The Princess And The Lord

The girl’s expression shifted slowly, the brightness in her face dimming and the joy in her eyes gradually faded, replaced by something far and distant, "Evereth, as you know is— I mean, was a creature that called as the firstkind," she said quietly, almost as if speaking to herself. "And he had lived for a very, very long time, feared by many and worshiped by some, regardless, he had been alone for a long time...I can only imagine how lonely he must be, then again, Evereth might not have known what lonely was untill he met me..."

Her voice faltered for a moment, the weight of memory creeping into her tone. "He found me to be precise. I must’ve been seven or eight at the time, I don’t remember much, but I remember my father had died in a hunting accident and my mother... she fell ill and passed not long after, perhaps she was brokenhearted, doesn’t matter, in the end I was left alone."

She looked down at her hands, fidgeting with the fabric of her sleeve.

"You know... people back then weren’t like they are today," she said quietly. "Maybe it was the world we lived in. The land was harsher. The danger was everywhere. It hardened people’s hearts, made them colder... crueler."

Her fingers tightened slightly around the sleeve, as if she were holding on to something slipping away. "In a world where survival was a daily battle, kindness felt like a luxury most couldn’t afford. And overtime... cruelty became the norm."

The girl sighed, her shoulders slumping under the weight of memory. "In my tribe... if you couldn’t contribute, you were considered a burden," she said quietly. "After I lost my parents, there was no one left to look after me. And I was too young to offer anything of real value to the tribe..." Latest content publıshed on noᴠelfire.net

She drew in a shaky breath, eyes fixed on some distant point only she could see. "It didn’t take long before people started to look at me differently. Like I was a liability. A leech, draining their strength, their resources... their lives."

She paused, eyes distant now, as though she were seeing something far beyond the distance, something she had buried long ago, "So they abandoned me," she said simply. "Left me behind."

There was a long silence before she continued, her voice softer now, but steadier. "The world was different back then. It was wild, dangerous, and savage. The lands were filled with beasts that roamed freely. Giants still wandered the outer lands. No place is safe, and for a child, being left alone in that kind of world... it was the same as a death sentence." She gave a short, bitter laugh, not mocking, but worn.

"I wandered through that wilderness for a week. Just me, and the silence, and the cold. No food. No shelter. Every sound could have been the end of me. Every shadow looked like teeth. I remember being hungry, scared, cold... but more than that, I remember as if I’m alone in the world."