Chapter 5

His highness was holding my hand, I thought I was going to feel uncomfortable but it was so warm unexpectedly, I was so happy and it was pretty obvious in my face he smiled at me and said "I will protect you all the time so come to me whenever you need me i will be there for you."

"You too your highness, I will be okay if you were just close to me, although my memory hasn't recovered completely yet but I feel you will be the one who is going to remind me with everything."

He helped me to lie back and left after I fell asleep, I woke up at the next morning and sat with Uncle and Norah, uncle said "oh Ino come eat with us we made chicken soap the one you like."

I sat with them then asked them "has his highness left?"

Norah said "of course he did, you know he cannot stay here for a long time or he is going to be recognized by the villagers."

I started eating slowly and they were both looking at me then Norah said "are you really leaving us."

I started coughing then said "I must leave I don't want anyone to die because of me or I lose my life, the enemy knew I am here the only safe place is the palace."

She started crying then said "I didn't thought you are going to leave this fast I really wanted you to stay longer time with us."

I felt sad really sad that I am leaving but I am not doing that for me but for all of us, I smiled and said "Norah you are lucky, I really hate myself for being so selfish but I can't let you guys die like what happened to my family, you are precious to me i dont want to lose you guys."

She pulled me toward her and hugged me while she was crying badly, I was surprised at first but then I hugged her back, she looked so sad and also did i.

After i took a shower I saw Norah sitting in the floor then I sat next to her and said "come on Norah don't be sad, do you want me to be used by the east so they can control us all."

She shacked her head and didn't say anything I sighed and said "I have never told you right?"

"Told me what?"

"I really want to take revenge for my family, although I dont remember a lot of what happened in the past but they were my family, i saw all of them being killed but I wasn't able to do anything to them nothing at all, the only way to revenge is to live in a killing environment which is definitely the palace, and also stay beside with someone who is going to love me like my family and like your love to me."

She still didn't talk then I stood up angrily and said "I will go to tell the girls if you don't want to come, it is up to you."

I went to the front for some steps then stopped and said "by the way, his highness left me a message, his bodyguard will come the next week I will go with him i want you to be with me all the rest of the next week, please."

She stood up and hugged me then said "I am sorry Ino, I always wanted to have a sister I don't want you to leave us this soon we took you as a family member already."

I held her hands and said "you are my new family now, once someone told me that nice things comes toward you and then pass by you without looking behind."

"Who told you that never heard of it."

"Someone who was precious to me, Daniel, that what he told me before when I lost my pet, nice things always leave."

"Are you saying you're nice?"

"No, you are the nice thing, although I am the one who is leaving but for me you are the nice things who is leaving from me."

"Stop saying nice things this will make me miss you more now."

Those 7 days of my life went so fast that day i was packing my stuff, I couldn't pack a lot just what is precious to me, I was sitting outside with the other girls Emily said "I didn't expect this day will come so fast."

Lola said "you are right although she is leaving but your memory will always be kept in our mind."

Marry said "but you are coming for our weddings right, you have to.'

Angela said "you too have to invite us to your wedding, we will all cheer for your romantic life with his highness."

I smiled to them and said "I dont think it will happen, I am going to be a maid and he is the prince, those kind of relationships always end by someone's death."

Norah hit me hardly and said "you are a hidden princess don't give up, even if you two are the two weak point but also sometimes you're each other strong point, love can make miracles."

"That is so fake." Stephanie replied.

We all looked at her then she said "what? It is true, who said love can make miracles, I dont beleive in live at all."

I looked at the sky and said "I dont too, if I believed in it too much it will come and stab us in the back, although it brings a lot of positive feelings but it is also brings more negative feelings."

They didn't say a word after that then I realized how the environment got colder, I started laughing and said "but it is also feels great to be in love, something that happens once in life time, it is an amazing a fantastic word, one day I am going to hear about your love stories."

Then suddenly a man with a horse appeared Norah stood up and said "oh Hans."

We all looked at him he said "Norah you are here, long time no see how were you."

"Fine, how was working with his highness was before, ah this is Ino she will be leaving with you, but before you go have some tea."

He agreed to have some tea we were sitting out all at the table then uncle come and sat beside him he said "Hans you have grown a lot from the last time i saw you, you look more handsome now."

"Thank you a lot, I think so, in the palace i am the most wanted husband for most of the maids."

Norah didn't seem like she likes the idea that he is really famous servant in the palace, I think i know what those eyes mean I said "how much is it going to take for us to arrive to the city?"

"Ah about 4 hours, it is not so long time the horses will be able to run the way if we stopped only once in the way, you will begging right?"

"Yes it is me."

Norah entered the kitchen then when she came out she gave him a basket he asked "what is that?"

"I made some rice cake it is your favourite, when you stop in the middle of the way eat them."

"You still remember that, even my dad doesn't remember, thank you."

He put his hand on her hair we were looking from behind Angela said "she surely likes him."

Emily nodded and said "it is pretty obvious, she is giving him a hint a sign for him to realize her feelings."

Stephanie said "aren't they so cute, look how shy she is."

Lola said "I envy her, she is so lucky to know a handsome young man from the palace, all the guys we see are either young and ugly guys or very old men."

Marry said "you are right, that makes me sad so sad, for God sake can't we have some handsome guys in here, what is wrong with the offspring in this village."

I looked at him then came to my mind that he is not handsome like his highness, his highness is more handsome than him with million times.

Suddenly I came back to my senses and hit my face, what is wrong with me i am totally obsessed with his highness handsomeness, Emily moved me and said "hey Ino, are you sick your face look so red."

"Uh what, no I am fine nothing."

A while later me and Hans left the village in the first miles we were silent but when we stopped in the middle of the way to feed our horses he said "miss Juliana from where did you get your horse, he seems strange."

"I found him in the wild, I don't know why but he chose me himself, Flash was always alone all the horses moved away from him."

"Was he isolated from his cattle?"

"Something like that, look even your horse doesn't dare to get close to him, my poor Flash."

"You even named him?"

"Yes, you don't have name for your horse? Why not so the horse can be loyal to his master, shouldn't his master be loyal to the horse feeding him is not enough."

"That is new we dont usually name horses since they all die in wars."

"Try give him a name, I am sure he will like it."

He thought for a while then said "what about Max, I had a brother with this name but he died in a war long ago will it be okay?"

"Yes nice name."

I wrote the name on the floor then Hans came closer and asked "what language is this."

I erased it directly and said "no this is not a language i am just drawing, it is not a language."

I was about to get caught how did i forget such an important matter people here write in the old Chinese language, then I said "since when do you know Norah? You two look so close."

"Since we were young, we grew up together with my brother before he died, why are you asking?"

"Just because, nothing, you two look like married couple more than just friends, sorry did i cross the line sorry."

"You maybe right, for real I like her, I really do but I may not be there with her if I did confess I may die one day in a war."

"Just because of that, seriously? If you like her and she does, you have to get married before one of you may leave the other one day, you have to when you still have the opportunity to love each other."

"Miss Juliana."

"Don't call me that, I am not Juliana anymore I am just Ino, you know I am no more a princess."

"Okay as you like, why do you think you don't have an opportunity to love his highness."

"I do love him but his highness won't be able to be with me, although I was a princess I am now just a slave."

"You are going give up so easily there are many ways that you may be able to marry his highness."

"I do have a plan but I dont think it may work."

"If you told him he may help you in it, whatever it was."

I laughed and said "I think you should mind your own problem instead of ours, you have to take care there is someone who has an eye on Norah."

"Who is that?"

I looked at him and I could feel the anger in his eyes then I said "the mayor."

"The mayor! I though he was an old man who already has 5 wives."

"He do, but he is asking for more, he use the needs of young girls for his good also a friend of Norah got married to him last year, poor she."

"Are you serious, what will happen if she is going to need money in the future."

I nodded to him then he looked down worriedly then I said "don't worry Norah doesnt need money for anything then she won't be forced to marry a rich man."

"Are you sure of that?"

"That what i think they buy stuff normally."

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