Tale of Bows and Arrows

Twisted turns

The gigantic man grabbed my arms and I swiftly turned his side. A punch neared by face but I dodged aside. 
I looked wildly at the crazy beast.  He grinned at me which perplexed me a bit. 
(Mad man...)  I wondered.
"You are talented dear little one" he spoke in a harsh tone.  I don't think I liked being called little yet the praise didn't seem bad at all.  I stared at him and armour hanker him.  He didn't care to reply and seized me pulling me down the hallway.  I was afraid....
Finally he approached a man whom  I recognized having seen at my palace that night. He was commander in chief of the kingdom.  I was asked to wait awhile while both were having some conversation.  At the end the man nodded and returned back with a broad grin displaying a series of crooked teeth.
"Your training starts this evening ", he said. 
"Of? " I asked. 
"Training to serve the kingdom my little war muffin " he said ruffling my hair which I didn't take very nicely ( after all I too am a shahzadi).
I thanked him humbly and returned back to the garden to resign from my post there.  It was a golden treacherous opportunity for me to avenge insult of my family.
After returning home I disclosed all to my parents.  Ammi was a bit troubled and brother seemed a bit jealous.  Abbu also saw the opportunity and smiled a bit.....
Finally maybe I'll recover my kingdom.  I thanked  Allah.