Four - Afraid

This town was beautiful, and looked as if it had been here for hundreds of years, and yet everything looked brand new,  the buildings and small cabins, so beautiful, I had to pinch myself to ensure I wasent dreaming. The people all scurrying around, doing their daily tasks, all seemed so happy and care free. They all smile and nod at us as we walked by.  

I see a school, and a bunch of small stores that seemed to have all sorts of different items, from clothes, to what I thought even looked like a cauldron In The front window. A cauldron? I thought to myself….and laugh out loud. Witches don’t exist perhaps it’s a Halloween store. I think to myself. 

Faulk grabbing my hand ever so gently as trying to not startle me, grins as he pulls me towards the iron gateway.  Pressing a small button, he stands up straight and looks into a camera positioned just right to see both of us waiting. He nods, the grin never faultering once as he does so, and then the large iron gates start to open.  He almost skips in his excitement as we make our way up the large drive, to a castle I would have never believed was real if I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes. 

So big, must have had 3 or maybe even 5 floors. Gorgeous masonry work that looked as if it stood the test of time, the windows, so big etched with faint pictures I could not quite make out! But I could see the beautiful dark violet curtains hanging on the inside, I wanted to reach out and touch them so badly as I have never seen fabric that looked Soo rich and expensive. 

The gardens, they were something else, so full, of everything you could imagine, I can see the veggies, and fruit trees from afar, and this garden looked as if it spand the whole entire compound, or estate I guess it would be.  Then the flowers caught my full attention, just like my special waterfall, all different colours, sparkling and glowing, almost unnaturally.  This whole place was breathtaking, I rubbed my eyes, to ensure I wasent hallucinating. 

“Hey Aurora, they are waiting for us, please follow me this way” he says happily, as I watch him open one of the gigantic double doors to my left. 

Inside I could see the beautiful lush deep purple rugs, and the fabrics, and amazing furniture some of which I have never seen the likes of anything before.  Beautifully carved into wood, you could see the different dogs….or where they wolves perhaps….and mythical creatures, I see a person with wings..? A fairy?  Dragons, and mermaids, all of these creatures, are mythical, they don’t exist. 

As I made my way deeper into the castle, we come to some large doors, guraded by 4 gigantic men, godly creatures. With full metal armour, and swords as well as various other weapons attached to their ensemble.  The guards parted before we were even close, and the double door, almost like magic opened.  

Inside there are 2 thrones which are already occupied, as well as 4 others that are empty.  I walk slowly inside, again pinching myself to ensure I was alive still, and Brian hadn’t killed me, or made me pass out from his chaos. 

“Good morning, Aurora, it is such a pleasure to finally meet you. My name is Leonids, and this is my Queen Lindy”.  The older looking gentlemen spoke, a smile on his face as he gets up to come and greet me. 

“Ooo my dear, you must be so cold and starving. Please follow me and I will show you to your quarters. We will get you bathed and feed, then we shall talk.” Lindy said as she raced over to hug me, she was so warm. But I couldn’t hug her back, almost as if everything in my froze right at that moment.   

“Don’t be frightened sweet Aurora, we mean you no harm. No harm will ever come of you again.”  Lindy speaks, as I take a small step away from her. Very uneasy and unsure of what is happening. How does she know me? Know my name? 

Lindy sighs and takes a slow step towards me, gently grasping my hand and pulling me toward the door on the right side of her thrown.  I shuffle my feet slowly but sigh and follow her. What choice do i have at this point. I am doing mental backflipds. Flight or fight response never letting up.  But Lindy was so beautiful and sweet, and smelled of lilacs, with a hint of vanilla. She was memorizing it was hard to not love her at first sight, and follow whatever direction she gave. We slowly walked down the corridor to the door at the end. As opened she is gesturing for me to enter. My eyes almost bugged outta my head at this room, it was as big as the orphanage.  A beautiful four poster bed sat to the right, lavished in gorgeous blankets, and silk pillows.  So much fine wood furniture, with carvings all around the room, couches and chairs, the fireplace unlike anything I had ever seen I could walk inside it, it was that big. Lindy showed me to a door to the left which was a beautiful bathroom, full of flowers. Bottles with creams, oils and soaps. The smells comming out of there were out of this world. 

“Now sweetheart don’t be afraid any longer! Please go in and take a long bath in the tub, use whatever see fit to you in the bathroom, it’s all yours. I will have someone bring you some lunch and will have it placed on the bed for you when your done in there.  The other door in your room leads to the closet, please pick out whatever you’d like to wear, and eat. Once your done, I’ll come back to fetch you” Lindy says to me as she smiles and turns back towards the door to leave. Closing the door quietly behind her. 

Exhaustion hitting me like a tidal wave, I slowly make my way to the bathroom, turning the large quartz knobs on the tub and allowing it to fill as I pour in some of the amazing scents in the crystal vases and bottles littering the bathroom.  I turn and make my way to the bathroom door ensuring it is closed tightly and locked. I make my way towards the tub slowly shedding the dirty old clothes.  Allowing them to drop heavily on the floor. 

I slowly climb into the tub allowing the amazing scents to surround me and I sink deeper in.  Soaking and stirring in my own thoughts. Why would Faulk bring me here? How have I known him my whole life? When I have never seen him before? Why where this king and queen being so nice to someone like me, I am a no one. And wait…there are still kings and queens in this day in age. Soo many questions stir through my head, as I succumb to sleep.  

Only to be Startled awake by a knock on the door…