Princess and I

5: The Lost Princess

"Brother, you're here!" I ran to Haikas and gave him a hug. Everyone was swarming on him and I could see that some maids were overjoyed that he's back too. He has a kind and caring soul, so it was easy for the maids or to anyone to fall in love with him.

"Sit down everyone. As you can see, your brother is back and he has some news for us after breakfast," My father declared.

It was really quiet. No one was speaking except Haikas and my father. We were all just listening to them.

"Everyone, go to the Solar after you're done eating. Haikas and I have to excuse ourselves," My father ordered.

The Solar is where we discuss certain issues that are serious. It doesn't have to be worldly issues, most of it are family related, like when we learned that Harry is gay. Which for me and most of my brothers and sisters are not that serious. It was just hard for my parents to accept it at first but they did. The room is soundproof so no one can hear our discussion, and there is a law that only royals can enter it.

"I can see that we are all here," My father looked at each one of us.

"Plans are not changed, you're still going to visit your towns but you will have to do it every single day until we all find a missing person," Father said.

Haikas stood up and said, "One of our allies on the western kingdom has suffered a great lost. Their kingdom has been seized but thank God that the King is still alive. As allies, we made a vow to help them rise again. But for now, whats most important is that we have their Prince-"

I interrupted, "I get that we have to look for the Princess secretly but why are we going to a war and send troops across the world when our kingdom is already safe and sound? We can't risk such investment." I said politely.

My father interjected, "Don't interrupt your brother. Why are we called allies if we don't help? Have I not always told you to always help the people who are in need. If you cannot grasp that then who will help us if we're under attack and half of your siblings have to flee."

Haikas took over, "Again, the important matter is that the Princess is in our hands. Somewhere in our kingdom and we need to find her as soon as possible. Their enemies think that the Royals are all dead, except for the Princess. They're looking for her and they're going to kill her. No one should know that she's under our kingdom."

"What's her name? And how did she managed to get here?" I asked.

"And what does she look like?" asked Haidus.

"Her name is Princess Xete. She has pale skin. Her father didn't have time to bring a portrait of her. I don't know how she did but we need to find her," Haikas replied.

"Go now and be safe," My father commanded.

Now I need to find a faceless girl. This Princess should just go to the castle and present herself, that would be easier; less work to be done.

I went to my town and asked certain people that I trust if there's a new girl in town or if they noticed a new face. Typically, gossips would travel around time that this and this have married a white-skinned person. I asked myself again, why are we the one whose searching for the princess? Our guards can do that. Oh, yes, its a secret mission.

After a week, there was still no progress at all and my father is getting fustrated about this. We were summoned to the Solar again and this place still gives me the chills.

We all got into a fight because of it - her. How can you find a person, if our population is almost about a eight hundred thousand - just how. And if the only information we have is her name and her skin colour - she might as well as have already changed her name and got tanned.

I just don't know want to think about it. I went to my room, saw this beautiful girl staring at me and went on a rant. I don't even know why I'm still keeping her by my side. Is it human nature to want to sleep every night with someone while their arms are wrapped around you. Its as if she sees my soul and listens intently to every word that I say. In return, she also has the most amazing stories. She's both a storyteller and a good listener. I think she's just beyond perfect.

....

There was a girl, and she was stabbed in her stomach, and I was screaming her name, Xete. In spite of our kingdom burning, I could only look at her from afar. I screamed her name again and when she was about to turn around...

I was woken up, "Sena, you're having a bad dream. You were screaming ... Are you okay?" She asked with a worried voice.

"I'm sorry I've woken you up. I just felt so much pain when she got stabbed."

"Who?" She asked with a tone like she knew what I was feeling, and how she already knew the person I'm talking about.

"Xete, the reason why I have to visit my town every day. I need to find her." I stood up, ready to leave, and to find her.

"You already found her.."

"What?" I asked.

"My name is Xete, Princess of Canda. Our kingdom was taken, and my family..." She started to cry.

"Your family is okay. They're now planning to get your kingdom back," I hugged her. I've never been this close to someone I'm not related to.

"I think we need to get more sleep. Im going to present you to my father later. I have a lot of explanation to make." I went back to bed, minding the distance between us because ... I just made a Princess my own made.