Chapter 17


    We were riding fast through the woods after leaving father disappointed for failing in his mission to


    make me stay. "Are you sure you want toe with me?" Lucian had asked. "Your life will be in


    danger." I had decided that I would rather live in danger than live like a dead person, but that wasn''t the


    main reason I didn''t want to stay. I didn''t want to stay because I wanted to be with Lucian.


    "Feeling alright?" Lucian asked after slowing down.


    "Yes, I am fine. I think I am getting used to it" I said, slightly exhrated. "Where are we going?"


    "To Gatrish" he replied. Gatrish, a kingdom known for its wars, very and prostitution. Their king was


    a cruel king with a thirst for blood and appetite for women. It is said that he takes a new wife and a new


    concubine everyday and that liquor, parties and sex are a part of his daily life and everyone else''s living


    in the kingdom.


    "Are you sure it''s a good idea to go there?" I asked.


    "I know their king. He is the only one who might agree to help," he exined. I could still not get over


    the fact that he would kill his brothers, even though it was amon thing for princes. I know if he


    doesn''t kill them they would probably kill him: I just wished there would be another way to solve this


    problem.


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    I imagine that asking the King of Gatrish for help would just make things worse, even though I didn''t


    know him personally.


    We rode the whole day, just taking a few breaks to eat and rest, then we continued riding for the rest of


    the night. I wondered how Lucian could stay awake. I would fall asleep and wake up now and then,


    holding onto him tight, scared not to fall from the horse because I was too tired to stay awake.


    This time when I woke up, it was morning. The sun shone brightly, the breeze warmer thanst night


    blew Lucians soft hair into my face. I pulled my hand away from Lucian''s waist and to remove his hair


    from my face, but had the sudden impulse to smell it. I grabbed it and inhaled. How could he always


    smell so good?


    "Good morning wife" he greeted and I quickly dropped his hair embarrassed.


    "Good morning," I whispered back. Looking at my surroundings I noticed that everyone rode slowly.


    The soldiers chatted andughed as they rode, not a hint of tiredness showing on their faces, even


    though they didn''t sleep the whole night.


    "We have arrived. You will be able to rest soon," he said while we rode over a bridge that led to a big


    metal gate with a guard on each side. Lincoln jumped down from his horse and went up to one of the


    guards. They spoke a few words and then the two guards opened the gate for us to enter. As we


    entered, I swallowed the lump in my throat. I was not looking forward to meeting this king, and I


    became even more worried when Lucian and his men were told to leave their weapons in a storeroom


    before entering the castle.


    Lucian did so without hesitation, and his men followed. I just stared at them, wide-eyed. Were they on a


    death mission? I put my hand on Lucian''s arm before entering, giving him a worried and questioning


    look. He returned with a reassuring smile before following the guard that would show us the way to the


    bloodthirsty king.


    "Prince Lucian has arrived, Your Majesty," the guard informed before opening the door to a room that


    seemed to be a room for meetings.


    "Draco!" my eyes darted to where the sound came from. A tall man dressed casually stood in the


    middle of the room, a smile stered on his face as he walked closer to us.


    "Your Majesty," Lucian replied, bowing. Wait? Majesty? I had imagined the king to be a short, ugly bald


    man over his thirties with dirty teeth. Why? I don''t know. Maybe because of his reputation, but this man


    was tall and seemed to be in his mid-twenties. His dirty blonde shoulder-length hair perfectly matched


    his sun-kissed skin. If it wasn''t for the scar on his face that stretched from his left eyebrow to his right


    eye, people would drown in his ocean blue eyes. He was good looking.


    "Oh, please," the King said, waving with his hand. "I thought we had dropped the formalities." He tipped


    his head to one side as he noticed me standing next to Lucian and studied me with his piercing blue


    eyes.


    "This is my wife, Hazel" Lucian introduced. I tried to smile as he walked closer. He took my hand in his


    and ced a soft kiss on my knuckles.


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    "It''s a pleasure to meet you, Princess," he said, then turned his gaze to Lucian. "I never thought our


    Draco would marry anytime soon." This was the second time he had called Lucian ''Draco''. I was


    confused. "But of course, with your looks anything is possible, isn''t that right, Princess Hazel?" he


    asked, looking my way. I froze up, unable to reply. When I didn''t respond, heughed. He made me


    nervous in a bad way.


    "You guys must be hungry and tired; lets eat!"


    We were served fried potatoes, eggs, toast, and ham. A basket filled with an assortment of fruit stood


    in the middle of the table and servants came in with different kinds of drinks. A servant whispered


    something into the king''s ear and he smiled at us.


    "My sisters Astrid and ra will join us for breakfast. ra has been dying to meet you since you


    saved her life." The King said looking at Lucian. Lucian saved the King''s sister? Is that why he thought


    that the king would help us?


    "Oh, here they are," he said as two beautifuldies entered the dining room. They looked just like the


    king with their long blonde hair and blue eyes and seemed to be around my age. "This is my sister


    Astrid," the King said, gesturing to the one with short blonde hair wearing a yellow dress that matched


    her blonde locks. "and this is ra." He finished, pointing to the one with longer hair that almost


    reached to her waist. She was wearing a blue dress that made her blue eyes stand out even more. So


    she was the one Lucian saved? She was stunningly beautiful. I couldn''t help but wonder if that was the


    reason Lucian saved her.


    "You know Lucian, and this is his wife Hazel" he said, introducing us in return. ra''s eyes widened as


    she stared at us, confused, but quickly got over her puzzlement and smiled.


    "Wee. We are happy to have you here" Astrid smiled.