Chapter 3 Elvish Plane

Been a princess was never an easy thing, everything you do becomes something the kingdom forbids, your movement been restricted and watched, even a time to yourself becomes very hard. These thinking clouded my brain as I stroll toward the main door to the big hall. The way the guards are looking at me shows that I have gotten myself into trouble again, I run very fast towards the stair that leads to my room so that my father can't see me.

" Hi Alena, why are you running?" I never bothered because I know who the voice belongs to. I hurried to my room and lay on my bed still having my bow on my hand.

The voice comes again. I was startled this time because I thought my door was lock but I did not know that I was so busy to lock it.

"Princess Alena, I saw you running and I called but it seems like you didn't hear my voice, I followed up to know what is wrong"

Her name was Amaya, my personal help. she is very beautiful with her tensed dark skin. She looks very different from us all because of the color of her skin but I love her so much because of her wisdom and courage, very strong and a good warrior. she is the only person amongst all the maids that I loved very well.

I was very much afraid of what my father could do to me once he gets his eyes on me, I notice that Amaya was watching me through the mirror she was cleaning. I pretended to be sleeping immediately I saw her turn to me. "Princess Alena stop doing that, I know that you are not sleeping, please stand up we need to talk"

She sat at a chair very close to my bed, I never wanted to talk but she dropped a word that got me to my feet "your father the king wants to see you"

Fear gripped me as I stood up from the bed, my heart beats faster than I can imagine.

"Relax please, I'm just joking. Your father didn't know that you stayed long"

I looked at her, she smiled at me as she raised my hands to take off my jewels.

"Amaya please don't play such joke with me again, I almost died here"

She stares at me, her deep blue eyes appears to be more beautiful this time "Alena, there's another news that will come to you very soon"

She took all the jewelry to the box "where do you get this this medal from?, it looks different from ours and your gold necklace is not complete" I was very much tired and never wanted to talk much about what happened

" Amaya just drop those stuff and leave, I just want a peace of mind before I got called up by my mum"

She sat very close to me now holding my hands up to her lips, I wasn't bothered because she is use to these act but looking at her face, you could tell that she has something in her mind

"Amaya you don't look normal, do you have anything to tell me?" She smiled at me then stands to her feet walking around the chair she sat before.

"Alena your beauty have attracted Prince Alexis of the sixth kingdom of the Elves, he wants to marry you"

I knew that this type of news will come up one day so I'm not so surprised about it especially now that the rumors of war is coming up. Alexis is very handsome I admit that but I don't think I'll be able to take him as a husband because I have promised myself not to marry to a royal family. I just wanted to be free from all these protections, I just want to have myself.

"My princess what do you say about this?" I can see that Amaya was very happy and I don't intend to break her happiness.

"Well Amaya I don't have anything to say now till Alexis comes to me and profess his love to me"

I stood up to pull my clothes, I blink to Amaya to leave but she wasn't bothered "Alena you know he can't be able to come to you because of how things is slated in our culture"

" Amaya I hate to tell you this but you're troubling my soul, just go and prepare yourself and meet me at the garden; I have a lot to tell you there and as for Alexis, he knows what to do if he wants to marry me".

I never wanted to waste much of my time at the bathroom because the whole house will be filled up very soon. Blue dresses has been my favourite ever since I grow up and my mother knows that but this evening, I was so angry about the new gown Amaya brought to me, a brown type of dress that looks very heavy and lavishly adorn with all types of jem. "Amaya where did you get this from?" She stood at the door looking very confused "Her Majesty asked you to wear this" I couldn't say anything but look at the shinny dress " how could she tell me to wear this when she knows that I don't like things like this"

"Alena I tried to tell her that but she said that you have to give it a try because Alexis will be coming to see you tonight and you have to look good"

For the very first time I lost control of my anger, I wanted to go to her for confrontation, how could they hold this stuff at my back. Assuming Amaya didn't tell me this, I couldn't have known that a suitor will be coming to see me.

"Amaya is the princess ready? Alexis and his parent are here" it was the voice my mother, I open the door for her to come in, she can see that I'm very much angry. She sat at the chair close to the mirror.

"Mother why didn't you tell me that Alexis is coming to see me?, mother why..you shouldn't have done this to me. What if I decide not to go out, will you force me?"

She stood and placed her hands on my shoulders and pecked me smoothly. "My daughter I'm very sorry for that.. please dress up. They are here please I will make it up to you once they are out okay"

Well I have no choice but to dance to the sound of my mother's voice. I got dressed up and stormed out of the room in anger. I forced myself to smile but nothing was working. At the stairs, the gown could not allow me to move freely as I struggle to get my feet on each of the steeps.

My shoe heel slipped off the stairs and I fall off but luckily enough, I feel unto the hand of a strongly build man.

He cought me up like I was an empty bag. I looked at him in the eyes and I was very surprised to see that he was Arnold, he looks more handsome than he was before with his beautiful smile.

I raised my hands and touched his smooth chin rubbing it, I tried to kiss him but then I blink and realized that I was just imagining. The person that cought me up wasn't Arnold rather it was Alexis, I hit him so hard asking him to drop me, he smiles and put me on the floor and then; I realize that both his parent and mine were there watching what happened, I felt very much ashamed of myself and wanted to run up but lost my steep again and falls very hard on the floor, Alexis offers his hand for help but I ignored him with my faced covered in tears.

"Amaya help her up and escort her into her room immediately" I didn't look up but I know it was the voice of my father.

Amaya came to me but was afraid to touch me because I'm crying already, Aragon came to me and picked me up like a little kid and goes to my room.

"Alexander please don't be angry at her, she is just a child, she couldn't hold the pressure of been in front of a man, just calm down okay"

I know my father is very angry but the pain that is burning Inside of me now is greater than his. I cried all through the time I stays inside my room. I just wish Arnold could come around me now because he is the only person I will like to talk to now but it can't happen.

I locked myself up and wished for nobody to come in, even though thousands of knock has been hitting my door but I played I was asleep. I can see the face of Arnold smiling at me singing a beautiful song to me I keep getting better till I slept off.