Chapter 2: The Guerrillas

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The morning came and it was time for the "meeting". Khalida was walking silently through the castle, peering around the corners so that she would stay unnoticed. She went right down into the dungeons. An empty closet was standing by the wall of a corridor. Khalida approached it and opened it. She reached behind the dresses that were hanging in the closet. For a moment she felt the sturdy wood, before grabbing a tiny handle that stuck to the back of the closed and pulling it. A small door was revealed inside the closet. Behind it was a narrow corridor, hidden from any curious eyes, that was carved right through the massive walls of the palace. Khalida opened the door and entered the secret room in the dungeons.

"There you are," Thana exclaimed as Khalida entered the room. "What took you so long?" she asked her, annoyed. "Never mind. I'm glad you joined us for today's meeting." Khalida apologized for being late (even though it was just 7 am). Thana and Khalida weren't alone in the room. There were five more girls with them, all of the ages from 18 to 25. Their gazes moved from the first sister to the other one. The Guerrillas.

Who are the Guerrillas even? They are girls fighting for justice. It all started on Thana's 17th birthday...


"Hey, Khalida?"

"What is it, Thana?"

"Well, I thought... girls don't have much power or influence these days. I want to change that. Who says girls can't protect the land just as well as boys can?"

Khalida looked at her sister, not saying a word.

"Do you know that girl? Gertrude? She's from Germany, remember?" Thana asked out of the blue.

"Yeah," Khalida replied carefully.

"Um, I was just thinking. What if us and some other court ladies joined together and made a group? A group that would fight for justice?"

"I don't know. I mean, I like the idea, but I'm not quite sure this could work..." Khalida corrected herself quickly. Thana gave her a long look.

"Don't you trust me, or what?"

"Of course I do!" Khalida exclaimed desperately. "But you will have to make a really good plan."

"I already have one," Thana told her grimly. "So, there's this secret room in the dungeons..."


This is how the plan started. As Thana said, those who were interested would know where to find them. Soon, the princesses were joined by five girls. Those were Gertrude, Thana's friend, Fortune, a girl from Spain, Tallis, an Indian girl, Zakiyah from Japan, and Kylie from Australia.

On their first meeting, Thana explained what they were actually going to do. Each girl had to choose a weapon, which they would be trained to use. So, the gang was made. They chose a name. The Guerrillas. The fighters for justice and women rights. Since then, they've been meeting at least once a week. It's been three years. And nobody has yet found out who the Guerrillas are. A mystery unsolved.


"As the new queen," Thana's voice rang through the room. "I give you my promise to take a good care of the land and the people living here. Me, and you now as well, have fairly gained power, with which we can do anything we want. The plan of changing the world – our world... is coming true. This is the reason I called this meeting right after my wedding night. I will be taking recommendations from all of you. I want ideas, ideas to make this land greater than it ever was!"

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