A/N Here is the next chapter, after my marvellous cliffie! Hehe, sorry about that, but it had to be done, as I needed to keep you waiting on a good bit as I went to Greece, which was lovely as was Ireland! Thanks for the reviews, glad you like my story, although I would like more, please!
"You need me to do WHAT!" I exclaimed, leaping up in a very unladylike way, which was alright I suppose as I was meant to be Kai and not Kayla.
"Shh, you'll attract the attention of... them!" Ty jabbed his thumb to the front of the cage/wagon. "Look sit down and I can explain," He glanced at Fin, "There are some things we've been, well hiding from you. I'm sorry but it had to be done, please, listen to us, and then you can rave all you want,"
I sat down, scowling, I had no idea what Ty would tell me, but I guessed it wasn't going to be something I was happy with.
"First of all, there are some things about the Queen you don't know, she isn't like the other Goblins, a spell was cast over her mother, and so she is beautiful, so beautiful that every man that meets her falls in love with her. Like my mother," Ty said, tucking a strand of his golden hair behind his ear,
"That is how our King was enticed into marrying her." Fin stated simply.
"I take it that is why I must meet with her." They nodded, "That is all very well, but how will that save my sister, and how am I too keep up my disguise when she realises I am not in love with her."
"That is the most important part of the plan. You will have to pretend, I'm afraid, to be able to get close enough to her, close enough to..." Ty trailed off, avoiding my gaze.
"Close enough to kill her," I said, remembering the prophecy, "But the prophecy, it can't be true, it's just a myth, I can't kill someone, much less a Queen,"
"She is not the true Queen!" Fin snapped, "And you must kill her, it is part of the Prophecy, and the Prophecy is true!" He insisted.
"It may be the only way to save your sister, if there was another way then," Ty trailed off again, "I'm sorry Princess," I couldn't look at him, "Kayla, I'm sorry it's the only way,"
"I'm not Kayla, nor am I a Princess, not any longer, not after this I can't go back therefore if I must kill her, as Kai I can, I will." I stood up and brushed of my trousers and tunic, and adding "Please, leave me alone, I can't talk to you yet," I walked over to the side of the wagon where I sat sobbing quietly. Grieving for my sister, only 14 and alone in this strange world, and grieving for me, whoever I was now.
"Come on you mongrels," Growled a goblin, waking me up from my fitful slumber, it was Kryag. I looked around me, squinting my eyes in the bright sunlight. We were here, at the Goblin city.
Whatever you think about Goblins, the opposite is true for their city, however ugly they are, that is how beautiful the city is. As I looked up at the tall towers of the castle, shimmering in the sun, with flags of every hue flying from the battlements, I was astonished, this castle, the centre of a dictatorship, was much more stunning than my own castle, with its walls of stone. It was then I realised that the wall of the castle were not made from any stone, but from crystal, the orange-gold of citrine, and there around the windows and doors, and any other decoration, it was all gold.
As I jumped down from the wagon, carefully ignoring Ty and Fin, I saw the rest of the city, so like this castle, each house was quite small but each shiny. Almost as if the Goblins were compensating from their own ugliness, by making their city the most miraculous sight that anyone could behold.
"The Queen wants to see you, separately, you first, Finley, pixie wretch," a Goblin guard who came out of the great wooden doors of the castle, Fin made a hand gesture and the goblin turned to me, "But what do we have here, you can go first, but you all need new clothes, the Queen could not bare to see such ugliness." I had to hold my breath to stop myself from laughing, this ugly creature, saying such things to a Princess! But then I remembered, I was no longer a Princess.
We were led into the castle, that shone and shimmered just as brightly on the inside. We went up numerous staircases, along many corridors, until we were led into a bedroom. It was magnificent, only slightly smaller than my own room in Galidren. It was decorated in gold, the desk, the wardrobe, even the bed posts were made of gold. I was shoved into another room, a bathroom of almost equal size.
"Get washed and put these on, be quick, Her Majesty doesn't like to be kept waiting!" My guards growled, before leaving the room.
I quickly shed the shirt and trousers borrowed from someone in the Stables, and slid into the hot water of the bath. The heat almost scalded me, but it warmed me to the depths of my soul, making me feel a little better about the task in hand. I scrubbed my body with the soaps that lined the edge of the huge bath, washing what little was left of my hair. Then I grabbed a fluffy towel and inspected the clothes I had been given. The trousers were black leather, that matched the knee high black boots that also went with the outfit. The green velvet tunic had little patterns of gold, that could only be seen in certain light. That tucked tightly into the trousers, but flowed softly down my arms, in long, baggy sleeves.
I gave a quick look in the mirror, and headed out, certain I looked like a boy. Ty was pushed into the bathroom as I came out, I caught his eye by accident, feeling like I was drowning in the blue, not understanding the look he gave me. I dragged myself away.
"I am ready to see the Queen, if she so wishes it," I said to one of the Goblins.
"Right posh one this init? Queen'll like 'im!" One of them laughed, "Come on then little Master, let's see what the Queen has in-store for ya!"
Again I was led through many gleaming corridors, up and down staircases, with only my two Goblin guards, and their tight grip on my arm to guide me. Soon we were before two golden double doors. Themselves made of gold, with glittering shells for decoration. The guard to my left rapped on the door, a knock that I could hear echoing for what felt like hours before I finally heard the voice of the person I had been dreading.
"Come," The voice called with such justification, it could only be the Queen of the Goblins herself. Bracing myself for what ever horrors may face me, I held my head high and pushed open the double doors.
A/N Well I liked this chapter, what about you? I liked it so much I am going to write the next one straight away, but you won't see it until you review! I especially liked my description of the clothes, which goes with my mission to get more description into my story! Review please!