THE TRAP
1568 Words
She went to the room as early as possible to see the wolf that has been healed to her surprise, she had only heard about them from books and histories so seeing one in real was just thrilling for her, she even slept with him quickly because she felt attracted.
“don’t you sleep?” she asked him who was reading a book she requested from Carolyn
“I woke up not long ago” he replied closing the book
“Let’s not be childish and talk about what happened between us, it was just fun you know, I don’t even know your name so let’s just zero it as fun” she blabbered and he nodded even though he was slightly hurt
“Do you even know my name?” he asked looking at her
“Convel, my name is Convel” he added and she repeated after him
“Convel”
They continued their discussions until Lady Carolyn came to alert her that the Prime minister was in the palace but the atmosphere is not good
“What happened? Why is the atmosphere bad?” she asked trailing her behind
“You need to come hear it yourself, it seems pretty serious” Carolyn responded and they walked into the main palace hall
The prime minister was briefing the king about what is happening outside when the duo arrived and Shirley suggested they lean their ears from outside instead of going in
“My King, the werewolves has requested for our help” the Prime minister announced
“The werewolves? Why will they request for our help, we have never had the course to interact” the King responded
“Their slaves escaped and scattered all around so they want us to help return any one we sight from this kingdom” the prime minister stated
“That’s not a hard thing to do, help them and cooperate with them, this is their first time requesting for help” the king commanded and the Prime minister bowed before leaving the hall
They scurried out of the hall before the Prime minister came out of the hall so he would not see them
“what do we do? It’s like he’s one of them” Lady Carolyn said holding her clothes
“we have to take care of him before even thinking of sending him away” she replied running back to her room
“he’s fully healed, let’s send him on his way” Lady Carolyn insisted
“But..” she tried to counter while scratching her head
“My Princess, don’t tell me you are already..” Lady Carolyn said looking into her eyes
“Already what?” she shouted blinking continuously before walking off
“It shouldn’t be right?” Lady Carolyn muttered before running after her
***
The maids gathered to wash their master’s clothes and also gossip what they had been seeing, they were all dropping their gist when one of the maids sprung up
“gather here, I have a hot gist” she said waving her hand
“there is a strange creature hiding in the Princess’ room, as you have all heard that the werewolves are seeking help from the king, what will he do when he finds out that even his princess is housing a creature like that?” the maid said and they all wowed
“I can’t believe something like this is happening in the palace” another remarked and they gasped in gossip
They closed their mouths as they saw the Princess pass by with Debra and Lady Carolyn before they landed in trouble.
***
They finished their clothes and one of the maids excused herself before disappearing into the storage room to tattle to the Prime minister, they had said something in the presence of a spy unknowingly
“Are you sure about this information?” the prime minister asked
“I’m very sure my Lord” she confirmed
“This is very interesting, I have catch unto a very big fish” the prime minister groaned stroking his long beard in excitement
***
Shirley begged Lady Carolyn to please find a way for her so she could take him out since the room was suffocating and the lady helped her after so much pleading. They went to the hill situated at the back of the palace early in the morning to have fun and receive some fresh air like she wanted but little did they know that something was already going on the palace
The prime minister marched into the hall after instructing the guards to lock the palace gates and also make sure to never to let anything or anyone inside without checking them thoroughly. He went into the hall and announced to the King that there is a rumor that the Princess is hiding someone in the palace
“hiding someone? Where? My daughter?” the King exclaimed
“You can call her here to confirm, My King” the prime minister replied with a smirk
“Call the princess!” the King commanded and one of the servants went to her quarters to inform her
Thanks to Debra who forgot to lock the door of the room, the princess had to speed back to her chambers with her powers and it was at that instant the servant came in to deliver the king’s message.
“This is trouble” she muttered as she tried to think about how to communicate to Lady Carolyn about the situation, all her maids had gone to carry out the other tasks in the palace and Debra was already on the hill
She went with the maid back to the palace hall and as soon as she entered the hall the King asked her immediately
“My Princess, is it true you are hiding anyone in the palace?” the King asked and she shook her head
“My King, there is nothing like that. Hide someone? How do I dare to do that?” she responded
“I already trusted that my princess wouldn’t do that” the King said with a smile
“My King, where is the Princess’ head of maid? She is always with her, how come she didn’t follow her here, is it because she has been sent to make the person she’s hiding escape the palace?” the prime minister pushed
“what do you mean? I did nothing of such” she insisted
“she’s not here with me because I sent her to pick plum blossoms for me on the hill” she added and the prime minister cackled
“there is no how to convince the court without evidence, should we check from the stone of truth or should we wait for her to come with the flowers?” the prime minister suggested
“I don’t want to place my hand on that stone, let’s wait for her to come back, she will soon be here” she said shooting daggers at the prime minister who was busy stealing some sly smile
She kept praying that Lady Carolyn would come in and help her claim because she knew for sure that she would soon come back to check up on her. In about three minutes’ time, Lady Carolyn was ushered in and just as she had prayed, she came in with a bunch of plum blossom
“Lady Carolyn is the best” she muttered before closing her eyes in happiness
“My Princess, I brought the flowers you requested for” Lady Carolyn announced stretching forth the flower to her which made the King’s face lit up in happiness
The prime minister bit his lips in defeat before turning to the king to force a smile
“My King, I just want you to understand that I have the best interest of the country at heart, please do understand” he said with a slight bow
“Don’t worry, I understand you my Prime minister” the king said before dismissing the case
The princess dragged Lady Carolyn outside in happiness to ask about how she did it
“I figured something must have happened” she replied and the princess held unto her cutely
“Don’t bother me, we have to send him away now” she said with a serious face
****
The head maid was reading a book the previous night when she saw a maid sneak out of the room next to her to report to the prime minister, she followed her and saw that who she was meeting was the prime minster, she knew something will come happen sooner or later so she had been on her toes.
About a month later, she was busy stitching a cloth for fun when her mother came in and saw she didn’t touch her fish on the food tray
“You love fish so much, how come you don’t eat them these days?” the queen questioned
“they smell awful to me, I don’t know why” she replied without looking up and the queen bent down to check her
“Are you sick?” the queen asked looking at her eyes before she paused and took a step back in fear
“You! You!! How come?” the queen exclaimed before covering her mouth and she looked at her in confusion
- Writer
