Aurora.
My head was a world full of chaos, and for the first time, it was silent.
I was not sure how to feel about that,
Happy or scared.
Happy or scared.
Happy or scared.
I decided to settle for both. The silence, however, did not last. I once again felt that overwhelming feeling when words kept ringing through my mind at the same time, countlessly. It was new, I had never felt this kind of near madness feeling, and it became worse with his presence.
The words were repeated in my head, in some sort of twisted pattern. I had never felt this way before, this emotion, the feeling of pent-up madness, and frustration, was driving me insane.
Could it be because I had failed? Despite all my hard work and training, I had failed at the one thing I had worked passionately towards, seeing that my parents got revenged and my people protected. It was what I had worked towards all my life, it was what I was made for, but now that I failed instead of feeling empty like I had thought I would feel if that ever occurred, I felt a sense of underlying restlessness, the one that was so strong it felt like I was almost going mad. I wanted to do something, that I was not even aware of myself.
The crown prince remained where he was, at the door entrance, as he watched me, studied me. Something about the way he looked at me put me at some kind of weird ease, I didn't like it. After a while, he walked in slowly, his eyes never leaving me until he stood right in front of me.
"Agatha, please leave us." He said to the woman who I now learned her name, without removing his attention from me. She nodded and bowed before she turned to me, gave a slight smile, and walked away.
Now she was gone, I felt even more uneasy.
"Who are you?" I demanded, my voice as strong as I felt, literally. I knew who he was, or at least I could take a guess.
He smirked and then said, "My name is Damien, I am the Crowned prince, It's nice to finally meet you, Princess Aurora."
"What do you want? And why am I here?" I asked, I could not care less what he wanted to be honest, what I wanted to know was why I was here. Why was I treated with so much care? Why did I feel more rattled than I have ever felt in my entire life in this place, in his presence? It was a suffocating feeling of darkness that just seemed to tower over the place, especially with this man.
"Oh? Just straight to business, it is. Shall we sit down, Princess Aurora?" He asked as he started making his way further into the room without waiting for me to respond. I fought the urge to roll my eyes, if he was going to do whatever it was that he pleased, why bother to ask me in the first place?
I turned and walked over to one of the chairs in which he had not taken a seat, and sat down too. My entire focus was on him, and as I waited for him to respond when he did not, I decided to take matters into my own hands and do what was necessary.
"What is this about? I want to know your true intentions, Prince Damien. It was clear that your kingdom won mine and a lot of my people have been taken as hostage, so why am I being put in a luxurious bed? Why was I informed my people are also being treated well? I am not trying to sound like an ingrate towards your act of kindness, but I must know the motives behind them." I expressed.
It was unusual for a kingdom to treat another kingdom's head, which was their enemy to the point of war, with such affection suddenly. I knew something had to give, and I was uncomfortable about what it would be.
After the heartfelt declaration I gave, silence befell us as Damien watched me intently. It seemed I had somehow surprised him to speechlessness, I could only hope I did not put the future of my kingdom in more Jeopardy with what I had just said.
After a while of silence, he cleared his throat and smiled at me before he responded.
"I understand your concerns, I do, and it's wonderful to see how important the safety of your people is to you, a beautiful trait in a leader I must say, however, I can assure you that I have no sinister plans whatsoever." He stated calmly.
"Alright, sir, Can I know what it is you want?"
"I would like to court you, Princess Aurora." He stated simply and there was silence.
WHAT?
"Excuse me? I'm afraid I did not catch that if you may just-" I started to say but was cut off abruptly.
"I said I would like to court you, Aurora." He said, more firmly this time, interrupting me from completing my sentence, as he stood up from his chair and came close to mine, eyes locked on mine.
"Why?" I mumbled the words so weakly, confusion had made my brain all mushy.
"I think it would be wonderful if our kingdoms could be United, I also would like to get to know you more, that is if you'd do me the honor?" He asked as he stared deep into my eyes.
I was having a lot of first experiences here, and I had not spent up to 24 hours here yet. My mouth fell open, which was something so uncharacteristic of me, but I could not help the confusion that I felt.
"You don't have to answer now, I will give you time to think about it, and whatever answer you conclude on I shall accept it, but I urge you to consider my offer." He said with a smile and walked away, leaving me feeling as confused as ever.
Do I accept? Do I not? What was happening?