" Father, where are we going???"
" Arthur, It seems that you don't have a little patience at all. Keep your horse ready. We are going to a heavenly place."
" Uncle, Are we going to Zordom????"
" Yes Damian. The king of Zordom is my best friend and our great allie. He invited us for their greatest festival Turshy."
" Turshy??? The name sounds like a food to me" said Arthur.
" Prince Arthur, Did you forget all of your lessons you had learned or do I need you to send back to your beloved teacher???"
' Oh My goodness!!. Father is always ruthless to me.. I had spent almost all of my childhood there leaving my family behind .My golden eighteen years....He sighed in his mind' The endless fights, learning, doing all kind of things... I can't remember that. And My beloved teacher... Morris; He was the toughest one...He punished me for even a small mistake. It was really a hell in earth. Who made the rule that the true heir to the throne had to learn from there??? I will change it when I become the new king and I really don't want to go there. I have to enjoy my freedom until father send me again for another learning'.
" Forgive me father. I had learned about their festival from my teacher. Turshy is the greatest festival of the kingdom of Zordom, which will be celebrated every twelve years. This was first celebrated about two hundred years ago. right?? "
" That's right. Finally, I am happy that you have some knowledge regarding our neighborhood country and their culture".
"Uncle, I heard that there will be all sorts of competition in that festival .Is that true???"
" It's true. There will be all sorts of competition like sword fighting, cultural competitions, painting and goes on.. The participants are all from the royal families of the neighbouring countries."
' I can't say them that I am taking them to choose their future partner there. It will be a fair competition between them to win princess Cassandra. my best friend's daughter.'
"Amanda, wake up dear. We need to go for hunting. It's our last chance. Tomorrow onwards our festival starts. We will be trapped here for a few weeks for this festival. So ,let's have fun "
" Are you insane Cassandra??? We have to get ready to receive our guests soon ,besides there will be handsome men; of course ,I don't want to miss the chance to make my prince fall in love with me from the first sight. So, I need a proper sleep and rest to maintain a beautiful face"said Amanda.
" You are drooling Amy. Wipe your saliva. Are you this much wet when it comes to your prince charming ???" Cassandra teased her.
" You are beyond repair my sister. I truly suspect that you are not a girl. Everyone was in a competition to make themselves look beautiful and you are doing this fighting , hunting and all. If you want to go ,you can go. I want to take rest now ..I am tired. But ,be careful Cassy." Amanda said lazily and closed her eyes.
" Ok. I am going. Don't let anyone know that I am going for hunting, especially Father. He will bury me alive."
Cassandra left for the forest. The sky was
full of stars. The moon was so happy to see his princess as her face glowed in his light as if he was admiring the beauty of her.
She always wanted to see the other beautiful places. But ,her father never allowed her to leave the palace. He was so protective about Cassandra. But, she didn't figure it out yet. So, to fullfill her wish ,she had to sneaked out from the palace to enjoy the beauty of the nature.
" Father, Me and my horse are tired. I will fetch some water for him and myself. I think a river is near by. I can hear the sound".said Arthur.
" Have you finished all of your water??"
" Yes. I didn't knew that it was really a long journey. So, I brought a little water with me."
" Ok. We will wait here. Go and come back as early as possible. There are a lot of danger in this forest. We have to move fast"
Arthur nodded and walked to the direction, where he had heard the flowing sound of water.
' Wow!!! It's so beautiful... The water is so clear...I want to enjoy the beauty of this river. I want to feel the freshness of the water. ' thought Cassandra. She removed her dress and jumped into the water.
Arthur saw a beautiful river. But, he was welcomed by a breathtaking view. He saw a mermaid in the river. ' Am I dreaming?? Which girl will swim in a river in the forest at the midnight????' He closed his eyes and open it again . It was really true.
' Was she a Greek goddess??? Or the fairy of this forest?? Her flawless white skin... Her cherry red lips inviting him to take a bite. Her perfect curvature .Her long hair... Is she the goddess Athena, that his teacher taught him in the Hanjien academy.;the goddess of beauty or a siren????... Arthur was really confused..He felt something has stirred up inside him. He was unable to find out what really it was.
He was lost in his thoughts. He wanted to make her as his forever from the very moment he saw her. He felt that someone or something was pulling him towards her. He had never felt like this .
Cassandra felt that somebody was staring at her.
She turned her head and saw a tall handsome man looking at her with his jaw wide open.
Cassandra suddenly covered her chest. She cursed the man in her mind.
Arthur saw this scene and suddenly came back to his sense.
" You pervert!!! Haven't you seen a lady before??? Didn't your parents teach manners and etiquettes??? I will pull out your eyes from the socket"
She was angry but Arthur found that his godess was really cute.
" I apologise My lady. I haven't seen a beautiful lady bathing in the midst of the night in a river in a forest . I have lost myself after seeing My Athena, the goddess of beauty. If bathing in this water, makes the people really beautiful like you, I want to use that chance. "
" I haven't seen a shameless person like you in my entire life .Don't make the water dirty by bathing in it. People like you will make the pure water also poisonous " 'She has a sword like tongue. Perfect ' thought Arthur and continued ....
" I haven't seen a beautiful lady with a sharp tongue like you in my entire life. I want to spent my my entire life with you. You are really a vixen ".
' It's useless to talk to this shameless man. I have to get out from here before someone identify me' Cassandra thought to herself
" You look like a noble man. So, behave like one .Turn your head to other side and hand over my dress" Cassandra said in a commanding tone
Your wish is my command"
He gave her the dress.
Cassandra wore her dress but little did she knew that he was ogling at her .
" I will definitely teach you a lesson when I will meet you next time" said Cassandra after putting her dress.
" Wait, Are you so eager that you want me to see you next time ??? Where do you like to have Our second meeting??? Did you begin to like me that much??"
" In your dreams pervert".
" As you wish. I promise to you that from this time onwards, I will only dream about you my goddess".
Cassandra ignored him and rode her horse to the palace.
Arthur wondered why he behaved like a real pervert in front of her instead of his usual way of Prince charming. The latter way helped him to enter into the dreams of so many gorgeous girls in the royal families of the other kingdoms. But, he lost it to his woman.
' My woman!!!Why would I think her as mine??? who was she??? She ignored my charm , set a fire on my body and left me without any mercy. My whole body and mind want to conquer her. WHY?????' 'My lower part aches... Damn it!!!! I need to calm down my hungry beast first . He jumped into the water. ' Thanks to her. It's really cold here.'
Cassandra was always an exception .It took a lot of time for Arthur to finally realise that.. ....