I'm waking up. I am in so much pain I want to pass out again… I want the pain to stop. I am being carried. I open my eyes. It's my father carrying me. He is looking straight ahead while walking. I catch a glimpse of his eyes. His eyes hold carefully controlled anger. He is still angry with me but is controlling it, he hasn't healed me yet. We approach the door… Daniel is guarding now!
"Your majesty, what did your daughter do to get so severely punished?" Daniels eye show great sadness when he looked at me.
"Firstly she shouted at me and said she hated me, she was only going to get a slight punishment for that… Then Roland told me that she tried to kiss him, even though she knows she is not to court until she is twenty six. I may add another twenty years onto that as part of a punishment." I'm in too much pain to care…
"My gift is to reveal the truth through someone else's eyes and mind, using a drop of Lola's blood you will be able to see the last two days events through her eyes and mind… would you like to do that?" Daniel would do that?
"I will do that. I do not see why Roland would lie to me, but a fair judgment before I add twenty years to the age she is allowed to court, will be good." Daniel takes me from my father, gets a bit of my blood on his hands and clicks his fingers. The king's eyes go blank, and then I am seeing everything that happened over the last two days, replayed in his eyes…
He comes out of his trance and looks at me. I see sadness, and regret in his eyes. He walks over to me and puts his hands on my cheeks. Slowly the pain goes away.
"Lola. I am so sorry. I should have stopped and waited for you to explain your side of the story. Even more I should have believed you when you told me you saw only evil in his eyes. Please forgive me." He is truly sorry.
"I forgive you father. Thank you Daniel for showing the king my side of the situation."
"It was nothing, really. My gift is to help people who need it. You definitely needed it." That is true. I needed help.
"Daniel… Would you like to court my daughter?" WHAT!? Did my father really just ask a boy if he wanted to date me? Daniel looks shocked…
"B…but did you not just say she is not to court until she is twenty six years of age?" Huh? Maybe he just doesn't want to insult my father…
"Daniel. Just answer the question." What is going on here?
"I would love to court your daughter, your majesty." Wait what? Really?
"Then as of this moment you are courting my daughter. Take good care of her." Did that just happen? Daniel is in shock too. My father just walks away, saying he will see me at dinner!
He just walked away, leaving Daniel standing there, with me in his arms. Both in shock that my father has just set us up… Ten years before I am allowed to date!