The next morning, princess Agatha was preparing to request an audience with the king and was thinking: "If the woman said that there were those flowers all over the kingdom, how come I never saw them? Are they so rare nowadays? But that could be because I don't go to many places... But James surely never saw it either, because he would have brought it to me by now. I wonder if people know they can make magic with the flower?".
After eating his breakfast, suddenly one of her handmaidens came to bring her a message. She told her:
"Good morning, Your Highness. The king requests your presence.
The princess, surprised, thanked her, got ready and went to meet her father.
When Agatha arrived at the hall to which she had been summoned, she saw the king sitting in an armchair gazing at the horizon. He looked worried and tired, as if he hadn't slept that night.
"Your Majesty. You wanted to see me?", said the princess when they were alone in the room.
"You know you don't need to keep these formalities here, my little one!", said the king.
He stood up and the two embraced.
"Have a seat. I called you here because I want to tell you something that I should have told you long ago, but never could. It's a story that involves your mother and also something called magic", said the king looking attentively at his daughter.
The princess was astonished by this speech and sat down trying to remain calm, despite the growing anxiety she felt. The king also sat down and began to speak:
"A long time ago, when you were little, there came a man here in the kingdom named Isra. He caused great harm, we almost came to an internal war, all because of a flower he brought with him. It was a black blossom with a yellow center. It became known here as the magic flower".
The princess' eyes widened, but she disguised herself before the king saw her countenance. The king continued:
"With it, people could do something called magic, create supernatural things. The man also brought a book in which he had written down everything that people could do with magic and how many flowers were needed for each thing.
No one ever knew how the man got these flowers, but it seemed that he had found the greatest treasure of his life. He told the people that anyone could use this plant and taught them how to use it. There were several and he gave them to some people who, out of nowhere, made extraordinary things appear like: gold became abundant, beautiful houses appeared quickly, and people who were ugly became slender. After a while, everybody in the kingdom was just talking about it.
Soon the fact came to my attention and I summoned the man to the palace. Then I could see with my own eyes the wonder that this flower was.
To be continued...
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The Frog Collector
FantasyPrincess Agatha is about to live the most intense days of her life. It all starts with a answer she will give to Prince James. But when she goes to the usual place where she will give that answer, he's not there. She waits, but tired decides to look...
