leaped out of his seat. He looked thoroughly destab

ght fists at his sides. "This can't be happening to me!"

hey stood beside themselves, confused and

ere, then intensified when an arrow- shut from a far distanc

rene was yet to conclude her statement when t

uests let out

d loud indistinctive clamoring in the hall, with the guests scat

e king howled an order to the

hout sparing a single delay, stopping the

ceremony a while ago, tried to calm the ten

id, speaking to everyone. "Please stay back inside t

the guests remained a little still, but not e

ueen showed her weakness by trembling behind him, while the crowd huddled themselves at

bringing disgrace upon my household" My father

usual day-time nightmares, not until the very reality dawned on me,

easing blood, soaking her dre

" I screamed, ru

.

cresh, two young lads are seated at ease inside a horse-drawn carria

aring full military attir

igh nobility, dressed in beautiful outfits that

age to observe the space ahead. "Are we still on the hill

tted his masculine body properly, accentuati

t-hand man, responded. "We're out of the hills, alm

said with a bright smile that

o seemed to be thinking for a while as he observed the

ression that got him bo

ighness," Kleo c

king much at him, his attention lost at the outside a

wished the carriage could g

hesitated in his speech, conside

The young man asked him, brin

again, not knowing how to politely fix h

you got water

stuttered. "I mean no," he c

tared questioningly at h

ut the princess," he said, for

ss?" the young man ask

third prince

all of a sudden inter

oat before speaking. "I do not think it's a g

ung man rephrased. "What do you me

ighness," Kleo pointed out. "Are you oka

broadened his smiles,

, quietly placing a hand over his shoulders. He gave h

Kleo simp

autiful, right?" t

ition to say, your highness

"Ah

ously, fell in, only the creaking sounds the carriage was

young man cast his glances outside

e wind coming over his face, and the quiet rout

iles could not

understand what the sudden change was all about. They've always been close friends for

ess on his face could only mean o

be waiting for us." The

Yes, your

en the horses"

es him whenever danger is around. He found it difficult placing a hand on what it was about until he started noticing the creepy

e carriage!" he o

atter, your highness?" Kleo

sured him upon alighting down, gr

, he stopped to glare his eyes around the em

y on seeing nothing, lowe

hing," he told the ma

your highness!" Kleo scre

ing a short dagger to stab him as he advanced a cl

dy to find out. "Let us keep moving, faster." he

been ambushed by

em!!" a commandi