Princess of AMBER

Chapter 30

"Aww my god, mummy! Look at all these colors!" I heard a tiny voice. "I will take this one and thiiiss.... aww... a red one! I know! It tastes like strawberries!"

"Emily.... put them all back. They are not yours!" an older woman' s voice came from another side.

       My eyelids were heavy and they did not want to open. I was somewhere.... not outside for sure. Underneath me, I felt a soft fabric, the air was a normal temperature, not the burning and dry atmosphere, that was out in a desert. Am I still in it? I moved my body and all my muscles hurt in process. 

"Mummy, mummy! Princess is awake!" 

     I heard tiny footsteps approaching me and a slight pressure dropped on my stomach, that appeared to be a child's arms. I pried my eyes opened and looked around. My vision in blur, denied the clear view of my surroundings. 

      After couple of minutes my sight adjusted and I noticed a pair of brown eyes looking intently on me. A small girl with long brown hair was resting her head on a blanket covering me. Her mouth hidden in crooks of the fabric. I could see her being restless and trying to contain a wide grin behind her folded arms.

"Emily! Stop laying on her. You make your 'princess' uncomfortable." a woman' s gentle voice made my head snap in other direction.

"Wh... where am I?" I managed to voice my words despite the dry throat, that was killing me.

      A silence and I did not get the reply to my question.

        A shuffle of feet came from a corner and a woman appeared in my field of vision. She looked very young, but at the same time I could tell, she was more than thirty years old. Her skin tone was darker than mine, her hair the same brown color as of the girl beside my bed. She fanned her long, black lashes every time she blinked and two brown eyes looked at me gently. She was so beautiful and exotic. This woman did not wear a modern clothing seen in Amber, but only brown and loose fabric covered her body. Long flowing skirt concealed the view of her legs and top of the same fabric covered her upper body, but a bit tighter around her forms. 

"I am glad, you are awake. Here, drink some of this." she gave me a cop to drink from. 

I took it and swallowed the liquid inside. The taste was little bit bitter and it reminded me the melons, consumed days ago. But still, it was better, than staying without a drink at all.

"My name is Mia and this is my daughter Emily." a woman continued.

"Ah... My name is...."

"Kyra!" the girl still on top of me squealed. "We know, who you are!"

.... I did not know, how to feel. Little anxiety filled my mind. Can I trust these people? They know, who I am. What do they want from me? Are they after me as well, like other people?

"Calm down, .... Ms! We are not going to harm you." Mia said, seeing my body slightly squirming in panic.

"Where am I? What do you want?" I eyed both of them.

"You are in our home, near Besca city. A five day drive from Amber."

"How long.... how long have I been here?" I run my hand through my dirty loose hair.

"Here you have been for two days. We found you in a desert, unconscious. You had a fever and couple of burns on your body. You are so lucky, we found you in time. You would have died, if exposed to the sun for any longer."

"Mummy, can I take a picture with her now? She is awake!" Emily interrupted us cheerfully.  

"Honey, you can wait, she is not feeling well, don't you see!" Mia scolded her daughter.