A day had passed since the night of the festival. Isabella was still sleeping soundly in her room. Erik was sitting right beside her bed, not wanting to leave her even for a second until she wakes up.There is a knock on the door and when Erik looked up, it was General Marcus. He walked quietly into the room."It has been a day and she hasn’t shown any signs of waking up?" The old general asked Erik.Erik shook his head. He looked at Isabella, still holding her warm hands. At least , she is still warm and breathing."I called the royal physician to take a look at her." General Marcus said.Erik looked at him in surprise. “Isabella’s identity as a descendant of the royal family of Sparta is now delicate. If anyone knows of her true identity, then different kinds of people will be coming after her”. Erik interjected"Do not worry. He is on my side." General Marcus assured him."Are you sure about this general?" Erik asked him seriously. "You know that Isabella’s identity must be kept a
Isabella opened her eyes with the rays of the sun shining down on her face. She scanned the room she was in and realized she was in her own room. She tried to move her body and get up but she could feel her body was heavy and sore.Then she felt someone holding her right hand. When she look at her side she saw Erik sleeping soundly beside her.She tried to retrieve her hand gently, trying not to wake him up. But with just a little movement,he woke up and squeezed her hand. Erik slowly opened his eyes. He looked at her gently and his mouth curved up in a wonderful smile."Good morning sleeping beauty." Erik said to Isabella."G-Good morning." She greeted him back.Erik just woke up but he looked even more handsome in the morning light."How are you feeling?" He asked her."I feel that my body is sore all over." She confessed. "It aches if I move even just a bit.""Stay still for a while. I will tell Maggie to call Dr Crane to come over." Erik said then he stepped outside the room.Isab
Erik went out for a while when Isabella was eating the lunch Maggie brought to her bed. The kitchen made her some hot porridge that is easy to digest as Dr Crane had specified.While she was eating her porridge, she perceived some herbs in it."Is there some herbs mixed in the porridge?" She asked Maggie who was standing at the door."Yes princess. Those herbs are the ones Dr Crane brought a while ago and specifically said to include in your meals." Maggie replied. "He said it will help you in healing.""Oh." Isabella nodded .“Maybe this is what Dr Crane said that would help me strengthen my body” she thought inwardly"And he had also left the medicine he prescribed to you princess. You must take them after every meal." Maggie said respectfully."I understand." Isabella replied.Isabella was halfway done with her porridge when someone knocked on the door. Maggie opened it and Erik came inside. He was looking fresh with new clothes. He had gone to have his bath"Am I allowed to take a
"Tell me, has your mother told you anything about where she came from?" General Marcus asked Isabella .Isabella then tried to remember her childhood days, when she and her mom were living together as common folks. They were mere peasants but they were happy back then.She reminisced a time when she was seven years old. Her mother and her were outside their small cottage at night. They were watching the twinkling stars in the dark sky.***"The stars are beautiful mommy." Her seven-year old self said."Yes they are." Her mother replied."But your are the most beautiful mommy. You look like a princess." Isabella smiled at her mom. Her mother giggled."Thank you baby girl." Then her mother smiled sadly."Why are you sad mommy?" Isabella asked looking at her worriedly."There was a time that I was called princess." Her mother said while looking at the stars."Really mommy?" Isa asked excitedly. Her eyes twinkling in excitement, wanting to know more."It was like a dream." Her mother smi
Isabella looked at him in shock."You are telling me that my mother is really a princess from the kingdom of Sparta?" Isabella asked again."Her distinct features that you also share says it all." General Marcus said. "As I know the last king of Sparta had three children. The eldest, the crown prince, I know was with us in the Plains of Megiddo in the last battle. He also perished with his father. The other two were twin girls. They were only ten years old when the battle on the Megiddo Plains occurred.""So you mean my mother is one of the twins? That she was able to escape the distraction of Sparta." All of these information were too much for Isabella to process."The first time I saw your mother, I knew instantly that she is the lost princess." General Marcus said."But how could you tell just by her features. I mean, yes platinum blonde hair and silver eyes are rare indeed. But how could you tell that she really is the princess?" Isabella asked curiously. She was really searching
It has been three days since Isabella woke up. She diligently followed everything that Dr Crane has prescribed. She drank her medicine and let allowed her body rest these past three days."Good morning princess." Maggie greeted her when she came in. "The warm bath is ready."Maggie has been helping her take her bath and also she massages Isabella’s sore muscles after. Herbs were place in the bath with warm water."Thank you Maggie." Isabella said. She slowly sat down and stood up. Maggie ran by her side to help her"Princess take it easy." Maggie told her. "Let me get the wheel chair for you.""Don’t worry. My body is not sore now. And didn’t Dr Crane say that I can start to walk after three days." Isabella told her."B-but princess." Maggie still looked worried."You have all helped me a lot when I was sick in bed. I am very thankful to you." Isabella expressed her heart felt thanks."Of course princess. I am happy to serve you." Maggie smiled at her. "At least let me help you walk.
The moment their hands touched everything around Isabella went dark. And in a flash her surroundings lit up. She saw flames burning around her. She could feel the heat in her skin and could smell the smoke in her nose.She looked around, trying to identify where she was. Then she saw a familiar structure. She saw the garden at the back of her courtyard where she spends her leisure time reading books. She was sure it was the garden in her courtyard because of the cherry blossom tree beside it. In all the courtyards in the palace, there was only one cherry blossom tree and it was lucky to be in her small courtyard.All of the estate was burning. She was standing at the edge of the small pond in the back yard when some flash caught her attention.She looked at the direction where the flash came from and then she saw Erik was dueling with a man dressed in black robes. She couldn’t see the features of the man clearly with the smoke interfering with her vision. All she could say was that th
The eighteen years of Isabella’s life has been miserable. She was the result of the affair between the king of Wales and a palace maid.Her king father had an affair with her mother. The queen was jealous of her mother and kicked her out of the palace. Her mother knew not long after that she was pregnant with her.They lived an ordinary life with the commoners but they were happy. Living with her mother were her best years. She felt her mother’s love for her was unmeasurable.But it didn’t last long. Her mother got sick and it just got worse rapidly. Then one day the king of Wales visited them in disguise. He introduced himself as her father. Her mother, who was in her deathbed at that time requested Isabella’s king father to take her and keep her safe. It was her dying wish. So then and there her mother died, knowing that her father agreed to take care of her.After that Isabella lived her days inside the palace of Wales. She learned that she had two elder sisters and a younger broth