Rahaya~
Our spar is over and I already know something's up . This locked-away prince who's never had to do anything , who was been hidden from the world and been made to seem useless can actually fight . But why was he holding back , I could tell that combat ,fighting was something he knew , something his body knew , something he loved .
Sometimes he would giggle when he blocked my attack or when he was able to successfully attack me . There was a glint of excitement in his eyes .
It was 7:30 and the troop had just began to come in , my training session with Prince Darius was over , we are both drinking water and then he spoke
"Thank you for this ". It was all he said .
"For what?" I asked , why would he thank me if he hated this , if he was forced to do this.
"Training me , for giving me this escape " he answers . Gotcha.
" When are you going to tell me the truth ?"
I question him and his eyebrow shoots up . Was I good at reading people or was he bad at hiding secrets? . But I doubt the Queen's aware , oh how she would lock him up even more.
"I don't know what you are talking about , Commander" . He trys to deny it . I smile , he knows I'm onto him already . Didn't Kale warn him . They were close I knew , closer than the Royal family was aware of but what are they truly hiding , what is their plan.
"Okay". I say and I could tell how much that one word made him uneasy .
The Guards began to couple up and spar , teaching each other as General Kamsin overlooked them but I could see that they were not really concentrating. They were watching Prince Darius ,wondering what he was doing here , some had never seen him before and were asking their peers who it was , some had seen him once or twice and were completely confused on his appearance here and while the General scrambled to get their attention back to training, raising his voice and ordering about with his authoritative voice that usually shook us to our bones , I turn to the Prince , he is watching them , really watching , assessing, understanding .hmm.
" Do you speak Sanlay?" I ask getting his attention.
"Keyasa (yes)" he replies , shocking me , I doubt the Queen would allow him to learn , it always seemed like she wanted him to be the only fool in the family .
"Vail elmai em?(You understand me?)" I asked surprised and he turns to me excited to answer like it was a question he was never asked , I mean he was rarely among people other than his family , Kale and palace maids and servants.
"iei mail !( I do ) " He replies , a smile on his face .
" Who taught you " I ask and some of the excitement leaves his face
"Kale , my father asked him to" . Ha ! The King and Queen are clearly not on the same side when it came to him . He seemed to realize that he had given too much information about him away , he was quieter now .
And for a moment I was silent , thinking of what to say .
"iei kenama Vail Darius, Vail onos elemis kenama sos ( I like you Darius , you are not like them)". And with that I reveal what I understand about him and he looks at me for a long time trying to figure out what to do with my revelation and after a while had gone by , he says
" I have a meeting with my Father now , am I permitted to leave " . Liar.
" Of course ".
He salutes and walks away and I watch him as he goes . Oh what I would give to be a fly on the wall inside the palace , to watch and hear everything. What would I not give to be dirty Kale for just a day and listen to everything that happens in there .
Prince Darius , I am figuring you out but what have you figured out about me ?.