THE CURSE OF THE DRAGON PRINCESS

a couple of minute

a while, the staircase ended and we entered a room full of many windows. He led me to the middle of the room and motioned for me to sit. I sat down on one of the cha

I noticed that the bag he carried resembled the kind that o

is my f

ently. The men

e him well protected!" exclaimed another

the look in their faces. Something very bad was going to happen. Something was going to happen. I knew it. The chants outside

?" I shouted at them. "

y as I spoke. All the men looked at me curiously

are safe in here with us, and everything

ose words mean? Was something going to happen to me? What exactly did the

swer me!"

oor. I quickly got up from my chair

Why have you brought us here?"

oke in a hushed voice, "Do no

I replied, lo

oing to keep you safe forever. No one can harm yo

ard, kissed me on m

uctantly. I didn't k

he King announced

anding right there. They were bigger than any horse I had ever seen before. I stopped in my tracks. The horses looked like they hadn't seen anything in years. Even though they wer

s one over here is N'kur. She's gentle and friendly, but doesn't bite," the King expla

e we going?" I fi

His response surprised me even more then the horses.

as I gazed at him. He pla

ve. I don't want to st

we going?" I

came seriou

thud and the chanting now

man who had taken m

walls," he continued hurriedl

grabbed the bridle. He handed me the reins to the horses and went to retrieve a saddle for

of the reins in my hands. The moment I touched N'kur's reins, the stable boy stepped fo

to make her comfortable,"

at the King and saw that he was watching intently. I quickly realized what was happening when I heard the stallion begin to neigh and kick at the ground. Th

e were cracks all over the bricks. The entire structure looked dilapidated. The building looked like something someone abandoned in a hurry. In my opinion, the building reminded me so much of myself. There was no sign of anything having passed here in a great number of years. Nothing looked disturbed except for the cobblestone walkways leading from our

that I was scared. I wasn't scared of the castle though. He led us into a hallway, whi

u will reside for the foreseeable future unt

d my palms were moist. I looked over at my fat

ide and

ered q

e house and felt nervous the second I stepped through the doorway. The interior was da

some sheets. "Your room would

t of me, which led straight to a r

t the palace. The bed occupied most of the space and the armchair next to it was positioned against the right hand wall. To my right, a small desk stood facing the window. There was a candle and matches stood beneath the window. Next to that sat a simple wardrobe. I looked around the room for anything that might help make me fee