I woked up to find myself lying on my own bed, I was back in the royal palace. I must have dost of to sleep while trying to find my relaxation. My mouth was dry and my lung thirst for water. I walk through the corridor, down the stairs. The grandfather clock was ticking at 3.38 in the morning. To my surprise, the lights in the kitchen was still on. Few feet right outside the kitchen, I lay eyes on a dark shadow, a figure with long hair, most probably a lady, sitting on a wooden stool sobbing by her self. Who could it be, still awake up till this early dark morning? The figure was wearing a blue night gown, her hair was untied and the wind blowing through the window made her hair even more messier.
As i came closer to her, I saw a golden-silver ring on her hand. Only Mariean, one of the maid in the palace who serve only my mother, has that ring. She told me one day that it was once her grandmother's who passed it to her mother and now to her.
"Hello, miss are you alright?" I ask outloud with a little uncertainty if giving out my presents was the best thing to do at that moment.
"Oh Princess Eleanor... I'm sorry I didn't know anyone would be awake at this time..." a voice came from the lady as she swape droplets of tears off her face.
"Is that you Mariean?"
"Yes princess, its me, your humble Mariean... Oh i missed you soo much," Mariean answered with pale looking face.
"Why are you crying Mariean? Is anything wrong? Did something happen?" I ask curiously. She look at me with a saddest in her eyes. An envelope with the royal seal that carries the symbol of the royalties which my father's keeping, was laying on the table inf ront of her. Seeing that envelope, I suddenly remember, that Woodwerd had mentioned to me in the car that something was wrong with my mother.
"Mariean, where is my mother? Is she alright?" the words just suddenly came out shakily without even thinking of what I was saying.
"Ah, about that, you should take a seat first princess. This envelope here is for you miss, from the queen," she reply
"What happen to my mother?" I ask her...ordered her, demanded her to tell me.
"Princess, please read the letter in the envelope first, then I will take you to her," said Mariean calmly.
"Fine!!" I said angryly to Mariean knowing that I could not get anything out of old Mariean. I took the envelope from her, slowly breaking the seal wax. Took out a peice of parchment, to my great surprise, it was not just a letter that was sealed but there was a ring in there too. A silver ring with shining red rubies. I placed the ring next to me and begin to unfold the parchment. It was definately from my mother base on the style of writing she had always used since she was young. The writing on the parchment goes like this:
"Dear Eleanor, by the time you read this letter, I could already be dead and no longger could i help you with the problems that you will soon have to face. This ring that you see, it is known as Ebenezor. It will help you at the most curcial times so keep it with you always, keep it safe. Your brother has one with him too, and you must find him and the third ring. Do not let anyone know that you have any knowledge about this three rings. Keep friends that could be trusted close to you and your enemies closer. I love you my dear daughter."
The sound of the door opening made everyone in the classroom. especially me jumped from the seat. Everyone was wondering who might dare to interrupt Mr. Goodwill's history class. He who happened to be giving a tedious speech on Napoleon's history has a dislike for intrusions with his class.
The door finally opened wide and in came Sir Woodwerd, one of my father's bodyguard.
"Sorry to interrupt your teachings, but Princess Eleanor would have to come with me immediately," said Woodwerd. Everyone was looking at me, but Mr. Goodwill was looking through space as though he did not hear a thing of what Woodwerd had said a few minutes ago.
"Sir, did you not hear what I just said?" said Woodwerd in a higher tone thinking that Mr. Goodwill had a deaf ear. People were started to talk, some even giggle about something I know not.
"Eleanor, weather you are born as a princess or not, your still a student in this school, and I would not tolerate such behavior, such disturbance in my class!! Now off you go!" said Mr. Goodwill with such anger. I quickly got up and packed my school bag.
"What could be so important that you have to interrupt the history teacher asking for me?" I asked Woodwerd right as i passes by him at the doorway of the classroom.
"I'm sorry princess, but something bad has happened in the palace, and you are summoned by the His Majesty to be present immediately." We rush quickly through the corridor which was crowded by people. As we got nearer to the entrance of the school gate, I thought to myself, "What could possibly have happen back home? Could it be that brother has finally return home.....or did something bad had befall upon my parents?"
"Woodwerd, is my parents alright?" I ask not realizing of what I had just said.
"His Highness is fine for now," he said. By now we were already in the car going back to the royal palace.
"And my mom, how is she?" I ask anxiously waiting for an answer of "yes , she is fine", but what came out next was not the answer that I wanted from him.
"No, Princess, she is not well." Just that sentence that had came out from his mouth have set knifes dashing through my heart. "What had happen to her?" a voice inside my head came alive. I tried all as i might to stop more unwanted imagination of what my mother could possibly be going through right now. Tears started to crawl down my cold cheek.
"You will be inform more detail when we reach the palace in one piece, princess. For now just take a rest. My body started to ached, coused by the stress and tension that begin to indulge me. The darkness of the night started to set in, street lights were turned on one by one.
"Woodwerd, is my parents alright?" I ask not realizing of what I had just said.
"His Highness is fine for now," he said. By now we were already in the car going back to the royal palace.
"And my mom, how is she?" I ask anxiously waiting for an answer of "yes , she is fine", but what came out next was not the answer that I wanted from him.
"No, Princess, she is not well." Just that sentence that had came out from his mouth have set knifes dashing through my heart. "What had happen to her?" a voice inside my head came alive. I tried all as i might to stop more unwanted imagination of what my mother could possibly be going through right now. Tears started to crawl down my cold cheek.
"You will be inform more detail when we reach the palace in one piece, princess. For now just take a rest. My body started to ached, coused by the stress and tension that begin to indulge me. The darkness of the night started to set in, street lights were turned on one by one.
