The grand entry

The wooden shards flew at all the directions and the men closer turned their back towards it.

The common people hid their faces with their sleeves and elbows and closed their eyes. Some even fell down with scare and bent their heads between their knees.

A loud boom was heard and the wine red cloth fell down onto the person that was left inside. The cover outlined the figure before the splitting of cloth was heard.

'..... chek- ...'

The gaudy red cover with royal golden markings was slit at middle from inside and a lady with a black dagger emerged underneath.

The lady sat in between with her legs bent, her slightly damp wavy hair hid her face.

A translucent silk cloth hung from her cheeks leaving only her eyes visible to outside.

The people went silent. Everyone stood still with their mouths agape. They could clearly hear their hearts thumping hard against their chest.

Such a grand entry. Who is she? Everyone had the same thoughts including the man himself from whose carriage the beauty has emerged.

Whole world went still as he watched the beauty struggle to get up. He could hear his heart beat loud inside his ears any other sound couldn't be recognised.

The lady's face was veiled and rim of her eyes were red..

Her round almond eyes were blinking continuously with force as if she's trying hard clear her vision.

Staggering she stood up and turned her head around.

Everything was blurry she couldn't see anything except vague colours.

' where am I ?' there were various sounds coming at her.... Mmm my head ...uhh

Why can't I see anything.... Huh?

What is that white blob.. shining brightly...

She stood up and concentrated at the man in white who himself stood rooted at his place.

His expression was unreadable. You wouldn't know what was going through his head.

His eyes never leaving that stumbling figure and then that lady lost consciousness and fell.

Just as everyone thought that she would come crashing at the ground.

The man in white reached her in an instant and caught her by waist. Her dark hair fell onto his shoulders as she leaned into his arms and her head rested in crook of his neck.

A black dagger slipped from her hands and fell down with a soft clank.

Another round of gasps followed as everyone recognised that weapon.

'Hey isn't that Seventh prince's black dragon blade?'

' I heard it was gifted by the emperor to him on his sixteenth birthday '

' Giving it a lady .... doesn't that means he already gave her a marriage promise beforehand '

' Everyone knows that if a man offer's his personal weapon to a lady it would mean that he's making a marriage proposal, since she has it then does that means she has already accepted his highness?'

' Hyaah legendary lovers for a reason. Since he has brought her this time they can finally stay together '

' Didn't the word get out that he actually loves Lady -

' Ptui! Ptui !! Don't speak nonsense here. Can't you look straight ahead ? Does your eyes not work? Look at how fast he reached her.... Ayeee he must have been too worried about her. '

' She looks injured and she fell down as soon as she stood up .... Don't tell me his highness really 'stole' her from her family!!!!! '

' Shhh Seventh Prince doesn't look like someone who'd do something like that.... '

' there is a saying since ancient times that everything is fair in love and war who knows if.....