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.
King Teuton raised his head when he beheld Dari who bowed before him.
"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
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
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
Dark Age was a period where chaos erupted among the people in England. There had been wars and rumors of wars spread around cities upon cities. It started when the early church, nobles and royalties were engaged in maintaining their powers, controlling people and clashed their interests on the matter. They had corrupted many lands even stealing those from native tribes. This stirred up lots of those barbarians to craft those dangerous arms and rage war to the nobles who took away their rightly possessions. Thus start the war.“Over the land where the voices of my people cry out for justice and peace, the battlefield which has been bathed with so much bloodsheds for many generations past and the unending clanging of the metals and piercing of the arrows which killed people. I, if I was only able to cease this ungodly, ungainly and undying war, I have long lay down my life to stop this. If my life is enough, I would have done so long time ago before liv
|Chapter 2: His and Her LineChaerin rode with the wind speed as she crossed the large field towards the valley. She must tell the princess about the news.“Princess, the spy thou hast sent, is here.” Dari said.“Let her in.” Alminah ordered.Chaerin bowed before her. “ Princess.”“Please speak. What happened to my father?” Alminah asked.“A decree was sent out throughout the land.” Chearin answered.“What decree?”“In exchange of your father’s life and to end this war, a marriage will be done.”“I do not understand your words.”“One of the princes is to take your hand as his wife in exchange of your father’s life.”For a moment, Alminah remained quiet, trying to deter things on her mind.“What else did they ask?”“I am not certain. But they will come here this sun down and claim you.” Chaerin said.She exhaled loudly with a troubled expression. “They will free my father then?”“After the marriage they will. They have to make sure they
|Chapter 3: Alone Shuna brought her the clean clothing to the princess bed. She waited for her to get out from taking a bath. She was sure that the princess was very exhausted after the ceremony but the people and the nobles were the opposite of it. They still continued with the celebration.“Shuna, you must retire to bed now. It will be late night soon.” Alminah remarked when she saw Shuna in her room still.“I must wait till you sleep, princess.” She spoke reverently.Alminah was able to change into clean and plain white clothing when she got to bed. She turned to Shuna.“I cannot fall to slumber when somebody’s around. Now go.” She ordered.“Please call for me when you need something.” Shuna then get outside her room.The princess laid on the soft bed sheathed with fine line of silk and cottony pillows. This was pretty different from her bed which was made of dried hay covered with those soft animal skins.She wanted to run away to that valley now. Bu
AsAlminahwasonherwayoutsidethepalace,shesawPrinceJionconversinglivelytothebeautifullydressedladyinsidethecarriage.ShepresumedhertobeprincessSue.Thenbothturnedherwaywhenthepalaceguardannouncedherarrival. Alminah noticed his face drawn into displeasure while princess Sue looked at her blankly. She held her chin up as she finally got in the carriage with them. Silence was between them throughout their long journey. PrincessSuescootedoverPrinceJionasifafraidofthedaughterofbarbarian.Hepattedherhandasifassuringhersafetywithhim.Bythesightofit,Alminah
Theparentscriedingriefastheirdaughterfinallygaveupaghostandclosedhereyesforever.Theygatheredherontheirarmsandpleadedhertocomeback.Thehouse,litbythesmalllamp,wasfilledwiththeiranguishcriesfortheirloss.Forthemuchsorrowtheyfelt,theparentsdidnotnoticetheentranceofsomebodyontheirabode. “Layherbackonthebed.”Shespokeinlowvoice. Theparentslookedupandbeholdafairmaiden. “Whoartthou?”Thefatheraskedashestoodupfeelingthreatenedto&
BeforetheycouldreachthelandUkraine,thecarriagesandthechariotscameacrosstheruinedbridgeofKeiv.Thepalaceguardspreparedtheirweaponsastheysawmanyrobbersscatteringonthestreets.PrinceJionandPrincessSuewerereadilyinformedabouttheirsituation.“WesawinadistancethatrobberswereonourwaytoUkraine,yourmajesty.”Theguardsaidastheystoppedmomentarily.“Whereistheprincess?”Heaskedtheguardwhenhedidnotseeheraround.Asifansweringthem,theysawa&n