"Isabella... Isabella." I can hear a man’s voice next to me. "Don’t worry I’m here, I’m right here." Someone said, comforting me.I felt warmth on my right hand. The feeling gave me hope and made me calm down. My hard thumping heart eased down. "Erik?" I wasn’t sure if it was him but I was yearning for him. I was yearning for his warmth and embrace. How I wish to see him once again. We have been separated for over a year now. "Erik , is that you?" I opened my heavy eye lids to see who it was. The room was dimly lit with the fire from the fire place. I can see a silhouette of a man sitting on my bedside, holding my right hand. "No, I’m not his majesty." The man said sadly. "It’s me, Phil." "Philips?" My eyes adjusted with the dim room and saw the man’s face clearly. "Phil, it’s you." I smiled at him.My heart was rather disappointed that it was not Ragnar, but still I was happy that Phillips was here with me. "How are you feeling?" Philips asked with a worried tone. I can see on
The next day, my temperature went down but I still have a slight fever. Because of this I wasn’t given permission to visit my mother in her quarters.Phillips has resumed his post, standing guard outside my room. Mary came in the morning and helped me get changed. "It is good that your fever went down your highness." Mary said. "I was really worried when you were burning with fever yesterday." "Thank you for the concern Mary." I replied. "I still have a slight fever but I am sure this will go away after I rest."Mary carefully tucked the blanket at the lower half of my body. She brought a bed tray with her and put it over my lap. "I have told the kitchen to prepare you a light breakfast since you are sick." Mary placed a bowl of steaming porridge on the bed tray. "Please eat to regain your strength your highness." "Thank you once again Mary." I smiled at her. I picked up the spoon and started to eat the steaming porridge slowly. "The queen ordered me to tell you that she w
I looked at her with curious eyes. "If I may ask, what would that information be?"My aunt looked at me with such sad eyes. "Well, before the war our father, your grandfather the king of Sparta, tasked his researchers to study the ancient texts from our country. The research team made a huge discovery that would give our country eternal glory. They found where the forbidden magic was and where the parts of the keys were hidden in this vast continent."I listened carefully to what my aunt was telling me. I am not sure if she will disclose all information to me or only bits and pieces. I am also not sure if she is telling all truth or are they mixed up with lies. But one thing I know is I need the other half of the pendant. "A map was made to mark the areas where the parts of the key for the forbidden magic were hidden. The map was embedded in two magic stones, one was given to me and the other was given to my twin sister Diana." My aunt explained. "With the use of the forbidden magic,
After some walking and a few left and right turns along the corridor, we arrived and stood in front of a hue double door. Judging by the size of the door and also the guards standing outside, the room inside must be huge and it stores important or valuable things. "Greetings to the moon of Geneva.." The guards bend down on one knee in the presence of the queen. "All hail your majesty the queen." "At ease." Aunt Fiona said with a calm voice. "Only I and my niece, Princess Isabella may enter. All of you will wait for us here." She announced. With this, the guards let me through and I went inside the room with my aunt. The guards saluted and resumed their stance in guarding the door. "Isabella, let’s go inside." Aunt Fiona looked at me with a warm smile. She opened the double doors just enough for the two of us to enter and led me inside the room. Once inside my eyes were blinded for a short time. The room was filled with shining objects such as gold and silver. There are also jew
What is this? Why am I feeling that something is pressing my body hard?’ I thought. My body succumb to the gravity and I slumped down nearly falling to the ground. But before my knees met the floor, my aunt held my arms and instantly the heavy feeling went away. I looked at my aunt confused but she just smiled to me not saying anything. "Come my dear. I will show you my own treasure, the other half of the pendant." My aunt led me by hand towards the table where the jewelry box was placed. I was able to walk towards the table at the center of the room with my aunt still holding my hand. I saw the jewelry box. Contrary to its contents, the jewelry box is simply made out of dark brown wood with carvings of leaves and flowers. My aunt slowly let go of my hand and my instincts kicked in. My body reacted as if anticipating the shock I felt when I entered the room. But after a few seconds, I didn’t feel anything. I looked around the room confused. The force that was pressing my body ju
The Reverend Haden was in the queen’s office waiting for her arrival. He was sitting elegantly in the lounge chair sipping a cup of tea while reading one of many stacked reports on the queen’s desk. Reverend Haden was Queen Fiona’s most trusted advisor thus he was also tasked to review the reports sent to the queen. ’Bang’ The office door opened abruptly and the queen quickly went in with her ladies in waiting following behind. "Your majesty, the doctor said that Princess Isabella is doing fine now. The princess will regain consciousness maybe later in the afternoon or in the evening, so there is no need to worry." One lady in waiting reported. "I understand. You may go." Queen Fiona waved her hand and dismissed her ladies in waiting.With the queen’s signal, the ladies in waiting curtsied and exited the office. After they have closed the door, the queen let out a long sigh and slumped on her chair. She was visibly exhausted with her finger massaging her temples.Haden poured a cup
I open my eyes a little disoriented. The light in the room was a little dim but there was still some light from the sun outside. "Is it afternoon already?" I asked myself. "What happened?"I sat up from my bed but my body felt heavy and I was feeling a dull pain. Then I remember what just happened this morning. My aunt brought me where the other half of the pendant was hidden in the west wing of the palace. The room I went for sure has a magic trap that activates when my aunt is not in physical contact with a person that is inside. ’I need to have a plan and get in that room to take the pendant.’ I thought. And there was no one other than Bob that can help me about those magic traps. "Mary." I called out.Not long the door opened and Mary came inside the room. "Your highness, you are awake. Thanks the heavens." I saw Mary sigh in relief. "All of us have been worried when you came out of the room unconcsious. The doctor that checked up on you said that your body is still too weak a
Bob came back with a palace map, paper and pen in hand. I described to him the passage way the best I could and he drew it on the paper. "It looks like the hidden room is located underground, maybe somewhere in this vicinity." Bob was pointing the pen at an area of the map near the west wing. "Yes, that’s probably where it is." I nodded. "So we are planning to infiltrate the west wing." Philips said. "Didn’t you say that the place has many magic traps? And not to mention it is also heavily guarded."I understand Philips concerns. "We need to do something about the magic traps and also the guards." I said. "We need to do this as discreetly as possible." "The guards won’t be much of a problem." Bob said with a cocky smile. "You remember my right hand man, Robin? He makes the best sleeping powder there is. Those guards will be knocked out for hours."I suddenly remembered the boy with Bob when we first met in the woods. I nodded to Bob in confirmation. ’It looks like Bob’s Nine Li