CHAPTER 22

Adam approached his mother and did the same, starting to dance with her.

"What was Adam?"

"Daddy looked at He-man strangely. As if he had seen a ghost." The prince whispered.

"'Do you think he found out?'" She was worried.

-''Do not know. She loves to see if she can find out. "

"She's going to talk about ..." The Queen was interrupted by her son.

"No, she will not tell him anything, she'll watch how he's going to act."

The queen looked discreetly at her husband and daughter.

The King was looking at his daughter with a look of pride, and that look had more than one reason. His daughter managed to free Etheria as leader of the rebellion, now she was engaged and he has just discovered that she was all this time the princess of power, the most powerful woman in the universe. The king remembered the first time She-ra was introduced to the royal family all those years ago.

The masters received unexpected help when a warrior joined them in the difficult battle against Skeletor. Soon after the battle against the villain, the masters, He-man and this mysterious warrior were called to go to the palace.

The masters entered the throne room and were greeted by the king and the queen.

"Welcome warrior nobles. I would like to thank you for your support in this battle, especially our mysterious friend. '' -The queen spoke with a smile.

He-man smiled and put his hand on She-ra's back as they both walked closer to the thrones.

"Majesties, it is with great pride and pleasure that I introduce you to my sister. She-ra, the princess of power. ''

The kings and masters were surprised, but after a while they became accustomed to the idea that their hero had a sister who had helped save the day.

Randor smiled a little at the memory. And to think that all this time it was his son and daughter who had saved the day. Yes, the king was proud of both his sons, but like any father, he feared for their safety. Not to mention that Adam was a very patient hero, which surprised the king. He and Teela spoke so much insult to Adam and the prince had to be quiet, because if he said something, he could reveal the secret.

:::I have to get used to it.::: The king thought, until he remembered several times when Adam tried to reveal to his father who he was. Randor shook his head to clear it, that was a matter for when he revealed to his children that he knew of their secret.

A few weeks after the incident, the kings decided on something that was already to be discussed years ago. After talking to each other and their children, they came to a consensus and the kings officially adopted Starchild.

"The ceremony that will announce Starchild as a princess will happen a week before Adora's wedding." The Queen commented to one of the seamstresses.

"That is, in three days' time the announcement will be made." The chief seamstress replied by placing a point of the needle on the fabric of her dress. Emma had been a seamstress in the castle since Marlena first arrived at the palace and today she was making final adjustments to Adora's wedding gown.

Marlena smiled at the old friend and looked at her daughter, her eyes filling with tears.

Adora was dressed in a bright white sleeveless dress with various details on her skirt. At his waist was a gold belt, and on his arms were golden bracelets that stretched to the elbows, resembling those of She-ra.

"You look beautiful," she said.

Adora took her mother's hand and gave her a cheerful smile, then looked back at her image in the mirror. She could not believe that in exactly ten days she would be marrying the love of her life. Involuntarily she placed her hand on her medallion Hawk had given her a few years ago.

Before the princess could speak, several voices entered the room, beginning to speak at once.

"Dearly my, look at you!" Madam commented.

- '' By the ancients! You love this beautiful! "- Glimmer and Lohni commented.

"Until you finally arrived, I was thinking you would not come." Adora joked.

"We were actually trying to convince someone to come along." Casta replied.

"Who?" She asked.

"'I.'" There was a voice in the hallway, and seconds later Shakra appeared and was delighted with the sight of his ward. "Oh, Adora."

"Shakra!" Adora exclaimed and saw her mother approaching the woman who raised her.

"Welcome Shakra." Marlena said with a smile. -''And thank you. Thank you for taking care of Adora when Randor and I could not. ''

"You do not have to thank me, your majesty. It was a pleasure to serve. '' The woman smiled back.

"Shakra, this is my mother, Queen Marlena." -Adora made the introductions.

"I think we can talk later, dear. Now we have to see the final preparations for both her dress and the rest of the party. "-Marlena commented, and Shakra agreed immediately.

Meanwhile.

Teela was standing by the stables, walking distracted. It had been a few weeks since Skeletor had attacked the princess's ball and since then he has been attacking several cities and places in short time frames and this was strange even for Skeletor.

"What are you thinking, Teela?" Came a voice.

The captain of the guards looked everywhere to find the owner of the voice.

"Here, Teela." It was coming from the stable.

She went into the stable and realized that it was Adora's horse. She was a little frightened and composed.

"I should have known you were talking," she exclaimed.

"True, you should already.'' That was the answer. "By the way, you did not answer my Teela question. ''

"Now I know why Adora is by your side. Spirit, is not it? ''

-''Yes.''

She nodded. "I was thinking about what will be Skeletor's next move. He walks more agitated than usual ''

The horse seemed to laugh. "If there's anything I learned when Adora and I were in the rebellion, Teela, the more they attack, the more desperate to take control they are."

"But Skeletor is different from the horde."

"If he's so different then we can just keep living normally and try to figure out what he wants. Listen, did not you have to be tasting the dress for Adora's wedding? ''

"I'll make up an excuse for not showing up." She waved her hand.

"Adora will never believe that excuse. You can be friends, but remember that she was a leader and knows how to figure things out. ''

"'You're right, she would find out sooner or later. But I do not know Espirito. Something is wrong.''

"'Then talk to Adam or Adora. They will help. ''

Before Teela could say anything else, Adam's voice was heard.

- '' TEELA! ''

"HERE!" She shouted back. Turning to the horse, she smiled and exclaimed. "Thank you Spirit, you helped a lot."

-''You are welcome.''

- '' After Adora gets married, will you stay at the palace? ''

"Maybe." The horse exclaimed.

Teela smiled then left the stable to find Adam.

Adam walked toward her lover's voice and smiled as she stepped out of the stable.

'' Who were you talking to?" Adam asked in a good mood.

'' Spirit. '' She returned the smile.

"That horse knows how to help, does not it?" He hugged her.

-''Yes. Now why did you come here? ''

"Well, you did not show up at the dress test so I came to look for you."

"Your mother asked?" Asked Tellea.

"Not really." He put an arm around her waist and they both started walking toward the palace.

"Will you take me to the proof of the dress?"

"Yes, but we're going very slow. I want to spend time with my girlfriend. ''

She leaned her head against his shoulder and they continued walking.