The journey 2

4 days later

nearly all the guests had finally gone away.

my aunts and cousins gathered for a meal with the previous king.

"Papa..why did you send her away?....we all know that we must keep her close this time out of all times!" aunt Olivia said.

"Are YOU suspecting MY decisions!"

grandpa smashed the cub on the table!

"I dare not father...forgive me"

she stood and knelt before him in AnxiEty.

he pushed her away from his shoe with his other leg and took his leave angrily.., his hand was bleeding!

my other relatives got themselves busy eating as if nothing has happened but you could see them all shaking with fear!

After grandpa got out of the hall...aunt Lizzie went to aunt Olivia who was still on the floor surprised...

"remember Olivia. it's a debt!...you would pay it sooner or later choose wisely before you got not choose!"

she spits those words out then left the room with her son.

Katherine went to help her mother up after she made sure her grandpa had left.

....

at the previous King's chamber

when the royal physician was healing my grandpa's wound a guard entered..my grandpa gave him the sign to speak freely in front of the physician...

guard: "my lord, we have noticed unusual movements of guards being questioned by some men bringing out the late royals death"

grandpa: "shut them all! rip their mouths if you have to!"

nervous grandpa said!

you could also see clearly how frightened the physician has become!

...

hours before sunset in a rural area, the carriage had stopped again at a farm.

I wished I could have prince Philip's head now!

I got out of the carriage nervously...

" what is it now prince Philip??" I asked angrily.

" We won't make it on time to a safer place....we can't take any step further." he got down from his horse and approached me.

"no!, Austria is only miles away..we shall keep going we could be there by sunset," I said aggressively not understanding his intentions after a couple of unnecessary stops and the previous days they started slowing down on purpose...they wanted me to arrive there as late as they could so I would not take my time there!

all I could think about was that I'd promised grandpa a month including the way to Austria and the way back to France he would drag me back if I didn't make it on time!

Philip: "I have orders my queen I shall not walk you in the dark..."

i: "when it's only miles away??...and where is the dark I may add??"

Philip: "I'm sorry, I've ordered my queen.."

i: "queen..ahh...I'm the one giving orders!"

Philip: "I'm afraid there is nothing more I can do."

he approached me closer, lowered his voice and said: "your grandpa won't be happy about this!"

what??!

"I'm SICK of this!" I whispered to him With those sharp eyes...

If I stay with him any moment longer I would've killed myself!

I approached one of the free horses, prince Philip started walking towards me...he didn't figure out my intentions yet. but I was serious!

I got on the horse....a kick by my leg and I was already 10m away they were all surprised.

Laura: "my queen!" she gasped.

Philip: "no you won't disobey me!!"

"Follow THE QUEEN!"

angry prince Philip went on his horse chasing me!

.....

at the palace's garden

where the king was watching from his balcony...

"Leave me alone!!" peter struggling to get out of the guard's hand said!

" lord Albert isn't here to save you this time boy!" the guards said.

a guard approached grandpa's side.

the guard: "shall we have their heads, my lord??"

grandpa: "does she know now?....was it a mistake sending her there .."

the guard: "my lord..?"

grandpa: "no...no keep them for now"

for the first time, fear got grandpa!

he headed inside.