Chapter 6
The Queen and the Soldier
"Absolutely not! I strictly forbid it!" The princess of Mars heard her father thunder from her hiding place in the shadows. She winced at the harshness of his tone. It had all been too good to be true and now, just when the princess thought all her dreams would come true, everything had come to ruin.
"But your majesty… She heard Jadeite pled.
"You are a mere soldier and she will be queen one day. You will never marry my daughter. And I forbid you to ever see her alone again." Her father's words seemed absolute and the princess's anger was fanned.
"Father," her voice was filled with cold fire as she stepped from the shadows. "Jadeite is a general in Prince Endymion's army and one of his personal bodyguards. That is not a mere soldier. And as I am going to be queen someday I shall marry whomever I so chose."
"You are not the queen yet and won't be until my death. So there will be no more said on the matter, as my word is law. Get him out of my sight!" the king roared.
"No!" the princess screamed running down from the dais towards her beloved as the guards approached him. He took her delicate hands in his own and treasured them like the priceless jewel he saw her as.
"Don't worry, my love, we will overcome this." Jadeite told her. Her eyes closed and she leaned her cheek against their joined hands as he placed a kiss on her forehead. She knew it would have lingered if the guards hadn't started to drag him away towards the door. The princess watched until they threw him out. Then, with tears threatening to fall, the princess ran from the chamber certain all hope was lost, for how could a queen marry a soldier.