Chapter 4
Mystery Words
Cornelius Mirdon awoke to find a soft sheet of blanket over him, draped all around. His head was found rested upon a soft pillow that he recognized to be his princess's.
Princess! His mind raced and as much as his eyes traced the bed, he found no signs of his princess. He quickly ran out, shouting her name.
Princess Sunny was always a kind soul that helped him whether he liked it or not. Cornelius admires how Sunny has such a beauty that a man would melt in but she has such a gentle heart that she can sometimes do rash things without thinking first. Cornelius's grim line turned to a smile. He knew his princess would be tough and where ever she was, he was sure she could defend herself.
But what if there was some molester around to take advantage of her kindness? Corn's pace quickened as his thoughts strayed into the forbidden thinking of Sunny screaming and trying to yank her arms loose. If that ever happened, Cornelius would be sure to never forgive himself no matter how much Sunny tries to act like she's okay.
Sadness swept over him as he saw Sunny embracing a boy, weeping. Never in his life protecting his princess has he seen her cry so compassionate about. Never in his life has she cried a single drop. But there she was, weeping like her life was at stake with a boy in her arms, mourning.
"Princess?" Cornelius's voice croaked out, unfamiliar and strange to even him. He lifted his hand and laid one on top of her shoulders and she looked up.
"Cornelius? Oh, you've awoken!" Sunny cried happily. Her sadness was broken abruptly by her guard's smile.
All her life, Sunny was to be trapped inside her cage, her palace. And all her life she has been lonely. Toys and trinkets lasted for a short while but when they started to get boring, Sunny started to get more and more depressed. She complained to her father about not being outside with her people and living her life like someone normal but her father will always reply, "But sweetheart, you're special." The princess got so frustrated that she broke her father's rules a couple of times and ran away from her home, into the village.
To her surprise, she did have a friend; a kind friend. A friend who protects her and knows what's she's going through. The day Cornelius Mirdon came as her new guard, she knew they would get along just fine. Every time she saw him, she would smile. Although Cornelius was a good companion, she needed to be with real people from outside her home. It's not that she wasn't grateful that she has Cornelius or anything! But a person can just be so cheered up by only one friend.
Her older sister, Diamond, was no help either. She would just go around, bossing servants around to do the silliest things like fetch her clothing and bathe her in the right temperature of water. It was absolute nonsense whenever she spoke, whatever she spoke. As much as Sunny is kind, Diamond is cruel. They are complete opposites and yet, they seemed to have gotten along with each other for all their lives.
And at that very moment, who to come along but Diamond herself! Her hand held the fan steady and she called one of the servants to fan her. When nobody came, she turned and saw in her eyes: a scrawny peasant, her so-called "sister" and her stupid guard too!
"What is a servant doing with you, my dear sister?" Diamond said as she faked affection. She laughed and the high-pitched laughter broke the nearby mirrors.
"None of your business, Diamond! Come on Pin; let's go somewhere where there aren't nasty people around!" Sunny screamed back. Then she grabbed Pin by the shirt and ran. All Pin could utter is a choking sound and let Sunny drag him around the corner. Corn stood silent and walked steadily towards the direction her princess went off to.
"Be careful, you wouldn't want her to get hurt, do you Cornelius?" Diamond whispered slyly. She let out another laugh and walked away. Cornelius shook his head and walked faster, trying to find out where his princess was headed to.
Why did Princess Diamond say that? Is something going to happen? Cornelius thought.