CHAPTER THREE
The Princess of Apricot lay in a peaceful slumber, while at sleep, she had a dream, a little girl,beautiful and fair who looked like her,she thought it was her but as the child ran towards a woman ,ahw realised the woman was her,carrying her up in her hands, she kissed her and woke up,turning around she saw the maids waiting for her patiently in her room,"your highness, you are awake","yes,how long have you been standing there ,"for about an hr","you didn't bother to wake up","No ,your highness we figured you were tired so we let you sleep,your water is ready","um okay",After bathing, she got into a yellow flowing gown and headed into the garden,she hated the guards always escorting her,I can take care of myself, she once yelled ,As she sat on a bench,she recalled the dream,could it be possible, Dreams were known to come to pass in Aghastam especially in Apricot, they could tell fortunes or be showed the future whether you are of royal blood or peasant ,so she wondered could it be a forthcoming vision,when and how,the least she wanted was a child ,not under these circumstances, the war upcoming, the fight of her kingdom and the forbidden love of her lover (the KING),she didn't want a child but loved to have one,she stood up and
made to go,when her head became dizzy and heavy,as she made to fall, she fell into someone's arm ,looking up,it was the king,are you okay,he asked,being close to him made her feel secure, Yeah,she said I'm fine,I haven't had anything since morning thats why,with a snap of his fingers, a maid came running, Your highness, why haven't our guest eaten,dont you know how to do your properly, he said angrily,I'm sorry, your highness, I will fetch it right way,he looked at her, she was mad with anger," you shouldn't have shouted at her you know I had not wanted to eat"" but you didn't tell me" ,Jason said"because you didn't allow me to finish,you just jumped to conclusion",the maid arrived with the food,"take it up to my chambers", she said politely.,Elizabeth made to leave and was held back by the king,"am sorry ,I was just worried that all",Jason said "its okay"she said removing his hands. When she arrived in her chambers ,the maid was there " your food,your highness" ",I am sorry for the King's attitude towards you, it was my fault and I like to take the blame ,the maid was suprised a queen apologising to a maid ,"no worries your highness i hold no grudge against you ,I must take my leave ","what your name ?" "Kira your majesty she said and left, about 10 minutes later,the king came into her chambers and found the food on her table untouched, she had lost appetite for food ever since the last meeting with the council but the princess Elizabeth was not in the room but before he could leave,she came out of the bathroom dressed only in a towel while trying to dry her hair,seeing her half naked, the king wanted to go wild,she looked up and saw him standing there, normally she could have reacted but she felt like teasing him,bending low she rubbed her cream slowly and sat quietly on the bed ignoring him, he closed the doors saying "My Queen why do you make me suffer","I did nothing wrong your highness, she said putting up her robes and showcasing little of her boobs,she lay quietly on the bed when all of a sudden she was dragged up and was now in the kings arm,"Jason, ahe said you promised " I remember my promise well my queen but you are making it harder than it seems he said kissing her on her neck this made her feel hot ,"now my Queen will you tell me why you have refused to eat","I don't have appetite, she said,he knew why,whenever she was worried she tend to forget everything else and he let her go,going round he brought the food and gave her but she refused, he begged and finally she agreed ,he fed her and she fed him, "now tell me what is wrong he said why dropping the plate,should she tell him about the dream,she contemplated, No","I'm all ears he said","it's the alliance, i I have lost sleep over it,I have been worried sick,I love my kingdom and I have no doubt that I can take care of my people but what if I make a mistake?,what if my people suffer because of me ,because of my choice?,I dont know what to do","I trust you Elizabeth to do the right thing and I am here with you, I will never leave your side just as mush as your people matter to you, just as much as YOUR PRESENCE IS NEEDED in their life,your presence is much more needed in my life I love you Elizabeth and I will stand by you,she looked at him and kissed him, she loves this man,as they engrossed in the kiss,his hand made for her robes but she held it,"not tonight, I am tired",she said and he understood, she loved him because of his self control and his ability to understand, he made to leave but she held him back,"please stay with me until I fall asleep and laying her gently on the bed. He lay beside and pushing her hair back, he kissed her on the neck, her body was so close to him as he felt as if he was being tortued, he tried as much as possible to control himself since keeping his hands off her was a hell of a living for him but he was willing to take it, he could never break the trust she had for him, she fell asleep in his arms and in his arms she felt safe and sound, as if all those worries were gone and she drifted off to a wonderful land, seeing she was asleep, he quietly left, if they were caught together, it could create a huge catastrophic. When he arrived at his chambers, he sighed she was going to pay for that one way or the other he said smiling ,his royal advisor knocked and came in, "your highness, king Jason, I was hoping you would be in your chambers", "Yes, any problem ","No your highness but you seem worried,","Oh! khan its just Elizabeth sadness has made me weak both in body and at heart ","Whats wrong? ","the council had told her to make an allegiance with any kingdom and she has just five days remaining and I don't know what to do ",an idea came into khan's head, "Your highness, I have an idea ","Really, what is it,","I don't think is good but ...","just say ","the Queen is meant to choose a kingdom, so why dont she choose kingdom of Asian, I mean they did say any kingdom ","Yes but will she agree","of course, she trusts you ","I really wish I can make her my wife khan but second wife is not allowed. "Then you are in luck, In other for the kingdom to be one, you and Queen Elizabeth have, I mean, you both can seal the alliance through marriage","you have a point, I can't wait to tell Elizabeth, she will be so happy, he was really excited that he didn't even realise when he hugged the advisor ,he left to her chambers and stopped halfway, No, I shouldn't disturb her, he went back to his chambers, he was happy and slept off peacefully, he would see her tomorrow, "Thank goodness, Amaya isn't around, on a visit to her mom's place, he thought to himself ",he couldn't wait.
What could be more better than having Queen Elizabeth as his wife ,he could lose it all but not her, Why!, you could say its LOVE ,before drifting off to sleep .
"Elizabeth , you should know I LOVE YOU and you are all I need, As man needs water in his life.
? YOUR PRESENCE
IS NEEDED
IN MY LIFE ?