After the incident two days ago, princess Alminah sent back Chaerin and Shima to the forbidden valley despite their protest to stay. She heard that there were rumors going round about the palace pointing directly at her. She did not want her friends to be entangled whatever the bad rumors might bring her. She already saw this one coming on her vision but she did not know what wilt be the outcome to all of this.
What happened in the museum was a big deal to some of the royals who happened to be there during the time she was suddenly put into immobility because of the painting she saw there. They suspected her to be suffering from a very dangerous malady that might bring forth misfortune among the dwellers on the land.
And so to address the matter, the king hast arranged for a court meeting where the princesses, princes and kings among
King Suk, now alone in the court which was filled with important royal families abroad while ago, was now contemplating about the sudden entrance of the young prince just before the court trial begun. The tribe princess was no where to be seen during the trial yet the young prince did all the talking about the case of the young princess living among the royal family.There were disputes and harsh questions raised against the truthfulness of the words the crown prince spoke, trying to rebuttal and find fault of his words. Yes, there were those kings who cared no less about the rumors but they only attend as to create a chink on the strong armor that the current ruling family was wearing. The empire was like a giant wall and it got stronger upon the time being most especially that the royal family hast weld alliance to the most formidable enemy of the country. The Teuton tribe.Maybe displeased with the unending seas of inquiries, the crown prince breathed a
Jion took his silence first, intently staring at the princess in the eyes before he asked again. "What's with you and east kingdom that you're even willing to dine with robbers instead of clicking glasses in the ball?"“The east kingdom is where the danger reside, your highness.” Princess Alminah said where she was answered with another stretch of silence from the person across her.Jion walked closely towards one of the book shelves, picked a random book then sit back to his large chair, taking his time to process her words.“Howmuchdoyeknowaboutthekingdomtosaythat,littleprincess?Whyareyoulividoftheideaofusgoingthere?”“Livid?” Alminah's brows contorted in confusions on her face before she spoke again. “I am no angry.”Jion rai
After dinner in the kiosk, Jion gone back to his study and once again stared at the painting situated near the door. He didn't intend to have a meal with the princess after he had gone overboard with his emotion in the morning.However, curious as he may seem, he wanted to discover what did the princess know that he did not. For her eyes always tells of tale he always find himself almost compelled into asking.How did she know of king Gadianton? Why such rile against the king and his work of arts as if it was the princess' personal poison to her soul?During the dinner, he had far too many inquiries he planned to throw at the princess. However, he was maimed the whole time while desperately wanting her to just look up from those damn plates and glass of dessert she obviously liked. Maybe if she did, he can find the bearing to finally ask her. But he believed that even if she did look up, he cannot still inquire her in
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