The successor : warrior of north

Chapter 3

                        DELLA

A huge funeral was held for the fourth prince Wallace El Lamont. There was an open prayer hall where the royal family's funeral was held. The priest would offer prays for the departed soul and the body will be kept there for public view for sometime. I had to go with Alice everywhere since grandma was not able to. Both of us offered white lilles for the fourth prince. On the way back to home a black carriage passed us, followed by it three other carriages also passed. I heard someone calling us. "Young ladies " , I turned to see who it was. It was a well built , dark toned  person , he pointed downwards. As we looked down it was just a brooch with some kind of symbol. Alice took it and ran towards that man in lightning speed. She gave it to him and ran back to me, hold my hand and walked so fast.
              " Hey are you gonna kill me? Why are you walking so fast? " I was almost breathless as I asked her. " Don't you know who that was? " . By looking at my face she knew it.... She knew it that I didn't know. She gave a deep sigh and dragged me into home. Later she explained that those carriages came from the dark valley. A certain tree in the dark valley has black coloured wood and they make carriages from that tree. No one in the entire Arrdiva owns a black wood carriage. It was more expensive than the royal carriages. I have already heard that the dark valley people are mysterious and insanely strong. They help the Arrdivians in battles. But as they use sign language in battlefield, no one from the normal soldiers would understand them. Also they won't share their battle ideas with others. They were more efficient in night as the dark valley is always darkness due to thick trees. Sunlight doens't reach the ground. As they grew up there their body adapt to this darkness.
              She is talking non stop. Finally she said one more thing " stay away from them ". I didn't know them In anyway so I said " Yes , sure thing. But why were you shivering just by seeing a brooch? " . " That brooch has a royal blue stone in it. It is said that the queen herself gave that to the king of dark valley. As they don't show their face, this brooch proves that the person is the king of dark valley". Did she just say king? " Dark valley has another king? " I was in shock. That place was within the Arrdiva. " Yes it has. They are tribes, once badly treated by the Arrdiva people itself. From then on they have a seperate ruler. Just because they are within the Arrdiva, they help us in battles. Any way just stay away from them. When I gave that brooch back I saw someone looking at you , that person was inside the carriage. Anyway you wouldn't know that person. So that's enough chit-chat ".
              She left me there inside my room. I wanted to say something to her but I didn't. The reaction of Alice just by looking at that carriage was enough for me to not to tell her about it. Actually I have seen this carriage before. Particularly, the carriage where she gave that brooch to. On my way from Elors to Arrdiva I saw that carriage. It was about a half an hour before I reached here. Three days of traveling was no joke. I went outside my carriage not too far from it. I washed my hands and face on the river side and was walking back to my carriage. Suddenly a big black carriage passed me. It splashed all the dirt on my dress. I was so mad so I didn't think twice. I took a rock that was as big as my palm and I managed to throw it on the carriage. It broke a small piece of wood from the carriage. I was so mad that my parents didn't want me , I don't even know what am I gonna do with my life, now they just ruined my dress. Does fate really hate me that much? I was cursing them loudly. That's when I realised the carriage stopped the moment they knew that I throw a rock. I didn't stop cursing them. Suddenly a tall , dark toned man came out.. not the person that Alice met. This person was wearing some kind of armour. He didn't looked like a person who rode the carriage. He was looking at me angrily. I was not cursing them anymore. I don't know why my mouth wouldn't just open. I wanted to run away from them but I have to pass them in order to get to my carriage. I was shivering like I met a ghost. That man was about to walk towards me. To my surprise, a fair toned hand from the Carriage tapped his shoulder. That person said something to him. He got back in the carriage and left me alone. I could see the broken side of the carriage when we turned as the carriage person called us , also it was the biggest carriage among the four of them. I couldn't tell this to Alice.
             
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