Chapter 82 - Fire Wings

As soon as he left another prince walks to the garden. "My royal princess are you okay?" he said with courtesy. 

Seriously now.

"I'm fine… um, which of the tribes are you from?" I asked looking away. He walks closer and mumbled "Prince Asher, the prince of Husin tribe" 

"Nice, Prince Asher right? Great…Um, it's nice to meet you but now is not a good time I want to be alone. Thank you" I pout turning my back on him.

"Alright royal princess, I will take my leave then," he said.

He turns to leave but walks back to me. "You know what? Before I leave, it was such an embarrassment to watch the royal princess beg for a commoner's love. You may not have grown up here princess but keep in mind who you are. If this is to get out geez…" he scoffs. I angrily turn to face him forgetting how swollen my eyes were.

"Excuse me! What did you just say to me?" I holler.

"Well, the truth" he scoffs as he walks away leaving me talking to myself. My hands were hanging in the air I almost strangled him. He has some guts.

"Royal princess" 

"What!" I yelled when I heard someone call me. I directed my anger to the poor maid Zenab sent to retouch my face. She jumps in fright.

"I'm s-sorry, the prince asked me to-to…" she stammered. 

"Yeah, sorry I yelled at you. I'm having a bad night" I apologized. She smiled at me and retouch my makeup.

"My princess if you keep crying I will have to keep doing this all night," she said in a slow sweet voice that made me sniff holding the tears that won't stop flowing.

She let out a smile. "Done," she said packing her tools back in the small box. 

"My princess"

"Yes"

"If you don't want to go back to the ball, I could keep you company here or you could just walk around the palace. I promise I won't say or ask anything. I will seal both my mouth and ears" she said in a childish voice using her hand to hold her lips. Her gesture made me smile.

"What is your name?"

"My name is Panarita, but you can call me Pana that's what everyone calls me, my princess you know my mum said when she gave birth to me, she was confused about what to call me so she decided to combine all the names of all the royals in our tribe. 

The first letter P- for Penny, A- Ashley, N- Nadia, A- Ana, R-Rachel, I- Irene, T- Tatiana and the last letter A- Amy so Panarita" she giggle goodness this kid can talk.

"I see Pana, how old are you again?"

"16 years"

"Wow and you are already working in the palace, where are your parents? You should be in school or something?"

"Oh my princess, my parent are also working in the palace, and because of the crown prince, I get to study 4 hours every day. I'm happy working here" she said with a wide smile.

She is an interesting kid, she kept telling me all the stories she has heard while growing up and I couldn't help but laugh the whole time. 

"You know, I had a friend named Diamond gold emerald, she used to be a palace maid like me. I one day asked her why she was called that, she told me her father named her after the things he couldn't afford. 

Then I was like, you are lucky I was named after royals who never got to achieve anything in life before passing away. In zamuniland, if any royal doesn't achieve anything like make great contributions they are totally forgotten no one talks about them so you can just imagine" she mumbles, she is bubbly and never runs out of energy.

"Am I boring you with all my stories?" she asked with a puppy face.

"No Pana, I will love to listen to all your stories but I'm having a headache, can you get me a glass of water?" I asked.

"Yes of course my princess, why won't you have a headache when you cried so much" she pouts.

"I'm sorry royal princess I cross the line for scolding you," she said holding her mouth.

"That's fine Pana, please get the water," I said as she runs off in a hurry.

That was to make her leave me alone for a while. I suddenly felt pains in my chest then my skin starts to burn as it used to before. 

The poison disappeared from my body why am I feeling this way? My mind wanders around.

I raise my head and the face thing I lay eyes on was the moon. The moon was bigger than normal. Am I seeing things?

like a flash I saw people coming out of the moon, they had wings and their wings were on fire, I only caught a glimpse at them.

"My princess" Pana returned with the glass of water starling me. 

"Are you okay? Does it hurt badly? should I call the prince?" she asked concerned more nervous than I was.

"No Pana, I just need to lay down, take me to my room" I whimpered.

"What about the water my princess?" she asked.

"Yeah let me have it," I said as I took the glass of water from her. my hand trembled making the glass fall to the ground. Pana creams out loud. my head starts to spin and everything went blurred. the last thing I heard was Pana calling for help.

"Help! someone help! someone help us!" Pana cries. her voice echoed in my ears as I struggle to know where I was, I wasn't in the palace.

wait am I dead? no no I can't be dead. I pinch myself and I felt the pain. 

"Hello Nancy you are here?" a voice said I turned around in a circle and yet didn't see anyone. 

"Look closer Nancy you will see us?" the voice said again. 

"Okay stop! where am I? if you are trying to scare me you won, now please send me back" I scowl.

I heard a small chuckle, "You came on your own and you can only return back by yourself" he said.

"This is not funny, whoever you are I want to go back now" I holler.

"Look a little deeper and you will see us," she said again getting me angry I turn and walk to the light ahead of me. I was shocked by what my eyes saw. The creatures I imagine I saw on the moon were real.

"What a second, I'm not on earth am I? shit am I on the moon?" I said absolutely shocked.

"This can't be happening, no no, it is a bad dream. I will soon wake up. wake up Nancy" I went crazy.

"Relax Nancy"

"Don't touch me, stay right there. I'm...I... I'm not seeing any of you, you-you don't exist" I said holding my head as I force my eyes shut tightly.

"I told you she wasn't ready, you shouldn't have opened the seal. no one listens to me anymore" a voice said.

"Nany get a grip on yourself?" another voice said walking closer.

"My eyes are close I-I can't see you, I can't hear you" I cried.

"Can someone send her back I can't handle this right now, she is an embarrassment to our kind" a mean voice said?

"Our kind? I'm from here?" my eyes were wide open.

"Nancy listen, I was wrong you are not ready for this, walk with me," one of them said, she seems to be nice.

"Ready for what? What are you, people?" I asked.

"That answer you already know, have a look around, is this place not magical?" She said with a smile.

I was so scared that I forgot to admire the beautiful place I was, nothing like I have ever seen. All kinds of flowers everywhere, beautifully arranged.

"Wow these flowers are beautiful" I whispered running my hands through them. She smiles gratefully at my childish behavior.

"It's time for you to go back, look into my eyes" she whispers.

"You won't remember anything that happened here, you just had a beautiful dream" she mumbles.

"It was just a beautiful dream" I mumble as my mind went blank.

"Oh my God, queen mother the princess is awake!" A loud voice said almost making me cover my ears.

"Oh mine, Pana you are so loud" I whispered. 

"Oh my princess you have no idea how happy we are you are finally awake, you really gave us a fright" she sobs.

"Alright, Pana I was asleep for just a few minutes stop making such a fuse" I mumble.

"What my princess no you have been asleep for...." She got interrupted by grandma.

"That's enough Pana, you can go now I will take it from here. She said as Pana makes way for her to sit beside me.

" Thank heavens you are awake my dear," she said as she runs her fingers in my hair.

Wolfe was laying beside me on my bed it was so good to see him. I tried to get up but my whole body hurts.

"Grandma, how long have I been sleeping? It feels like days" I pout.