The Delphic Emir

The Royal Ball

Author's POV:

It was the second day of the Royals being in the Palace. The # couples were totally in awe of the beauty of the Palace. The little Prince took no name to stop when he entered the garden.

After the previous evening, Karthik limited his talks with his wife except for a little show-off among the Royals. He directly hit the gymnasium in the early morning and did a continuous vigorous workout for 2 hours straight. The remaining Kings joined them at the end and they had a little business talk consuming their protein shakes and salads in the enclosed space.

" Do you guys want to join me in the horse riding? I'm going on one." Asked Karthik.

" Nah! We are good." Answered King Yaduveer and King Vikramaditya.

" I'd like to join." Came a quick answer from King Abhishek.

They walked to the stable and King Abhishek smiled seeing a few of the most expensive horse breeds in the world.

" You have a few of the best breeds King Karthik." Said King Abhishek admiring a dark black horse.

" Yeah. I always have a thing for horses and I couldn't resist seeing them. I just own them." Karthik said walking across the stable.

" Woah! Isn't that a Thoroughbred?" Asked King Abhishek.

" Yes, it is." Karthik said chuckling.

" You can ride it." Karthik said and King Abhishek looked at Karthik whether he was speaking the truth or teasing him.

" Positive?" Asked King Abhishek.

" 100%." Karthik blinked.

" What would you prefer?" King Abhishek asked looking at more options.

" The Arabian." Karthik whispered looking at the White horse.

" This is beautiful." King Abhishek mumbled not able to contain his admiration for the white horse.

" I got this for my wife in the initial days of her training. She really adores this white one. She and he are friends and he acts gentle with his Queen." Karthik laughed caressing the horse.

" He must have liked her a lot." Exclaimed King Abhishek.

" He does." Karthik rasped getting onto the horse.

King Abhishek got onto the Black Thoroughbred and held his reigns. He took a deep breath and looked at Karthik. They looked confident and free.

" Ready?" Karthik asked and King Abhishek nodded.

Their grip on the reigns tightened and once the horses felt that their masters were ready, their legs rose in the air running their hearts. King Karthik and King Abhishek felt their adrenaline rush through their body at the speed the horses were running at.

Karthik's gaze settled on the entrance of the woods and he looked at King Abhishek whether he'd like to join him into the woods. King Abhishek nodded and they together made it into the woods. The long trees surrounding have thrilled them so that they pulled the reigns of their horses increasing their speed.

They felt like kids again, taken back to their teenage who were carefree. Even though the case was something different in Karthik's life, he liked this experience, he got to live the moments he missed.

They turned the horses around and the neighs of their horses were so loud that it echoed in the forest.

The small glint Karthik found in King Abhishek's eyes made him smile and his grip on the reigns tightened. No, the friendly run has turned into something called a race.