THE BEGINING OF A NEW IDENTITY

What Shunaya was speculating was true, on the other side of Makenia general Gerald was searching for his missing wife and beloved daughter. Gerald had just returned back home after being in war for four years, he had left behind his new young wife and a two years old daughter.

But coming back home , he couldn't find his wife and daughter anywhere in Makenia. hearing news from her wife`s friends that she had decided to leave from his husband`s home because she was tired of waiting for him, she didn't even know if he was alive or dead after he had left for so many years. and most surprisingly thing is that she took their daughter with her,

General Gerald didn't care about his wife, he knew well that she was a selfish woman. He couldn't have married her in the first place if it wasn't for his parents who forced him. But he cared deeply about his beloved daughter, Gerald loved her daughter very much. So he was doing all this search just for her daughter , she was still very young, and living with her self centered mother there was no future for her , every time the general thought of her beloved daughter his heart ached. He was now looking at a sketch of her daughter, there wasn't any photos during that time so peoples pictures were drawn by artists, it was a good luck there was an artist leaving nearby the generals home , who had seen the generals daughter few times and was able to sketch her

the general had last seen her daughter when she was two years old now looking at the sketch before him he realized her daughter had grown up to be such a beautiful young girl, she was now at the age of six.

I will make sure to find you, and give you a good life. This my promise to you; General Gerald was talking to the sketch as if he was talking to her daughter.

General we have a good news for you, said one of the generals soldier

What good news? asked the general

Your wife was still leaving in the southern part of Makenia with his new man, so when she found out that you were looking for her she ran into the forest of Bakish, and looking at the directions she must be heading to Rotia, we have even asked our men at the main gate and they have confirmed that she had passed through there, almost like three days ago. They have even described the clothes they were wearing the last time.

General Gerald was in anger not only that wicked woman dared to take her daughter to another man but also put their daughters life in danger by crossing the dangerous forest and heading to their enemy`s land.

Gather all our men, we are heading there now. Ordered the general. He didn't want even to wait for a second , thinking of the dangers in that forest, Gerald couldn't help but being worried for her daughter.

BACK IN THE FOREST;

Shunaya and Sitara were still thinking of what to do, after some time Shunaya suggested lets keep moving Sitara, we don't know if the palace soldiers are looking for us.

Before they could even move, they heard a strange noise. Like some growling of an animal, they both stopped moving. Sitara moved forward slowly and caught Shanaya's hand, by the sound of the voice Sitara already knew what it was, with a stuttering voice Sitara whispered to Shunaya` your highness lets run' and just like that Sitara pulled Shunaya and started running. a wild beast came from the bushes and started chasing after them.

Sitara and the princess were running for their lives while the wild beast was still behind them. They ran till they reached the end of a cliff , jumping from there was like a death sentence and behind them an angry wild beast that wouldn't hesitate to kill them. Sitara was out of options, remembering queen Lakshmi`s last words , she knew the only option she had right now was to save the princess even if its going to cost her life. She hugged Shunaya, so that if they jumped the princess would be on top. she closed her eyes and jumped off the cliff.

Shunaya was too scared even to know what was going on, what she remembered last was that, they were being chased by a wild beast , then she was suddenly hugged by Sitara and they jumped off from the cliff, then she felt something hot flowing from her head, followed by the clouds of darkness.

Back to general Gerald , they had left the same night heading to the big forest that separated Makenia and Rotia.

General if we climb this cliff we would be able to get to the other side of the forest. said one of the general soldier.

General look at that side!, there is something lying there, one soldier had seen something from far and decided to notify General Gerald,

it seems like people, one of the other soldiers said.

Getting down from his horse general Gerald said lets go and see what it is, some of the soldiers took out their weapons ready to attack if it would turn out to be anything that could endanger the general`s safety and slowly they were approaching where the two bodies were lying on the ground.

And when they got closer they realized it was a body of a woman and a young girl lying on top of her they were both covered in blood. By looking at the two bodies soldiers knew they must have fallen from the cliff. The woman`s head had hit a hard rock and busted right there , she could not even be recognized or looked at, she had died right there on the spot, The general ordered one of his soldiers,; look at their identities if they have one. Gerald was still thinking what was a woman and a young girl doing here in the forest at the middle of the night.

One soldier moved close to the bodies searching for their identities, but when he got close he noticed something, general the girl is still breathing, shouted the soldier, and when he looked close enough he saw that the girl was holding a document,

Lets save the girl first suggested general Gerald,

The girl is holding something that looks like identities of Makenia , said the first soldier

What? look at it maybe it would help us know who they are,

by the order of the general , he took out the identities moved closer to a man holding a fire torch and started reading them. the man was shocked. then shouted again ,General we have found your wife and daughter, not knowing himself if this was a good or bad news

What? the general still hadn't understood what he had meant, so the man explained ` these identities belongs to your wife and daughter '

The general still could not believe his ears , he rushed forward and took the identities reading them himself. and the truth hit him hard

the identities showed that the names were, Rupia Gerald his wife and Shaniya Gerald her daughter, title and family all pointed to his family. the general still couldn't believe his eyes so he grabbed one of the torches, lifted and turned the young girl, and when he looked at the girls face and compared it to the sketch he had..... it was her.... her beloved daughter Shaniya.

And what a coincidence it was , Princess Shunaya and the generals daughter Shaniya looked alike , if one looked at them they couldn't differentiate them at all. But who was lying at the general arms right now wasn't Shaniya but princess Shunaya who was now heavily wounded after Sitara jumped with her off the cliff, she had lost consciousness due to loss of blood , she had also injured her head badly during the act. But who could tell all these to General Gerald?

Gerald didn't know whether to be happy or sad she had found her daughter though in a bad shape and her wife who was now dead .

General lets save the young miss`s life, Gerald was brought back to his senses, yes he had to save her daughters life now, Put your lady's body in the carriage and carry the young miss, hurry up we are going back to the city, ordered the general .

AND JUST LIKE THAT THE GENERAL LEFT WITH SHUNAYA AND THE BODY OF SITARA, BACK TO THE CITY THINKING THAT THEY ARE HIS FAMILY,