She
loved being alone. She loved the solitude of her own thoughts, or not
thinking at all. She also knew it would not last forever. One day she would have to be what everyone wanted her to be. Everyone except for her. But now it
felt like she belonged to herself. And only herself.
What
she loved the most was the river. She had a boat that had belonged to
her father, and she just lay there and the river took her away. The
river never took her too far and she could row home without being
gone for too long. But when she did just lie there so was in heaven.
All along on the water, all alone with her thoughts. Just her, the
boat, the sky.
Once
she even snook out at night, the stars and moon guided her and her
soul was at peace. Calm, serene.
See,
there was this prophecy. Her entire life she had been told that she
would fight the Demon Lord of Arustan. Her entire life she had been
drilled in the art of war and fighting. No one would believe that
when she put on her dress and just lay in a boat dreaming. She did
not know when or why, she did not even know where Arustan was! No one
knew. Still, they continued to train her and her days were filled
with war. The Oracle was never wrong, had never been wrong, would
never be wrong. Though her Uncle had sent out riders to every land,
but no word of Arustan. But she would be needed, in time. She bloody
hoped not, for she hated weapons, she hated fighting and the gruesome
training. She hated it all.
Deep
breaths, deep breaths. She sat up in the boat and sighed. Her
thoughts did betray her from time to time. This was her peaceful
time, not the time of war. Not the time of being something she
wasn't. Instead she turned the rowboat around and headed home. It
would soon be time for evening practice.
Part 2
"Lord Bantor has the best swordsman in the entire kingdom."
Marona tuned out the rest. Her uncle had taken her to the southern kingdom of Lavisa. She had never been there, but her benefactors (everyone in the kingdom) always wanted her to travel and learn more. So here they were. She to train with some swordsman, her uncle to do whatever he did.
2 weeks later
The light on the ocean made her calm. She had needed that. But mostly it was because of the stranger at her side. She had always been so focused on everything else that she had never imagined falling in love. How could she fall in love? All she did was fight and dream in her boat. But here she was.
She slowly turned to him and he smiled. But his smile turned sad.
"Do not mind it."
"I have to, the prophecy..."
She put her fingers on his lips. "Please just take me away, marry me, make me your princess, but take me away. What about my happiness? My Choice? They can find another warrior, and no one even knows the bloody place anyway."
He turned an eyebrow at that and she blushed.
"If I steal you away across the ocean, trade will suffer."
"Since when does elves need humans?"
He smiled and thatv and by
midnight they sailed away. Across the wide ocean, away from her fate.
And she had never been happier.
The
Elven kingdom across the seas welcomed her with open arms. The harbor
was filled with people wanting to see their new princess. Wanting to
rejoice in their prince's happiness.
“Long
live Princess Marona,” they all shouted.
But
they were soon brought bad news. Across the mountains, over the
desert, even from beyond the deathly swamplands an army had come. An
army filled with hate and destroying everything in their path.
Marona
knew at once that she had sealed her own fate, and as they talked
they mentioned one of the leaders. The cruelest one of them all, the
demon lord of Arustan. The prophecy had been right, the prophecy had
guided her here, or him to her. The prophecy was never wrong.
She
was married a week later and crowned next to her prince. Then she was
given a suit of armor, and the Sword of Peace. The sword bathed in
flames that had won the Elves their freedom from the Gods long ago.
Her prince kissed her good bye with a smile and she was sent to the
front.
Oh now that was good. Can't run from the prophecy. She found a moments peace, but had to face what she needed to do. I like this!
ReplyDeleteThanks :) I was all haha, you can't run my dear
DeleteGreat twist and nice way to tie both images together. This feels there would be more, for sure.
ReplyDeleteI did want more from it :)
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