Soldier

Chapter 1

Hey there my dear readers. Above here, the map of the kingdoms, to understand better. I will post this a few times more so you understand the storyline better. For now, enjoy this next chapter!!

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It was a sunny day in the kingdom of Adivarent. Farmers were working hard on the fields, and sellers were screaming prices of food, clothing and other merchandise on the top of their lungs. The village of Verdi was crowded with people doing their every day shopping, and children were running through the crowd, playing, avoiding people just the last second before crashing into them.

Through the crowd walked a boy and a girl, the girl looking interested through the stands, listening to the prices that were shouted in case she heard a product that caught her interest.

The boy however wasn't looking at the stands, but watched the crowd, and smiled seeing the people, while keeping his eye on the girl. He followed the girl closely, and watched her going from stand to stand. He stopped walking when something small ran into his front, falling on the ground from the impact.

He looked down at the boy, the little boy's eyes wide with shock, and glimmering with tears. His bottom lip began to quiver and he looked like he was about to cry. The older boy crouched down to meet the little boy's eyes.

"Hey there little fellow, are you all right? Are you hurt?" He checked the boy for injuries and was relieved when he didn't find any.

The little boy's shook his head and his lip quivered. "I'm sorry mister. I didn't see you while I was running." A tear escaped his eyes and traveled down his cheek.

The older boy smiled a the little kid, and tilted him back up on his feet, and dusted of his little hands. "It's okay, accidents happen sometimes. No need to cry, we are both not hurt so there is no harm done. Who were you running to?"

The little boy's eyes lid up, and he showed him his wooden toy-sword that had fallen to the ground. "I got this from the stand there! I was gonna go to the other boys, they also have a sword, and then I could play with them!" He said with excitement in his eyes.

The older boy smiled. Suddenly they heard someone calling from the crowd.

"Nigel! Nigel, where are you? Come back here with that sword." A woman appeared from the crowd, searching for her son, her bag clutched tightly against her. Her face turned from worried to relieved when her eyes laid on the little boy, and she crouched down next to him.

"You little rascal. You can't just grab something from the stand, mommy has to pay for that." The little boy looked down embarrassed. "I'm sorry mommy." The young woman's strict expression softened, and her eyes met the older boy's eyes, who smiled at the young mother and her son.

Her smile was replaced with shock. She didn't recognize the boy at first, but after taking a good look at his face, she recognized him. The boy wasn't just a village boy, it was the prince of the kingdom, Prince Fresco.

She stood up fast and curtsied. "My apologies Your Highness for not recognizing you sooner. I'm sorry if I disrespected you, and if my boy caused you any trouble." She met his eyes hesitantly, as she looked at him with a slightly feared expression. The rest of the crowd was also shocked, as slowly everyone around them began to recognize the prince. People started mumbling to each other, and watched the three individuals.

Fresco smiled and stood up as well, and waved with his hand. "It's totally fine. I was just talking to Nigel, which was fun. He is a kind boy."

The woman looked relieved, and she laid her hand on top of Nigel's head. Nigel pulled on the dress of his mother. "Mommy, I was showing him my new sword!" The woman looked down at the boy apologetic.