Blossoms on fire

Chapter 39

EDITED

We continue in our way. I am on Noor's horse and Noor is right in front of me.

'What village is next, Bino?' asks Noor.

'Gota.' answers Bino.

'Okay, we are going through it.' Noor says.

'Yes, Your Majesty.' says Bino and others.

We are riding on the horses to the village Gota.

'Lea, what Gota means?' asks Noor.

'A drop.' I answer.

'Do you know why they named this village Gota?' he asks.

'I know.' I answer.

'Gota is the village where rain a bit. So they please for one drop to fall. So Gota.' I explain.

'Ohh. I want to visit it.' says Noor.

He speeds up his horse, like him, others did too. We enter the village. It is a quite small village. Many inhabitants of this village are outside near to the market. It is summer, the time of harvest and next coming markets.

The soldiers are going to noisier and noisier. Because they look at fruits and vegetables in the baskets but mainly on girls outside and comment them out loud. They are laughing, pointing and talking about everything they saw.

People in the streets turn their attention to us. It lasts two seconds until they recognize Noor, their king and then all of them kneel in front of Noor.

Noor jumps off the horse and makes two steps towards his people.

'We come to visit you, Gota.' he says.

Their mayor says: 'Yes, Your Highness. Feel in Gota like at home. We are glad that you arrived. Feel free pleased to ask anyone if you need something.'

'Thank you, mayor.' says Noor.

'In the row, my men! 'Noor shouts.

I am still on his horse. All his men do as they were told. Noor counts every his man. Then he looks for someone but it seems like he does not see him. Then he looks at his horse and then at me. He nods and comes to his horse. I am looking down, I am afraid that he is angry with me.

When he is near he touches my waist.

'Noor...' I call him.

Then he pulls me to him. He is holding me and my legs slowly falling to the ground. Only my toes are touching it. He kisses my head. Then he lifts me like the bridal style and comes back to the place he was standing before until he makes his way to the horse, to me.

'Let 's go.' says Noor.

Noor's men start to going and Noor too.

'Let's celebrate!' says Noor.

The people of Gota are still on their knees.

'Come with us.' says Noor to them.

They were quiet.

'Come with us, people of Gota. We won this kingdom together. We are all winners. Not only me.' he says.

The ones who knelt stand up and go behind the soldiers.

'Mayor!' Noor calls.

'Yes, Your Highness.' he calls King.

'Where in this village is the best cook? 'Noor asks.

'Milea. Your Highness.' answers mayor.

'Let's go to her. Mayor leads the way.' says Noor.

Mayor nods but it looks like he regrets that he said it. Then he changes from a face which is telling I am sad or I worry about something into the face which saying everything is completed fine. He leads us to Milea. Milea is living at the end of the village, this told us the mayor. Noor said that he does not mind and we go. The way lasted quite long.

But now we are standing in front of the house of Milea.

'Your Highness, I am afraid that Milea does not have to be at home.' Mayor says.

'Why would she not be at home?' asks Noor.

'She goes very often to a forest.' says one girl behind.

'But near Gota, there is not the forest.' says Noor.

All people of Gota are looking down. Noor gives me into arms of one his soldier.

'Rem, look after my wife for a while.' says Noor.

'Yes, Your Highness.' says Rem.

I look at Noor.

'Noor...' I call him quietly.

He knocks at the door of Milea 's house.

No one opened the door. But Noor does it again. We hear as someone comes to the door. And then the door opens.

The door opened one girl. She can be 15 years old. She has brown hair, she is little and she has light brown eyes. Is it Milea?

'Hello.' Greets Noor.
She is quiet. She did not answer anything.

But Noor stayed calm and try it again.

'Your name is Milea, is not it? 'Noor asks her.

Milea is looking down. She did not answer.

'I wanted to ask if you want to cook for our celebration. I heard from others that you are the best cook in Gota.' says Noor.

'You do not have to praise me.' she says not a kind way to Noor.

'Milea, this is...' starts one man who he is from Gota.

'Do not call me by my name!' shouts at him Milea.

Noor makes a few steps closer to her.

'I know who you are. I know that you are king of Micao, but I do not care!' she answers.

Noor is quiet.

'I do not care about the celebration of how big king you are! I will not cook anything for you. So go away!' she shouts and slams the door.

But Noor stops the door with his leg.

Ouch.

She has already turned around. Noor did step through the door and takes her hand. the door was slammed by the wind. No one heard what happens in the house and no one did not want to open the door without permission.

Noor...

'Do not touch me!' shouts Milea so loud we can hear her.

Then she shouts one more again.

Everything is from that time quiet. Then Milea and Noor coming out. Noor is still holding her hand.

After all of us come to tables and Milea cooks for us.

Noor says something to her and then he makes way towards me. I am sitting already beside the table.

'I am back.' he says.

'What did you do?' I ask him.

'Just speak to her.' he answers.

'But what?' I ask.

He kisses me.

'I will tell you before we go to sleep.' he says.

'Okay, but one more question please.' I ask him.

'Yes, Lea.' he answers.

'What did you meant by we are all winners?' I ask him.

'Lea, think you will understand it if you are my wife.' he says.

'Maybe I am but you are sometimes more mysterious than you usually are.' I say.

'You must not be open to enemies because they want to know your weaknesses.' he says.

'But I am not your enemy, Noor. I do not want you to hurt you.' I say.

'People change.' he says and he starts to eat. He ends this conversation.

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End of chapter 39