"The fish is cooked. Let's eat Brother, Princess, come on!" Gressylia and Princess Cerllynda turned to the right where Rana was standing there. Gressylia smiled a little and invited Princess Cerllynda to have lunch together.
Princess Cerllynda nodded slowly and took part in the meal with the three of them. There is no hesitation or shame in working with them. She acted like a friend to Gressylia, not a princess from the kingdom.
"This is for you, Princess," said Rina, giving her a plate of cooked grilled fish.
"Thank you, the smell is very delicious," said Putri Cerllynda with a smile growing on her lips.
It's different with Gressylia who is a little clumsy close to Princess Cerllynda, gradually everyone will know the closeness of the two of them, especially Princess Cerllynda often sees her. However, Gressylia was not ready to accept the princess's love, she was too ashamed of herself. After all, King Carlin would definitely not approve of this relationship. After all he is just a poor young man who only has love.
"Thank you for this delicious fish, sweetie. I will go first, later I will visit you guys later!"
Princess Cerllynda untied her horse from the tree trunk and mounted the horse, taking it away from Gresylia's sight.
"Why does Princess Cerllynda look unwell? Is there a problem Brother?" asked Rana who saw his brother was just silent, didn't even see Princess Cerllynda's departure as usual.
"She's fine," Gressylia said as she walked into the house.
The 23-year-old youth lay down on the board that was used as a bed. He caught a glimpse of disappointment in Princess Cerllynda's eyes. However, he was too shy and didn't dare to accept that love even though his heart couldn't lie that he really loved Princess Cerllynda.
"It seems that our brother is not as good as Princess Cerllynda," said Rina, who nodded in response to Rana. The two of them stood in the doorway looking at Gressylia who looked agitated.
"Come on! Don't disturb Brother Gress!" Rana pulled Rina's arm to leave the house. The two of them sat on the edge of the lake with the wind blowing against them non-stop.
"I think Brother Gress likes Princess Cerllynda, and vice versa. I think it's the caste system that makes them not okay," muttered Rana with his gaze straight on the lake there.
"You little girl know what?!" Rina scolded her sister.
"I know you understand this right Rin? We can both read everyone's facial expressions."
The two of them fell silent again. The two 4-year-old children seemed to be exploring something that happened to an adult who was none other than Gressylia.
"If only we still-"
"Stop it! Don't make Brother Gress sad!" scolds Rana stopping Rina's sentence.
Her sister was immediately silenced by Rana's rebuke. They never liked to discuss all of this because it would make Gressylia sad, a happy past that then led the three of them to be like this.
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Princess Cerllynda had entered the royal gate, the maid immediately greeted her and brought the horse back to its stable. Putri Cerllynda was silent with a face that was forced to smile. He climbed the stairs until he reached his room. He threw his body onto the soft mattress. He was crying, the girl had clear drops dripping from her eyelids.
"What should I do? I don't want to marry anyone but Gresaylia. Why don't you want to confess your feelings Gress? Why? Even though I've read it through your eyes, but why is your mouth rejecting me Gress? Why are you hurting your own feelings? What should I do? do it, will dad approve if I choose Gressylia. Oh my God, I love Gressylia."
Princess Cerllynda sobbed under the pillow that covered her face. His heart was very sore knowing the feelings of Gressylia who loved him, but verbally refused that feeling.
"Do I have to fight this alone as the highest caste, so that Gressylia is sure and willing to accompany me to fight," Princess Cerllynda whispered, finally wiping all her tears.
Everyone who has love in his heart will of course fight for it. Only cowards and not serious in love will never fight for that love.
Tomorrow is the time she will choose who will be her future husband. He would say if he chose Gressylia as well as admit that the young man was his boyfriend who had been walking for a week. The idea just crossed his mind to fight for his love with Gressylia.
Princess Cerllynda chose to clean her body and calm her mind by sitting on the balcony accompanied by warm tea and the wind that hit her was very cool, it was already late afternoon, so the weather was not too hot.
He stayed there until the sun went down, the sky that was originally very beautiful with a red tinge slowly turned into a black sky full of darkness.
Tomorrow morning was the time when he should be able to tell all this to his father, at least he had told the truth and not burdened him too much. During this time King Carlin loved him very much and always obeyed all his wishes without ever being rejected. He really hoped that his father would grant his wish this time. She didn't want any young man, she just wanted Gressylia to be her husband.
Perhaps, the current love has blinded she eyes. Love covers all differences, love always manages to make anyone do anything dangerous even just to unite the love of the two souls.
However, love itself feels very beautiful to anyone who is feeling it. Love can always make anyone smile just because it remembers one lover's name. So beautiful.
However, it is different with Princess Cerllynda and Gressylia, between sure and not sure about the love that is within them. Will they accept this love and fight for it, or will they have to retreat because the caste stretches wide and solid between the two.
Now, Princess Cerllynda and Gressylia were each looking up at the night sky. The sky is dark but still looks beautiful because there are so many stars that adorn the dark sky. The two seemed lost in thought and thought of each other without knowing if they were thinking of each other.
"Should I blind my eyes from this caste as a barrier," murmured Gressylia as if she was whispering to the wind that continued to blow gently against her body.
"I hope this time dad will grant my wish. I want Gressylia to be my husband, not someone else," Princess Cerllynda whispered, greeting an alley dove approaching her. He gently stroked the bird's feathers and then tied a small brownish coil around the bird's leg.
The bird again flapped its wings and flew in the darkness to fulfill its master's orders. The dove perched on Gressylia's shoulder who was frozen in the lake accompanied by the wind that was blowing non-stop.
He noticed that the dove was carrying a piece of paper at its feet which was actually a letter. Gressylia slowly untied the rope that tied the letter to the bird's leg. Gressylia slowly opened the small roll of paper.