Chapter 12;

    

    

*Princess Amira's Pov*

    

    

          "Your highness we should have sent someone instead. You know it's forbidden to go outside the school premises," Ashley said as soon as we arrive in the middle of the forest. We came here for a very important mission. I glared at her as a warning. She's annoying and stupid! Who cares about rules when nobody knows that we violated them! 

    

    

           "Keep your mouth shut Ashley or I will be the one to shut it for you!" I warned. She bowed down her and did not bother to speak again.

    

           She just followed me while I was looking for the cottage of the snake hunter.

    

          "Did you have the map with you?" I asked without even turning around to look at her.

    

          "Yes your highness. It says here that the cottage is located at the west side of the woods. With two big acacia trees on it's sides," she explained. I nodded and started walking to the west side of the forest. This place is so quite that I could not even hear a single chirp from a bird. Everything looks so calm that you wouldn't even think about being attacked by wild animals. 

    

            "Your highness are you sure about this map? We've been walking for almost an hour already and there's not even a single sign of life in here. This forest is dead!" she blurted out.

    

          "Just pray that we will not encounter any wild animals along the way, cause I swear to all the odds that I'm going to feed your annoying mouth to them!" I warned her again. This girl's mouth is really irritating. 

    

             Then, finally after walking for almost an hour we arrived at our destination. Geez this snake hunter! We have to suffer first before we could find him. His cottage is made up of bamboo and nipa. It looks simple but refreshing and a perfect place to rest when you're tired of city life.

    

             Ashley started knocking at his bamboo door. She knocked 3 times before it finally opened, revealing the man we've been looking for.

    

            "Who are you?" he asked with confusions written in his slightly big eyes. He's a little skinny and his hair looks like it had never experienced being washed for years. It's messy and I think it badly needs a hairbrush.

    

           "Who are you and what are you doing here?" he shouted. Gosh he's breath stinks! I almost throw up and I badly want to shout in his face that he needs to know some personal hygiene.

    

            "I am Princess Amira, the second princess of Citrine. And she's my personal assistant Ashley Devera," I told him before he shouts at us again. Because he might kill us with the bad breath he have!

   

    

          He looked at me as if scanning me from head to toe. Then he smiled, a devil one!

    

    

         "Come in your highness, it's a pleasure to have you as a guest," he said while opening the door wider for us.

    

             "Have a seat." He motioned us to sit on his wooden chair but we refused.

    

             "We're here for business, and I don't want to waste much time." We should hurry back to the University before they find out that we're missing. I swear my mom would surely kill me with her piercing stare if that happens.

    

    

                

   "Oh? What kind of business your highness?" he asked with a smirk.

   

    "I know that you're a snake hunter, so I want you to catch the most venomous snake you have ever encountered. Give it to me alive and without even a single scratch." He went silent for a while. Probably wondering on why the hell I wanted him to catch a snake, well not just a simple snake but the most venomous one.

    

    

 

      "Your highness, what are you going to do with that snake?"

    

    

      "Stop asking questions! You want to earn money or not?" I'm starting to feel irritated with this guy. He keeps on asking questions and it annoys me. Why don't he just answer me with a yes instead of asking too much?

    

       "Of course I do want to earn money. But this thing you are requesting is very dangerous. It's a venomous snake and you want me to catch it alive!" he explained as if telling me that he deserves the best compensation for this job.

    

    

 

       "Of course you will be compensated for it. I will give you two bags of golds if you will accomplish this task. You will be a rich snake hunter before you know it! You could build a better home than this and start your own family with that big amount of money," I told him. I could see how his eyes sparkle like diamonds after hearing my words. People will always be blinded by money. They will even offer their lives for it! What a pity!

    

    

"Well then, it's a deal your highness! When do you want me to deliver it to you?"

    

    

"Good. You don't have to deliver it in the University. Ashley will be waiting outside this forest tomorrow evening. Give it to her then you will have your money. But please be sure that nobody will see you," I explained to him. 

    

    

    

"Yes of course your highness. I will look for a snake right away!" he said excitedly. 

    

    

    

"Let's go Ashley, it's getting late and we need to arrive in the University before sunset."

    

    

    

"Yes your highness, I badly want to go home.  I'm not going to die because of the wild animals, it's his breath that would kill me," she whispered that made me laugh. It seems like her mouth is not just the one functioning today.

    

    

    

   "Shut up Ashley, he might hear us."

    

    

    "I'm just telling the truth your highness," she reasoned out.

 

    

    

   "Enough! Let's go!" I yelled at her. She pouts and started to walk outside without even waiting for me. This brat is forgetting who I am! I am her boss and she should walk behind me!

    

      After another almost an hour walk, we finally arrive at the backdoor of the University where the secret door is located. We discovered this while following one of our professors. We got curious on what she's doing in the grassy part of this University so me and Ashley decided to follow her. Then we found her dirty little secret. She secretly sneaks out every afternoon using this rusty and old door covered with grasses. And who would have thought that this could be a great help to us?