Relish POV
We had managed to get to the castle in good time, I took Daphne straight to the healer where she has been for over three hours now. I'm stood outside the room waiting, wanting to know if she will live. I have to say, I would truly be disheartened if she doesn't, she saved my life, I owe her my life for all she has done.
I then finally see the door open to see our doctor coming out,
"The arrow luckily missed anything vital, I've managed to get it out, there was some excessive bleeding, but its stopped. I've wrapped her up, she mustn't walk for a few days, or else the stitches will come out" he says, I nod at this,
"Does your father know you brought this…female here" he asks, I look to him then and shake my head, having not left this corridor,
"Perhaps it wise to see him after talking with her. She has been asking for you" he says, I nod at this, then I walk into the room to see her lying on her side on one of the patients beds, covered in a fur blanket to keep warm.
Her eyes meet mine and she smiles, I can't help but smile back, its contagious her smile,
"Your ok" she says silently, from this I walk to her side so we can speak to one another easier and nod in answering her, myself feeling all the tension previous melting and feeling at complete peace while being near this woman, how does she do this?
"Where am I?" she asks, looking around the room slightly in question,
"Your in the Troll Kingdom, my fathers castle" I say, he looks at me confused but then smiles,
"So I rescued the troll prince," she says grinning, I laugh slightly at this,
"Yes, and I am eternally grateful, especially from using your magic to stop those arrows" I say, she smiles at this, her eyes though going down to the floor as if thinking, she looks confused for some moments then smiles slightly,
"I've never been thanked for using magic, the reason why I was at the memorial, was because I saved a child from being ran over by a carriage - with magic, but the villagers saw this, and rather then thank me, they threw me into a cell and sent for the prison guards to collect me" she says, looking down at the memory I assume,
"Magic is not banned here, as long as you do not mean to harm us with it, then you and your gifts are safe here. I thought there was something odd about you. You look human, but also look fairy. However I did have that feeling that there was something else, I guess that's the witch in you," I say, she smiles at this and nods.
"The doctor told me that you will be fine, just need to rest for some days so you don't break the stitches" I say, she nods at this smiling,
"Thank you for helping me" she says, I smile at this and nod.
"What is your name?" she asks, looking at me in question,
"My name is Relish, prince of the Troll kingdom," I say, bowing slightly which causes her to giggle.
"Where will you go? After you're healed?" I ask curiously. She looks down at this, I see conflict in her eyes,
"I cant go anywhere else but back into the enchanted forest, no-where else will accept me for who I am, trust me I've tried going other places" she says, I frown at this,
"I accept you, and so would this kingdom" I say, she smiles gently at this,
"Y-you could stay here for a while – after you're healed." I say, unbelievably stuttering at trying to get her to stay. I cant understand why, but I cant not be away from her, I couldn't even leave to go see my father to inform him that I had returned, I felt lost being away from her.
Could it be possible that she has cast a spell on me?
"I would be very grateful for that, thank you prince Relish, I've never been to the troll kingdom before" she says, I smile at this, thankful she will stay, this way I can work out what is happening to me.
"Relish!"
I groan from this, hearing my father's boots coming towards this room. Then we both see him come into the room,
"Where have you been?" he asks, looking at me, his eyes shifting to Daphne, then back to me,
"I got caught setting fire to that village with our raid. They found out who I was when I got cornered trying to escape. They sent me to Snow White Memorial prison. Daphne helped me get out. But she got shot while we were coming here, so she's resting" I explain.
He nods in understanding, and then he looks to Daphne,
"You have my thanks, and please, stay as long as you would like, you are our honoured guest. When you are well we shall honour you with feast" he says, I see Daphne blush at this and nod in thanks.
"Daphne would you be more comfortable in your own room? We have some that would be far warmer and you wont have other visitors coming in and disturbing your rest" I say, she smiles brightly at this, the thought of her own room seems to appeal to her,
"Yes please" she says, I nod at this, then after tucking the fur blanket around her after learning that she has no other clothing on, I very gently hold her up in my arms, careful not to stretch her body in any way in case of accidentally pulling the stitches,
"So Daphne, where are you from?" asks my father as we begin walking along the corridors,
"The enchanted forest, but I left there some years ago" she says, smiling at the king, her gentle yet happy personality is certainly different to what I am used to, whenever I am around females they are either repulsed by me, or hardly ever smile.
"Why did you leave?" he asks, she's silent after this, I look down at her from this seeing her looking down with what I can only tell as worry and fear,
"I could not stay anymore, something strange is happening in that forest, I'm not sure when it happened, but…there's a darkness that's planted itself in there. I did not like it, so I left" she says, I look to my father who I see is looking at me with questions on his mind, I don't blame him, there are a few on my mind, I wonder what may be happening in the forest.
