Through Space And Time (CLP's I Love You Series #23)

CHAPTER THREE: CROWN PRINCE

It's already winter season. The ground and roofs are starting to covered with heavy white snow. Everyone are using all the efforts they can just to get warmed up in anything that can make fire and heat. Everyone are both happy and anxious at the same time. Happy, because they are safe, and anxious because they are all afraid to lose their pity and useless life.

The images you can see between the capital and where I am in, they are completely different in every angle. They are totally different.

The capital where the nobles and common citizens are living in is lively despite of the freezing weather. Nobles are making themselves entertained like there are no war that is happening in the country border.

While here, where I am standing, the thick white snow is covered with red bloodstains from the soldiers of my country and also the enemy’s, horses that are killed with their masters, weapons that can be useful when there is a chance for the soldiers to pick up when the weapons ran out, and also dead bodies of our heroic soldiers.

All I can blame is that treasures our ministers mentioned in front of my father. All I can blame is the greediness that I must admit that my father have and also those officials who are so lazy and coward to fight for what they covets.

I feel so sorry to all the refugees who are affected with this nonsense battle. All I can offer is just a piece of blanket for their families and two pieces of breads that they can consume for a week or most. I want to give them more, but I can’t.

I’m useless.

I feel bad about the citizens of the Northern Star Country. I feel bad for my people.

But I am just a mere prince who knows nothing but to be a display for the government. I know nothing but to be used to receive the curses and stones that hurts me emotionally and physically by the refugees who are displeased with the government— my family, to be exact.

While my brothers and sisters are happily drinking and chatting in the palace, not thinking about the disaster we're facing. Or maybe the fact that I may die here.

"Does the government really abandoned us?" I swallowed the lump in my throat before facing the kid who are looking up at me.

"As long as I am here, we're at your disposal. Just trust me. I will do what I can. Okay?" I said sincerely.

Alam kong hindi sapat ang mga salita ko. Alam kong hindi sapat ang presensya ko. Dahil hindi naman salita at presensya ang kailangan nila kundi pagkain, proteksyon at tahanang masisilungan.

Alam ko rin na madami ang galit sa akin at gusto akong saktan dahil sa pagpapabaya ng aking pamilya sa kanila pero tinitiis nilang huwag gumawa ng eksena sa takot na bago pa sila makalapit sa akin, mauna pang maputol ang ulo nila dahil sa mga bantay na ipinadalang aking ama para masiguro ang aking kaligtasan.

Madaling nagbalik ako sa aking tinutuluyang kampo para kausapin ang heneral ng sandatahang lakas na kasama ko sa digmaan.

"Mahigit limampung porsyento ang nabawas sa ating mga kalaban, mahal na Prinsipe. Nakakalamang man tayo sa dami ng tao, nangangamba ako na baka may nakatagong alas ang mga taga timog." Ulat ng heneral na si Heneral Wesley sa akin.

Napaisip ako ng malalim. Malaki ang posibilidad na tama nga ang heneral. Dahil kanina, habang pinapanuod ko ang digmaan at habang tumutulong sa mga sibilyan ng sabay, napansin ko ang mabilis at madaliang pagkapanalo ng aming pangkat.

"There is an eighty percent possibility that what you said is true, General Wesley. So the question is, how can we make a counter attack and also a surprise attack at the same time to wipe them off in one swoop?" I asked.