Here's chapter 6. Enjoy.
Chapter 6
After many more hours of walking, they decided to stop and camp for the night.
When they were all settled, Melendie decided she would wash her dress, since it was still covered with dirt.
While she was washing her dress in a nearby stream, (she was wearing her full petticoat) she thought she heard something behind her. She turned around, but there was nothing there. She continued washing. As she stood, up, and laid her dress on a rock to dry, she heard the bushes rustling behind her. She turned around and, again, no one was there.
"Hello," she called. "Is someone there?"
Suddenly, a large. Black bear appeared. She gasped. She had never faced a wild animal before. She just froze, hoping and praying that it would leave. But, it actually started walking towards her. As it got closer, she walked backwards away from it. She started walking quickly, and the bear started running at her. Out of fear, she did too. But, she slipped on a loose stone, and fell to the ground. The bear was right above her. She started screaming.
All of a sudden, the bear stopped moving and fell over. It was dead. When it fell over, she saw Peter there. He had killed the bear and saved her.
"Are you alright?" he asked concerned, offering her his hand.
"I-I'm fine," she answered, taking it. He helped her up. "Thank you Peter, for saving my life."
"You're very much welcome. What were you doing out here anyway? I was looking for you, then I heard you screaming, and I came running."
"Oh, well, I was washing my dre-"When she looked down at herself, she realized that she was in the presence of High King Peter in her petticoat! She quickly grabbed her dress of the rock and held it over her. "Um, I was just washing my dress. It had dirt all over it from my work." As she told him this, she could feel her face growing more and more red.
"Ah, well, I'm going to head back to camp," he told her.
"I'll be back in a couple minutes," she returned. He walked away.
Once he was gone, she just sat on the rock, completely humiliated.
What's wrong with me? She thought to herself. Ever since I met them I've been acting like an idiot. It was at that moment that it hit her. I have feelings for Peter. But her thoughts quickly strayed to, But I can't let myself get crazy. I'm just a poor peasant girl. He's the high King. He could never like me.
But what she didn't know was that Peter was thinking the same thing.
Another short-ish chapter. More to co0me. Keep reading and reviewing.
