PARTY IN THE INN

Kaliyah had lied to her father that she wanted to go to riding lessons with her friend when they had planned to go for a party at an inn which was supposedly at the border. It was rumoured that people from different clans and kingdoms visited that inn. Kaliyah and her friend, Anastasia desperately wanted to go.

It was morning, her normally tranquil morning was disturbed by Anastasia’s noises. She had overslept!

“Why are you still in bed?”, Anastasia screeched with her very little voice.

“Oh goodness!,” Kaliyah exclaimed and jumped out of bed, “Rhaegal, get that dress ready, the one I picked last night quickly please”.

“Yes princess but please slow down, it’s still too early to start your riding lessons”, Rhaegal stated as she watched the two girls make a mess while trying to hurriedly get ready.

“We like early”, Anastasia replied with a weird smile. Rhaegal was beginning to doubt the “riding lessons” but she complied because the king had given his permission already. When Kaliyah was done dressing, Rhaegal looked at them with suspicion, “Why do you need a dress for horse riding or is our tutor a handsome one? Rhaegal asked with a smirk.

“Your maid is sure a loud and nosy one”, Anastasia told Kaliyah with a loud whisper.

“She’s also a friend to me”, Kaliyah replied and waved Rhaegal before leaving with Anastasia. Rhaegal waved back and then frowned while thinking of what Kaliyah’s friend said.

Kaliyah and Anastasia had to wake up early so they could reach the borders on time. They arrived pretty early, the party had not started so they sat at the entrance eating the cherries Anastasia brought.

“Who is the person we’re waiting for?”, Kaliyah asked.

“his name is Kelvin”, Anastasia replied while blushing.

Kaliyah had a disgusted expression on, “I see you already have a crush on him”

“Not a crush, trust me this is love and what’s there not to love about him? He’s breathtaking. He told me about the party so he must be quite social and all that”, Anastasia replied.

“It already feels like I’m third wheeling”, Kaliyah muttered. Soon, they saw people arriving and the place started becoming rowdy.

“I won’t lie, they are all breathtaking”, Anastasia commented. Kaliyah nodded in agreement. It wasn’t long before the guy named Kelvin arrived. Kaliyah stared at him, he was handsome but not worth the hype, she thought.

“This is my friend, Princess Kaliyah”, Anastasia introduced.

He smiled and bowed slightly, “It’s an honour to meet you, your highness”

“Well it’d be an honour if you get us the drinks they’re all taking right now”, Kaliyah replied. everyone was taking one drink or the other. Only when they entered did they realize how they stood out. They were dressed for an evening dinner party while the women wore more revealing dresses with bold make-up.

“You didn’t tell us how we were supposed to dress”, Anastasia whispered to Kelvin.

“I forgot but you look lovely by the way”, he replied and Anastasia blushed. Kaliyah rolled her eyes, she had to excuse these annoying people acting all lovey dovey.

When they finally found seats for themselves, 3 men entered. Their entrance happened to make the inn quieten as they caught the attention of everyone. They were extremely handsome and they screamed royalty. They were not dressed like the men in their kingdom so Kaliyah assumed that they were from another kingdom. They wore sleeveless shirts that showed off their big muscles and fine body. When they entered, they quietly and elegantly walked towards the owner of the inn who immediately suspended everything he was doing immediately he noticed them. It looked like they were regular customers here.

“Welcome”, the inn owner said happily.

The 3 of them sat down, “We didn’t know there was going to be a party”, one of them said. He was the eldest among the three brothers, Azar.

“It doesn’t matter, the more women, the merrier”, Edgan, the youngest replied.

“Do your thing, I’ll be going to my room”, Azar said and stood up.

Kaliyah saw him standing up and stood up to go after him when Kelvin held her hand, “They are dangerous and mysterious people, princess”

Kaliyah smiled, “Another reason to go after him”. With that said, she went after him. The place became rowdy again so a lot didn’t notice what just happened.

She quickly went after him so she’d not lose him. He noticed. while she was already so close to him, he stopped abruptly and she bumped into him.

“Sorry”, she muttered when he finally turned to look at her. He was more handsome now that she was looking at him closely.

“And who are you?”, he asked with his deep baritone.

“I am Kaliyah and I want to have a word with you”, she replied in one breath with confidence. She wondered where the confidence came from.

His eyes swept her body slowly which made her self-conscious, “Go back to the castle, Princess. This place is not for you”. This shocked Kaliyah.

She chuckled nervously, “Princess? I never said I was because I am not”.

“How may I help you?”, he asked. He didn’t want to push the conversation further and Kaliyah noticed that.

“Where are you going? The party just started. My friend is with someone else and I’m alone right now”, she said casually like she didn’t just suggest anything.

He smirked, “I’m going to continue this party in my room, care to join me?”

Kaliyah smiled, “Sure”, she said and followed him to his room.

That was how she met him, the father of her child. She told Rhaegal everything except something she found out only after they made love. Scales appeared on his back for a while before disappearing. She wasn’t sure he noticed but she saw it. He was a dragon.