Chapter 1:

The King's Wish

Memories in Hearts 心の中の思い出


(The people attending the wedding are separate into two places most royals and family members along with a few older citizens sit in the main hall but most citizens and some royals and family members sit in the outer yard.)

While music plays in the hall the king kisses Qunily on her forehead then she takes the king’s right hand and she kisses his palm then he takes her hand to go climb down the stairs then he kisses his mother’s right palm and Qunily goes to kiss her mother’s and father’s back hands to pay them respect.

Then the king goes to talk to his guests and Hiyelu gets pulled by Ahealia to the outer yard to play with kids where there are also many people celebrating and dancing and laughing with different music playing outside the hall.

Hiyelu plays with kids from his family along with kids from outside his family as they have been waiting for him to play with them, and Qunily goes to greet female guests and chat with them as the they prepare for the feast.

After a short while the king slips outside his own wedding to the outer yard and finds Hiyelu still playing with the kids, Hiyelu immediately notices the king’s presence then Eather points up and Hiyelu understood. 

Hiyelu rushes to the castle’s back yard where he starts climbing the castle walls leading to a secret spot no one other than Eather and Hiyelu knows about (it is a small leveled area on top of the mountain castle and the view from there is nothing but rocky mountains from the north and from the south steep and dangerous rocky hills.)

The moment Hiyelu arrives he sees Eather standing leaning on the rails on his elbows gazing at the south looking like there is something worrying him.

Then Hiyelu asks him “You have not been yourself for three months my king what is thing that worries you?”

Eather “ Hiyelu... did you know that our King Father did not die here?

Hiyelu ”No, I didn’t I thought he was buried in the crypt, if so where is he?”

Eather “We don’t know, this is something that only my mother and I know about now. Our loving Father The first king built this country and when our mother Ilenkia just gave birth of Eisen the second king, King Lavih disappeared in the night leaving nothing behind not a single word to our mother who then waited for him all her life until she died.” As he said with teary eyes.

He then said ”I always wished to travel the world and learn the truth about this world, I feel like there are too many things that we don’t know about yet. That I feel the need to. My father left me with this burden since I was 9 I was frustrated.. I was sad.. I felt like I was kept in this castle where if I look at any corner I see my father while I am surrounded by desperate people who carry many problems on their shoulders. They expected too much of me because of how desperate the whole country was. I failed at every task given to me. It made me feel helpless and useless. I felt empty and I was blinded by my own fear. I couldn’t hear or see anything I would always just want to go run to my mother like the little child I was and cry myself through.

But after just one month, I went to visit a 1 month old child. The child was crying out loud but when I reached to him being as annoyed as I was I held him then suddenly that boy stopped crying and looked at me and started laughing which in return made me laugh and this boy’s smiley face lifted the fear from me and gave me the courage to become a better person a better king to rule this country. 

When I saw you then I knew that we were going to become good friends I do not trust or believe in anyone more than I trust and believe in you.”

Then Eather faced Hiyelu and said “Hiyelu as your friend I ask you.. Please fulfill my wish in my stead I want you to travel this world and find out where did our Father Lavih go? Why did he build a castle here? Why did he leave us? I want you to report to me the truth of this world. Can you do this for me?”

Hiyelu “My king I would never disobey you and as your friend I will never turn you down. Your wish is our wish I will travel as far as the east goes and as far as the north goes and as far as the west goes and as far as the south goes. I will not disappoint you. I will find the answers to these questions and I promise I will report to you what I discover about this world.”

Eather smiled winsomely then said “Thank you.” As he looked down, then he said “Let’s get down there before they find out we snuck out.”

Then they start going down but as they were climbing down Eather looks at Hiyelu then suddenly he starts racing down and Eather won then the moment Hiyelu reaches the ground Hiyelu starts racing towards the outer yard But even with the head start Hiyelu had Eather still wins. Eather arrives there first but as he was heading there everyone gets shocked as they see the king running towards them. Eather gets embarrassed as he arrives and his face turns red but holds his act together and smiles to everyone then walks into the hall elegantly as if he hasn’t done anything wrong. 

Hiyelu arrives after him and says to everyone “I am sorry, Did the king go inside?” A women from the crowd says “ Yes.” then he says “I will be back.” then he goes inside the hall while everyone is still wondering what was happening but they knew it was fine because of the king’s smile.

While King Eather is apologizing to his wife Qunily for leaving without informing her. Hiyelu goes to his father and tell him “Father, Can I practice with you tomorrow’s morning. I need to review our moves and you are one of the strongest men in this country.”

Beynar his father blushes and says “Ok sure, but why all the sudden?”... then he says “ohh that’s why you left with the king. Ok meet me at the training grounds at sunrise I will spar with you to see if you are ready to serve the king on his task and if you are not I won’t leave you until you are so be ready for that.”

Then Hiyelu holds his father’s hands and says “Thank you father”

And as King Eather is apologizing to his mother for leaving suddenly, Hiyelu goes to Neyad to ask him “Neyad because you are the head of the Esiess I want to discuss important things with you tomorrow’s evening would you spare me some of your time?”

Neyad says “Ok...is that why you left with the king?”

Hiyelu shakes his hands and says “Thank you Neyad, I will see you tommorow.” then Hiyelu goes outside to join the people in the feast and to explain to the people that he was racing the king for no particular reason while the king is eating with all the family.

Joe Gold
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