Time in the Forest
Lief's POV
I had got my mother (Queen Sharn) to let me take Jasmine to the forest for a few days without a guard to make her feel better again. I told Jasmine to meet me at the kitchen door in regular clothes. She came downstairs in her pants and plain shirt, but she looked like an angel to me. We left the palace on foot and going toward the forest. "Why are we going to the forest, Lief?" She asked me because I had not told her that we were going to her old home to take a rest from palace life. "I knew you were unhappy in the palace so I got my mother to let me take you to the forest for a few days, Jasmine." I tell her with a smile. "Thank you for this wonderful surprise, Lief." She tells me while hugging me with joy in her eyes. We walk on our way to the forest and reached it by the time the sun set in the sky. We decided to stay in Jasmine's nest during our stay in the forest since we did not know any other place there. We spent the few days having fun with each other. Jasmine showed me a special place in the forest. She took me to a beautiful lake with a waterfall and some sweet fruit that could cure any type of poison in the world. I had realized during this trip that I did not have a crush on Jasmine, but I am in love with her. She was sad when we had to leave the forest again. "We will come back to the forest again. I promise you this fact, Jasmine." I told her when we had to leave the forest. "I hope so, Lief." She told me quietly. We got back to the palace at about nighttime. I walked Jasmine to her room and said good night to her.