Caspian turned and Nadia stood there, “I thought you had retired to your chambers.”“I was waiting for you.”“Is there something worrying you?”“I have been meaning to have a chat about a few things on my mind,” Nadia replied.“Of course.”“Can we do this at your chambers?”“I would rather we go to your chambers.”Nadia seemed to be overjoyed with his suggestion, “I will lead the way then.”They walked in her chambers and he saw that it was different but he really would not know as he spent most of the time at his chambers or at Aurora’s.He sat by the table, and she sat too, “I know we haven’t had much time to ourselves as you have urgent matters to attend to as the king but I was hoping we could bond again.”Caspian was too tired for all this, why could they not discuss it in the morning?“How so?”“We can select activities that we love and we share them with each other,” Nadia replied.“That’s a sound plan.”“Do you have any suggestions?” Caspian could see that she was hopeful, did
Caspian waited for Douglas to come with Aurora’s friends, he could not go himself as that would raise a lot of speculation.It might also reach his mother and Nadia’s ear, he heard the door open as Douglas led them in, when they saw him they all seemed to be frightened.“You may leave,” Caspian said to Douglas as he went out.“You all don’t have to be anxious, I did not call you all to berate nor to punish you. I wanted to ask about Aurora, and you all don’t have to keep your heads down, you may look at me.”He could see them lift their heads, and their hands were clasped in front of them,“I wanted to ask if you knew where Aurora might be?”They all shook their heads in unison,“Do you have any idea where she could have gone to?”“No, My Lord, before she left, she was ordered to not speak nor see us.”“Who ordered you to do so?”They all were silent at his question and he knew that they were probably afraid if word got out they would get punished.“You do not have to fear anything,”
Evening came and Caspian lay on his bed, but sleep alluded him. He could not find a sweet spot on the bed. He kept on turning but he was not finding a comfortable position.He was not finding it, he got up and got dressed. He went outside and he went back to the forest path that he walked with Aurora.The moon was full tonight and it cast soft light, the breeze was warm, how he would love to walk with Aurora during this moment, he wanted to share it with her.He remembered her words, as long as they were under the same moon they would find their way back to each other.He stood in the middle of the forest, he would never forget the moment when he had turned and saw Aurora walking down to him.Caspian came to realization that he knew where Aurora might be, why had he not thought of it earlier. He went raced back to his chambers and he took out a scroll, he was going to leave soon to go find her.He prayed that she would be where he thought she was. The next morning Caspian summoned Dou
Caspian had heeded Douglas’s words and he had told Rurina that they would not be stopping until they were in the clear.All he had was faith, and hope that he would find her, he felt sick at the thought of her not being where he thought she was.Only time will tell when he goes to the destination if she is there or not. The day progressed bit by and when noon arrived they were searching for an area where they could eat as they were famished.They stopped by a stream, and the scenery was spectacular, now he could see why Aurora had loved being out here, one did not want to leave.He knew by now that they might be looking for him back at the palace and he hoped that they would believe Douglas.He had left them notes, explaining to them that he needed to breathe as the palace was a bit suffocating for him. He had told his mother she was in charge of making the final decisions until he came back and resumed full authority.“Are you worried about back home?” Rurina asked him.“A bit, I don
“I want this journey to not end if only we could keep going until we have explored everything.”“That would take a lifetime and even a lifetime is not possible to explore every area.”“That is the whole point Caspian, for this journey to never end.”“I did not think of it that way.”“I have always wanted to go to different places from where I was raised, even our journey back to the palace was a thrill for me as I had not been anywhere besides where I grew up.”“Do you believe that your father might be on the lookout for you?”“No, not all he has never acknowledged my existence and he is not about to start now. If was searching for it would be to execute me as he would have figured out that I helped you escape. I’m probably labelled a disgrace and a traitor.”“I’m sorry that you did this all to help me.”“It wasn’t to only help you Caspian, it was a way out for me, to have the freedom I have always craved and to be away. I was desperate that I would have gone anywhere but stay there,
Aurora woke up in her darkroom as it was dawn and there was no light yet. She switched on the candle beside her bed.She climbed out of bed and her room was very small and depressing, it was just enough to fit her bed, and a bit of leg space to put a narrow table where her uniform resided.This was deemed to be more than enough for a female maid, she could not complain as she worked in the palace, as long as she got there on time and well prepped that was all that mattered.She wondered why she had to be so well prepped when they were the maids and no one saw them as they usually cleaned when the royals were either asleep or having dinner or attending balls and banquets.She took her soap and sponge, and headed outside, it was cold as per usual but she was still not used to it no matter how many times she did this usual routine.Aurora took a wooden bucket and went to the well that was a good ten minutes from where she lived. She got to the well and threw the bucket tied to the rope,
"My apologies," Aurora bowed her head.She could see the man who was tall and very muscular was trying to see her face but she would not look up as she was not allowed to do so."Wh..............."Aurora's heart beat wildly, he wanted to know her name so that he could make her get dismissed by a single word."Caspian."She saw that his attention was turned to someone else, and she took the chance to slide away very fast,"Douglas." He responded, his voice was rich and she could tell they knew each very well as there was affection and playfulness in their voices."Wait!"She could hear one of them calling out to her but she turned the corner and dashed as fast as she could.She stopped when she was well hidden and she was breathing heavily, she went to search for the laundry room which also took time.Everything was new to her as she had never been in this part of the palace. It was nice to work inside, her hands had callouses from all the hard labor and the only upside to having cold
Dinner time came, and she immediately told her friends of the good news that she had received from the Madam and that they could be together in the servant's quarters."Finally Aurora your luck has been in the slumps for a while now," Evelyn added."You must be serving someone important for them to assign you such duties dedicated to them." Agnes chimed in."I hope you don't leave us behind," Ida added dramatically."Don't get on a horse and sail off to the sunset," Lucy added melodramatically."You all need to stop, the only reason I told you about this is the opportunity that I have to stay in the servant's quarters has finally risen.""Did Madam give you any rules?" Barbara asked."Yes, she said that I belonged to the palace strictly and that I was not allowed to have any relations with men.""Madam needs to loosen up, we all don't want to end up as spinsters such as herself, we all won't be noticed by the king or let alone the prince so why should we bother. We are at the bottom o