Darius~
It's been a month since I joined The Guards , the other guards have become a bit more accustomed to my presence, they talked to me now , most of them .
I think they realized that I wasn't some brat , that I was passionate for this . I guess I became part of them earlier than I thought I would and Rahaya made it better .
I guess her liking me made everyone want to like me too . They all looked up to her in different ways ,I guess they thought that there had to be a reason for her to like me .
After our first training session together , I had lied that I had a meeting with my father because things had become too intense, her stare , her words .
No one has ever seen through me like that , it confused me , did I like to be very transparent, to be this seen ? Or to be hidden. I had told Kale and he laughed , he had known how she would be but he said that It probably wasn't a bad thing . Rahaya would keep my secret, she would probably help me go against my Family when it was time but could I really trust her not to just use me as her way to avenge hers.
Kale had found out what he could about what had happened to her family and it was horrific . My mother had killed everyone that mattered to her because of a certain fight between Rahaya's mother and father who she used to be friends with when they were younger . But I wanted to know everything and that's means it would have to come from Rahaya herself and I couldn't ask her that .... Not yet.
Today I had decided to go to the Reacher .
The Reacher was a woman who came about every forty years from the same family . She represented the channel to God .
If anyone needed to speak to God and ask for answers to their questions they would have to come to her first .
My whole life I was never allowed to see the Reacher unlike my siblings.
My mother was always scared of my future ,afraid my potential .Scared of what the Reacher would tell me , scared of what God would show me . So I was restricted , forced to turn away from my potential, but not today .
And I knew this act of rebellion would cost me .
I walked into her little hut, the reacher didn't prioritize wealth or luxury , they had always lived very small, quiet and peaceable lives .
And the moment I walked in , Kale behind me , she smiled.
She knew what I had come for and that I wanted answers that I was never allowed to have.
"Darius, you've finally come . God has waited for you , do you know?" . She asked and I could but nod a yes.
It felt like I didn't have to say anything else like God had said everything to her.
"What do you want Darius ". I wonder why she asked it seemed she already knew.
"I want to know my future, reacher, I want to know but I am capable of , what I could be if I wasn't in the evil grasp of my mother's hands , of her authority . If I could conquer them, if I could become king or just someone of relevance to and in Sanlay ".
I said it all and I knew Kale was nodding in agreement to what I said .
It was silent for a moment , I could hear the three of us breathing , it felt like she would never say anything until finally -
She laughed and then she looked up at me
" Prince Darius Oleya , Hana Mali Vail holo eh'e evole`fe ( What do you know about sacrifice)?". She paused , I didn't know whether to answer or to be quiet but thankfully she continued
" As much as you hate your mother and your siblings , are you ready to make that sacrifice, killing every bit of emotion towards them to get your revenge , are you ready to take over what was always meant to be yours ". She moved closer to me , her hand on my cheek .
" You have someone , a girl , Rahaya , she has a lot of anger in her , she thinks about killing your mother day and night and even your precious father she loathes , are you willing to sacrifice your love for your father so she can fight beside to give you the freedom that you want ?, that you both want". She paused again , if I ever did team up with Rahaya I would never let her harm my father but was that really my choice to make , could I really stop someone who thought about revenge night and day just like me ? . It would make me a hypocrite , it would make me selfish.
" But you need her , you Will need her , you will need each other in ways I cannot reveal to you now , what I have asked are questions you should continue to ask yourself and when you are sure come to me because there are answers you must also find within you ". She tells me and she removes her hand from my face and points behind me , I look back to realize she was pointing at Kale
" You . Do you wish to inquire about your future as well ?. You have a connection to the girl , you will have to choose what to do about that in later times but it will cause you trouble with your dearest because your dearest will feel as you feel towards her . There is a lot for you Kale , you will be a helper to Prince Darius , don't ruin your purpose for a woman ".
I looked at Kale and he looked just as confused as I was . Was the girl Rahaya ? . Who was his dearest , I knew I was his closest friend or was it someone he would later meet?. Was his entire purpose just for him to serve me as a friend, as a servant , as a helper . I didn't want that for him at all and it seemed he thought the same , infact I think that was all he thought about on our journey back to the Palace , it would make sense why he didn't look at me even once.