The Red Sword - Vol 1

Chapter Three: "For My People." (3)

And I closed my door, hid my things and went to take a shower, I heard Augustine's voice at the door. After Augustine's injection, I fainted, woke up in the middle of the night to the thunderous sound coming from downstairs, it was my father's thick, deep voice:
- HOW SO?! .... HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE?! .... YOU INCOMPETENTS! GET OUT OF MY SIGHT! - he shouted loudly and firmly.

There was a knock on my door, and then, I let myself in, it was John, with a tense look on his face, I sat down on the bed and he just said:

- What the hell is going on Ariela?! - he asked.

I sighed, and then said softly:

-Shhh....- and he closed the door to my room and I pulled him by the hand to sit on my bed. - I asked him.

- Your father, he sent a troop to the forest, the forest where you were going last night, apparently, he was going to attack a group that was camping, and apparently also, you were involved in this conflagration, and you got me in the middle, so, can you tell me what the hell is going on?

-Ok.... Ok... I'll tell you, but promise you'll keep your mouth shut? -I asked, raising my eyebrow, and he sighed and nodded in agreement: - It all started when I went to do some research in the forest at night.... -He widened his eyes in panic and said:

-You did what?! - he exclaimed to me, and I put my finger in his mouth and continued:

-Let me talk! - I said, rolling my eyes, "In this research I discovered a new people, the warriors," he looked at me with glazed eyes, I knew a sermon was coming, "and then I got so fascinated that I kept watching, apparently they were doing a ritual, something like that. And then, I stood there, the next morning, the guard called my father, and I kind of had a certain curiosity, because, he forced me to have guards at my door, nothing personal.

- and then, I went after him and heard that my father planned to attack the warriors unfairly, and then, yesterday, I went to contact their leader. - I said, smiling proudly at the phenomenal meurosummit, and I took my hand away from her mouth and then came the expected lecture.

-Ariela, you've gone crazy! Warriors are savages, carnivores, killers, you can't just go up there and talk to them! You could have been killed, and my neck too! - he snorted, but then, he stopped and said: - that's why you asked me not to go, isn't it? - he said looking at me intently, and I agreed with my head, he shook his head negatively and said: - You're crazy, girl! - and smiled at me.

-Did you go? - I asked in a shaky voice.

He sighed and said:

-I didn't leave my post as guard of the princess, but, many people diedAriela, many good and capable soldiers. - he said in a sad voice. - It could have been me. - He bowed his head.

-But it wasn't. - I said, lifting his chin and smiled faintly.

-Thank you Ari, you saved me. - But don't do it again, please. - he said lightly and I hugged him tightly.

John, was my protector since always, not only because I was once in love with him, but because, at all times, he didn't treat me like a princess, but only as Ariela, except when he wanted to say something official, then he treated me like one, but this rarely happened.

John kissed me on the forehead, and told me to go back to sleep, and as soon as he closed the door, there was another knock, and it was Augustine.

-Princess?! I'm sorry to wake you, but ....0 I need you to follow me. -she said staring at me.

- Don't worry, you didn't wake me up. With my father's screams, you woke me up. - I smiled slightly - where to? - I asked curiously.

- You'll know soon enough. Get dressed and come with me. - she spoke in a governess-like voice.I got out of bed, put on my overcoat, and went to follow Augustine.