Free Fairytale chosen by Maya Shepherd Page A

my kingdom are not only the people but also the dwarves, mermaids, fairies and any other magical beings. They are also keen to assist me in choosing the right bride. The dwarves would have tested you for greed. Have you shared with them your supplies? "
    Heera sniffed. "Yes."
    "Have them swept away the snow?"
    "Yes."
    Lean frowned in confusion. "But then you should have found the strawberries!"
    Heera grinned at him cheekily. "They were excellent!"
    Lean plan only incredulous eyes, but then began to laugh out loud. "You ate it yourself?" He chuckled in disbelief.
    Heera had to admit that he was laughing at her significantly different than he used to be stiffly on the throne. It made him less royal and more human. "If your mother wants to have strawberries in winter, she should go herself to pick it. Besides, I'm sure Amphion could conjure her that. "
    "She might," agreed Lean. "You made a good impression on her."
    "Well not even once" muttered Heera before she could think about her words. Almost from the moment they were uttered, Lean became serious again. That was the reason why he was here.
    "Why did you apply for me?" He asked her straight out. He asked the question already since the first day, when she had stood in front of him on stage.
    Heera sighed. Although she did not like the prince, she did not want to lie to him. He should know why she had come and why she wanted to go back. He ought to know the truth.
    "Actually, I just wanted to go with my sister. I never expected that you would choose me, "she confided. At the corner of her heart she wished that he would explain why he had chosen her. But Lean did not agree with this reason.
    "And why do you want now to go back?"
    "I thought Medea would need someone to protect her, but it turned out that she would cope better without me." She could not hide the regret in her voice.
    "You give up just because of her?"
    Heera smiled unhappily. "Let's be honest, I would be a terrible queen and an even a worse wife. We would both be unhappy. "
    Lean seemed to think her words, but then he shook his head. "I believe that there is more in you than that rebel. Maybe you could try to see me as more than a snooty and spoiled prince? "
    At his words a faint smile flickered on her lips. He seemed to have read her thoughts. "If you want to find a good bride, you should choose Medea. She adores you, since she came into this world. "
    Lean chuckled at her words, but did not go on to elaborate it, but instead he leaned confidentially closer to Heera. "Shall I tell you something?" The flickering light of the candle reflected in his dark eyes.
    She grinned and nodded, as she expected that he would go on joking, but his eyes became serious when he said: ". I do not want to get married actually"
    Incredulous and with big eyes she looked at him. She had believed that he could not wait to ascend the throne and the first hurdle it was now time to find a bride and marry her.
    When she said nothing, Lean continued: "My father is a good king. I would not mind if he would stay for some time still, but my parents and the people expect that I will soon take its place. Everyone in Chóraleio looking forward to the big wedding party and I am supposed to give the people a queen they deserve and who should only be the best. It's up to me to find her. "
    Heera thoughtfully observed his face as he spoke. She felt responsible for her family. Lean does not have just a handful of people to care, but many thousands. . He seemed to want the best for the people; She had always assumed that everything, that happened outside of the castle, didn't matter. It had to be difficult for him, not to decide about his life freely, but only and always need to meet the expectations of others. His whole life has been planned for him and he must submit to it whether he wanted to or not. She never expected that she would even feel compassion for a prince.
    Lean rose from his chair. "I'll now leave you alone. Thank you for your