My Ethnic Princess

Princess Tyanna (Tata) Part 9

I am so nervous! Will he really meet me at our spot so we can go to the dock and runaway? What am I doing? I should go back home. No, I must go! I have to get married anyway, so it might as well be to someone that I love. Okay, I'm going.

When I reach our meeting place he is there waiting with a huge grin on his face. He helps me and my bag off my horse and swings me around hugging me then kisses me passionately, "I was afraid that you would not come."

I stroked his face with the back of my hand and looked him in the eye, "I almost didn't."

He takes my hand and kiss it, "Come we must be going. We only have a few hours before the boat takes off."

I jump on the back of the horse, wrap both arms around his waist, place my head in between his shoulder blades and we ride off.

When we arrive at the boat Man-Man jumps off and shakes the hand of a couple of guy standing by the boat. The walk off a talk low, and I can't hear them. I sit on the horse wondering how my mom will react once Kayla tells her I'm gone, and I take a deep breath.

Man-Man comes over and helps me off the horse.

I'm really going to do this! I am going to be with the man I love.

He hugs me again, "I love you so much. Thank you for agreeing to be my wife."

As we start to walk toward the boat we here horse galloping toward us a fast pace. My heart stops and I feel chills run throughout my body.

Man-Man looks up and his face freezes and he pulls me behind him, "No matter what you do Ira, don't say a word. I will protect you at all cost."

I look around and notice Royal guards on horseback. They are not from my Kingdom so they must be from the Kingdom to the North.

A tall light skin man glide off of his horse, "Did you really think you could get away with this? The Duchess's daughter told the king that you "Man-Man" the "stable boy", he laugh as he spoke the words, "Are running off with a maid. And the King sent me to bring you back. Honestly how did you think you could pull this off without getting caught?"

With a stern voice Man-Man speaks, "Let her go and I will come with you without any problems.

All of the men on the horses started to laugh, "That is not going to happen. I am under strick orders to bring you and maid back to stand in front of the King. And she is to be locked up forever. You can come quietly or forcefully. He said to bring you back under any means necessary. So what is it going to be?"

Man-Man turns to me and as we hold each other tightly he whisper, "I am so sorry. I never wanted any harm to come to you. They are going to have to kill me before I let them hurt you."

The guards said, "Have it your way." and started to pull us apart.