Don't die fighting

Abducted

It's the beginning of a new season, freshly new seeds had been planted and waiting patiently for it to germinate was the next thing on Louisa's mind, so she could feed her family, Yes 'family' her and her only son Harry. Harry was her only son and child in his early twenties, able bodied and strong, having spiky dark hair. He helped his mom often at the farm since it was their only source of income and since the death of their father. Frank died when Harry was six years old, from heart attack. It has been hard for them to cope since the death of her husband.

   Louisa on the other hand has a small farm where she plants crop seeds, she had just finished planting some, she was sure that this year harvest would be the best among others.
   She was sure by merely looking at how rich the soil was. Her plan was to sell part of it, so she can use the money to buy her and her son some clothes. A smile crept on her face as she head back to the house.

After a while.
 

'Mama where should I put the wood?' Harry said looking at his Mom for answers.

   'At the backyard, you can help me break the once we need to prepare the food' Louisa said helping Harry taking the woods from his head. If anyone would tell Louisa that life would turn out to be like this for them, she’d not believe, they were neither rich or poor. When Frank was alive, they lived happily eating the proper three square a day. But now they eat one – two square meal a day.  How cruel life could be.  After setting up the woods for the fire Louisa lit the fire and placed a cooking pot on it, and placing the now sliced meat Harry caught today during his hunt inside the pot, and adding few ingredient for taste. After a while Louisa prepared soup for her and Harry to eat, soon after it was ready and they sat down eating. Seeing how quiet they were after eating Louisa decided to engage Harry in a talk.
  

‘How was hunting today my son?’ she said looking at Harry.
 
  'Tough as usual, nothing comes easy mother, not now but soon there wouldn’t be enough water for the animals to drink, the animals would die of thirst, as dry season is approaching'  said Harry.

  ‘We better stock the house then,so we won't be caught unawares, by tomorrow we’d fill up our drums and catch animals so we can smoke them and dry them, isn’t that good?’ she said smiling.
 
  'Yes mother, it’s a good idea, we’d do just that'  Harry approved.
 
  ‘You know, your father was a great hunter too, he’d wake up early in the morning and set out to hunt till evening with a lot of bush animals.’ She said smiling while remembering old times. Harry had little memory of his father even before his death, he was still a child when it happened, be had no clue of what it felt to lose someone.
‘ I have to go to bed now, good night Mother.’ He said standing up to leave.
‘Good night my son’. Louisa said.

  Louisa know so we’ll that Harry didn’t like to bring back old memories, so he had to make an excuse , she often forget to leave past old memories, she is always going to remember him, that’s for sure.

             
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    Next Morning.

  Harry got up helped his mom on her duties, he reminded his mother of what they discussed last night, telling her to do the little she can, shortly after he went out to hunt. He had to set traps along the tiny bush path were little animals escape through, he walked further and saw two men discussing, it was about a plan they were about to execute, he didn’t eavesdrop, he kept on walking further, he saw a hole and decided to set a trap there, he’d be very lucky if it caught him any animal, so he could catch them and hand them over to his mother for an nice dinner today, after a while he sat down on the bare floor to wait. Hearing footsteps Harry hid himself in the bush, looking ahead he saw maidens singing and dancing along with their princess. Harry came out from his hiding place, he was approaching the maidens when he heard them shouting and begging for help, they were being ambushed, by the same men Harry saw earlier on. Harry ran to their rescue but it was too late, the maidens were able to escape with minor injuries, the princess was severely wounded and was unconscious he decided to take her home and prepare some herbal medicine. Few days passed and there was no sign of recovery, she lay down on the bed looking pale.
    
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At the palace.
 
   The maidens ran into the king’s palace breathing heavily, they told what happened to the guards try saw at the entrance and that took the news to the king.

   ‘My king, we just got a news that your daughter our princess had been abducted.’ The guard said looking disappointed.
 
  ‘What do you mean by that, what do you mean by my daughter had been abducted, are you not the one to protect her. The king fired back.

   'We tried but the princess didn’t let us come with her, she said she’d rather take her maidens along with her.

    'Guards!, I want every house in the entire village checked and bring back my daughter to me, those who abducted my daughter the heir princess to the throne will have a taste of their own medicine.' King Alexandra ordered looking apoplectic.

 
       A/N:Woah first chapter done and dusted. Tell me what you think, will the princess be found?
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