• It was silent in the royal bedroom.....
    You only can hear the dripping of the crystal drops falling down from the beautiful wall.... the Sorrow Wall... made by a fairy and it only works on magic... how... nobody knows....


    The King passed away....

    King Rubenheart was the most beloved King of Saphire Mountain Kingdom.
    Queen Esmeralda sat crying beside the body of her husband....

    His face seemed happy... his silver hair and beard was still glittering in the lights of the crystal lamps hanging above his bed.

    *knock*

    Nanny Silvy was running after Xaphira and yelling : "come back u cant enter!"...

    "Forgive me your Majesty i could not hold her any longer...."

    "Its okay Silvy... thank u , you are dismissed...." the Queen said in low voice.

    Xaphira, 8 years old... ran to the bed of her father....
    "Father! oh dont leave me father..... *cries*.... is he dead Mother?"

    Tears were running from Queen Esmeralda's face as she was holding her daughter firmly and telling her : "Yes my child, he is dead... don't cry! he is where the Angels are and the Fairies now!"

    "But Mother! who is gonna take me on horseriding tomorrow! *cry* i am gonna miss father deeply!"

    "I have a meeting with the Ministers now, Xaph, so you go to sleep and tomorrow i will tell u about an Adventure your Father was in okay?" said Queen Esmeralda to her child....

    "Okay Mother! Good Night Mother" Xaphira gives her mother a goodnight kiss and her Mother summoned Silvy to take her to bed.

    Lying and tossing around Xaphira could not sleep... images of her dad were running though her mind... father sick.... doctor said he gonna die... unexplainable desease.... she overheared in the kitchens of the palace... rumors of the personel...

    Xaphira liked to eavedrop.

    Suddenly Xaphira stood up and sneaked through her bedroomdoor.... soft on her woolen socks she passed the sleeping nanny.... and went to the Conference room where the Queen and her Ministers were gathering for the meeting.

    Silently she sat in a dark corner, so nobody could see her and she overheared the discussions....

    "Now! Can anybody tell me how it was possible to serve poisened soup to our King!!! Did nobody noticed a stranger into the kitchens or so???" the Queen yelled at her Ministers.

    Again she yelled: "he did not have had the time to point an heir to his throne!!! Xaphira is a girl and it must be a boy who can be an heir!!! Unless she gets married and the Prince, my son in law... wil get the Kingdom then!!! but she is barely 9 years old! To young to marry!!!"

    "My Queen," said Ashar the Minister of Internal Affairs, "I have a suggestion... our neighbour King Rudolf has a 10 year old son... we could make an arrangement for the wedding ... we have plenty of time... till Xaphira is at her age of wed..."

    Xaphira jumped afraid up... "getting married with that fat kid???? no way! "she thought....

    Her eyelids began to fall down and tired she went silently to her room...... scared of being wed out at 18 years old... she thinks: "i must make a plan...... now... to escape the castle before I turn 17... !"

    Her head touched the soft pillow of her bed and she fell asleep....




    to be continued.....