They stayed like that for a few moments .The king then raised his head and stood up .
"Thank you . I appreciate your help .You saved this kingdom .Tell me what you want and I will give it to you if I can ." he promised .
"Your Highness I don't want anything .Please let me go back to my Prince after a month ." Huan knelt down .
"Don't you like it here ?Did someone say anything ?" he frowned .
" No Your Highness .Here I am treated with a lot of respect but I …" he paused .
" ok I understand .So be it as you wish …" The king looked at him once more as he stood up and felt the tug in his heart as though there was a loved one standing in front of him .
How could that be ?!!
What was he thinking ?!!!
He berated himself for being so emotional .
The next day Huan and Princess Lin went to the market area to do some shopping .
The Princess loved to go out .The merchants brought all the goods that she required to her living quarters but she wanted to enjoy the feel of going out to shop .
Since the bodyguard Huan was with her, the King allowed her to go since he had faith that his daughter would be protected .
They first went to a bookshop and soon they came out with a lot of books which were carried by the maids .
Later they visited the jewellery shops where the Princess bought a jade bracelet for Huan who refused to wear it at first but when the princess threw a crying tantrum Huan had no choice but to wear it .
The Princess also wore a matching jade bracelet in the same design .
Then she purchased a jade locket with a chain for Huan
As Huan was putting on the chain the Princess saw another chain around his neck .She went near him and asked him what it was .
" This has been around my neck always . My parents must have made me wear it since childhood." Huan replied
" Can I see it properly ? Would you remove it and show me ? It looks similar to something that I have seen before .My father gave me a chain with a similar design when I was a child ." she asked curiously .
Huan removed the chain and handed it over to her .
The Princess was stunned .It was the same chain .But how could that be possible ?!!!
Her chain was in her room locked up in the jewellery box.
She rarely took it out and wore it because it was very precious to her .It was a very precious gift from her father on her birthday and he had given an identical set to her sister that day .
"From where did you get this chain ? " she questioned him suspiciously.
Huan looked at her and wondered what was wrong .
'It has been around my neck forever " he replied .
"When we reach the palace I want you to come with me and I will show you my necklace . It has a similar design and I wanted to ask you some questions to which you will answer truthfully ,I hope." The princess stared at the warrior .There was a little anger and suspicion in that gaze of hers.
Suddenly there was a small commotion in the market area.
There were some men on horseback chasing a young boy who was running and evading the chasers very efficiently .
Huan watched the horsemen chase the boy and suddenly his head started aching painfully and he saw images of a small girl running while screaming for her mother.
The images made him very sad and he felt the tears flow down his cheeks .
The Princess looked at him and asked what happened .
She was surprised that a warrior was crying .She had never seen a warrior cry and this one had killed twenty men without blinking !
Huan couldn't explain it himself .
Who was that little girl ?! and why was it affecting him ?!!
" I don't know " he replied honestly .
The Princess of course did not believe him .
She huffed " If you don't want to say anything ,then don't say .I am not going to ask you again "
Huan pleaded "Princess I am telling the truth .I don't have any reason to tell you any lie.I really can't understand what is happening to me .I saw that boy being chased and I suddenly saw an image of a little girl running and screaming .It felt like I was the little girl and it affected me so much .I did not realise that I was crying over such a thing ."
Looking at his serious face she believed him and said sincerely " sorry . I do believe you.Don't worry .we will try to discover the reason behind your story "
Huan just nodded .
Huan felt the words mother father and sister running in his head.
Did he have a mother father and sister ? Then where were they ?
He had never tried to find his background story .
Huan ,the modern woman , never tried to find the family of the warrior bodyguard.
It was time he found about them .And when he returned to the Prince he will ask him to investigate and get the details.
When they reached the palace the Princess pulled Huan to her room ,where she kept her jewellery and opening the box she picked out the chain with the pendant ….
It was identical to the one Huan was wearing ...
Both of them were stunned ….
The Princess looked at Huan and asked " Who are you and where did you get this chain and pendant from ?Who gave you this?This chain and pendant was given to me and my sister by our mother and …my mother and sister have disappeared from our lives for the past ten years …..so do you know about them …?
Huan decided that it was time to tell the truth …about everything …about the modern world …about the time travel ..
The Princess might or might not understand but Huan would try his best and there was no other option anyway..
Sometimes in life Truth is the only way.....