Betrothed To A Princess

Worth the risk 2

On the other side of the garden....

"What do you think about the Princess and Captain?"

"What about them?"

"I mean as you have noticed they are onto each other even if they started on the wrong foot. Since you are close to princess Crisminah what is your opinion?"

"Why bother? Let them write they're own love story and let's write our own hehe"

"I'm just worried because I can see that Capt. really wants a girl for the first time and their status in the society contradicts they're liking to each other"

"Well you're not wrong however if love moves everything will perfectly fall into place even if re-writing the history and breaking the barrier of culture and tradition"

"That's deep!"

"Deep as my love for you James hehe, just kidding"

"My profession is difficult Divine, I mean I don't have any hold where I'm going to be assigned, loving someone loving you is difficult for both of us. I am responsible for my siblings academic expenses."

"James love makes things better not worst"

"Yes I know! But my family is devoted to christianity and I know your family is looking forward for you to marry a man of your own"

"Are you rejecting me James?!"

"No no not like that Divine. You are really likable its just that I'm being practical I can't afford to fall in love to a woman in the end I can't have"

"Hmmm reasons, I'm just messing with you James I am already engaged with someone since child"

"I knew it!"

"But given a chance to choose I would really like to fall in love with you James"

'Looking into each others eyes their face slowly closing the gap and touch each others lips'

Meanwhile.......

"Liking you is a risk and loving you is forbidden princess. I respect Sultan so much at the same time I like you so much. My brain and heart are on war more than I experienced throughout my career as a soldier"

"But love conquers all and father is a very understanding man. In fact mom is only a common sojourn merchant who got in love with my father"

"You know more than that. Their story is different from ours, you are a princess I am just a soldier serving my country. It's easy for me to quit my job anytime, how about you can you quit being a princess?"

'Rigid stare and silence answers the captains serious question'

"It's getting late I need to prepare the things I need to bring with me tomorrow"

"Bring this with you (Handing over a golden necklace with a pendant of a crescent moon cradling a star) it's our family's heirloom pass down one generation to another keep and protect it for me"

'Coldness of the night fades away as two body's become one as the captain hug warmly princess Crisminah while clinching on to the necklace she gave'

"I will be back my princess!"

On their own bedrooms....

'Sleepless makes both Capt. and Princess for being deep with their thoughts on what the future holds for them'

As the sunrises new hope emerges on the sleepless Capt. getting out of bed making his self busy preparing his baggage to distract the thought of going away from the land introduced him to a new meaning of love.