To the unknown lands

We haven’t stopped for a moment from morning until dawn. I was not feeling my legs anymore. I was always complaining about carriage rides but, compare to this back horse riding, it was heaven. From the moment in the morning until I came my senses, I was riding behind of the Tharon.

First, I rejected to hold him, and tried to hold the saddle of the horse, but the lands got bumpy and rough, and the inside of the forest was dark that you cannot see anything. Black forest, was giving due to its name. I was getting scarier and lands was getting rougher, on a one bump, I was nearly falling down from the horse. Before I know what I was doing, I have hugged him from his back with a flashing instinct as I was trying not to fall.

His stiff neck has moved a little and he throw a gaze at me, but he didn’t say anything. We have continued to riding. I was just trying to hold him loose, I wasn’t willing to lean on somebody who has mercilessly beaten me and kidnapped me. However, it was hard to balance myself. A short while after, we heard a howl from the deeps of forest.

"What was that sound?”

“Werewolves” he said briefly and calmly.

I panicked for a brief moment, but then I thought, there was no such thing as werewolves. He was just trying

to mock me. I have look around and I saw smirking faces of the other riders. I felt angrier than ever. He has kidnapped me and now insulting me? That was too much. I have released my arms around him and turned back to holding the saddle. I was too determined not to hold him again but maybe it was a wrong call.

Not too much after than I release him, the horse suddenly afraid of something and it rose on its hind legs and reared up.

I was falling. I have tried to hold saddle desperately but it has no use. I was sure I was going to hit the floor this time and maybe lose some of my teeth if I am lucky. Then I felt that firm grip again on my arm. This time I was happy to be pulled up like that tough. He just easily lift me like I have no weight and put me in front of him on the horse. He wrapped one of his arms around my waist and hold me firmly.

He slowly leaned to my ear and whispered.

“Stop acting like a child and stay still. I am not dying to hold you close either.”

I have flushed. I knew that he was not liking me in any kind, and he was aware of despise of mine but, I was not know that he feels despise for me too. I felt insulted. Since I am a princess, I was thinking that being close

to me is a blessing. I was too young and inexperienced. That was the first time a man was this close to me, and he despised by me.

After that, I haven’t done anything. Not even twitched a nerve. While sun goes down, it was becoming impossible to see the road. At that point, we had to stop. There was a creek and the group chose its bank to camping.

He got down from the horse and hold me from my waits with two enormous hands of him, which were can touch each other around my waist, and get me down. We were riding from since morning. We have just stopped a couple times for horses and he did not let us get down. The moment he put me down, I have couldn’t feel my legs and collapsed. He catch me one more time. He just wrapped one of his arms around my underarms and pulled

me close to him. We were so close that our breathes were hitting each other. He looked me directly in my eyes. His black jewel eyes were penetrating. I thought he was seen my soul for a brief moment. Then he pulled himself together instantly. And, make me seated on a big rock at the bank of the creek.  I was puzzled and exhausted. I didn’t know where we are or what to do anymore. I was just feeling lost.

In couple of minutes, Mary has come nearer to me and we have talked for the first time after all this madness has started. She just whispered,

“Don’t worry my precious princess; I am sure your father will rescue you as soon as he finds out the situation. “

“He will rescue us, Mary. I won’t go anywhere without you. “

“Thank you my lady.”

We have hold hands of each other. I felt relieved for the first time after all these things happened. It did not last too long.

“What are you whispering abut?” One of the men has caught us talking. When he said that, Tharon looked us fiercely, come across the group, and get near to us. He grasped my arm again without saying anything and lifted

me. He dragged me behind and put me on a clutter of fabrics that I assume they were blankets.

One of the men has set a campfire in front of us. I wasn’t complaining. The heat of the fire was warming my joints, which were pushed harder more than ever in my life. I was feeling hungry and exhausted. They have cooked something on the fire, which smells delicious and juicy. But, I wasn’t planning to go and eat the meals my kidnappers has cooked.

As I have expected, the Tharon brought some food and put it in front of me like throwing to a dog. I have turned my head. He did not paid any attention to me. He sat next to me and eat his own meal. He was holding a big drumstick of a chicken and eating it with his bare hands. He was looking so barbaric, which was suiting his behavior too. He was looking like he was going to eat the chicken with its bones. If I have to admit, I was feeling very hungry, and seeing him eating with this much appetite, was making me hungrier. However, I had no intension to eat whatever

they cooked. It was an insult for me.

At the end of the meal, he looked my dish and talked,

“Are you planning to eat those or not?”

“No! I won’t eat your stinky meat. “

“Your call, princess. But be aware that we won’t stop for meals

that often. You need to eat whenever it is offered. “

“Well, thank you obviously generous kidnapper…” I have said it

with a tone of mocking in my voice, “I don’t take lecture from bandits.”

“Okay than, get up from bandits’ blankets so we can all sleep.”

As I have guessed, I was sitting on blankets. I got up, he took the blankets and distributed to his men. He gave one to me and one to Marry. Marry took the blanket and wrapped it around her shoulders quickly. It was a wise

thing to do, because the wind started to blow very strongly. However, I wasn’t planning to surrender that easy. My bones were frozen, my ears and fingers lost their feeling, but I was sure I won’t use any of their offerings.

He chose two watchmen, and decided them to shift in 2-3 hours and rotate. He sat down next to me, trusted his back to a tree and fell asleep. I have tried to sleep too, but it was kind of impossible on the bare ground.

Everybody except watchmen and me were sleeping. I have tried to use dry leaves as a comforting element. They weren’t help that much but, I was so exhausted, even in these conditions I have succeeded to fall asleep.

During my sleep, I have felt a warmth was covering me. It was like my mother’s arms hugging and whispering me everything going to be just fine. When I woke up with the noises of men around me, I have seen a blanket has been

thrown on me. I kicked the blanket off me and threw furious looks around. I was acting furious, but was glad in a way. That blanket has prevent me freeze to die.

In the morning, he gave us some hardtack for breakfast. I didn’t eat that either. Then we have started our annoying travel all over again. This time, he didn’t let me to sit back of the horse. He took me in front of him and hold me with one arm. Noon came by, then it turned to night, we were still on the road. If we keep riding like this, my one-week road estimate would be wrong. I believe they were aiming to reach there in three days.

The second night, they let Marry to come near me for a brief moment. As soon as we get back together, we hugged each other in tears. While hugging me, Marry left something in my palm secretly. It was dried fruits. She was

aware that I am not eating and she tried to feed me with something. I was about to cry. After my mum passed, she was the only one I have. We have looked each other, didn’t talk anything because as soon as we start talking they were separating us, cried silently. After a while, they came and took Mary again.

I was hungry, cold and tired. But I was happy to have Marry with me. I opened my palm carefully and saw the fruits again. I ate it without letting anybody know. Maybe, It was not enough food for anybody but it was something

to give me some strength. I was not eating too much anyway.

Then it was the time for sleeping again. This time I didn’t turn over the blanket and crawled underneath it. I was just wishing to skip the days and face whatever is going to happen to me.

In the middle of night, I felt that I have to go to bathroom. By bathroom I was referring to the woods of course. I woke up. Tharon was sleeping next to me. I quietly sneaked near from him and found one of the watchmen. I explained what I need to do and he took me through the woods. It was blind dark out the camping area. I was waiting to my eyes get used to the dark, but there was no use. He took me to a group of bushes and started to stare at me. I said.

“What are you staring at? Turn back! “ He said,

“How can I know that you are not gonna run?”

“I won’t. I have to do that, but I cannot, if you keep staring at

me.”

“Okay” he said and turned around. I have found a blind spot and crouch down. Suddenly I have felt eyes on me. When I turned back, the watchmen was next to me and looking at me with a hungry expression on his face.

“What are you doing?” I asked in a shock. He did not answer my question but I was aware what was going on.

“If you do something to me, Tharon will punish you.”

“What do you know about Tharon you b*tch. Do you thing that anybody cares what happens to a h*re  from Havalin

Kingdom?”

He started to undo his pants. I have pulled out my undergarment in a hurry and tried to run away but he attacked on me. Now I was lying on the ground and this stinky pig was on me. I have tried to fight back. I have tried to scream but he blocked my mouth with his greasy palm. He was so heavy. He was smashing my light bones with his huge weight and he was trying to pull down my undergarment with his other hand. He ripped out a part of my dress from the upper side.

There was a ringing sound in my ears. I was about to black out from his weight still trying to fight my way out. I have managed to bite his hand. I bite it so hard even I tasted his blood. For a brief moment, he pulled his hand off my mount and swore.

I catch that opportunity and I screamed. As soon as I screamed, he blocked my mouth again. This time he

was swearing to all my country and my family with me.

“You f*cking b*tch. Did you think you could escape from me? I will going to f*ck you so hard as f*cking all of your country. Useless Havalin Kingdom’s juicy princess. You gonna be f*cked like a pig”

I was crying like a river, the teardrops was ponding on my eyes and blurring my view. I knew it was the end. Either this pig would kill me or I would kill myself if he violates me.

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