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  • Obscure Episode Nine

    Obscure Episode Nine

    OBSCURE 

    Obscure Episode Nine

    BY RUTHIE LEE


    “No, your highness! But I am not a–

      Before Rosanne could complete her Words, the crown prince’s hand grabbed her by the neck and pushed her up to the wall.

     What did she do wrong?

    ‘Why is he so aggressive?’ Rosanne thought, trying to pull his hands away from her neck. She could hardly breathe.

    “S…stop please!” she choked.

    “Your highness!” She called, her face turning red from the way her neck was gripped by the crown prince.

     

    “Just so you know, no one has ever dared to step into this room, it’s off boundaries!” The crown prince hollered.

    “I’m sorry!” She coughed.

    “I could end you right here and right now, and toss your body over to the garden!” The prince yelled.

     Why was he so mad? What did she even do.?

    “S..t…o…

      Rosanne could hardly breathe or speak.

     And did he just said he was going to end her.

    ‘But I can’t die yet!’ she thought.

     

    “f…f…forgive me your highness!” Rosanne managed to say, as her legs went straight to his groin, causing the prince to widen his eyes due to the pain, letting go of her neck immediately. 

     Rosanne quickly sprinted out of the room, closing the door immediately. 

     Her legs traveled down the stairs faster than ever, as she lets out tiny coughs and heavy breathing. 

     Rosanne stepped into an empty room, catching her breath, at least she was away from the crown prince. 

    “How aggressive of him!” Rosanne breathed out heavily. 

    “I clearly introduced myself to him, and he got mad!” Rosanne spoked to herself with no one in particular. 

     Her room was at the bottom of the castle and she was out of breath. 

    “He certainly isn’t friendly, just like Cornelius spoke” Rosanne shook her head.. 

     She plopped down to the dusty floor and breathed out a sigh of relief. 

    “At least, I’ve learnt my lesson! I won’t ever step foot into his room again!” Rosanne shook her head clicking her tongue. 

      Her head suddenly turned to the side, as she noticed a tall stack of white sheet of papers, with a brush and a bucket of dry ink beside it. 

    “Wow!” She exclaimed walking up to it. 

    “These are papers, I could write father a let… 

      Rosanne sighed when she Realised for the hundredth time that she can’t write or read. 

     Rosanne walked out of the room and walked towards her room which was all the way down at the castle. 

         Rosanne got into the room she was asked to stay, and looking at the perfectly finished room, she couldn’t help but grin happily, she suddenly felt like a princess in her own castle. 

      After examining the room for a while, she noticed the beautiful dresses that had been placed for her and for the first time in her life. She was going to be sleeping on a bed, it’s softness and flufiness made her grin. 

       Rosanne watched as the day went dark, thinking about the Prince. 

    ‘Why was he so mad?’ was what she could think. 

      Deciding to clean the Castle the next day, due to the way it has dust on every corner. 

       Rosanne fell alseep on an empty stomach. 

      The sound of things crashing suddenly woke Rosanne up. 

    “Father?” she called, looking around the dark room. 

     But it suddenly hit her, that she wasn’t at home. 

      The loud yell of an angry voice shook the castle making Rosanne flinch. 

    “Goodness!” she placed her hand on her chest. 

     Listening carefully to the angry voice and the sound of things crashing, Rosanne realised it was the crown prince’s voice. 

    “But it is the middle of the night, what Is wrong with him?” she asked no one in particular. 

      Sitting alone for the next few minutes, hearing the angry yell of the crown prince, and ignoring it, Rosanne fell asleep again. 

    . 

     The happy sounds of chirping birds woke Rosanne up, and she shut her opened eyes immediately it came into contact with a ray of sun light. 

      She groaned tiredly as she got up from the bed. 

     Recalling last night, she shook her head and walked out of the room. 

    “maybe he had a nightmare” she said to herself, as she walked out of the room. 

    “I have a lot to do” she announced happily, as she made it towards the kitchen. 

      With a heavy feeling on her chest, Rosanne prepared breakfast for the crown prince, and it took her a whole lot of courage to go up to his room. 

     

      Standing by the crown prince’s door, Rosanne breathed in her and out heavily, she quietly opened the door and shrieked when it made a creeking sound. 

     ‘Follow the rules!’ Rosanne thought to herself as she gently place the food on the floor, she wouldn’t want repeat the same mistake she did yesterday. 

     Rosanne slowly shut the door after placing the food, and raced down the stairs like her life depended on it. 

    ‘mission accomplished!’ She said to herself.

      Recalling Cornelius words, one by one. Rosanne prepared the crown prince’s bath, she made the water so hot, that steams covered the washroom, she rushed up to his room to ring the bell in front of the door, like Cornelius has suggested. 

     

      Rosanne tip toed as she walked up to the crown prince’s door. She quickly grab the bell In front of the crown prince’s door and immediately she shook the bell, making the bell ring loudly. 

     The door opened. 

     Rosanne breath hitched when the crown prince came into sight. 

     His hair, in a rough sight and his emerald eyes piercing into hers. 

     Wasn’t it red just yesterday? Rosanne thought. And it was also emerald yesterday. 

    Rosanne suddenly dropped a ninety degree bow. 

    “Good morning your highness!” Rosanne said and dashed out of his sight before he could reply. 

     He wasn’t friendly and she had to put that down in her journal. 

      “Sweet mother of Orrander, I have never Been so frightened in my life” Rosanne exclaimed when she walked into her room. 

     She had to stay out of sight at all cost. 

    . 

    T. B. C 

  • Obscure Episode Six

    Obscure Episode Six

    OBSCURE 

    Obscure Episode Six

    BY RUTHIE LEE

    Rosanne could feel her eyes getting wet as she waved goodbye to her father.

      She was happy leaving, but at the same time, she was going to miss her dear father.

      

      Roseanne sat quietly inside the carriage, opposite the Queen who watched her with a smile.

     She couldn’t believe it, she was going to the castle to be a mere servant, but was recieving such exclusive escort.

    “Just so you know dear Rosanne, if you can work in the castle with nothing happening, you’ll be recieving a pay!” The queen smile.

    With nothing happening? What does she mean?.

    “Ah, yes your highness, my father already mentioned that, and I’m certainly glad to work for the crown prince!” Rosanne gave a small bow.

    “Good! Cornelius here, will explain to you, the little things you’ll need to do when you get there, the journey to the other castle is everlasting and I will be stopping at the castle in Orrander!” The Queen smiled.

     Rosanne turned to the royal guard beside her and he flashed her a smile.

    “I’m Cornelius” He stated.

    “Rosanne!” She gave a slight bow.

    :

      The journey became quiet until the carriage got to the castle of Orrander.

      Rosanne couldn’t contain her breathing, as she looked out the carriage window to see the tall castle in sight.

     ‘It’s beautiful and heavenly’ she thought.

    “These horses are running faster than ever!” The queen declared, realizing they were back at the castle.

     A royal guard opened the door to the carriage , and the queen stepped out.

     “My journey ends here, dear Rosanne, I wish you all the luck!” The queen smiled.

    “Thank you your highness!” Rosanne smiled.

    “Ah well, you’re welcome!” The queen smiled, her Emerald eyes leaving Rosanne and to the castle.

     The door to the carriage went shut and Rosanne felt the excitement in her heart.

     The journey to the other castle began as Rosanne heard the neighing of the horses.

     She heard as the horses hooves trampled on the grasses and soil of Orrander, causing the carriage to move, in full Speed.

     Cornelius suddenly start to speak.

    “Young Rosanne, could you lend me your ears for now!”.

    “Yes of course” Rosanne smiled.

    “Good, we’re now going to the other castle outside Orrander called, ‘sylph’ owned by king Archibald’s father, it used to be a forgotten castle, but now the crown prince lives there, and so you don’t get surprised, you will be the only servant working there for now. For the other servant is under some kind of situation in the Castle of Orrander. So for now, you shall be the crown prince only servant” Cornelius explained.

    Rosanne turned to her, her ocean blue eyes capturing the rays of sunlight from the window.

    “Why am I the only servant? And why isn’t the crown prince staying in Orrander, but castle sylph? Why is he alive, but then the whole village still mourns for his death?” Rosanne asked.

    “Rosanne, I’m afraid my job isn’t to answer those questions, but to tell you about your job, the crown prince remains a secret because the king and queen wants it that way, i am afraid I am in no position to answer those questions!” Cornelius said, giving an apologetic bow.

    “I understand!” Rosanne lied

       She clearly didn’t know why the crown prince was being ostracized.

    ‘is he an invalid? A disabled?’ she thought.

    He could be worse.

    “And now the Castle sylph is a very big castle, it’s bigger than the castle in Orrander, and mind you, you and the crown prince will be the only ones there, your job everyday, is to make sure to cook for the crown prince, every morning when the sun is at the north behind the cloud, in the afternoon when the sun is right above the castle, and in the evening when the sun has set, the castle has been stocked with food and every morning of a full moon, more foods come in, and of course you have every right to prepare what your guts desires. You must also prepare the crown prince baths, he doesn’t like warm or cold baths, he prefers hot baths, do not mix the hot water with cold water, you must boil all the water, till the castle is full of steams and the water is dangerous for you to touch!” Cornelius explained, causing Rosanne to widen her eyes.

    Cornelius continued. “And the crown prince does not like to be seen, so make sure to stay out of sight, he will aware of your presence but make sure he doesn’t come face to face with you, you must leave every meal at his door, by opening the door a little bit and placing the food on the floor. After preparing his bath, you’ll see a bell outside his room, ring the bell and leave the premises. Descend to your room once it’s nighttime and turn off all the lights!”

    “Is the crown prince okay?” Rosanne finally asked, causing Cornelius to shut up.

    “Now that is a bit rude, the crown prince is absolutely fine” Cornelius smiled. “His taste in things are just a little over the top!”

    “Ah… I see” Rosanne smiled.

    “Now if I may continue… The crown prince room, is at the top of the castle and your room, is at the bottom of the castle, the laundry room is at the back your room, and the kitchen is just below the crown prince room, make sure to leave leave the above floor where the prince lives, and make sure the castle is dust free every now and then, now if you can keep up with this, I’m sure the queen will raise your pay”

    Cornelius smiled.

    “Now all this are just petty jobs!” Rosanne smiled happily.

    “Yes they sure are, just remember the things I told you, and the crown prince is around your age if I can guess, and he’s a little bit… How would I put this, he’s not friendly” Cornelius smiled.

    “I understand!” Rosanne nodded. “I’m going there to work, not be friendly with the crown prince!”.

    “Now that is one positive spirit, I wish you good luck!” Cornelius smiled.

    “Thank you” Rosanne beamed.

      And that’s how the journey went quiet until the carriage left Orrander.

    .

    T. B. C

  • Obscure Episode Two

    Obscure Episode Two

    OBSCURE 

    Obscure Episode Two.

    BY RUTHIE LEE 

    Three years passed with the people of Orrander living in peace. 
    No one had the slightest idea of what happened with the King’s son. And no one ever gave birth to children with the red marking.
      And every Crescent moon the king and queen managed to receive letters which contained information on how the young crown prince was living. He was growing up to be a charmer, he was just a boy but yet, when he speaks his words were clear and strong, two scholars were recently sent to the other castle to educate the crown prince of how to read and write, and the Queen was satisfied with it, and the king made a fine deal with her, allowing her to see her son every day of the full moon. .
    . 
     The first time the queen laid eyes on her three year old son, she watched him from afar being impacted by the scholar beside him, she couldn’t be more touched seeing how he was concentrated on learning so much, his bright emerald eyes danced around in excitement and his small hands tried to scribble something down.
     The queen had no choice but to approach him.
    It was the first time seeing his mother and the scholar couldn’t help but excuse them.
    Looking both at the Queen and the Crown prince, their beauty and resemblance were impeccable.
    The Queen smiled at the crown prince and he smiled back not knowing why.
    He had no clue it was his mother he was looking at, for the midwives brought him up to be the young boy he is now.
    “How are you doing young lad.?” The queen smiled.
    “I am fine.” The crown prince replied and the queen smiled even more.
    “Do you know who I am?” The queen asked.
    The crown prince shook his head Negatively.
    “Well, I’m your mother” The queen smiled.
    “My mother?” The crown prince asked making the queen nod.
    The crown prince said nothing and just watched his mother for a while…
    And he finally spoke. “Are you here to take me with you.?”
    “You do not like it here?” The queen had ask and the little lad shook his head.
     The queen was heartbroken hearing that and she promised they would be together someday.
    .
     And every day of a full moon the queen would visit her son who seemed clearly normal that she started to doubt if the so called curse of Orrander was real.
       
     The Queen would watch her son from afar before approaching him, though he had no one but he always talked to himself and kept himself busy with his unique way of playing.
    The crown prince always welcomed his mother every time she visited and he would spend the whole day with his mother and the queen still promised him they were going to be together someday.
      Ten years passed and the king and queen agreed to bring the crown prince back to the castle of Orrander, because clearly he didn’t exhibit or cause any catastrophe like they said the bearer of the cursed mark will.
      Two days before bringing back the crown prince to Orrander, the king recieved a letter from the other castle from the Royal reporter informing of what had happened the previous night with the crown prince.
     It reported that the crown prince had gone berserk and pushed one of the servants off the window from his room due to extreme anger and that the servant falling from such high distance, died immediately.
      He didn’t do just that, that same night, he had requested for a hot bath and when the servant prepared the water to be hot enough and compatible for the human skin, the crown prince requested it wasn’t hot enough, the servant had to boil the water to extreme hotness that was dangerous to the human skin, but surprisingly the crown prince walked into the bath and didn’t even flinch and then got angry again saying the water wasn’t hot enough, when the servant tried to convince him it was the hottest, he dipped her hand into the water telling her to feel it and causing her skin to react and burn. And after that night it was like a strange switch in him because he never smiled again.
     He became aggressive and gets angry at the Littlest thing.
      
      When the king read the letter he head to the queen’s Chambers to share the news to her but when Queen decided to read the letter herself, she disagreed with everything.
    “So what is the Royal reporter trying to say? That my son is a beast for getting angry?” The queen scoffed walking back her forth in her room, her dress sweeping the floor.
    “He’s saying we should be careful!” The king stated.
    “Careful? Of my own son? I laugh not”.
    “Adalind Don’t let your emotions sweep you off, he’s my son too and the character he’s exhibiting is just plethoric, he is just a twelve years old lad” The king sighed.
    “So you’re saying my son can’t get angry? Like every body else. You just don’t want him back In Orrander” The queen yelled.
    “Of course I do, but with what he did, he killed somebody Adalind, you read what the letter said, he pushed a servant off a window” The king sighed.
     The queen paused and let’s out a sigh.
    “He’s exhibiting extreme anger and that is manacing” The king added taking his wife’s hand.
    “I want to see him myself, I won’t be waiting for a full moon, tomorrow morning I’ll be leaving the castle, he’s my son, I have to see to believe” The Queen upbraided before flouncing out of the room leaving the king in a confused state.
        Immediately the sun rose, the next day, the queen set off on a journey to the other castle to see her son, she couldn’t wait to prove to the king how the Royal reporters were wrong about her son. 
    . 
       The Queen fell to her feet as she stood in front of her son in his room and watch him stab his own royal scholar with a sharp stake.
     Splattered blood laid on his shirtless body and white britches.
     The young lad turned to his mother with his eyes red in colour, his eyes were no longer emerald but red.
    “And why are you here mother?” The young lad asked giving his scholar a final stab.
    “Wh..what?…
       The queen couldn’t find her words as tears fell from her eyes, This person wasn’t her son.
    “My teacher was being a bit annoying, I had to make him quiet” The crown prince stated.
    “This… This… This isn’t right.” The queen shook her head.
    “Does this frighten you mother? Because it sure is a wonderful sight” The crown prince smiled.
      The queen stood up and shut her eyes, it was definitely the curse mark. He’s just twelve years old but yet he has killed two innocent people. 
    :
    . 
    “We can’t bring him back, I’m afraid to say our son isn’t our son right now” The queen said to the king after returning to the castle of Orrander.
    “I’m sorry” The king said as he watched his wife eyes gather so many tears.
    “Why us? Why my son? Why him?” The queen cried.
    “I can’t guarantee anything about him getting better or the curse leaving him but I hope he gets better” The king said embracing his wife.
     Getting better was an overstatement as to say, because as days passed the king and queen recieved letters containing horrid stories from what was happening with their son and how he’s slowly becoming more of a murder and a beast.
     He lets his anger take over him and does the most impudent thing ever.
     The queen never failed to pray to the god of Orrander for the betterment of her son.
    But her prayers felt like pins in water, as years passed.
    The Queen never wanted to lose hope on her son returning back to Orrander, but with the information she everyday recieved from the Royal spy sent to watch the crown prince secretly, the Queen knew, it was it for her son.
      
    . 
       At eighteen the crown prince was already at a height that was intimidating and many servants had fled the castle because of the ruthlessness of the crown prince…
    “He never wears a shirt, he only leaves his pants on saying he would burn if he puts on a shirt, he gets angry when things doesn’t go his way, he locks himself in his room and only comes out at night, I never stood before him, but the servants who did all testified that, if you stand too close to him, you will definitely feel the heat coming from his body, his eyes are not the eyes of a human, your majesty for i have not seen the crown prince in person, but was told his eyes were red and thicker than blood. For this is the beast of Orrander taking over the crown prince. I am just a gardener at the other castle, but your majesty I want to live, I shamelessly fled the other castle to live, please spare me for doing something so foolish, I am just a lowly gardener and have no right to flee, but your majesty, I wish to see the sun rise every morning and if I keep staying at the other castle, I don’t know what the crown prince might do to me, for the other castle is empty, all servants had fled the castle, leaving the crown prince alone. Have mercy on all of us your majesty…” The cry of a lowly gardener made the queen shut her eyes as the man bowed very low to the ground.
    “You fled the castle without the King’s permission and for that, you shall be punished, but for reporting all this instead of fleeing, you shall be banished, and as for the rest of the servants who fled without my royal consent, death awaits them.!”  The king ordered in rage.
     The gardener was taken away and the Queen fell to her knees crying.
    “My son!”
    “My queen, do not cry!” The queen consoled.
    “He’s all alone, there’s no one at the castle to take care of him, my lord he’s all alone, we should send more servants to him, he shouldn’t be alone”
    “And let him kill them? Adalind I understand where you are coming from but that boy is no longer who we call our son… The beast of Orrander has taken over him and there is no way we can Break that curse!” The king sighed.
    “You want him to be all alone?” The queen sniffed.
    “For lonliess is what awaits the beast!”.
    “My son, is not a beast! Please!” The queen cried. “He doesn’t deserve what is happening right now, even it’s just one, just a single servant to attend to him, then I will learn how to breathe properly!”
    The king sighed not knowing what to say. 
    He pulled his wife in a big embrace and while stroking her hair he said.
    “For everyone lives matter, and so does our son’s life, I can’t guarantee the life of that servant going over to him, but our son deserves to live too.  Adalind for everything will be fine… I hope.”
    .
    T. B. C
  • Obscure Episode Two

    Obscure Episode Two

    OBSCURE 

    Obscure Episode Two.

    BY RUTHIE LEE 

    Three years passed with the people of Orrander living in peace. 
    No one had the slightest idea of what happened with the King’s son. And no one ever gave birth to children with the red marking.
      And every Crescent moon the king and queen managed to receive letters which contained information on how the young crown prince was living. He was growing up to be a charmer, he was just a boy but yet, when he speaks his words were clear and strong, two scholars were recently sent to the other castle to educate the crown prince of how to read and write, and the Queen was satisfied with it, and the king made a fine deal with her, allowing her to see her son every day of the full moon. .
    . 
     The first time the queen laid eyes on her three year old son, she watched him from afar being impacted by the scholar beside him, she couldn’t be more touched seeing how he was concentrated on learning so much, his bright emerald eyes danced around in excitement and his small hands tried to scribble something down.
     The queen had no choice but to approach him.
    It was the first time seeing his mother and the scholar couldn’t help but excuse them.
    Looking both at the Queen and the Crown prince, their beauty and resemblance were impeccable.
    The Queen smiled at the crown prince and he smiled back not knowing why.
    He had no clue it was his mother he was looking at, for the midwives brought him up to be the young boy he is now.
    “How are you doing young lad.?” The queen smiled.
    “I am fine.” The crown prince replied and the queen smiled even more.
    “Do you know who I am?” The queen asked.
    The crown prince shook his head Negatively.
    “Well, I’m your mother” The queen smiled.
    “My mother?” The crown prince asked making the queen nod.
    The crown prince said nothing and just watched his mother for a while…
    And he finally spoke. “Are you here to take me with you.?”
    “You do not like it here?” The queen had ask and the little lad shook his head.
     The queen was heartbroken hearing that and she promised they would be together someday.
    .
     And every day of a full moon the queen would visit her son who seemed clearly normal that she started to doubt if the so called curse of Orrander was real.
       
     The Queen would watch her son from afar before approaching him, though he had no one but he always talked to himself and kept himself busy with his unique way of playing.
    The crown prince always welcomed his mother every time she visited and he would spend the whole day with his mother and the queen still promised him they were going to be together someday.
      Ten years passed and the king and queen agreed to bring the crown prince back to the castle of Orrander, because clearly he didn’t exhibit or cause any catastrophe like they said the bearer of the cursed mark will.
      Two days before bringing back the crown prince to Orrander, the king recieved a letter from the other castle from the Royal reporter informing of what had happened the previous night with the crown prince.
     It reported that the crown prince had gone berserk and pushed one of the servants off the window from his room due to extreme anger and that the servant falling from such high distance, died immediately.
      He didn’t do just that, that same night, he had requested for a hot bath and when the servant prepared the water to be hot enough and compatible for the human skin, the crown prince requested it wasn’t hot enough, the servant had to boil the water to extreme hotness that was dangerous to the human skin, but surprisingly the crown prince walked into the bath and didn’t even flinch and then got angry again saying the water wasn’t hot enough, when the servant tried to convince him it was the hottest, he dipped her hand into the water telling her to feel it and causing her skin to react and burn. And after that night it was like a strange switch in him because he never smiled again.
     He became aggressive and gets angry at the Littlest thing.
      
      When the king read the letter he head to the queen’s Chambers to share the news to her but when Queen decided to read the letter herself, she disagreed with everything.
    “So what is the Royal reporter trying to say? That my son is a beast for getting angry?” The queen scoffed walking back her forth in her room, her dress sweeping the floor.
    “He’s saying we should be careful!” The king stated.
    “Careful? Of my own son? I laugh not”.
    “Adalind Don’t let your emotions sweep you off, he’s my son too and the character he’s exhibiting is just plethoric, he is just a twelve years old lad” The king sighed.
    “So you’re saying my son can’t get angry? Like every body else. You just don’t want him back In Orrander” The queen yelled.
    “Of course I do, but with what he did, he killed somebody Adalind, you read what the letter said, he pushed a servant off a window” The king sighed.
     The queen paused and let’s out a sigh.
    “He’s exhibiting extreme anger and that is manacing” The king added taking his wife’s hand.
    “I want to see him myself, I won’t be waiting for a full moon, tomorrow morning I’ll be leaving the castle, he’s my son, I have to see to believe” The Queen upbraided before flouncing out of the room leaving the king in a confused state.
        Immediately the sun rose, the next day, the queen set off on a journey to the other castle to see her son, she couldn’t wait to prove to the king how the Royal reporters were wrong about her son. 
    . 
       The Queen fell to her feet as she stood in front of her son in his room and watch him stab his own royal scholar with a sharp stake.
     Splattered blood laid on his shirtless body and white britches.
     The young lad turned to his mother with his eyes red in colour, his eyes were no longer emerald but red.
    “And why are you here mother?” The young lad asked giving his scholar a final stab.
    “Wh..what?…
       The queen couldn’t find her words as tears fell from her eyes, This person wasn’t her son.
    “My teacher was being a bit annoying, I had to make him quiet” The crown prince stated.
    “This… This… This isn’t right.” The queen shook her head.
    “Does this frighten you mother? Because it sure is a wonderful sight” The crown prince smiled.
      The queen stood up and shut her eyes, it was definitely the curse mark. He’s just twelve years old but yet he has killed two innocent people. 
    :
    . 
    “We can’t bring him back, I’m afraid to say our son isn’t our son right now” The queen said to the king after returning to the castle of Orrander.
    “I’m sorry” The king said as he watched his wife eyes gather so many tears.
    “Why us? Why my son? Why him?” The queen cried.
    “I can’t guarantee anything about him getting better or the curse leaving him but I hope he gets better” The king said embracing his wife.
     Getting better was an overstatement as to say, because as days passed the king and queen recieved letters containing horrid stories from what was happening with their son and how he’s slowly becoming more of a murder and a beast.
     He lets his anger take over him and does the most impudent thing ever.
     The queen never failed to pray to the god of Orrander for the betterment of her son.
    But her prayers felt like pins in water, as years passed.
    The Queen never wanted to lose hope on her son returning back to Orrander, but with the information she everyday recieved from the Royal spy sent to watch the crown prince secretly, the Queen knew, it was it for her son.
      
    . 
       At eighteen the crown prince was already at a height that was intimidating and many servants had fled the castle because of the ruthlessness of the crown prince…
    “He never wears a shirt, he only leaves his pants on saying he would burn if he puts on a shirt, he gets angry when things doesn’t go his way, he locks himself in his room and only comes out at night, I never stood before him, but the servants who did all testified that, if you stand too close to him, you will definitely feel the heat coming from his body, his eyes are not the eyes of a human, your majesty for i have not seen the crown prince in person, but was told his eyes were red and thicker than blood. For this is the beast of Orrander taking over the crown prince. I am just a gardener at the other castle, but your majesty I want to live, I shamelessly fled the other castle to live, please spare me for doing something so foolish, I am just a lowly gardener and have no right to flee, but your majesty, I wish to see the sun rise every morning and if I keep staying at the other castle, I don’t know what the crown prince might do to me, for the other castle is empty, all servants had fled the castle, leaving the crown prince alone. Have mercy on all of us your majesty…” The cry of a lowly gardener made the queen shut her eyes as the man bowed very low to the ground.
    “You fled the castle without the King’s permission and for that, you shall be punished, but for reporting all this instead of fleeing, you shall be banished, and as for the rest of the servants who fled without my royal consent, death awaits them.!”  The king ordered in rage.
     The gardener was taken away and the Queen fell to her knees crying.
    “My son!”
    “My queen, do not cry!” The queen consoled.
    “He’s all alone, there’s no one at the castle to take care of him, my lord he’s all alone, we should send more servants to him, he shouldn’t be alone”
    “And let him kill them? Adalind I understand where you are coming from but that boy is no longer who we call our son… The beast of Orrander has taken over him and there is no way we can Break that curse!” The king sighed.
    “You want him to be all alone?” The queen sniffed.
    “For lonliess is what awaits the beast!”.
    “My son, is not a beast! Please!” The queen cried. “He doesn’t deserve what is happening right now, even it’s just one, just a single servant to attend to him, then I will learn how to breathe properly!”
    The king sighed not knowing what to say. 
    He pulled his wife in a big embrace and while stroking her hair he said.
    “For everyone lives matter, and so does our son’s life, I can’t guarantee the life of that servant going over to him, but our son deserves to live too.  Adalind for everything will be fine… I hope.”
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    T. B. C