While they were nearing the snow mountain the girl saw a shadow clinging on to the back of the carriage.
"Is this my father doing or?" she asked herself,
"You okay there?" Ash asked,
"Yeah i am fine, Ash what do you think our parents really want with these creatures?" she asked,
"I do not really know, but whatever it is i think your father is.." he responded and she folded her cuffs in anger.
"Seems like they will go to any length, " she said as they saw the huge snow mountains and she also saw a city before them.
"No one said there was a city here" Vivian said,
"It is huge but also filled with people" Lilith replied as they were about to enter the city and she saw a centaur.
"Uh... Guys, I think we should go back this is no normal city" Marlene said as her father's knights arrived and stop them from going any further.
They all got out of the carriage and the knights bowed to her and one of them were wearing a mask.
"Raise, why are you in my way?" she asked,
"Well your father wants you to return home, this instant too" the knight with the mask responded as he walked up to her then hugged her.
Since the knight wore a mass she did not recognize the person so she pushed him away.
"What the hell are you doing?" Cosmo asked,
"I have a right" the knight responded and Ash placed his sword on the knight's shoulder.
"Why did you hug her without her permission?" Ash asked,
The guy then took off his mask and the princess left staring at him then smiled a little.
"You.... are back, " she said,
"You look even more beautiful than before, " he said as he was about to touch her but she hit his hand away.
" Thanks, I thought you were gone for good, " she replied,
"I promised that i would return some day, well this is me keeping that promise, " he said as tears came to her eyes .
He was tall, had dark long hair, broad chin and shoulder, fair in complexion, green eyes and muscular.
"Guys, this is one my childhood friends Mike, he left a few years after his father died without saying anything too , he wanted to go on his own adventures, find his own path, a purpose and he promised himself that he would return one day, " she said with a frown and he sighed,
"You remember him, right, Vivian?" the princess asked,
"Yeah, I do, you son of a bitch, you have got some guts showing your face again" she responded as she looked at him with anger,
"I am sorry your highness" he replied,
"Yeah, but do not think you can fix anything, you did not even write to me and you call yourself a friend" she said and he gasped.
"I am not the same girl you knew all those years ago" she said,
"Now why are you blocking our way?" she asked,
"Your father said you are to return home, " he responded, her eyes glowed upon hearing that, upon seeing that Mike's eyes widened,
"If my father wants, let him come and get me himself, i am not going home" she responded,
"You have no choice, your highness, your father is really angry that you came here without his permission" he said,
"So what if he is angry?" Cosmo asked,
"Girl shut up I was not speaking to you, " he responded,
"I do not care, i am replying for her, let him be angry he is wrong" she said and the guy placed his sword by her neck then the princess placed her's by his neck and he looked at her.
"She is right" the princess said and Cosmo moved his sword away from her.
"Let us through sir Mike" Cosmo said and he sighed.
"You should not have returned in the first place, now you are even listening to my father, how much more are you planning on hurting the people that were once close to you Mike?" she asked,
"I said I am sorry, " he responded,
"Ha... You are a dumbass" Cosmo said laughing.
"Come on, it will be dark soon and i am tired, let's go" the princess said,
"You will have a lot of problems with your father and trust me, you don't want that" he replied and she sighed,
"I...." she said,
"Listen to me do not go forward with this, even your mom is worried about what he will do to you if you keep going, this will get really out of hand" he replied and she squeezed her sword in fright.
Cosmo saw that.
"She is scared, maybe I rushed this, I should not have given her the idea" Cosmo said to herself,
"Listen you guys, you all know her father, his anger is like a storm, the decision is hers" he said and Cosmo walked away.
"What should I do?" the princess asked herself.
"For not listening to dad, i could get locked up in the dark tower again, " she said to herself as she got a cold sweat.
"Damn it, i will convince her to go back because if she does not her father might lock her in that tower like he did when she was a child, I heard her screams that day, but even I could not help her " Cosmo said to herself as she went to the princess then placed her hand on Lilith's shoulder.
The princess jumped "Cosmo what is it?" she asked and the girl smiled,
"Your highness goes home, it's what is best for you, " she said and tears came to the princess eyes as she remembered the dragon.
"No, I made myself a promise, I will keep going whether dad likes it or not, i will face the consequences later" she said as she inhaled and exhaled.
"Are you sure your highness?" Mike asked,
"Yeah, I am, just return and tell my father what I said" she responded,
"Okay, my lady, " he said then bowed and they left.