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PRINCESS DAGGER

ANDREE:

I knew I needed to do something, I needed to know her thoughts and motives, so I told her politely,

“ Pardon me for my interruption. I would just like to ask something. I hope you don't mind? Is it OK for us to go somewhere you are comfortable with? ”

She did not respond, she just picked up the sheathed dagger, then she raised the skirt of her gown and placed the dagger somewhere there. It seemed like she was making sure the dagger was tucked in safely. After making sure that it was securely hidden, she walked towards me. When I saw her near me, I prepared to say something. When we were a meter away from each other, I said,

“I’m sorry, can we talk?” while smiling with all my charm.

What I got in return was a poker-faced reaction. I had not seen any slightest chance that she would respond, she just continued her pacing until she just passed right through me. I was completely shocked for several minutes. I just reminded myself that it was indeed just a dream. It was like I was a mere audience in that dream. I turned around to check if she would look back, but after realizing that there was zero chance at all, I just decided to follow her.

Having in mind that everything could pass through me after what happened, I walked carelessly until I bumped into a cart that left my left arm throbbing. I got more confused, because if she just passed through me earlier, then why could I pass through the cart or the cart through me?

I tried to keep up with Lady dagger's pacing while thinking about what was happening. I made sure to lock my eyes on her, anyway, she seemed not in a hurry. She made her stop at a fruit stall. While she was busy at the fruit stall, I found two horses tied up just beside it. Their heads were lowered, I sensed that they were in a relaxed state. I approached them and tried to touch their bodies to try something I had in mind after the cart incident for an experiment. Both the horses' heads became elevated, their ears were pointed backward but not pinned. It was said if the horses did that, they were listening and paying attention to something.

I tried to make noises, I even tried to say a word. The next thing I got was 2 pairs of horses’ ears that were flicking back and forth and seemed like they could hear me. I may have caused them discomfort. One of the horses suddenly struck a forceful kick towards me. That kick just went right through me. I thought it was the end of everything! It seemed real! After knowing that I was not scratched, even a bit at all, I felt like I was given a second life at that moment.

I got busy experimenting with the horses that I lost sight of the Lady dagger. I searched for her in the crowd, hoping to see her as soon as I could. The moment I saw her, I made sure to follow her and stay close as much as possible. While following her, 2 young men were running heedlessly who were supposed to collide with me, but they just passed through me. Great! Having another piece of confusion.

“So, it means that I can pass through people and horses and not carts?” I told myself, as part of data gathering.

While connecting the dots, I was not able to notice a pole I was heading straight towards. It was too late, I hit it! I was not able to dodge it, thinking I could go straight through it. After those painful and confusing incidents, I came to the conclusion that I cannot touch living things, and they can pass through me and I through them. It does not work similarly with inanimate or non-living things.

While following Lady dagger, she suddenly stopped in the road, and she seemed like she was looking around for something or someone, then she got off the road. I followed her under the small stone bridge which appeared to me like a dead river or stream, since there was no trace of water underneath the bridge. She approached the end of the bridge connecting to the road and opened a small gate with steel bars. When she entered, I made sure I could get in too. After quite a long walk through that tunnel, she opened a door and entered a room. I slipped through the opening, so I could get in as well. It was a beautiful room with portraits of a lady which had a huge resemblance to Lady dagger which I conclude was her, and there were also portraits of other people.

Someone knocked at the door. I was startled and so was she. It was a voice of a woman. She asked for permission to enter the room. Lady dagger hurriedly reached out for the door handle and pulled it to shut the door to the secret pathway and pulled down the tied-up rolled carpet with one end hanging fixed on the ceiling. The other end of the carpet rolled down flawlessly until it reached the floor, completely covering the entire door.

Lady dagger said, "Come in."

As soon as she allowed her to enter, the door opened and a beautiful lady came in saying, “Your royal highness, you were advised to seek an audience with Your majesty.”

“Name-drop please?” I rolled my eyes and whispered,

I paused and tried to check if any one of them noticed my presence, just like the horses did. It seemed like no one could see or hear me. I even tried to walk around as an experiment to prove my speculation even though I knew that they were busy with Lady dagger.

Lady dagger responded to the other lady, “My cousin, Venetia? “

Venetia answered, “He was also summoned, Your Royal Highness.”

“Hmm... so, Lady dagger is a princess.” I told myself, so I decided to call her Princess dagger.

“I’m ready, come at once, we will be heading there this instant,” Lady Dagger retorted.

One of the ladies-in-waiting hurriedly approached the doorway to open the door as the princess ordered that they needed to heed the king's call immediately. Having known that I was invisible and no one could hear me, I decided to join them to make the most out of this dream. I decided to stay and see where it would take me and how far this story would last. We headed towards the throne room to have an audience with the king. While walking, I noticed Lady dagger kept on checking her dress. I just then recalled the dagger she stared at earlier. Maybe she just wanted to make sure that the dagger was still with her.

The princess hurriedly walked to ge outside the hall. At last! The meeting had concluded! The thick stone door that separates the King's hall and the corridor slowly latches. I could see in the princess' eyes that she was not OK with what they had discussed inside the hall.

Lady dagger and her cousin, Prince Eric, as soon as they both stepped out of the room, Princess dagger raised her left hand,

“I have nothing on my mind, Eric. I just need a rest.” she said, while trying to calm down.

The Eric guy just said, “Oh sister, have your way then. Just remember, you can speak to me anytime!”

I heard the entirety of their conversation, and yet the king has never mentioned the princess' name. I did not concern myself with getting involved with their heavy list of agenda for the meeting, I just listened. There were intriguing facts and details that I may have heard, but thinking that it was just a dream, I was just amazed where on earth that information came from? I was only there to know Princess Dagger’s name, but it turned out I remained not getting that only piece of data that I was dying to know.

Princess dagger signaled her ladies to walk faster and head to her chamber quickly. Venetia echoed what the princess ordered. It was like a pretty little parade. Imagine the typical medieval female royalty with their ladies and marching in the hallways of the castles.

Every corner of the palace is magnificent with its wall designs and the mood that it makes you feel, not to mention the artifacts, the fixtures being displayed in the corridors of the palace. It was like a tour-in-a-museum. I tried to enjoy myself with the sophisticated designs and the medieval accent while making sure I coped with the parade's pace. From not so far, I was able to know that we were nearing the princess' chamber. I set my focus again on my mission, to know the princess' name.

What happened next left a permanent mark on my heart.