I left the forest and have been walking for days. I feed on the food I gathered from the forest. I horse dies so I had to continue my journey on foot. On a sunny afternoon I could spot a town miles away. They made big farms and there were men working on them. I walked closer. They spotted me from a distance and soon in their language telling me to stop. They asked me questions like, who are you?,where are you from?
They were astonished that I replied in their language, for we speak the same language as them. There was a man who was in charge and supervised them as they work. They referred to his as Bek. Bek walked up to me, looked at me in a funny manner and said,'where du you come from and how do you speak like one of us?'then I told him that I was fro a far away land,one they do not know. For I've been walking for months and I seek a place to stay for a while.
He then asked me to follow him. He told me to follow him. We walked through town and arrived at a building they called a palace. In was in this building their rulers stayed. It was the biggest, most furnished and most beautiful building in the land. He took me to their ruler. They referred to him as king. He sat on a throne and beside him his wife and his daughter. He daughter was as beautiful as the sunshine. I felt something in my heart the moment I saw her.
We stood in front of the king then he said to me,'we do not know you but speak like one of us. You're warmly welcome dear traveler. Bek told me you'll be here to stay but not sure for how long you'll stay for. My name is Chillmot Wakkon III,I took over rulership from my father Chillmot Wakkon II. Sitting on my right hand side is my wife Clara and on my right hand side my daughter, Moonlight,for she was born on a beautiful full moon'. Then I told him I brought a gift for him and pulled out the a coat I mad from the lion's skin And presented it to him saying,'this is a gift I brought for you. It is made from the skin of a lion I single handedly killed'. With joy he revived the gift then thanked me.
The king asked one of his servants to take to where I will be staying. We reached the house. It was small but comfortable but very dusty for it has been abandoned for a long time. The servant then said to me,'You con leave your belongings here. The king will order some of his servants to clean it up. It will be prepared by sunset so that you can rest here'. After I had dropped my belongings,we returned back to the palace. The king ordered that I worked in the palace. After being observed for some weeks, the king assigned me to be a personal serving to his daughter.
I would escort her through town and carry an umbrella over her head. It was obvious we started to have feelings for each other. We would mostly spend our days with each other. I sand to her and she danced for me. I wrote beautiful poems about her. The king noticed this and was angry. He knew his daughter was I. The hands of a good person but was concerned of what people say,seeing him allow his daughter be with a commoner like me.
For the first time I had a reason to wake up everyday. I was happy when I was with her. They called this feeling love and it was the most beautiful feeling I've ever felt. I would sit under the trees by the river with Moonlight lying in my hands as I combed my hands through her hair.
I knew the king would not slow my relationship with his daughter so I confronted the king and told him I would bring him the most precious mineral of the land if he allowed me to be with his daughter. He agreed because he knew it was an impossible thing to do. This precious stone was known as the Sag. It was worn by powerful rulers of the land and had great value on the market. The Sag was located in volcanoes,y'all mountains that spit molten lava. I did not fear for I possessed the rage.
It took me 8 days to reach the nearest volcano. I climbed to the top and entered, then climbed down to the bottom for that's where the Sag was located. I protected myself from the heat of the burning lava using my rage. I arrived back to the palace with as much Sag I can carry. The king was great full but also very shocked.
You see, Sag was the most precious stones of the land and every powerful ruler searched it. Dorma,the most powerful man of all the lands, also known as the taker ,got to know we had in our possession a huge quantity of Sag. For he placed spies in every kingdom,informing him of all that went on. The spy also noticed that the people of that land were not aware of the wars that were fought around them. He paid our king a visit with only two of his men escorting him. His army surrounded the kingdom Incase they had to take the Sag using force.
'I heard you have in your possession Sag', Dorma asked. Our king, out of anger replied,'You came to our land just to ask of what we have,who do you think you are?' Dorma then said,'The Sag or you die',the king replied,'So be it'. Within no time,thousands of arrows burning with fire flew from the sky into the kingdom then Dorma's men interned ,killing everyone in their way,both young and old,male and female.
The kingdom burned and I stood there to watch it happen for I refused to interfere in the wars of the outside worlds. I was with the princess at that time. We tried to return to the palace and on our way there, she tried saving a child. It turned out to be a mistake she made and ended up dead. Out of pain and anger I ran away to the nearby kingdom,leaving Dorma to destroy lives and properties. I was broken down for I lost the only reason I hade to live for. I stood there and watched her die and did nothing about it. Mama,it should have been observed that at that time my flame burned bright then low. Love was the most beautiful feeling .And now ,I was left to feel pain, hate and agony.