Chapter 8: Getting to Know You
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Hey Guys! So today I was in Nassau Bahamas! It was super fun and I got a hug and a kiss from a sea lion! It was so cuteJ! Also me and my mom got shirts that change color in the sun! It was really amazing! Now on to the story!
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"Welcome to Sherwood my lady." I giggled into my hand. I gabbed both ends of my dress and curtsied.
"Thank you kind sir." He smiled and I smiled back. He bent his arm at the elbow and placed his fist on his hip. I put my arm around his bent one.
"Let give you the grand tour." As we started to walk away I heard Gabe yelling.
"Your highness I implore you not to go with that brute!" I rolled my eyes.
"Gabe I'm the princess I don't think that there going to hurt me. Besides its not me their angry with." I returned to walking with Sulfus.
"Now this is the Kitchen." He said pointing towards a spot with many kettles and pots. People were gathered around them getting food. I was shocked. There were so many skinny people, they looked starved half to death. Had my aunt really been the cause of this. Sulfus steered me in another direction.
"The laundry room." The laundry room was located underneath a few trees. Women were washing the clothes and their children were playing with the bubbles and suds.
"And finally the dining room." The dining room was located in the clearing. Rows and rows of tables. Their were chairs, stools and tree stumps. Anything that could be used as a seat. One table was positioned differently from the others so that if someone was to sit there everyone would see them. I saw people placing the food that Gabe had brought on the table. He had brought enough to feed all of these people! And he wasn't even going to eat all of it that selfish, boorish idiot! My face must have showed my anger as Sulfus looked towards me curiously.
"My lady is something the matter?"
"Yes!" I exploded. A few people who heard what was going on looked towards me. They probably thought that I was angry because of the food. And I was, just not the way they thought. I went on.
"That horrible, disgusting, selfish man! It was just the two of us why would he bring so much food that we didn't even need! And I know him he would have thrown away everything he didn't eat! These people need this food! Him and my horrible aunt are destroying my parents kingdom and ideals! When I get my hands on him hell be lucky if I don't beat him till he's black and blue!" I stopped to breath and saw all the astonished faces around me. I blushed, I had never lost my temper that badly before. Almost everyone in the camp was looking at me now. But they were smiling. The Sulfus turned to me and said
"Couldn't have said it better myself." At this all the people cheered and many came up to hug me. I hugged them back just as tightly. Soon I couldn't keep the tears away anymore.
"I'm so sorry." I sobbed. A kind just rubbed my tears away and told me in a stern voice
"Now you listen hear princess, none of this is your fault. Its your aunts fault yes, but never yours. You got me?" I smiled and nodded.
"Good now lets eat."
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I was a little bit worried. Raf was a princess, she was used to fine dining and wine and fancy cutlery. We had none of that here. She was seated to my right at the table. I turned to her and saw that my worries were meaningless. I smiled as she gabbed the chicken with her hands and drank the water. She saw me watching her and smirked.
"What just cause I'm a princess I can't eat with my hands?" She said it with so much sarcasm that I couldn't help but laugh. She was seated next to Gas and Cabiria and spoke to them with much enthusiasm. Kabale who was at my side hardly said anything and just picked at her food. Though I did hear her scoff when Raf said certain things.
"The way you handled your knives was amazing! You did it with such ferocity and grace." I swore I saw Cabiria blush a bit at the praise.
"Thanks its not that hard once you get the hang of it."
"Oh so its like archery."
We all stopped at stared at her.
"What?" She asked.
"You know how to handle a bow and arrow?" I asked. She smiled brightly at the question.
"Oh yes I was very good at it to. But when my aunt came she said that it wasn't lady like and so I haven't done it in a long time." She got saddened by the end.
"Well once your aunts out of power I promise to help you with your archery." She looked like she would burst from happiness and before I knew it she leapt up and hugged me tightly.
"Oh thank you, thank you, thank you Sulfus!" I hugged her back just as tightly. But the happiness soon came to an end. If we wanted Raf back to the castle before dark we had to send them off now. I smiled at her sadly.
"Its time for you to go now." She looked saddened but nodded showing that she understood. I jumped up on the table and immediately got the camps attention.
"Listen up! Its time to send the princess and the mongrel back to the palace. Someone go fetch the idiot!" Two of my men went to collect him since we kept him at the very edge of the camp. I turned to Raf.
"Come I'll walk you back."
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I was sad to go but I understood that I had to. Sulfus helped me on my horse while the two men who went to fetch Gabe came back. Oh my goodness! I couldn't help the startled laugh that came out but tried to suppress the giggles. The rest of the camp laughed openly as they saw Gabe dressed in a gown and adorned with flowers. He was a deep red color which I couldn't tell was caused by embarrassment or anger. Most likely both. They blindfolded him and threw him onto his horse. I turned to look at Sulfus one more time before we left. I bent down to whisper in his ear.
"Thank you Sulfus." And then I kissed his cheek. I put on the blindfold and was lead away.
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Wow another kind of long chapter. By the way the reason this is getting uploaded so late is because my Microsoft has been acting stupid and wouldn't open. That is why even though I wrote this in the middle of August I'm uploading it now. The rest of the chapters should be uploaded by tomorrow night. Please review!