The Masked Princess

The mysterious lover

Meerah 6:The Masked Princess

The Commander crib in the courtyard

Rowen alongside Kendrick walked briskly towards his crib as they both were breathing heavily that Kendrick have to keep checking if anyone was after them. They got to the door when Rowen pulled him in immediately and shut the door.

"Are we been followed Father?" Kendrick asked looking dumbfounded.

"Oh shut up dumb" Rowen said as he tossed around the crib.

"She is up to something" Rowen muttered beneath his whiff.

"Who?" Kendrick asked sincerely as he dusted himself from the ground and moving closer to Rowen.

"Meerah you fool" Rowen roared in a penetrating voice that his face got all terrifying in indignation.

"Oh yes she look so beautiful that have never seen her like that before, if she dress like that everyday when I become her husband I will make her the most beautiful and happy Queen, now I feel so grateful to you for making that suggestion" he turned to his Father and held him by the hand.

''I will remain indebted to you Father" Rowen quicky gave him a slap on his cheek that set Kendrick into dizziness.

"I have always known you won't make any difference from..."

Rowen muted immediately followed by a change of tone.

"If you are anything close to being sensible you should know that Meerah is up to something not good this time" he faced Kendrick who was kneeling on the floor.

"I think I know what is it?" Kendrick gently got up and moved close to his father.

"What do you know Son, speak" Rowen said as he sat on his stool to listen to his Son speak sense for the first time.

"I think she is practicing being a real Queen since we might be getting married soon and trying to get my attention" he moved closer to his Father demonstrating with his hands as he felt so reasonable.

"She must have followed us and realised I was in the room, yes! I could see it in the way she looked at me". He said smiling at his Father hoping to get a reciprocating expression but found a disappointing sad face.

"You wish" Rowen snarled

"Meerah never expected to see us there at that period" he got up tossing around gently.

"She dressed up just like Alyssa" Rowen said almost whispering and turned to look at Kendrick.

"Meerah is smart, she want to soften the King's heart to feed him information".

Rowen said as he walked towards Kendrick.

''We would be summoned to the Great Hall soon to answer questions" Rowen said as the room became stack quiet before Kendrick broke the silence

"Do you think The King will believe her this time" Kendrick asked obviously scared and shivering.

"Well I can not be certain about that but that move of hers will go a long way" Rowen sat back on his stool and breathed relief.

"Meerah will be a threat if The King get her back, we have to look out" Rowen said in a croaky low voice with a sterned face.

"What can we do Father?" Kendrick asked in a

trembling troubled voice.

"We shall wait Son, we will keep waiting till they make a move so we don't step on each other" he answered with his voice cranky.

Rowen placed his hands on the table relying fully on it as he continued speaking.

"Years back I cut a tree but it is growing more flowers and it is becoming a threat".

Kendrick walked closer to Rowen and asked clueless "what?"

But Rowen whirled deaf ears to Kendrick question as the room turned silent.

***

Meerah journeyed into the woods with her horse that she shared the same colour since they are quite similar and of the same age. Meerah got off the horse as she walked down to the waterfalls and her horse followed. She off her booth and deep her legs into the cold water swinging them as she taught about Daijan and what she could be hiding, could Daijan be protecting her from something she is not telling because she wouldn't or couldn't be behind Rowen, just while Meerah was thinking about the drama back in the palace, she heard this familiar neigh of a horse as she stood up immediately to look into it direction.

She found the familiar white horse but this time with it Master who masked his face up with a black scarf as they both stared at each other with the Meerah on the ground as she looked directly adjacent to the Man on the horse she had always dreamt and itched to see again but was clueless about what to do next now that she is in his presence as she was lost in his aqua marine eyes as she hallucinated taking his scarf off and touching his chin when his Horse moved back a little by the sight of Meerah's horse and as it came closer the Horse took off along with it Master.

Meerah immediately hopped on hers and followed wanting to know the route her Prince Charming follows and the colony he belongs to, just while she was able to keep track of him, she suddenly lost him and felt disappointed but as she turned to leave, she felt a strong arm around her neck holding her stoop to the floor as he turned her around and asked in husky fruity voice that melted Meerah and got her talking at once

"Who are you?"

He asked.

"I am nobody" Meerah answered hoping that felt right since she was trying to hide her identity but that maybe could also sound suspicious to say you are nobody.

"I'm inferno" she finally said in a deep voice not wanting to sound weak

" I am a hunter" she said again not wanting a further question like what are you doing here.

"Inferno means fire" he said in disgust

''It a name for a warrior not a hunter" he held her lighter as she suddenly felt relax.

"Liar" he said gently.

"I can tell it from your breath" he added as he held firmly allowing Meerah to choke on her breath.

"You smell Patag" he said which made Meerah writhing as she tried to free herself.

"I am sorry I lied, I am just a maid" she faked a cry.

"A maid in a warrior's dress?" he asked as he was making Meerah feel stupid.

"Do not follow me" he whispered into her ear

"I bite" be added and vanished.

Meerah got up quickly and got confused as she is not aware of where she was, her horse was already missing.

"I think he is a ghost" Meerah thought out loud when she saw a guard from the Palace alongside Daijan heading towards her.

"Oh dearest Mistress, what are you doing here all alone and by yourself" Daijan asked sounding so worried and all worked up.

"Did you see a Man leaving while you were coming?" Meerah asked not sure what she was doing as she regretted mentioning that to the hearing of Daijan and even worse to the hearing of the guards.

"None that I have noticed Mistress" Daijan answered looking around scantily and surprised at the Princess question.

"How did you left town Princess? This is quiet dangerous and should not reach the hearing of the King". Daijan said sounding worried.

"I need to find my horse" Meerah stated.

"It find it way to the castle". Daijan sniffed and Meerah knew Daijan is becoming emotional again as she turned deaf ears to those concurrent sounds.

" if a horse comes back without it Masters that means it lost it Master" Daijan sniffed again as she came closer touching Meerah's body to be sure she is all good to go back the castle.

"I am fine" Meerah drift from her nonchalantly and leaped on one of the horses brought and they went back to the castle, as they journeyed back to the Castle she couldn't stop thinking about the Man in masked black scarf as she could still perceive his strong masculine scent all over her body and when she relaxed on his chest, it was so broad and comfortable that she almost fell from her Horse as she got carried away fascinated by her painted imageries, she could sensed his breath on her hair while he questioned her and wondered why a Man will be so cruel choking her and sweet at the same time as the sound sends running shivers through her vein. Daijan looked at her from across her horse and wondered why the Princess is smiling absent mindedly and moving so slow, though she couldn't dispute the joy she felt for seeing the Princess this way after so many days and wished not to call her attention to hasten in order not to spoil the moment even though it becoming dark already and The King might notice her absence, instead they followed her gradually hoping to get home soon.