The Knight's Princess

Chapter 16

“Nkosi, you have to be faster than that, you’re not moving your feet like you are supposed to move them” Lucifer yells as Nkosi tries to master the quick step. He is learning it to be able to maneuver around opponents or make a quick escape.

Nkosi panting trying to hold himself when Lucifer just called it a day and told Nkosi to come back tomorrow when his mind is more focused and not clouded with clutter of thoughts. Nkosi nodded and headed to his room to shower in his normal scolding water. Thoughts being filled with nothing but Azaria, wondering how she is doing and if she is safe. As he was putting his shirt on, he gets a knock on the door just to see Gail at the door giving him a knowing look and basically telling him let’s talk and don’t protest.

“So, talk, what’s going on? Even though I can probably guess but I want to hear it from your own words” Gail gestured ushering him to get to talking.

“I don’t know what’s going on with all I have been doing constantly think about Azaria” he paused before continuing “Wondering if she is ok, is she safe, is she happy with the prince or is she thinking about me?” he trails off.

Gail first looks in surprise a little bit for she had her suspicions of his feelings for the princess, but she didn’t realize it was this bad as she chuckles internally.

“So, let me ask you this have you wrote to her yet” Gail asked

Nkosi froze up like a statue with embarrassment written all over his and all Gail could do was laugh for that right there just proved that he has not written to her at all. She patted his back and got up to go have someone retrieve paper, pen, envelope, the whole 9 yards of stuff for him to finally write Azaria a letter. Gail handed Nkosi all the stuff he needed and commanded “Write to her before you lose your mind. Once mailed off get back to training and focus because your no good to her if you’re not strong enough to protect her” then left Nkosi in his thoughts.

Letter

To Azaria

Hello My Future Queen,

How are you doing? I hope all is well over there at Demenia. How’s your training with the assistant instructor? I hope you’re not playing hooky with training. I’m over at this training facility deep in some sort of jungle. Working hard to be strong enough to protect you for I still hold on to that pain of not being able to keep you and the royal family safe; I still blame myself for our former queen’s death. I’m writing to you because I don’t know how I should express my sentiments and feelings to you to explain how much painful it is for me to stay away from you. I fail to focus on anything else except you. Each moment that I am spending away from you seems like a challenge. To the point that I am unable to sleep at night because all that I am doing is thinking about you. The only hope that keeps me going is that soon this distance is going to vanish and again I will be by your side better than when I left. I know I hurt you the way I left things with you, and I kick myself everyday about it. I’m so sorry for making you cry for I never want to bring that pain to you. I want to keep you safe even if that means keeping you safe from me. I miss you for we have been friends for all these years. I know you want to solve these problems for me for you have such a caring heart and that’s what I love about you, but I need to walk it myself.

Sincerely,

Nkosi

After writing the letter for Azaria he went to the mail room and grabbed a carrier pigeon for he wanted his letters to her to make it to her with no interceptions. Everyone has a choice of how to send out their mail from carrier pigeon to an actual mailman like fed-ex sss you name it. Setting the pigeon free to go find Azaria and give her his letter. Realizing he finally wrote to her he felt a lot better, and his mind was a little clearer.

Later that evening he went to the cafeteria and got in line at the buffet to pick out what he wants to eat. Seeing Luna at an empty table waving him down he internally rolled his eyes and waved back he was heading to grab a drink and sit down to eat with her.

“Hey, you, ok?” Luna asked truly concerned for her friend even though she wants more then a friendship from him but for now she will take what she can get.

“Yeah why?” Nkosi asked curiously wondering what she is up too.

“No specific reason just that I saw you struggle a bit at training earlier this morning which is out of the norm for you, and I was just checking on you” Luna responded

“I’m sorry, I just had a lot on my mind at the time for I’m good now” Nkosi assured her

Luna smiled with a mouth full of food which made Nkosi chuckle a bit before sporting a half smile at her and went back to eating his food. Nkosi and Luna licked their plates clean before tossing their plates in the trash and headed to their evening strategy/scenario training. Nkosi groaned at this for to him this type of training is boring to him. He understood what was being taught to him doesn’t mean that he must like it.

Not even 30 minutes into the training Nkosi started dosing off to dream land where it gets flooded with memories of their childhood. When Luna threw a paper ball hitting him square in the face making him wake up in a panic mode. As he stands up ready to fight when he realized that everyone was giggling and staring at him. He slowly sat back down with his hands covering his face in embarrassment when Luna taps his shoulder.

“Next time don’t let your guard down and fall asleep” Luna whispers while giggling at him.

Nkosi just rolls his eyes at her and said “watch your back for I will be getting my revenge” giving her a mischievous smile and then turning back around to listen to the lectures. It was getting late and once the strategy training was over Nkosi made it back to his room when he sees a carrier pigeon carrying a letter for him. Once he retrieved it, he saw it was from Azaria jumping like a little schoolgirl then plopped on his bed reading what his princess wrote to him.

Letter

To Nkosi

I have no words to thank you for your confession. I read, re-read your sweet note over and over again. I miss you so much here and yes, I am sticking to my training but its not the same with you not being here with me. Me and the prince are doing ok but something is different about him ever since we got back from Egypt after retrieving the scroll of Sahar. I can’t quit put my finger on but for now I’ll just keep it to myself till I have proof. Other thing you mentioned in the letter you sent its not your fault about my mother for I have to keep telling myself that every day for I feel the same as you when it comes to her. I accept your apology and I’m sorry too for not being understanding for your feelings I just didn’t want to lose you. Ever since you left, I’ve been thinking about you and cherishing our sweet memories in my mind. I also been wondering if you were ok, if you were thinking about me but when I got your letter finally that answered my questions. I hope to receive another letter from you soon.

Sincerely,

Azaria

Nkosi couldn’t help but smile a Kool-Aid smile. Looking up at the ceiling loving the idea that Azaria has been thinking about but what he really wants to know if she loves him more then just a friend. For now, he will not worry about it because she is betrothed to Prince Alonza. But then what’s messing with him is how the prince is acting different which worries him. But until she tells him more in our next letter there’s nothing, he could really do but worry, maybe he can talk to Gail about it see what she says. Thinking about Azaria’s letter throughout the night till he fell asleep.