Paper Crown

Chapter 27:

"History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again."
-Maya Angelou

Chapter 27:

One week later..

The past week was literally a hell. Master Haye already gave me a heads-up para sa magiging training namin. Sa unang linggo ay physical combat. Then the next would be the tactical combat using sword, long-range attack using bow and arrow then lastly is magic manipulation. One week was spent for each field then I'm going to repeat it again with new strategies next month. But I guess, hindi na ako aabot pa sa susunod na buwan.

'Update me with the details. Let me know if something suspicious is happening around the empire. Remember to plant ears and eyes everywhere.'

I rolled down the paper then tie it on the foot of the same bird owned by Denise. Binuksan ko ang bintana at hinayaan itong lumabas. Hindi ko na inabala pa ang sarili kong magdala ng kahit ano bago pumasok sa klase ko ngayong araw. Tsk. Magiging sagabal lang naman yun.

"Lady Solace?"

"Oo, nandyan na!" lumabas ako ng dorm room namin kasama si Charlotte. Bago pa man kami tuluyang makalabas ng building ay pareho kaming nagulat ng makita ang dagsa ng mga kababaihan sa labas nito.

"What is happening?" I rolled my eyes at Charlotte. Kita na ngang kasama niya ako sakin pa siya magtatanong. Batok ata gusto nito eh. 

"Kasama mo ko, diba? Bakit ka sakin nagtatanong?" nagpatuloy kami sa paglalakad at hindi na binigyan pansin pa ang dagsaan ng tao. We were about to turn to the right side of the way when someone shouted my name.

"Lady Solace!" pareho kaming napatigil ni Charlotte sa paglalakad. Tumalikod ako para harapin ang tumawag sakin only to be surprise to see Prince Alaric heading his way towards me.

"I need to go first, Lady Solace. Enjoy your time." and just like that, I was left alone in the middle of the way waiting for the Prince na talo pa ang nakarunway sa sobrang bagal ng lakad niya. Kulang na lang red carpet at photographers pwede na siya pang Orcar's. May narinig pa kong mga chismosa na pinagchichismisan kung bakit daw lumalapit sakin si Prince Alaric. Pake ba nila? Hmp. Mga inggitera.

"Greetings, Your Highness, Prince Alaric of Ruhan Empire." I bowed my head a little and curtsied in front of him. Hindi ko gusto na maging bastos sa kaniya lalo na at maraming mata ang nakatingin samin ngayon. The least thing I want to have right now is a lot of people watching me like a hawk.

"Greetings, Lady Solace. Are you heading to your class?"

"I am, your highness."

"Then let me go with you. To ensure the safety of every citizen of the empire is one of my duties as a Prince." safety my foot. Every citizen daw pero ako lang ang ihahatid. Sus, style mo bulok.

We started to walk away from the crowd and head our way to the girl's building. Nang masigurado kong wala ng nakatingin samin ay doon ko na siya tinanong.

"Why are you really here, Prince Alaric? Sigurado naman ako na hindi yun dahil gusto mong SIGURADUHIN ang kaligtasan ng isang simpleng mamamayan lang ng Imperyo." I muttered. Nakatingin ako sa kanya habang naglalakad ng diretso. Napakamot ito sa batok niya at napansin ko din ang bahagyang pamumula ng magkabilang pisngi nito.

"I a-actually w-wanted to s-say something, Lady S-Solace." kahit nauutal at namumula siya at sobrang cute niya sa paningin ko ay hindi naman ako bingi. Narinig ko ang sinabi niya loud and clear.