Three days later;
The kingdom of Devon was currently mourning the death of their prince. The news was announced two days ago. The people were shocked by the news, they all wondered how it happened, until they found out that he died on the battlefield. The head of the army declared a week of mourning for the late prince.
None of the royal family members came out to address the kingdom. It was quite understandable. The people lit lanterns in the sky for the deceased. It was a very sad day for them. The person who took the news very badly was princess Ella. She had locked herself in her room since she heard the news and only came out for his funeral. She found it hard to believe. Martha got to the princess's chambers and knocked."Princess Ella, can I come in?" She asked. Princess Ella hadn't eaten since yesterday morning and even her last meal was very little. She was getting really worried. She couldn't tell Queen mother Miranda because she was in the exact same state.
King Alexander hasn't been in the castle for two days now, so she had no one to help her with Princess Ella. "Princess Ella, I have your meal here, you need to eat." Princess Ella didn't open up, nor did she say anything. With a sigh, Martha walked away from the door and was about to leave.
"What's wrong Martha?" She heard a voice say. She turned around and immediately bowed her head, "She hasn't eaten anything since yesterday your highness. She dosen't want to let anyone in." Martha explained.Alexander stared at the door. "Wait here." He ordered, and he walked towards the door. "Ella can you come out, you have to eat." He said. He was really not in the mood for this. He knew his sister was hurting, but that didn't mean that she should bother other people with it. He sighed and said with a calm tone. "Ella, I know that you don't want to see anyone right now but you need to eat. At least do it for mom, she can't deal with anymore problems." He said. After thirty seconds the door opened up, she immediately launched herself into her brother's arms. She cried silently in his arms but Alexander didn't say anything, he just patted her until she calmed down.
"I-I'm sorry."She whispered. During these three days, she felt alone. Neither her mother nor her brother were there to comfort her. Seeing Alexander brought her a little peace.
"It's okay, I'm the one who's sorry. I should have been here for you." He said very softly. "Now, I need you to eat. I'll see you later."
She nodded and let go of Alexander. He turned and saw Martha, who was three feet away from them. He left without saying another word.
"I'm so sorry Martha, can you forgive me?"
Martha gave her a warm smile. "You don't need to ask for forgiveness Ella. Now let's go inside."
****In the village****
Aurora and her sister Gwen were walking on the streets. Everywhere was oddly quiet and only a few people were outside. They believed that it was all because of the prince's death.
"Everywhere looks desserted." Gwen said.
"Hmhm, I wonder if this is how it was when the previous king died."
"It can't be more than this I guess. Let's get home quickly. it all feels very creepy." Gwen said and we headed home. Gwen started to walk really fast. "Gwen wait for me." I said as I started to run to meet up with her. 'God her and her long legs.' I thought to myself.
Gwen and Aurora finally got home. Gwen barged through the door and headed straight to our room, while I headed to the kitchen. When I got there, I saw mother."Hello mother. Do you need help?""Yes Aurora, where is Gwen?" Mrs Harson asked. "She's in the room. Mother, the entire village is so quiet. It's almost as if there's nobody living here.""It's because of the prince's death. It was the same during the previous king's death." She explained."It must be really tough for the royal family. I never thought that the prince was in the army. He died while protecting his kingdom." I said. "He is an honourable man. Aurora, we are going on a trip tomorrow.""Where are we going?" I asked with a confused look on my face."To your aunt's place. Do you remember her? The one who lives in Lari town.""Oh, It's been long we've visited her." I said while trying to read my mother. "Exactly that's why I want us to go visit.""Where are we visiting mother?" Gwen asked when she entered the kitchen
Evening time came and Aunt Christiana's husband had arrived. He and my father chatted about many things after dinner. Aunt Christiana sons, Sam and Scott weren't back yet. Sam was the youngest while Scott was two years older than he was and Scott was a year younger than Gwen. It's been long I've seen them and I wondered where they were. The door opened and two men came in. The younger one had blonde long hair and striking blue eyes. He was quite good looking and had a well built body. The other which was the oldest had brown hair and a charming face. He also had a nice body frame like his brother. "Mom, we're home." Scott said. "There you two are. You got me very worried." Aunt Christiana said in relief when she saw her sons. "We're sorry mom, you know how our job is like." Sam said with a smile. "And who are you two." Mr Harson said with a look of suprise. He couldn't believe he was staring at his nephews. They were even taller than he was now."Uncle Chris, You're here! It's bee
The next day; It's been two days that we arrived at aunt Christiana's house. She's been treating us well and we really enjoy spending time with her and our cousins. Today, my parents went to visit another aunt of ours who lived not to far from aunt Christina's. Aurora and Gwen decided to stay back and help out. Sam and Scott didn't go to work today. I didn't know what work they did and I didn't bother asking them."Gwen, Aurora. I need you two to head to the market quickly for me. I have to head to the shop, Scott and Sam will accompany you.""They don't need to aunt, We can go on our own." Said Gwen. "You two are new here, They won't mind. The list is on the table. Thanks ladies." She said hurriedly and left. I took the list and looked at what was written on it. "Where are the two special ladies that we're accompanying this fine afternoon " Scott said while barging in. He came in with Sam. They always did things together and even go to the same work place. They acted like an anno
The next day; It was late in the afternoon the next day and Mr and Mrs Harson hadn't returned. Gwen was pacing around the room while Aurora just sat down without saying anything."I wonder when aunt Christina will return, I hope she returns with mom and dad." Gwen said. "She should arrive soon." Aurora said simply. "Do you think something happened?""I don't know Gwen." Aurora said exasperatedly. Yesterday, she had a very bad feeling that something must have happened and now it seems so. The door opened and Aurora shook out of her thoughts. Gwen ran outside of the room and so did Aurora. "Aunt! Where are they?" Gwen asked. "Your aunt said they had left since yesterday afternoon and they should have returned yesterday. So right now, your parents are missing." She said with a sigh. "But they can't be missing! Do you think someone abducted them, or there was clash somewhere and they got caught up in it?" Aurora asked hurriedly. Her parents were missing! She would have never imagi
Gwen and Aurora arrived in the evening with no news about their parents. They found themselves to be lost. Gwen kept on ranting about what might have happened, while Aurora just kept to herself. She was busy thinking about every possibility. What could have happened and why. "Do you think it has something to do with the debt." I asked. "Possibly, but what could have happened. Could they have hurt them?""I don't know Gwen." Getting to the entrance, we saw some bags in front of the door. "Who do these belong too?" Gwen asked. We went in and saw Aunt Christiana with two bags and she dropped it on the ground. "Glad you're back. These are your bags, I need you two to leave my house." She said. "But, why? What did we do?" I asked in shock. "You girls are a threat to me. Your parents are owing people money right? They've run away, that's why we can't find them.""How did you know?" I asked. "Those people came to confront me and they told me all about it. I can't believe your parents
Aurora and Gwen finally got to the stop where they were hoping to get a carriage. It was already dark, so they prayed they would find one. "We've been here for about five minutes now, I don't think we'll get one." Gwen said. "If we don't then there's no way for us to get back home, unless we decide to walk." Said Aurora. After a good five minutes, Aurora finally concluded that they would have to walk. "Looks like we're walking." She said, and so, they started the long and tiring journey. Gwen kept complaining about what their aunties did to them. She was upset and so was Aurora. Aurora, at that moment believed that she shouldn't regard them to be her relatives. Though aunt Lisette gave them money, but that didn't change the fact that they both threw them out. Luckily, they heard a carriage coming behind them. It was a local transportation carriage. "What are you ladies doing out here alone?" The man who rode the carriage asked. "Our carriage broke down a few miles away and the
The next day; Aurora and her sister decided to search the village for their parents. They thoght they could find some clue that could help them. They first went to their parents shop, but as expected, no one was there. Then they searched other possible places, but they didn't find anything. "What should we do now?" Gwen asked."I don't know, we could just head back." They were approaching a sloppy path. On that same path, there was a woman who sold some coloured pieces of materials. The woman on seeing the two ladies thought she could persuade them to by an item. "Girls, would you perhaps be interested in buying some materials. They are very beautiful and I believe they will suite your taste." She said with a smile while batting her lashes. "Sorry, but we're not interested." Gwen told the woman. The smile on the woman's lips faded. But she kept on talking. "Are you sure, why don't you just take a look."I went over to the woman and took a look at the materials. It was obvious she
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