Chapter 4 SECRETS YET UNTOLD

''I...I...'' Jeff mumble words

''Why, Why?'' Jennie screams as tears drop from both her eyes

''I'm so sorry

Jennie, it was for my safety" Jeff

replied

''Yes Jennie'' The healer adds

''You knew?'' Jennie asks as she turns over to face him in

shock

''Yes Jennie he

did, try and understand me'' Jeff replied

''Oh, well I hope

you are save as I am leaving now'' Jennie

says as she wipe off her tears and walks away

''Jennie! Jennie! Jennie!'' Jeff yells as he tries to run after her

''Don't worry

Jeff, she just needs time to process this, it's a lot to take in, she would

come around in now time'' The princess

says

''She's the best

thing that has ever happened to me, she saved my life'' Jeff says as he sits facing his head down staring at the ground

''I warned you

Jeff, I did.'' The healer adds

''Come on do not scare him, Cheer up

Jeff, a couple of days ago you were half dead, why not we forget about this and

celebrate'' The princess says

''Well that is

correct Princess Nora'' The healer says

''Your name is

Nora, Cute'' He says as he partially

smiles

''Do not call me

cute, I am a strong woman, strongest in my lineage'' The princess says as she gets up and scatters Jeff's hair jokingly

''You still have

that wine for special occasions?'' The

princess asked the healer

''Yes of course,

I do'' The healer replied

''Bring it then,

Let us celebrate the resurrection of the chosen one'' The princess says as both her and the healer laughs as he goes on to

get the wine

''You know me?'' Jeff says in curiosity

''Of course, who

does not know the delusional boy of Lupton. I for one, do not think you are

delusional'' The princess replied

''Why, that of

all the people in the kingdom, it is the princess that believes me, most of

close friends have turn to foes because of my dreams, but then the princess of

Lupton believes me how ironic'' Jeff says

as he lets out a laugh

''Wine is here'' The healer says

''Irish?'' Jeff asked

''Yes'' The healer replied, as he pours into their

glasses

''Let's make a

toast'' The princess says

''Okay'' Both The healer and Jeff responds

''May the roof over your head be always

strong and may you be in heaven an half hour before the devil knows you are

dead'' The princess says staring at Jeff

as they all sip their wine

AT ZAC'S HOUSE

''What in the

world is going on'' Zac yells

''What do you

mean'' Joe replied

''What are you

asking Joe? Look around you, we have nothing to eat, the house is empty'' Zac

says angrily

''Well your great

king struck again'' Joe replied

''How do you

mean?'' Zac asked looking confused

''Well at the

early hours of this morning, valid information reaching me was that bandits

attacked the farmland and stores, the only stores left untouched are the stores

at the road leading to the big river, and it is not known if they will be

spared'' Joe replied

''What is this

nonsense you speak of again Zac? Please enough'' Zack replied

''Okay then Zac,

let us mount those places and guard them and watch if they bandits will strike

again, we capture one of them and interrogate them'' Joe replied

''Okay, then we

need to call for a meeting then'' Zack says still in disbelief

JENNIE'S HOUSE

''I am just glad

she is back'' Maria says

''Why would you

say that, you still need to check her if she is okay'' Malcolm Replied

''No, no, no, I

do not want to scare her again'' Maria

replied

''But we need to

know how she is doing'' Malcolm replied

''No, leave her

be'' Maria Says as Jennie tries to

walk across the room which her parents sat to discuss

''Jennie'' Maria calls

''Yes, mom''

Jennie responded almost immediately

''I called your

friend Amanda to come spend some time with you okay?'' Maria says

''Okay'' Jennie

says as she walks away

''Why would you

do that'' Malcolm exclaims

''She needs

company'' Maria replied

''Get her a pet'' Malcolm says

''Hahaha, very

funny'' Maria replied

''Was not

intended to be funny'' Malcolm says as he leaves the sitting room

AT THE HEALER'S

''Let's go for a

walk'' Nora says

''Okay princess Nora''

Jeff says as he lets out a grin

''That's enough

of the teasing Jeff'' Nora says as she lets out a blush

''And if I don't

stop?'' Jeff asked smiling really hard

"I'll kill you''

Nora replied

"Let me see you

try" Jeff says as he runs into the woods and Nora zooms after him almost

immediately, running really fast Jeff trips on a wood and falls as Nora follows

as she gets tripped by Jeff Foot hanging in the air from falling she trips on

him, and they stare at each other for few seconds.

"You have got

really beautiful eyes" Jeff says

"Thank you" Nora

replied Still staring into his eyes as she was still on top of him, She leans

closer and kissed Jeff slowly from his lower lip to his upper lip slowly and

softly as Jeff stops her

"Stop" Jeff says with

a very low voice

"Why?" Nora asked

"I know because

of that girl right?" Nora asked again

"She doesn't

deserve you, she doesn't even know you like I do, what has it been a week or

two, she haven't even come to check up on you, being really selfish thinking

all about her self, and not about you, who almost lost your life and do not

know the where about of your father, forget about her Jeff, Okay?" Nora adds as

she leans towards him again and continues kissing him as he undressed her undressing

her was an act of recklessness, a kind of vandalism, like releasing a zoo full

of animals, or blowing up a dam but he didn't think about that has he continued

and he pulled down he's pants and slided them off and starts kissing her from

her neck back to her lips passionately

Wind blows softly

on the hill as a voice echo around it as the sky, at sunset, looked like a carnivorous flower

''Today more than any other day in our lives,

is the most important day, there is trouble in the land, and we have soughed to

go to our king to table this down before him but I was told he was not on sit,

within the past few years there has been rumors of our own king being the cause

of our problems which I very well do not believe, but because of the

circumstances surrounding everything I have resulted to a plan, and everyone

here now are people I trust with my own life, so we are going to test run my

plan within the next few days, and if it turns out you all are wrong, anyone

caught carryout false rumors will be killed by order of The KING'' Zac speaks

and all of a sudden hears a voice from the crowd of men who stood before

him

''What if we are right''

''Some nights in the midst of this loneliness I swung among the scattered stars at the end of

the thin thread of faith alone. One can only hope " Zac says as he leaves

The men who

gathered began to talk as he left

''I do not trust

this Zac''

''Neither do I''

''He loves the

king so much and could betray us''

''The same king

who killed his wife''

''He still has no

idea''

''He knows but

refuse to believe, sees the truth but calls it lies''

''Leave him be,

the truth is only hidden for a while'' Jerome says as he opens his arms wide to

hug them

''Welcome

brother, I thought you would not come''

''Why would I

miss this? Well let's forget about this and go and have drinks in the pub''

Jerome says

''That's why we

love you Jerome'' The all say in a mocking voice as they all laugh and walk

down to the pub to have drink

Few Days Later

''Hey Jennie its

fine okay?'' Amanda says

''I just do not understand

why he would do such a thing to me'' Jennie replied

''We warned you,

we saw what you were blind to see, and its fine'' Amanda says as she wipes

Jennie's tears

AT The Healer's

''I think I will

go and check on my house and find my father'' Jeff says

''Sure you can,

and I will do well to accompany you'' Nora says

''Are you sure it

is safe?'' The healer replied

''Yeah, I will

cover my face, no one would recognize me'' Nora replied

''I am not

talking about you Nora, I am talking about him, the people who did that to your

house might still be out there'' The healer replied

''Yes, but they

think I am dead'' Jeff replied

''Well you are

correct, very well then, you may go'' The healer says as Jeff hold the right hand

of the princess and leaves with her

Moments Later

''Are you sure he

survived this?'' Nora says as the walk inside the burnt house

''Yes, he is a

very strong man, besides we are die twice'' Jeff replied as he bends on his

toes to pick up something off the floor of the brunt room which they stood

''This is my old

photo book'' Jeff says as he tries to clean front cover with his cloth

''Let me have a

look'' Nora says as he opens it surfing through it

''These people

destroyed everything'' Jeff says as tears drop from both his eyes

''They will pay

for this, do not worry Jeff'' Nora says as she cleans his tears and hugs him

''We need to go,

try and check hospitals and clinics check if you father is still alive'' Nora

adds

''Yes, you are

right'' Jeff replied

''I am always

right'' Nora says as they both smile as they left

Jason's House

''Emmy, Emmy,

Emmy'' Jason yells as he runs towards the entrance of his house, Emmy stood up

almost immediately standing on his guard should in case there be any trouble he

always tries never to be caught off guard.

''Emmy'' Jason

yells again as he joins Emmy inside

''What is

wrong?'' Emmy says holding up a big rod walking towards the entrance where his

brother Jason had come through trying to check if there was any trouble

''Drop that''

Jason says

''What is wrong''

Emmy asked again she drops the rod in relieve

''I saw him today,

just right now'' Jason said

''Who do you

speak of'' Emmy asks looking curious this time

''Jeff, he is

alive'' Jason says

''That means

Amanda and Alex were saying the truth'' Emmy says

''Yes'' Jason

says as he tries to relax as he had been breathing heavily from running to come

and deliver the news to his brother

''But how did he

escape the fire, they were all in there'' Emmy asks

''Maybe he is the

chosen one after all'' Jason says as his brother stares at him almost

immediately