AMARANTHINE 💫

Chapter-4 The Prophecy

“The city looks so lively today?” Asil says looking around in amazement at the colorful decorations hanging on the street of the central square. The front gates of the palace were opened for people to join the Royal family in the celebrations of the harvest festival. The locals were all dressed their best and waited patiently to get a glimpse of their God and hear his voice. “Last time I came here it was not a pleasant experience” Asil recalls pulling his bamboo hat that Mais brought for him to cover his face, he also tied his hair up to not get much attention. Mais also advised him to wear women's clothing but it was dismissed as soon heard by Asil, finally, this was found as best to not reveal much of him to the public. They walk slowly looking around at the deliciously smelling food and the crowd overly enthusiastic, beautiful, and glowing maidens walking around the street carrying baskets of flowers, people conversing and kids running around.

 Asil passes by them hearing one of the girls say “This is for General, maybe this time he will notice me” her companion comments saying “Yeah, as if you will live after that” her friend laughs at the words, Asil hesitates as he hears this, should he be here or not, he thinks, hearing about the person.

Mais who was watching around finds a kid eating sweets, he smirks and walks up to the kid. Asil who wanted to tell Mais to flee from here as soon as they see the General turns back and finds him nowhere he looks around and thinks that the demon finally left him alone, just as he was about to leave a sigh of relief Mais appears in front of him, he opens his mouth to speak but is fed with something. As if on instinct he tastes it and chews looking bewildered at the smiling Mais, his eyes go wide as the sweet taste spreads in his mouth, he licks his lips, looking at Mais with wide curious eyes and asking for more, Mais laughs shaking his head.

“His highness, I am sorry but I could only manage to steal one from the child before he could notice” Asil coughs realizing he had just eaten a stolen food, and glares at Mais, who shrugs it like nothing, a naughty demon is never to be relied on.

“How come your master is not looking for you?” Asil asks viewing around and walking alongside Mais, both used to the glances of the maidens walking past them.

Mais grunts in annoyance “Let him look for me, it is his fault in the first place” he pauses and thinks then questioning back Asil “Say His Highness have you had a partner? Did you two ever fight?”

“Partner…fight” Asil looks at him with big wondering eyes making Mais click his tongue in disapproval “Look at you what is the use of such position when you can’t even have some fun” Asil starts walking faster not wanting to listen anymore his senses told him nothing good is going to come out of this demon’s mouth.

He forgets where he is walking, a loud sound of drum beating starts, and the people around especially the ladies rejoice pushing forwards taking Asil with them, he tries to get away without any success. In the next moment, he bumps into a woman, her basket slips from her hand Asil tries to catch it back and help the woman who would have thought that as soon as he took it in his hold, he was pushed again and the flowers scatter all over on the face of the man slowly riding a black horse. The ladies gasps, the blush creeping their faces faster than Asil could imagine watching the scene. The blue and white robes of Raik shines as the daylight falls on him accentuating his features, the purple petals fall on his shoulders, the head finally lands on the dark mane of his horse. Raik dusts them off harshly, looking at the person who dared to do it, the maidens all take several steps back in fear, leaving only Asil there. Asil who was standing there meets his cold glaring gaze and almost sweats, he unintentionally gives this General, reasons to be angry with him. He hears the laughter of the troop, another warrior amused by the scene breaks the silence “The locals admire our General” the soldiers behind all laugh loudly at that.