Freedom

Chapter 8

We walked about halfway and stopped to find a place to rest. This mountain is definitely not small. I have no idea where this treasure is at but it's probably at the top of this mountain.

It was already almost evening and Asher is now lighting the lamp. We have but talked since we rested here and that was almost 30 minutes ago. The atmosphere just feels a little too awkward.

I clear my throat. "Asher-"

"Don't talk to me" he says and my chest tightens.

"I just wanted-"

"I said don't talk to me" the fire emerges in the lamp as he says that.

"Please, Ash. I know we had a fight earlier but if we could talk this out, we can solve-"

"I said shut up," He says making me go silent. He stares deadly into my eyes and turns his body so that his back is showing me. He is a lot different now. This was after he found out I'm the princess. I frown as I think to myself. "This is all my fault," I say to myself.

I sigh again and say it out loud so that he could hear. "This is all my fault Asher," I say as he continues to show his back to me. " I didn't mean to lie to you-" I gulp my saliva. He doesn't say anything. " - I'm sure you know I have always been in the castle and I never got the chance to go out and If I get caught, I am doomed," I say.

He still doesn't say anything. I bite my lip and think of what to say. " and I'm really sorry for your father's death. I am really, really sorry and I literally have no idea my family did that" I suddenly start to feel tears cover my eyes.

I take a few breaths and wipe my tears away before he could see it. . " if I could do anything to make this trust between us, I will do it" I felt extremely guilty on behalf of my family, " I'm just really sorry for whatever my family did which I never heard of them killing anyone and I also do feel and for lying". I continue I knew this day would come. We all have to tell the truth one day. We can't hide forever.

I hear him shuffle in his seat. "I'm really sorry," I say again and wipe my remaining tears that accidentally dropped. I made sure my face was dried and I blink my eyes to stop myself from tearing anymore. I didn't want him to see me cry. I never tear in front of people before, but suddenly right now, there's like this huge pressure on me.

"Look," he says and pauses for a while. I look at him. "I was harsh on you and I'm sorry," he says a bit hesitantly but also he sounded like he meant it. "I kinda figured you wouldn't do this" he sighs. "Even if I don't want to believe you, it is just obvious that you wouldn't be like that" he continues.

"Did my family really killed your father?" I ask. He stays quiet and looks to the ground. "Yes," he says.

We both go silent for a while before I speak. "How? When?" I ask. He doesn't say anything. " Are you sure it was really my family?" I say and he frowns.

"On that day, I saw that the man had a pin on his pants. It was the crest of the Royal family" he breaths

"What," I say in disbelief. "My parents would never-"

"Apparently they did" he cuts me off saying in a dead tone.

I frowned and look to at my hands fiddling my fingers. I have no idea what to say. I just feel so guilty. Even if I wasn't the one who killed his father, it still has to do with my family and I'm in it. If no one is going to apologize. I will. I'm the princess and I don't even know about this. How could I be so blind? All I thought was the outside world is full of happiness but I was wrong. I was so wrong. My grandmother has always told me that my duty is to always protect my people and give them happiness, and I want to do that for them.