on the way we should be there by tomorrow morning" George replied and she hummed
"Well..." she started as she made a hand sign and tapped at the horse's head twice "let's reduce the time by three times General, race you down the mountains" she squealed the last part and then the horse was racing away inhumanly
"Wait princess!!!"
George shouted but she was long gone "Damn it, hurry it men!" he commanded as he jumped his horse and raced after her, they didn't get to see her for miles and hours until she was at the foot of the mountain and then she was off again.
"We should at least try to get into the palace shortly after her to ensure our duty of ensuring she back safe and sound is fulfilled" George said, his voice tired but firm, and after the men had chorused a 'yes sir' they hurried along.
By sunset Larissa was in front of the palace and she breaths a happy sigh as her horse walks slowly towards the entrance of the palace.
"Who goes there?" a thick voice asked, halting her horse and making her look down at the gate's guard who she hadn't really noticed at first since she admiring the beauty of the palace.
"Oh hello there" she smiled "I am Princess Larissa, and I'm here to see my father, the king"
"Oh hi Larissa, I am his royal majesty the king, nice to meet you, my daughter" the guard answered sarcastically, causing the others to laugh, but it stopped when the air around them began to darken and when they looked up at her, she had a steel gaze and a monstrous black cloud floatted behind her with red eyes.
It was threatening, causing the men, even with their spares stretched to tremble in fright.
"Are you mocking me or is it my father that you mock? You piece of shit..."
The iron headed arrow made a swooshing sound against the wind until it hit the dark circle in the middle of the round board with a thump.Patrick lets out a misty breath, and then stretched his hand out for a servant to drop another arrow in his palm.“My lord” greeted Donald as he bowed to the king stiffly and handed a short note to John who stood behind the king at the foyer “Report from the northern borders”“What does it say?” Patrick asked as he lets go of another arrow which lands in the middle again.There was a short pause in as John reads through“There has been an attack on some villages close to the Northern borders my lord”An arrow lands again on the board with a thumpPatrick turned to meet John’s eyes and then Donald’s“Someone dares attack my kingdom?”“That is what is strange indeed my lord” Donald answered with his head held up high “it has been a very recent dealing and we cannot continue paying less attention thinking it is banditry. It is more than that”Patrick n
Larissa looked at the slender smiling face of the brown eyed tall girl who stood at the other end of the table and then back at the letter in her handShe drops it on the table with a sigh“I guess father still does not trust me to protect myself” she cocks her head looking the other over “what’s your name then?”“My name is Nambi”“You’re a soldier”“You can tell?” the girl whose smile didn’t leave her face asked astonished“The letter said so, plus your aura is quite stronger than that of an average girl”“Actually my lady” Nambi began as she boldly looked back into the queen’s eyes “I watched your fight with the king that day and up until now, I’m still amazed at how well you fought, it was awesome”A light pink hue dusted over Larissa’s face at that.Hardly does anyone other than her father compliment her for anything, hence it had taken a lot of effort not to show that it was a pleasant surprise to say that to her, to hear someone praise her.She cleared her throat and faced the
“You asked if I attended the royal school earlier” he reminded as they reached the waterfall garden where water fell from a high mountain down to a stream where it flowed down to where the eyes couldn’t see past. Larissa tears her amazed eyes away from the beautiful scenery to look at the king “I did not attend it, because just like you, I was raised outside the palace”Larissa was shocked at that, and had a lot of questions to ask, but she keeps silent so the king would continue, enchanted by how his hair flowed with the wind.“My mother was a queen who was deposed of because she wasn’t able to conceive, a month after being thrown out, she was discovered to be pregnant. Everyone had their opinion of it, they said it wasn’t the king’s, oh she must have slept around because she was desperate. They wanted her dead, or exiled, sent away to a place where she would suffer and eventually die”Patrick began to walk again and Larissa followed“The king played mer
Larissa looked up at the lights that were hung up on the ceiling illuminating the whole bedroom.She tightened her hold on the duvet that she held tightly against her chest in an attempt to cover the nakedness that had been visible just moments ago, her arms and shoulders still exposed.Her face was tear streaked, her eyes hooded with a blissed-out look on her face as she breathed with her mouth slightly agape to regularize her breath.“You’re such a beast” she said in a hoarse voice, making the body next to her groan as he turned from lying on his front to laying on his back instead, copying her and he threw an arm over his face, the lights were too blinding“For a virgin, you sure did take it well”She turned to look at him, a playful smile on her face it looked childish“So I did good?” she asked making Patrick peer at her from under his arm and then he scoffed, a ghost of a smile on his lips and then he raised his hand to her head and petted the disheveled hair“Yeah you did”Lari
Larissa wore a shining white gown adorned with beautiful pearls and ornaments that shone in the ray of sunlight that filtered in through the windows of the large hall the wedding was taking place in.Her brown hair was pulled back in a long braid with beautiful artificial flower crown placed over it to frame her small almond face. And her green eyes adding to her beautyShe looked like an angel who had descended to walk the road of men.Except in her case, rumors of her being a witch had already spread in the Evergreen palace and everyone who was in attendance of the wedding stood at a far distance away from her path, almost pressing themselves to the wall in fright.Larissa didn’t care, she probably didn’t even notice as she could only see Patrick who stood in all his majestically glorious outfit at the front of the hall, an officiating priest in front of him with his book of laws in hand.The princess had an awestruck look on her face, one she had on ever since the king kissed her t
Patrick’s chest rose and fell steadily as he looked down on Larissa who was on her knees, her head down, her hair all over her face with the tip of his sword over her neck.She looked disheaveled, but Patrick did not look any better. There were light bruises over his face and body“So what’s it going to be princess, do we keep on fighting or do you yield?”“Hah!” Larissa laughed and then looked up at him “this is the gentlest your voice has been since we met, why, do I seem more feminine now that I’ve been defeated?”“Shut up!”“Why, I think I like you even more now” she asserted as she shakily stood up “I yield”At that, Patrick turned around and began to walk away. Larissa breath out a disappointed sigh“Is that it, you’re just going to walk away?”“What are you doing right now? make haste, we leave at dawn tomorrow” He walked away, leaving a very pleased and smiling Larissa who looked up at the sky and lets out a small laugh“See that head priestess, I get to live in the world like a