Zaf's pov
"What's going on outside?" I asked the waitress with me here in the room. I have a strong feeling I know him but I don't really know why.
"Don't ask, young lady. Right now you need to sleep and rest first" replied the waitress while making my bed.
"What !? You're going to put me to sleep here all day without you knowing what's going on outside !!?"
He just sighed and didn't answer.
"Why do you seem to know me?" I asked him weakly.
He was stunned by what he was doing.
"The prince was right" he promised not looking at me.
"What?"
After he arranged my bedroom he turned to me.
"Why do you feel like you know me? Or you just don't really know yourself?" She said sadly and tearfully.
"What are you saying? Why do you know me !?"
I was annoyed when he asked if I really knew myself! Aba! It's probably my own! My body!
She sat up in bed and took a deep breath as if being held back from crying. Why is she crying?
"N-do you believe in someone who has died but will live again after a long time?"
I raised an eyebrow at what he was saying. Reincarnation? Naman oh! Do they even know something about it?
"Tsk. No" I said briefly and walked to the door.
"Where are you going?" The waitress asked confusedly.
"Coming out?"
"But the prince strictly forbids you to go out"
He approached and blocked me at the door.
My face became serious and I looked at him deeply.
"All right, I won't bother to come out. But tell me all the truth. I know you're hiding something. Like you asked before."
The waitress was surprised by what I said. Yes, that's right. I really feel something is wrong. I am not a fool to not notice what is happening.
HAHAHA maybe I'm crazy to believe in what they say reincarnation..but even if I deny myself I can't help but accept what I know!
"M-dear pri-- Miss, what are you saying. I just met you and I don't know what you're pointing at" he bowed his head but I knew he was nervous. With what he said, my gut feeling grew stronger.
I remembered the dream I always dreamed night after night. That's what makes me stronger.
You are so beautiful Zafira! I'm sure when the prince sees you he'll be obsessed with you right away! She is so lucky to be able to assign my son the most beautiful of all. "Zafira's mother said while combing her son's waist-length hair.
The maiden is already eighteen and the next day there will be a biggest celebration in all of Tennessee to introduce her as the bride of the brave prince, who is admired by all the people. The prince also follows in the footsteps of the bravest and best king, king Hogan. Prince Akiro.
"Mother, I'm not ready for that yet. Mother, I'm scared. I can't be queen yet. I can't handle the duties as a queen yet. Mother." Zafira replied.
At the age of eighteen she was still not ready for the duties she would take on when she married the prince and became queen. Especially and when she gets married is the prince who is inevitable in everything she does.
Those dreams reinforced my suspicions. Who is that boy? Who is the woman combing the child? But their faces were clear in my dream. They looked alike and I noticed even more how much we resembled the mother of the child. And we look like girls. But who are they? And why am I dreaming of that?
"Are you sure? What if I know something but you're still lying to me?" I scared him to bite him.
"But you shouldn't know me! I'll be angry with the king when I say he doesn't say anything!"
I smiled. You're late!
I don't have to wait for them to tell me what's going on. I will find out for myself.
"In that case, get out of my sight." Even before he could move, I pushed him and ran to the door and opened it. Even though there were a lot of noises, explosions were rattling I could hear outside I dared to run outside without noticing because they were all busy fighting and preventing their other opponents from entering here in the palace.
When I came out, the smoky and hot surroundings opened up to me. People who are relentless in fighting their opponent.
But I stared into the middle of the crowd fighting, not far from where I was standing. A prince on his knees and looks like he doesn't care anymore around. And a man standing behind him wearing a bright dress. And holding a sword, smiling looking at the prince. I was stunned for a moment by what I saw. The speed of things happened, it seemed like in just a moment my soul went back to the past.
Ama. My Father.
My eyes blinked as I was dazzled by the glitter of the sword behind the prince. I blinked a few more times and trained my body as I felt my soul travel back to the past.
Now I remember everything!
When I was again dazzled by my father's sword as he raised it, ready to thrust his sword at the prince who had drowned and bent down as if he had failed, unaware of what was happening around him.
When the sword came close to Akiro I couldn't help but shout.
"Amaaaa !! That's enough !!!" Tears welled up in my eyes.
People were also stunned with no other thought but to kill their opponent. While my father was looking at me while his sword was still raised, he was ready to kill Akiro, who was also looking at me in shock.
My tears continued to flow and I slowly walked closer to them. No one please let the people around.
"Don't!" Akiro shouted at me as I continued to step.
I shuddered as Father and I looked at each other.
"Zafira. My child!"
I shed many tears again.
"Zafira! Stop right there! Don't come any closer!" Akiro shouted at me. But I ignored him.
There were those who wanted to block me, who were Akiro's soldiers because he wanted me not to approach them. But Father's soldiers stopped them. Father's sword was already lowered while Akiro was already standing. Akiro was about to take another step to stop me but he was caught by his father's two soldiers.
I was close but Akiro continued to insist on stopping me. Akiro is strong so he always gets away from the people who stop him. But no matter how strong he is, he will still get tired because of the amount that is holding him back.
Chapter 9
Zafira's pov
I continued walking until I was only a few meters away from them.
"I'm sorry ma'am! I didn't stop him--"
"Aahhhh !!!" I just felt like I was floating in the air and some sharp claws of a big bird took me and flew away from them!
"Aaaahh! Ama !!!!!!!!"
"Zafiraaa !!!" Father shouted that there was nothing to do but just watch me as this giant bird flew away. I almost shivered because I looked down and we were too high! This bird is holding me only on the shoulder! What if he suddenly drops me!
I even saw Akiro disappear from Father's staff, and ran into someone who was also wearing a shiny dress. And I think it was his father, the king of Nemestia, quite far away from the people fighting and just watching, serious -faced. Now it looks up to me with a blank face as Akiro begs his father to make a way to help me. He is the one who has the power here. And it is forbidden for those who have been blessed to use power because they have a more severe punishment in return. But what is the power of the prince? Why are there only other simple citizens? I have never seen Akiro use his power.
I saw that the prince was almost out of conversation with his father so he grabbed the arrow of the soldier next to his father and pointed it at me, no! us this bird!
I swallowed deeply for fear that I might be hit. My memory came back so I suddenly had a phobia of arrows.
We are far away and I'm not sure if his arrow will reach us or who will hit.
I couldn't help but cry. It was the first time my memory came back and my father and I met like this! I hope all my memories come back from the beginning! For somehow I knew where I was going and came home when I had no knowledge of this world! How many times have I almost perished and died because of that stupidity !!
I wanted to run away but I was also afraid that this bird would let me go. Where will this take me !?
"Uwaaakk!" Loud bird chirping.
I could no longer see father and the others below because we were too high and we had also reached the cloud. Thank goodness and in the second life given to me there is no fear of height.
I felt like we were going downhill. I looked down and knew we were going down to the forest I see now.
"Don't be afraid dear princess"
Shit! My fear only increased when I heard someone speak.
"W-who are you !? Who spoke !!?" A woman's voice. Because of my fear I started screaming.
We landed exactly on the ground in the middle of the forest, because of the excessive thickness of the leaves, the number of trees was quite dark here.
"Hmm"
"Who's there !?" Just us and this big bird here in the middle of the forest.
This bird hasn't hurt me yet so I lost my fear of him and turned to the voice that had been giving me creeps before.
"It's me, dear princess. Don't be afraid because I have nothing bad to do with you."
I hugged myself and swallowed deeply because that voice was coming from the bird next to me.
Fortunately, I kept myself from fainting because when that happened I would be left stunned.
"No. I was just imagining that. W-I didn't hear anything. Yes no one spoke before" I convinced myself because I was about to go crazy here.
The giant bird walked over and came in front of me. That's why I backed away in shock.
He knelt down so I could match him because he was so big.
