I'm so sorry for the waiting ! here come the last chapter of this story. I have planed to write a sequel, but I don't know when i can post it. Enjoy this chapter.
Chapter 8 : leaving the palace
When he wake up this morning, Adam is far away from thinking that his last day as the crown prince had come. Sure, Adam is not a fool and he know that his father is more and more disappointed by him, but he can't help it. Even if he stop to be He-man, Adam is not sure that his father look better at him. Miro has win, without trying. When a servant come to his room to tell him that his father want to see him, Adam wonder what dreadful news await him.
Adam come to his father's study and found it empty. He vaguely wonder if he had heard the servant correctly when the door open. To his great surprise teela come to the king's study also. She look around like Adam had do so not so long ago, and when she spot him, she smile at him. Adam can't help but return the smile. She is so beautiful at his eyes that he can't turn his eyes from her. For a long time he had know that he is in love with her, and now he can't lie to himself anymore. To his great surprise, he can see teela's cheek going hot, and in response his cheek go hot too. He wonder, not for the first time since Miro's arrival, if she can read his thoughts. He hope not, or else he will be a dead man by now. Adam try to find a way to break the silence, but for once his mind can't found anything to say. So, it's in an strong silence that the two of them waited for the king.
When her father had say to her to go to the king's study, Teela had ask herself a lot of question. She had wonder why her father had talk to her through the com-link and not by coming to her room like he does normally. She had take a quick shower and had run to the study. When she had entered the room, she was surprise to find it almost empty. She can had read Adam's thought long before her eyes fall upon him. For an unknown reason, she can't have done anything but smile at him. When he had smile at her, she can have swear that her heart had miss a beat. She had try her best for not reading his mind, but when he don't have say a word, her curiosity had take the better of her. ' The curiosity had kill the cat' or so people say, but for Teela, her curiosity had mad some butterflies flow through her. At Adam's thought, she can't have help but blush a lot, and the fact that Adam had blush too don't have help her. Like him, she can't have found a subject to discuss and had wait for the king and her father to come.
Miro is more than happy this morning. Not only, his father would make an announcement this evening to tell his future marriage with the captain Teela, but the queen had also be nice to him. Finally, after so much months, his power had work with the queen. Now, he just need to get his 'little brother' to be disowned by their father and his life will be perfect. Now, in just a couple of hours he would be the only heir of the Eternos kingdom. He just need to be a little more patient.
The sorceress is watching the event in the palace with a lot of worry. She want to do something but she can't. The elders have forbid her to do anything. They have say to her that everything go to according the plan. she can understand them, but a little part of her is still a mother. She had for a long time wish that this part of her would die, but now she is happy that it don't have. As the sorceress, it's her duty to prepare her daughter to be the future sorceress, ans as Miro's wife she can be a powerful sorceress. But the very small part of her who is the mother don't want her daughter to suffer such a fate. She is well aware that her daughter is in love with her best friend for a very long time. her daughter was too stubborn to understand that her disappointment in Adam's act as a coward, was mostly do because of her love for him. If she had loved him any less, then she would have try to understand his reason for running away, but a woman in love don't like to see the man she is in love with acting like a coward. Before, this thought had bothered her, but not now. All the months since miro had come to the palace had let her time to think. Now, she know that teela and Adam are mean to be. Teela is the future sorceress of Grayskull, and Adam is the protector of Grayskull too. She wonder why she was so blind. And now, she just can hope that they found their happiness together by one way pr an other.
Marlena come with her husband to his study. When randor had say his idea this morning, Marlena had take to herself to not yell at her husband for his stupidity. How can Randor think that Teela want to be Miro's wife, when she is in love with his brother. Marlena is no blind, she had see when adam had fall in love with Teela, and she had see when the girl had return the feeling. Of course, adam's secret had take a hold to their love, but not as much as the people think. Sure, for a long time, Teela had show contempt to Adam but she had improved since Miro had come to the palace, and for this the queen is really glad. Adam had never stopped to love her and he deserve the best for all the sacrifice he had done in the way to protect his secret. Marlena is well aware that Adam and He-man are one and the same person. She know that it is not her place to say Adam's secret, but she had done her best to smooth her husband anger toward Adam until Miro come to the palace. It had take a great deal to her to act all nicely to miro this morning. If she want to help her child and his future wife, then she need to let Miro think that he had win, but all that she want is to hit the boy for all the suffering he is causing.
When the door open again, teela and Adam turn around. The king the queen and the Man-at-arm come to the room. Teela take a glance to adam and see that he is as worried as herself. Before any of them can made a sound, the king say that he know Adam is responsible for the attack against miro in the city. The accusation is so big that Adam can't found a word to defend himself. He take a look at Duncan and see the same face as his father show. Duncan and his father believe that he had try to kill his brother ! How is it possible ? He is not very surprise for this father, but from Duncan this is very unexpected. Adam see that his mother want to say something to defend him, but she choose to stay silent. Adam know that his fate is sealed when four guard come to the study and lead him to the jail. Adam know that he can have escape but he can't found the courage to do so. He can transform himself as he-man and escape the jail, but what to do after that ? Where to go ? He can't think just now, only the sadness in Teela's face plague him, he can't think of anything but it.
teela can't believe her eyes. The king had arrested his son and her father had not say a word to stop him ! How the king can believe this ? Adam is not a killer ! And, in the city, the targuet was Adam not Miro. She is ready to say his truth to the king when her father say to her that he had fiances her with Miro. This is too much shocking new for teela and she faint to the floor. When she wake up, she found herself in her bed with the queen at her side.
"How are you my dear ?" Asked the queen.
" I'm fine, my queen."
" I'm glad to hear it, but your father still need to think that you are in a bad condition when he come to see you in a few minute. it's really important that he think so. Not only for you, but for Adam too. Do you understand ?"
" No, but i will do as you ask."
Before the Queen can answer, Duncan knock at the door. When he come to the room, Teela use her best acting skill and look like if she suffer a lot. Duncan leave the two woman alone with a troubled face. he need to go to his friend to tell him that he can't made the announcement tonight, because Teela is not well. Randor and Miro would not be pleased, but there is nothing they can do. And how a day can made any difference ?
" You are almost as good at acting as my son." Preased the queen.
" I beg your pardon ?"
" It's not important now. I'm sure he would tell you sooner or later. Now, you need to leave the palace now, or else you would be married to Miro within the month."
" Never ! I will never marry him ! I HATE HIM !!"
" I know, and I don't want you to marry him. But if you stay to the palace, my husband and your father will force you to marry him."
" My father would not force me to marry someone I'm not in love with."
" He is no longer the father you have known before. You know it ?"
" Yes." Sighed The young woman.
" So, do you leave the palace ?"
" Yes, but not now."
" Not now ? Why ?"
" Because I can only freed Adam this evening when the guards are eating. I will not leave the palace without him."
" Do you love him so much ?"
" Yes, my queen. If I don't free him, then Miro would try to kill him again and succeed this time. I have sworn to protect his life at all cost, and i will do so."
" I'm glad you think like this. Now, I need to leave you alone. Be ready at ten p.m to leave the palace."
When she found herself alone, Teela think about what the queen had say to her. Marlena had not fooled the young woman. Teela knows that the queen had hoped for Teela to leave the palace with Adam. None of them have any place in the palace anymore. The prince and the captain of the guard are dead this morning, but Adam and teela are still alive. Teela began to think how she can freed her best friend when she pack her belonging.
The two young people take a last glance to the palace of Eternos before they continue their journey. All had happen according to the plan. At diner time, only two guards have guarded the prince and teela had easily knocked them out. She had open the door of adam's jail and had lead the stunned young man to the carriage who is waiting to the back door. Not surprisingly, they had found not only Teela's bag but also a bag with adam's belonging, including his sword. Cringer was there too. Without making any sound the trio had leave the palace unnoticed. they had travel all the night and the days after. They need to leave the kingdom of eternos if they hope to find a place to live. But they don't lost hope. one day, they would find their place and until then it's nice to travel with your loved one.
End
This is the end of the first part of the trilogie i have writhed. The second part has for title "the king mistake". I will post it as soon as i have completed all of my stories in progress. Until then merry Christmas and happy new years at all my readers. Stephanie.
