“Yes?”
“What are my parents like? Or should I say our parents?”
“I never called them mom or dad but they were like parents to me. Amelia is wonderful! She always took such good care of everyone. She was also very protective. Jack was somewhat quiet, but very loving. They were a perfect couple.” They smiled at each other.
“Did you help take care of me when I was born?” Nikoleta asked. “A little. There was only so much a small dragon could do but I did sing to you.” “You did? What did you sing?” Nikoleta thought it was very sweet and could imagine a younger Kibbie singing to her. “It went like this...” Kibbie began to sing:
“Go to sleep little baby,
You are very tired.
Mommy's rocking you by the warm fire.
Daddy reads you a book and sissy sings you a song,
So you can sleep well all night long.”
Kibbie laughed, “It's something I made up myself.” “Did my dad like to read?” Nikoleta asked. “Yeah he did. Seemed to always be reading something and like the song says, he read to you, too.”
“That must be why I like to read,” Nikoleta smiled.
Nikoleta found it interesting that her and her father were similar. Slowly and surely pieces of her life were falling into place. Things finally started making sense. Kibbie curled up in Nikoleta's arms and they both drifted off to sleep.
***
The next morning, inside the castle walls, Princess Karina sat at the breakfast table angered and outraged, “How could this happen?! I want them killed!”
8
D ay woke up before the others so she started cooking breakfast. She found eggs, fruit and bread in Raphael's cupboards. Soon after, Bosh woke up and came to the dining room table.
Meanwhile, on the bunk beds, Kibbie was stirring. After she yawned, stretched and rubbed her eyes she tapped Nikoleta on the shoulder to wake her up. Surprisingly, Nikoleta woke pretty quickly. Rubbing her eyes, she climbed down the small ladder while Kibbie fetched wet wash cloths for them. Nikoleta put on her clothes and looked at the knife Day had given her. It was a beautiful knife but it still made Nikoleta nervous to even have it. She put it away in her bag.
After washing up, they both went to the table to join the others. Once they sat down, Day said hesitantly, “We need to be very careful these next few days," Nikoleta and Kibbie looked at each other. “Why?” Nikoleta asked. Day answered, “I've had a strong sense of lurking danger since I woke this morning.”
“Day, I told you I stayed up most of the night and kept guard, everything is fine,” Bosh explained. “It's not that, Bosh. Someone will be looking for us.”
“What? Who?” Nikoleta asked. “I'm not sure,” Day answered. “I can just sense that someone knows we are here.”
Suddenly, the door opened and Bosh and Day jumped up holding a butter knife in her hand. It was only Raphael. “Good...morning…” he said with a raised brow. “What's going on?”
“Oh, nothing!” Day answered. “You just gave us a fright.”
“Oh, I am terribly sorry for that.”
Nikoleta noticed that Raphael was holding a handful of tulips, pink tulips to be exact. She read somewhere before that pink tulips mean affection. Maybe he didn’t know that. Just then, Raphael was standing in front of her handing her the flowers, “These are for you, Nikoleta. These lovely flowers for a lovely woman.” Nikoleta was surprised. Woman ? No one ever called her a woman before and no one had gotten her flowers before.
“What are my parents like? Or should I say our parents?”
“I never called them mom or dad but they were like parents to me. Amelia is wonderful! She always took such good care of everyone. She was also very protective. Jack was somewhat quiet, but very loving. They were a perfect couple.” They smiled at each other.
“Did you help take care of me when I was born?” Nikoleta asked. “A little. There was only so much a small dragon could do but I did sing to you.” “You did? What did you sing?” Nikoleta thought it was very sweet and could imagine a younger Kibbie singing to her. “It went like this...” Kibbie began to sing:
“Go to sleep little baby,
You are very tired.
Mommy's rocking you by the warm fire.
Daddy reads you a book and sissy sings you a song,
So you can sleep well all night long.”
Kibbie laughed, “It's something I made up myself.” “Did my dad like to read?” Nikoleta asked. “Yeah he did. Seemed to always be reading something and like the song says, he read to you, too.”
“That must be why I like to read,” Nikoleta smiled.
Nikoleta found it interesting that her and her father were similar. Slowly and surely pieces of her life were falling into place. Things finally started making sense. Kibbie curled up in Nikoleta's arms and they both drifted off to sleep.
***
The next morning, inside the castle walls, Princess Karina sat at the breakfast table angered and outraged, “How could this happen?! I want them killed!”
8
D ay woke up before the others so she started cooking breakfast. She found eggs, fruit and bread in Raphael's cupboards. Soon after, Bosh woke up and came to the dining room table.
Meanwhile, on the bunk beds, Kibbie was stirring. After she yawned, stretched and rubbed her eyes she tapped Nikoleta on the shoulder to wake her up. Surprisingly, Nikoleta woke pretty quickly. Rubbing her eyes, she climbed down the small ladder while Kibbie fetched wet wash cloths for them. Nikoleta put on her clothes and looked at the knife Day had given her. It was a beautiful knife but it still made Nikoleta nervous to even have it. She put it away in her bag.
After washing up, they both went to the table to join the others. Once they sat down, Day said hesitantly, “We need to be very careful these next few days," Nikoleta and Kibbie looked at each other. “Why?” Nikoleta asked. Day answered, “I've had a strong sense of lurking danger since I woke this morning.”
“Day, I told you I stayed up most of the night and kept guard, everything is fine,” Bosh explained. “It's not that, Bosh. Someone will be looking for us.”
“What? Who?” Nikoleta asked. “I'm not sure,” Day answered. “I can just sense that someone knows we are here.”
Suddenly, the door opened and Bosh and Day jumped up holding a butter knife in her hand. It was only Raphael. “Good...morning…” he said with a raised brow. “What's going on?”
“Oh, nothing!” Day answered. “You just gave us a fright.”
“Oh, I am terribly sorry for that.”
Nikoleta noticed that Raphael was holding a handful of tulips, pink tulips to be exact. She read somewhere before that pink tulips mean affection. Maybe he didn’t know that. Just then, Raphael was standing in front of her handing her the flowers, “These are for you, Nikoleta. These lovely flowers for a lovely woman.” Nikoleta was surprised. Woman ? No one ever called her a woman before and no one had gotten her flowers before.
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