strong courageous woman: chapter 6

I woke up fluttering my eyes open, but it was blurry. closing my eyes back and opening them back again, I could see very well now.

"where am I ??" I said hoarsely due to my dry cracked throat

I heard a crooking sound, I turned my head sideways just to see a chicken hen leaning in on my face.

Startled I got up and the chicken also got frightened and ran to the other side of the carriage.

wait!!! I was in a carriage?? what happened?? I started to panic! my breath shallowed and my heart sped up in fear! what was going on! and how did I get here!.

I forced myself to calm down and think. I needed a clear my mind to know what happened and be able to get out of here.

when suddenly pain hit me all over my body most especially from my face and I whinced.

"uh my head!!" I said holding my head due to the spitting headache I was having.

until when the memories started flashing in bit by bit. I remembered me being in my chamber and then Tani in my room saying that we were under attack by king Lenore and then the escaping and then me being caught again and then everything that happened thereafter and me being thrown in the carriage and the rest I couldn't remember. everything became clear to me again

"oh God, I wonder where tani, mother and father could be now??" I said worriedly

I looked around the carriage again, I couldn't see light emmiting from the inside which means it was still night, I had only been unconscious for a little time. I sighed

"now what should I do??" I tried thinking

then I heard people laughing and celebrating.

I frowned, curious, I got up on my knees and searched around with my eyes trying to find a way to check out what was happening outside, and while searching my eyes caught a glance of a little hole and light like fire emmiting from it, quickly going to it, I peeped from it and i could see king Lenore soldiers gathered around a fire celebrating, singing victory's song and drinking liquor. some would dance, some were laughing while others had drunk to the state of being wasted.

I kept on watching until one of the soldiers got up to make a speech and it became dead silent.

"my brothers..... tonight is a great night...tonight is the night that we conquered our enemies and deemed successful and now I'll pray to the heavens and the earth we stand on that we see many great night's like this again" he poured some wine onto the ground

"and if the day comes when we must die and return back to the dust, we would die happily knowing how a brave! strong! courageous! and a victorious! soldier each and everyone one of us had been" he added as he raised his cup up while he looked at everyone " cheers to victory!! my brothers!!" he yelled

"cheers!!!!" they all hailed, then they were back to celebrating.

I sighed, sat back and folded my arms on my knees,so this was it?? this was the end??, somehow I started feeling that this was all my fault, maybe if I had agreed to one of the suitors who had asked for my hand in marriage, just maybe we would have had back up and none of this would have happened. tears blurred my vision.

"I'm sorry father,I'm really sorry now I know i wasn't a good daughter at all" I rested my head on my arms

"this is all my fault....." I said as the tears threatening to fall finally came down

I sat there crying for some time,I just wished i could go back in time to set things right again but the deed was already done and there's nothing I could change now.

while sobbing, I suddenly heard whispering "Lilith... Lilith! Lilith!" a woman giggled while calling out for me , startled, I raised my head scared looking around if there was someone with me, but there was no one, who then was calling my name?? .

"who - who's there??" I said nervously

"you are a brave girl and I know one day you'll grow up to be a strong, courageous woman"the woman said.

I was confused,who was this woman speaking to me? was I somehow hearing this in my head? while I was contemplating on which.

"would I mother??"

I opened my eyes wide with shock on hearing the second voice,it was a little girl's voice and I seem to know that voice too well. me!!! that was my voice as a child

"yes! my darling,you will and when you grow up,I want you to not be down or weak in trouble times instead you should be at your strongest, even if the burden is too much on your shoulders, fight it and you will over come ok??"

"but mother? I am strong and I can fight!" she said innocently

" oh! yes I know you're strong but bigger problems might come and you might not be able to withstand it so I need you to be more stronger ok?"

" yes mother,I love you" the woman laughed "I love you too"the child also giggled and then slowly the voice faded.

the little girl's voice was me and I had called the woman 'mother' that means it was my mother's voice, and I also remembered that we've lived that moment.but what I was curious about is to why I heard our voices in my head and why that part of she telling me not to be weak or down??, was this somehow a message??.

confused, I just rested my head back on my arms. I was totally devastated,I didn't know what to do anymore,I just felt like dying now so all this grief and pain would suffice,they were too much for me!. too much!!! but also then.

I think mother was right, I don't have to be weak at this moment , this is the time I need to be strong and vibrant and not to be broken down' I thought to myself.

I brought my head back up again and wiped my tears off my face.

I needed to be courageous and fight the one who has wronged us. if

"Lilith.... you are a brave woman,I won't be down or weak at trouble times rather I'll be at my strongest and if the burden is too much on my shoulders , I'll fight it!! and I'll overcome"I chanted to myself exactly what my mother had said to me

feeling courageous,I quickly got back on my knees the first thing needed to be done now was to get out of this carriage at all cost.

I peeked back in to the hole to see the soldiers all drunk and wasted, some had even begun to sleep

where they going to actually leave me here, no way!!!

I started hitting the carriage really hard to get their notice while also screaming at the top of my lungs cause from their current state,a simple scream won't wake them up.

"let me out!!!" I shouted while still hitting the carriage, my throat was hurting even more now due to the scream

"someone let me out of here!!"

"who's that screaming??"

"I'm not sure.....uh it's that wench of a princess why is she hitting the carriage like that??"

"someone come open this door and let me out!!"I continued screaming until I heard the chains used to lock the carriage from the outside being opened,I stopped hitting the carriage and waited, then the person opened the doors.it was the soldier that I had slashed his face earlier,he now had a bandage tied across his face.

"what is your problem princess, would you ever stop agitating me??" he asked angrily

" I'm sorry I was so suffocated and tired of being in here so I needed some fresh air"I said innocently

and then he chuckled

"tsk tsk well am sorry princess, you are no more in your kingdom to order people around and ask for some fresh air, I'm also sorry for forgetting about you,you should have been with the king by now" he teased grinning which I seem to hate so much

"where am I??" I asked

"you're no longer in the position to ask such questions, understand?? now get down!" he said clearing the path for me to come down.

I took in some air while I closed my eyes preparing for whatever was next for me as I gets down from the carriage.

I got down and immediately the soldier held both my hands just in case I would escape.

"I won't try to run" I assured in the most innocent way ever , though that was a partly lie

then he started taking me with him to wherever I didn't try to fight with him, I just followed obediently.if I wanted to escape this place,I had to know where next to go and follow. then about the place.

I looked around,there were tents built up everywhere, this means they were still on their battle ground,they haven't reached noraxx kingdom yet

that was good at least I wasn't so far from trozan kingdom. after he dragged me along with him for some time,he stopped in a particular tent which looked bigger than the others.

there were two soldiers guarding at the front.

"inform the king that Solomon is here to see him" he said, one of the soldiers nodded and got inside the tent few minutes later he was out again

"you can go in" the soldier said

my heart started thumping as he dragged me into the tent,was I getting scared now??

he took me inside " greetings your highness!" he greeted while he bowed respectfully.

there was a curtain ahead of us but I could see a huge manly figure from behind the curtains

"you said you wanted to see me" I heard husky,deep voice which made me flinch back from resentment in his voice, was that king lenore?? I asked myself

"ye- yes your majesty actually I have someone with me" the soldier said

" who...??"

" the princess of trozan kingdom your majesty the general thought she might be useful to you tonight so we brought her with us " the soldier said while still bowing

then he didn't say another word,we stood there for some time,was this how neglected he was towards people? so rude!!

"your majesty??" the soldier called again trying to break the silence

"leave!!!" he ordered

"yes your majesty" the soldier said then gave me a smirk and then left leaving just the both of us in the tent.