Chapter 1

Evening 5:00 pm

Gladioli was making a clay doll to play with.

Gladioli POV

3rd sister

Hey why are you sitting on the ground?

Don't you know that today 1st sister and 2nd sister are coming?

4th sister

Hey Hey there they are!

Baby come on!

Gladioli

Coming!

1st sister

What are you doing baby?

Reading story again?

2nd sister

I only wonder how can a only 8 year old kiddo have such passion for books!

1st sister

Here is a book of royal love story. This story is a little short but hope you'll like it.

Gladioli

Sure, thank you 1st sister. I'll read it right now.

1st sister

No hurry.

After that her 1st sister go inside the house where her parents are.

Grandma

Where is baby? Is she still outside?

2nd sister

Yes would you like me to call her in?

1st sister

She's probably reading a book now.

Don't disturb her.

Grandma

Ok now tell me how is things after your marriage? Are your husbands treating you well? Me and your father are deadly worried about you 4.

1st sister

I'm fine.

2nd sister

Me too.

3rd sister

He's un-employed but he takes very good care of me. So I don't bother him too.

I'm fine too.

4th sister

mother I..........I'm..........good.

Grandma

Nice to hear. I'm sorry 3rd and 4th that I didn't manage to find a good bride-groom for you 2.

Please forgive me.

Howy's your baby?

1st sister

Clematis is good now. She just manage to get up from fever.

2nd sister

Oh my son Anemone is just making me terrible.

He always runs away whenever I mention studying.

Grandma

you 2 need to take care of your babies.

3rd sister

Salvia is too little to study. She never bothers anyone. I'm glad to have a baby like her.

4th sister

My Catmint is a fan of Clematis. She always likes her.

Grandma

My little Salvia is always my darling.

And you taught your Catmint not to copy others, tell her to be herself.

Grandpa

Here you go my babies.

A lot of munchies for you.

1st sister

Father!

2nd sister

Father!

3rd sister

Father!

4th sister

Father!

All scream together to see their father.

Grandpa

Where is Gladioli?

Grandma

Yes, what's wrong?

Grandpa

WHAT? TELL HER TO COME IN AT ONCE.

Grandma

Why are you so tensed? what's wrong with her playing outside. Let her be.

Grandpa

I BETTER BRING HER IN MYSELF.

BABY! COME INSIDE!

Gladioli

Coming.

Suddenly horses are seen to be coming in the direction of the little community.

Most probably their new king has finished his autumn hunt. Yes everyone was scared of them, mostly for their daughters, as the cruel natured king and his men always snatches beautiful girls away to make them maids and show girls, but never letting the king know, and of course these works are done by the men of the kings brothers's who disguise themselves as the king's well wisher.

But to the imperial family's surprise they only wanted to prove him cruel in front if his citizens but never expect that he will snach a little girl away and later the citizens will get back their daughters from the king as he will know it from the little girl he has snatched.

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