The Crippled Princess Eda.

Chapter 8

They immediately carried the princess, one of them who was very muscular and strong, lifted her up high and placed her on a cabin car they sat with her while tying her hands with a rope, to prevent such forces that made her try to be a nuisance.

Their car set off. They went about fifteen miles, but remained in the same city. They did not go very far. Those sitting in the back of the car were covered with dust in their eyes, and clothes including the princess, who was given an old blanket which she used to cover her face, her elegant clothes were covered with dust. She looked red. .they passed a road on the side of mountains and valleys, the path they were on was in bad condition, full of potholes. This caused the princess to arrive while more tired and had injuries on her left rib side due to poor road conditions.

Eventually, they arrived, descended along the main road and took another course, walked a few meters from the highway, and entered a village where the houses of the villagers were located a short distance from the main road. However, their numbers were not large, there were only a few houses which .they were numbered, and they could not fill a hand palm. The village itself was noted for its many followers of the Christian religion, it was a village of its dignity and the people lived in unity and brotherhood. .it was on the outskirts of St. Gallen, so the village itself was not given a full name, it was named after a nearby town, St. Gallen.

The princess, beginning to regain consciousness, no doubt realized that she was being carried on shoulders by a giant man who was so muscular, her mouth was also tied to stop her screaming, her hands were also tied. She had no choice but to surrender to everything the gang did.

They walked at high speed and finally came to a small house that was separated from the rest of the houses in the village, it had worn out, the grass had grown close to the window, there seemed to be no one living there, the door was wooden, which had been eaten by ants on the underside, thus allowing the evening sun rays to penetrate and enter. It had two windows, one on the right and the other on the left, which were small, though they let the light in, they were made of glasses. Their path was covered with mud that blocked the mirror's collapse. The house itself was in trouble, it looked as if it was about to fall on one side, it was lying on the right side, but it was self-sufficient and. .the roof was made of galvanized iron, and it had rusted at one point, and the traditional grass was used to cover that shame, and on the hollow side the grass was placed.

And they came into the house, in the place was a seat of the old era, three-legged, and round, set up the princess and let her rest. Armed militiamen began removing their masks from their faces, setting them aside. Their faces were horrible, they stood in front of the princess while showing her their broad chests and in horror, when she looked scared, they laughed scornfully, and teased the princess. Who remained silent and fearful, .her hands trembled with fear when she felt her stomach warm she bowed her head, and gave up her spirit.

.soon silence fell, the noise was gone, the princess was surprised by the silence, she raised her eyes to look at the captors. They were standing upright and saluting in silence, they were crowded in the small room, but standing in two lines, like a parade and to give it to one gentleman, who came .he was wearing a white robe, and a white hat, he covered his face with a white cloth too, it was difficult to recognize him, the princess watched him intently as he entered.

. He came in order, in an agile manner, stood in front of princess Eda and unwrapped the cloth he was wearing on his face, and looked at Eda. The princess was shocked to see him, she knew him as soon as she saw his face, she had seen him before, “Ebba?” She called out in a low voice …