CHAPTER 58-THE PAST WON'T HEAL
LUNA CREST
"Walking you on the aisle is my biggest dre...." I slipped away from eavesdropping. I'm just messing with myself. My chest becomes heavy again. I should stop being delusional. At the end of the day I can't win, she's already his. I Should keep that in mind.
I walked past the soldiers, hearing their faint whispers and commanding voices behind me. With a torch in hand. I descended the stairs alone, shadow casted by the flames, followed closely behind me. The scent of burning woods and oil made my nose crinkle. I walked through pitch black tunnel, hearing only my footsteps against the ground.
I felt heaviness in my chest, couldn't breathe properly. There was an uneasiness. I battle with my thoughts m, if I continued to go further or not, yet I don't want to see her now. I leaned forward and saw many passageway.
This many? Curiosity drives me and I slipped inside to the tunnel. The hollow voices can be heard and the chattering sounds of bugs on the place. I saw a staircase, spiralling up outside the tunnel. I saw a leaver and I pulled it down and a light entered the place. I climbed up and look at the gap behind the throne room. That was a quick way to break in.
I heard a commotion and I look around to hid and someone yanked me out and saw my the Rangers waving their hands on me and we jumped up and hid on the statues near the dome. We looked down on the people entering the hall and saw the Queen, dressed more brightly, heaving with jewels and the crown she wore looks familiar. I look around and tried reminiscing the past and I snap my fingers. That's Flindelle crown why is she wearing it? I remember, that Crown was under the protection and respected in the museum, one of the most valuable crown in Estheria. That was the most extravagant piece of jewellery. The golden twisted and weaved intricately around diamond of all shape, sizes and colors. It looked like it weighed a ton and yetshe managed to balanced daintily on her head.
Why is she wearing it?
As the Queen sat down the grand duchess soon sat on Esthelians chair with a smile of success.Other prime minister came inside and their voices echoing through the halls. They are about 40 in counting not including the guards. We hid behind the statues, eavesdropping, collecting enough data.
Wonder why princess Esthelian didn't asked for help of her own stepmother. Her eyes fixated on the people the room, ignoring the overwhelming chatter and gossiping that now filled the air like bees swarming around the flower.
"The king is miraculously healed your highness and maybe these week he'll shown himself to the public..." the other prime minister said and I shifted my eyes on the Queen and to see her reaction. But aside from being thankful her face was in rage and her grip tighten on the handle on her chair. She wasn't even thrilled to hear it.
"Nonsense!" She exploded.
Now I get.
When I layed my eyes on that woman I know that I shouldn't trust her. But her highness saw so naive. If only I can send this message, hearing the real reaction of the Queen's about the king's condition. But I had no choice but to take advantages before they could lay their fingers on my princess.
My princess
A memory came to hunt me again whenever I say those words. Sweet words yet fatal. Like a thorn and wrapped around my chest, Squeezing it until it burst and dried up. I sighed and sat down while massaging my temple. Dampening my chest. I was the one who told him that his fiancee are working inside the tavern, The two lunarian delivered that message but before I could take action I saw him and it already looses my interest of meeting her.
This feeling are the same like how I cared about Flindelle, maybe I'm Inlove, but still met the same fate
Over and over again like a curse
They poked me to listen more. And saw the other one mouth talking me are you all right? And I responded with a nod. "The box that already brought by the minions. Towering and counted for atleast 400 boxes it'll be enough to swallow the whole town" one of my rangers accidentally had his hand slip, broke a little part of the statue and it fell on the empty seat.
"Sorry" he apologized, lowering his voice to a near-whisper and smile at me.
"You idiot" binatukan siya nung isa at tumunog ang bungo nito.
The Queen raise her hand and the chatter stopped instantly leaving a tense silence in it's wake. "Lend a bow and an arrow"
"Anong gagawin mo mahal na reyna?" Tanong grand duchess at inabutan na siya ng palaso.
My breathing ceased. When an arrow flew past my ears, landing staright to the wall. She spotted us. Nice. I hid when I saw an arrow past me and heard the clattering of polished statue that were strike by the arrow. I looked up and I winced when the arrow Penetrated on the back of my shoulders.
"Let's get outta here" I demanded. We all counted and jumped up and the glass fell down. Those broken glass is fatal for a humans body yet the guards was too agile to protect their Queen with a shield formation.
They set the alarmed, and heard the shouting men, patrolling the whole castle ground. The Juneau already leave and I left alone beside the statue of griffin and I pulled out the glass on my leg, nakuha ko siguro nung tumakas kami. I sat down and ripped out a bit fabric on my shirt and took my hand gently, carefully dressing the wound and later pulled out the arrow with a sighed of satisfaction. I jumped outside the wall and decided to hide around town.
I tried to stay on the shadow. Patuloy parin ang paglabas ng dugo at marami nang mga kawal sa buong paligid at nanatili parin Ako sa madilim na Lugar. Di ako pwedeng bumalik dun na duguan mag aalala sakin ang mahal na prinsesa. Papagalitan na naman ako na sinaway ko siya
But I have no choice. I stood up and find my way back. But my feet glued and I found a small pond and I removed my clothes to cleaned and washed the blood away. Medyo malayo malayo narin ako sa palasyo. It's been a long time since I haven't felt this.
I'm dabbing the cloth to my wound and look at the piece of cloth with a golden stained of my blood. Her highness will be furious if she finds out. But it's night. She won't noticed a thing. Maybe I can slipped to Luna Ziegler and healed me fast.
Mabilis na akong umalis at napahinto ako ng may tumama sa balikat at paa ko na palaso na kina bagsak ko.
"H-how did they.." I heard a rustling sound and I whirled back and met the attacker my sword met his and a plethora of sparks frizzanated everywhere. I leapt forward, my heart beating subtly in rhythm with a growing anticipation. I could feel the slight trill in me, coursing like the flow of blood in my veins, no in my entire being. As our sword clashed and the metal sound reverberated but I was negligence enough and didn't guard my post, my breath ceased when I felt three arrow at once penetrated deeply on my chest.
I sanked on the hollow ground. Watching the soldiers shouting for glory and saw a piece of fabric past me, it attacked the soldiers from shouting their triumphant. I tried to move but my body just lost its strength. It maybe because I lost too many bloods already.
"Luna crest hold on, luna Ziegler come at once!" Her voice slowly fainted away and I'm drowning in darkness already..
Say ah!
... A little girl rose on her seat and draw her dummy sword on the straw puppet "Mama, I'm a big girl now, look what I can do!" I saw her daughter beaten the puppet until it's hay that filled inside, fell out from the fabrics. "I wanna be a Dame, a hunter and a hero"
"Darling thats just impossible you're a princess"
"Mom! I want to save my people from the dragons and all beast. Especially on the winter the beast from the mountains are coming down to hunt humans for food"
"Just leave those to the boys, ladies should be inside and doing her proper etiquettes, training herself to be the best version of herself because later on you'll rule this land alone and I won't be there"
"Mom!" She hit a tantrums and kick the puppet. Pouting and wants to be treated an adult. I simply watch them while having my lunch. The crunches of the apple in every bite made her look at my direction and I hid under the leaves. I saw her stood up on her seat and close the book, the covers are made in leather she put it aside, didn't even remove her eyes. She slowly walked towards my hiding spot.
"A fairy?" I heard her daughter with a voice of astonishment, she's excited to see one in real life. "Fairy, fairy!!!"
I tried to shut my mouth. Until she'll realize maybe she's just hearing things. But she didn't leave, glancing with a smile on her face.
Guess I have been spotted..
I don't why I'm hiding. Maybe because I'm following her rules. "Val I know you're there, come out it's okay no one is here but us" her voice was so sweet and had me fall onto the ground. It was weird everytime I saw her my nerves just stop functioning. I open my eyes, my vision still blurry and she sat down beside me and pat my head. I feel a small hand touch my cheeks and saw her eyes sparkling and began to poked me.
"Beautiful fairy, mommy is she a girl or a boy" that's the very first time I got insulted by a tiny human baby and I sat down and saw her eyes widen with surprise. Towering her even she's already standing. Her eyes sparkled and she touch my wings.
"My dear his not a girl"
"But how come his ears are long and her hair is longer than mine? Can a boy have that too?" She pointed her mother's chest and I tried to shifted my gaze away pretending not to hear it. "Where did you get this wings?" She asked and ran her fingers on my feather
"He was born like that, and also he has that long hair, silver sharp eyes and cute lips"
"Flindelle"
"Your lips are cute Val there's no need to hide it"
"My dear Edellia can you fulfill my promise, my only wish for this kingdom.." her daughter glances with being puzzled."Can a little hand change the world?"
"Flindelle you're rushing her, in taking the very first step in fatal, she should have enjoyed her youth not forcing her to change anything, this world already split us"
"Yeah, I thought you're still be the man, but I'm very happy to meet you...."
Night after night. I can hear her voice, humming and suddenly cried in pain. Her husband already called the doctor to cure her. I am still far away watching her being contented having her own family. I already accept defeat. I keep sneaking on her garden and waited like she always do and played with her daughter. But not ner shadow was seen. Until people came out with a coffin.
I layed back and watched her on her resting place. Years slipped by and I still asked myself I should have help her, cure her but there's nothing I can do, I don't want to ruined a family that she tries to build. I buried my head on my knees while swaying the roses. Letting the air brushing my hair. Until there's no tears left to cry I finally stood up and someone tugged clothes.
Her daughter wants me to lift her and we stop a few minutes before we left the grave.
"My mama always said that one day the fairy and human will be friend but dad was always against it and leaving mom in tears but he loves mama dearly, Pala was afraid of loosing mama for someone"
It was me, she tries to protect me from any human. By marrying a king just to declared an Alliance and peace of all races but she ended up loosing her life in calling for justice and peace.
"Mama always said that when I'm queen I'll chance the future"
"You want it to happen?"
"Because I know fairies are nice and you are nice and mama tells me that before she became a human, she was born a fairy, her wings were flattering..." She keeps talking and talking and talking until we reach her palace. I put her down and she turn back and gave her a signed of hussed and she marked a promise to never tell anyone. I watched her grow and became the lady that her mother wished her to be and I silently watch over here from afar...