I could feel someone carrying me off the ground but I couldn't open my eyes, I had no energy, I couldn't move apart, and I could only feel the swaying of my free unstyled dark hair...
" your majesty!"
"thank god she's finally awake!"
"Victoria!"
I opened my eyes slightly, I found the doctor, laura, some maids both my aunts Portia, and Lizzie and cousin George.
"Do you know how worried we were about you!!" frustrated aunt Portia said.
"what were you thinking heading there??" angry aunt Lizzie shouted.
"What happened?"
I asked in a faint voice while putting my hand on my itchy head, I was still out of energy, and I wished they could stop blaming me now, I already have a headache!
"you have been out of conscious for two days your majesty, luckily you regained your conscious, but still you need to rest to fully recover, you seem to have caught a lot of smoke." the satisfied doctor said.
"Well, prince Philip saved you in time, you owe him niece." aunt Lizzie said.
"prince Philip??" I wondered.
"your uncle has just left, he was really worried about you." aunt Portia said.
"I have to take my leave since I have checked up on you, but as soon as u recover, your grandpa demands your presence in his chamber to discuss an important matter with you, he's busy these days so you better regain your health soon"
aunt Lizzie left the room with her son and the physician after wishing me a speedy recovery and having the physician prescribe me some herbs...
I don't know why I feel flames of waves of anger...Anyway, I m not ready for that conversation with grandpa yet! I can still take my time, right? aah, I'll have to come up with a convincing excuse.
"ahhggg!" I turned my face into the pillow screaming.
"Sweetie! are you in pain??" poor aunt Portia ran from the chamber's door to check up on me." nothing auntie nothing!"
"wait, where is the book??!!"
...
in grandpa's chamber
grandpa was sitting at his desk looking at the dagger he held in his hands and the frightened guard was standing in front of him.
grandpa: "how bad is it?"
the guard: "well my lord the fire was unstoppable so.."
grandpa: "ha..?"
the scared hesitant guard: "we had to break the walls at the corridor's entrance to stop the fire.....water couldn't do...everything has already burnt to ashes..even the guards! and it was about to spread to the other corridors"
grandpa: "so you've lost it??"
the guard: "we weren't so sure about it.."
grandpa gave the guard that sharp look that was enough to silence him forever.
"I'm very disappointed, very...!"
before the guard could speak another word, a knife has already been inserted into his body...
that was kind of expected but what's not is the one who inserted the knife was sir lansceter!
as if nothing has happened prince Philip fetched a chair and sat in front of grandpa bravely.
"ooh prince Philip, you remind me of your passionate father we had so much history, it's only a matter of time before you would be called "king Philip of Sweeden"..."
that creepy proud smiles, what's going on your head people!
Sir Lancaster happily moved forward and said:
"We have the upper hand my lord and we will catch it soon.."
"After I gave it a thought, this fire happen to be for the best"
grandpa still dared to laugh at this moment, and so did prince Philip and sir lansceter...
....
back at my chamber
finally, my aunt Portia had to leave the room, not voluntarily of course, but someone has summoned her to the guest hall.
"it won't take long my dear, I'll be back as soon as possible!"
she said after checking on me, she kissed me on my forehead and took her leave.
Aaah, that took too long to happen, I'm finally on my own!!!
I immediately got out of bed and went to Laura who was closing the balcony's door.
we were finally alone! I hurried to where she was standing.
she was surprised by my behaviour!
"my queen you are to rest yet!!"
"it's princess laura please just princess!" I said furiously she knows how much I get annoyed by this!
she walked me to my bed.
I held her hands." no Laura where is the book??!"
Laura: "what book princess...??"
I was confused and surprised.
"the book I had with me when I was saved, I remember holding it tightly when I was being carried..!"
Laura: "but you didn't have anything with you princess when we saved you!!"
what??!
noo!!