A Princess For Christmas (Of The Dreams We Seek)

Twenty

Callahan can do nothing against this hostility but he wanted to. "Mr. Prime Minister, I know you mean well to this country, I know you were just worried about the future when you told me that I am just someone taking advances of the good graces of the Royal Family. That if king Richard was alive, he would have never let a nuisance like me to come here and assume such a position in your court."

 And all of them looked at the Prime Minister. "It was in best interest of this country and the Royals" Callahan had enough of it. "I am sure you do Mr. Prime Minister. Or maybe the power is just getting to you." Callahan said chuckling dryly.

 "Excuse me ladies and Gentlemen I am having allergic reaction sitting in the company of deception." Serafina said as her attendants helped her with the wheel chair. "Goodnight you all." And she looked at Callahan. "You are coming brother?" She asked.

 "Sure, I can see why not" And he looked at Avni. "Princess?" Avni excused herself. "May I be excused your highness?" The queen nodded. Avni mumbled a small goodnight to all those are present and followed Callahan.

"This is just preposterous, how can you let her talk to me like that your highness? She knows nothing about this country, how can you pretend that it didn't happened?" He asked. "Seems to me like she knew plenty." The Education Minister said.

 He was quite impressed by what he saw. "And what is with young Princess, why did she needed Prince to go on with her, she is eleven soon turning twelve, why don't you train her to be a proper princess?" Louie asked. "Like your daughter who cannot control herself in front of the delegates and have to insult a member of royal family?" The queen said picking up the glass.

 "I wish your husband is alive. He would have seen what you are doing is destruction of the royal heritage." The queen said nothing. She knew that if her husband was alive he may never have audacity to say the words to her like this.

 But she knew in every cost she had to protect her children and protect the heir because he carries a secret that if was out can and will cause public outrage and may even threaten his position in the court that was the last thing she wanted to happen.

 But maybe just maybe she didn't have to bear this alone now. She can tell someone and maybe with her help she can once and for all help her son achieving all he had meant to achieve.

Callahan pulled the cover over Serafina and put the lights on. "Good night Cal, good night Princess" Serafina mumbled as she nestles herself into the covers. The closed the door behind her slowly when Avni asked "How long she is afraid of the dark?" Callahan wasn't surprised at all.

 He knew now Avni was very good observer and she was good at figuring things out about other people. That is how she actually figured out how to make others around her happy. Even Callahan and her sister. That is how she knew answers to all the questions that were thrown at her way. She knows it all.

 "My father used to put her to sleep every single day. And after he was gone for some reason, she was very much afraid of the dark. Initially I have to sleep with her because of the terrible nightmares she used to have. And then little by little she begin to ease up but then too we have to keep the lights on for her sake so that she doesn't get afraid of the dark but still needs the light to sleep" Callahan told her as the reached her door.

 "Here is my stop My not so charming Prince. Perhaps tomorrow we shall see those weapons of mass destruction?" Callahan smiled. "Those aren't weapons of Mass Destruction, just protection. This is a very peaceful country my princess, and we hardly ever wage war against anyone. I believe in peace and I believe that harmony should exist between the things around us. But you can see that yourself someday I hope." Callahan told her. "Maybe you can create something for word piece through that pen of yours, remember pen is mightier than a sword." Avni told him.