Moonu = three
"YOU CAN NEVER CONTROL WHAT YOU FEEL, IT'S HUMAN NATURE. BUT YOU CAN CONTROL WHAT YOU SAY"
- ANONYMOUS
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Zemira
Life surprises you when you least expect it. When I lost the most precious people in my life, I thought this was it. My life has ended before it could even begin. Everything I believed in melted away from me. I trained my whole life till this day, to fight obstacles in my path. I never trained myself to change the path.
This day something unusual happened. The Queen or my sister- in- law, Layla came to me to talk, for someone else it would be normal, not for me. It's unusual for a Queen to come to the princess's chamber. I showed my respect to her and she talked about a few pressing matters about the ladies in waiting. She asked to dismiss the unnecessary crowd and we dismissed all the ladies except my friend Nova. The she talked about travelling to the Northern Mountains in search for suitors. I should've known.
I have always thought that I would live in Velaris my whole life. Seeing the wheels turn, I asked my Queen about the fate I would have to live. She was the one who told me about the ridiculous wishes of our elders. My Father never revealed anything until he deem it necessary, unlike my mother who told me everything she she knew, she taught me to fight, to earn and to trust myself.
My brother, thought this was the day I should be informed of my fate. Little did he know, that I create my fate, my destiny. I was informed of my suitor from the North, King Rowan. I felt as if the late King Kaius and Queen Elettra did unjust to their daughter by promising a matrimony to the son of the late King Tatum and Queen Endraste. My fate was still in my hands or so I believed until I was sure that my mother put in a word that, if I was to retreat the said proposal no one shall compel me and the peace shall remain in between the Kingdoms.
I was relieved. I wasn't a mere lamb, in the games of the elders. I had power on my own, thanks to my mother. I never thought she would put in such a word for me. The thing is Queen Elettra was a pious, obedient woman, who lived a lovely life in her arranged marriage without any objection. She was blessed because she got my father as her lawfully wedded husband.
I was neither blessed nor obedient in any part of my life. I always followed my heart, no one objected. I broke rules that shouldn't be broken, I spoke my mind when every other women went silent. I never disrespected anyone. So I shall respect my father's last wish and travel up the Mountains to my designated suitor. Whether I marry him or not isn't in their hands.
I went to the Kingdom with my friend, Nova and some Knights. The men around me never kept thoughts to themselves, rather talked them out loud with pride. Thus when we were bored out of our mind, I announced a race. Those who reach first, second and third can enter the Kingdom, the others simply can leave. This applied to all including myself ,except Nova.
We raced on our horses to the Kingdom gates. I reached first with another two Knights and as I announced, all the others left leaving Nova, Chase and Miguel. We walked to the gate and I asked for the guards to open up, they refused. They were waiting with flowers for someone, which I thought was me. They laughed at us when we demanded immediate entry, saying that we looked like peasants with weapon and our clothes were too poor. We wore light weight clothes, for easiness in travelling, and I didn't bother to dress like a princess.
Soon, a man in studded leather came forward and greeted us. He apologized, and told us that they were waiting for Princess Zemira and common people like us needs an approval from the general for an entry. Everything he said felt melodious to me even his rough voice, maybe it's his dark eyes that held mine or was it the man's physique? I don't know. I am loosing it like always.
We met with the general and told him that we were Knights from Velaris here to speak on some pressing matters with the King. With a final look on our Velerian necklace, he brought us before King Rowan.
He looked the same. I mean, Rowan. He hasn't changed a bit, unless you count the physique. We have met when we were young. With his dark shoulder length hair and muscular body, he stood tall among us. He looked apt for the Throne, I am afraid not for me. He dismissed the guards and we spoke.
" You came", the emotions behind those words weren't hidden.
For a moment, I thought he was talking to me. When I looked into his eyes I saw them glistening with pride and another emotion I couldn't put a finger on. Happiness maybe.
"My face is here," sigh" I had to come."
"Something about respecting the elders wishes, I presume." He looked at something or rather a someone, not me.
I could only grin at his acts. You see, I know his little secret. He loved or still loves our goody two shoes here. Nova is a sweet woman, beautiful in the eye of every beholder. The thing is she doesn't look at a man in any way except respect. The only exception being our King Rowan who tried to kiss her once, when we were Eighteen just to get a punch on the face. I was proud of her when she begged me not tell anyone and we explained, that a cat scratched him on the lip, when he tried to pull it's tail. I thought everything ended then and there.
Little did he know that all his looks where counted by someone. I stood up to leave.
"Well I have to retire, get some rest". He replied with a hum.
When I took a step back to the giant door,
"Where do you think you are going?" "I just told you, to rest"
"Oh, we'll talk after dinner", I nodded and walked away with my people.
The dinner was elaborate, to say the least. The general came to greet us after knowing that the future Queen came in through the commoner's pathway. He apologized along with the Knight from earlier. His name was Esmond Knight. I was walking to the parlour that overlooked the Caelum waterfalls, when I heard a familiar voice.
" You must leave this instant " she demanded.
"And why should I, Nova?"
"You shall go and speak with your future Queen. "
"What do you think am doing?"
"King, you are still at it."
"Believe me I am not. I can't get rid of these feelings, Nova. Am sure I cannot bare to. at least not in this life time. I am still in l-"
Eavesdropping is not in a future Queen's etiquette, I repeated. "Well that was amazing." I can't believe he expressed his feelings.
"What was amazing?," an unfamiliar voice was near me.
"YOU?," he looked good. Damn.
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