Chapter 8
Where is Mario?
Emma's POV
After I woke up, I started to wonder why Eadric didn't visit last night. When I got out of bed, I saw a note half way under my balcony door. I knew for sure Eadric wrote the letter and I wanted to know what he wrote. I felt like screaming at the top of my lungs after reading Eadric's letter. I was thinking this was dream come true & I couldn't think of anything else that could make me happier.
I got dressed & went downstairs to the kitchen to get something eat. After I ate, I was going to tell my parents that I love Prince Eadric and I agreed to marry him, but I was afraid of how they would react. I was kept thinking they would send me somewhere far away so I would never see Eadric again. I started to have second thoughts about telling them ,so I decided to tell Ruby & Ginger. As I was about to look for them however, I heard crying coming from upstairs. I listened careful to the crying & recognized the voices. I ran upstairs, still following the cries, until they lead me to my father's work chamber. I opened the door and saw my father with a very worried look in his eyes and my mother trying to comfort my crying friends, Ruby & Ginger.
I walked up to them & asked them, "Ginger, Ruby, what's wrong? Why are you both crying?". Then they both said in unison, "Our father is missing." I was shocked to hear that Mario was missing, but then I started thinking about last night. While I was waiting for Eadric, I thought I saw something flying through the starry night sky. Even though the moon was full & it was bright enough to let me see what was flying in the sky, it was flying very fast & noticed it was headed towards the Tundra. I instantly figured out that it was Mario I saw last night.
I always had this feeling that Mario would try to stop Eadric from seeing me. "Mother, father, Ginger, Ruby, last night I saw Mario headed to the Tundra." Everyone looked shocked, it was either because they would never had thought Mario would go to the Tundra by himself & without telling anyone or it was because I knew where and when he went. My father then just stared at me for a short time then finally spoke up and said, "How did you know Mario went to the Tundra?" "I was still awake last night." I replied. "Your not usually awake so late. Did you see Mario flying to the Tundra before or after midnight?" "Before midnight, father."
"Are you sure? Ever since Arthur told me about the zoroark, I have been keeping a closer eye on you by using my ability to see through walls instead of opening you door & probably disturbing your sleep & I saw you awake & saw you constantly looking outside you balcony. Eventually, you go to sleep, but after an hour, I see Prince Eadric outside your balcony & he starts to write a letter. What did he write in that letter?" I was too scared to say anything. My father now knows about Eadric. I kept looking away from my father's glare because when ever he stared at me like that, I would always break down & tell him everything & he knows that.
"In the letter…Prince Eadric…asked me to…" Before I could finish a guard came rushing in & shouted, "Your Majesties, the prince from the Tundra Kingdom is here & he wants to talk to you!" My father, mother, my friends, & I went downstairs to see. When we all went outside I saw Eadric & his friends; Duke, Nick, Mark, Jordan, Toby, Alan, & Archie. They were protecting Eadric from the guards. "Hello your Majesties, I come here to tell you that Sir Mario is currently healing at my castle because of the injuries he has received from being shot out of the sky by the zoroark." My father looked as if he didn't believe anything that Eadric said & said with a voice that sounded angry & very upset, "How do we know that it wasn't you who shot him out of the sky?" Eadric then replied with a very calm voice, "Your Majesty, I would never hurt Mario, but you can come see him for yourself."
"Alright we will come to your kingdom to see Mario. If this is a trap you will regret it for the rest of your life." Eadric bowed & stated, "I would advise you to started your travel in the morning, because it will be nightfall once your halfway to the my kingdom & nightfall is when the zoroark come out." As Eadric & his friends start to leave, my father starts thinking to himself & then he says, "Prince Eadric, would you and your friends like to spend the night here?" I was surprised at what my father said & even more when Eadric agreed. During supper, it was very quiet. Nobody said anything, but Duke tried his best to get everyone to talk.
Duke told us all how Mario tried to shot him & Eadric out of the sky, but Duke didn't tell us the reason why Mario tried to shot them. Then he shared the rest of the story & told us about the zoroark. My father congratulated them for catching one of them. Toby started telling us funny stories and managed to make everyone laugh. After supper, my mother called some servants to take Eadric and his friends to their own room to sleep for the night. I wanted to sneak out and see Eadric but, I didn't want to risk running into my father out in the hallway so I tried to go to sleep.
Before I fell asleep completely, I heard someone come in my room. I sat up to see who is was and I saw Ginger, Ruby, and Arthur. Ginger and Ruby's eyes were still red from crying over their father. "I told them about what happen to their father." Arthur said, "They were very happy and thankful that he is safe." Ruby and Ginger looked at me as if they were waiting for me to tell them something important. Finally, Ginger started to say something, "Ruby and I were listening from outside your father's work chamber door and wondered what you were about to say before the guard came in to inform your parents Eadric and his friends were here?" "I was about to tell them Eadric proposed to me and I was also planning on telling them Eadric and I love each other and I agreed to his proposal."
My friends smiled at me, all three of them happy to see I found the love of my life, the love of my life proposed to me, and that I agreed to his proposal. "Emma, we will be by your side when you tell your parents about your agreement to Eadric's proposal." "Emma, I have know Eadric since we were ten years old and I know he will be by your side your husband." "Arthur you know me too well." We all faced Eadric who was standing by my door. "So Emma, you accept my proposal?"
"Of course I do."
I have the greatest friends anyone could ever have & soon, I will married to love of my life.