The Tale of Princess Lillianna by Robi Crusoe (free e books to read txt) 📕

Lillianna made Salinski a small room on a shelf and a place to put her belongings. The only thing that protected her from the creatures of the night was her necklace. It seemed to make a protective bubble around her wherever she went. It also gave of warmth, which was good because of the coldness under the bridge. She never showed the necklace to anyone, in order that she would not be recognized by the media.
After a week of living under the bridge she finally decided that it was time to seek revenge on the one who killed her. Her plan was to wipe Herome’s memory with the machine in the castle, then train him to be her personal assistant. She laughed deviously at the thought of it.
“He will rue the day he kidnapped me!” she said to herself. “Rue it!”
Her trip to Spain took almost a month, along with days of long treks over the hilly land of Germany. When she finally found the barracks in which Herome lived she sat down on his bed and waited. When Herome came in he was shocked.
“Princessa!” he gasped. “I thought you were dead!” “Think again princess killer!” screamed Lillianna.
Then she picked up a knife and lunged at Herome. He then parried the blow and went on against Lillianna. They fought all through the night, neither of them seeming to grow weary. By day break the battle was over. Lillianna had Herome pinned down on the bed, a knife at his throat. Then before Herome could say anything she knocked him out and took him to the castle.
There she strapped him onto the machine and started turning it on. At that moment Herome woke up.
“Princessa, is that you?” he asked.
“Yes it is Herome!” she laughed. “Now, prepare to meet the same fate that you brought upon me!” Then before he could say any more she flipped the switch. Herome silently screamed as he fell into the dark bowels of his mind.
When Herome awoke he was dressed in a fancy servants outfit.
“Where am I?” he wondered aloud. Suddenly a voice came from upstairs.
“Why hello little servant!” said Lillianna as she walked down the flight of stairs. “Aren’t you supposed to be tending the garden?” The moment that he had heard her voice something had clicked inside his head. He now remembered everything that he had lost to the brain-washing device. But he now had a plan.
“I was just getting ready to do that just now.” He said.
“Excellent!” Lillianna said. Then she walked back up to her room. That night Herome crept up to Lillianna’s room, wielding a rusty frying pan from the kitchen. When he got up there though, he saw his dagger on a table.
“This will do better!” he thought. Then he grabbed the dagger and set the pan down softly next to him. He tiptoed his way across the room and readied to plunge the dagger strait into Lillianna’s heart.
Then suddenly her hand shot up and grabbed hold of Herome’s wrist.
“You will never kill me Herome, so don’t even try!” she hissed.
“And you will never kill me!” said Herome. “In fact, I’ll be the one that get’s you in the end.”
“Never!” she screamed. Then grabbing the frying pan of the ground she swung at Herome. They fought for hours, no one giving in. Finally by morning Herome had Lillianna pinned to the ground. He quickly called the SSA and told them to send reinforcements.
“At last I’ve caught you princessa!” he said triumphantly.
“I will get my revenge if it’s the last thing I do!” Lillianna screamed. Then the SSA pulled her into a barred cage. As Herome watched her he felt an odd twang in his heart. It was a mixture of triumph and joy. But there was something else. Something he couldn’t explain. Because what he was feeling was the feeling of love!


Chapter 3: Love


By the time Lillianna had spent seven years in prison she was twenty-one. Herome often came to see her during her time there. When he visited he would tell her stories. Most were of his childhood, or at least all that he remembered. They usually went something like this,
“I was the son of a castle knight by the name of Jerome, and his wife Henrietta. We were very poor, barely making a living by the crops that we grew. I worked most mornings and sometimes played with my friends in the afternoon. When I was 7 my parents sent me to an army training course. There I stayed until I was 14. Then my coach sent me of to the SSA. Now I’ve been here for 14 years.” Herome told Lillianna.
“Wow Herome!” gasped Lillianna. “That story was so, so riveting!”
“And just what’s so riveting about it?” asked Herome.
“Well….” said Lillianna shyly.
“Well what?” questioned Herome.
“I’ve never thought of you as a farm hand before!” she said quickly.
“That was only for the first seven years of my life okay!” Herome said, embarrassed. Then he quickly swiped a look at his watch.
“I think it’s about time for me to go.” He said firmly.
“Goodbye princessa.”
“Goodbye Herome.” said Lillianna. Then, with a small bow he left the dungeon. Salinski wandered in and out of the crevices hidden within the walls of the SSA. He had to find Lillianna before it was too late! Finally he found her asleep inside her cell.
“Lillianna!” Salinski screamed. “It’s Salinski. I’ve come to rescue you!”
“Salinski?” said Lillianna drowsily.
“Yes. We need to hurry.” said Salinski urgently.
“Well why didn’t you say so!” said Lillianna. “Let’s go!”
“I’ve got the keys right here!” he said. Then he quickly unlocked the cell door.
“Thanks!” Lillianna said hastily. Then they slipped of into the night.
When Herome noticed that the prisoner had escaped he was furious.
“Why did I ever think that I might, just might be able too trust her!” he mumbled to himself. He then sounded the alarm, which resounded all through the building.
“The princess has escaped, I repeat, the princess has escaped!” he said hastily into his watch. All the spies then rushed quickly out of the room.
“We must get her back!” he screamed. “The entirety of Spain depends on it!” Then quietly he added to himself. “And my heart does too.”
Lillianna and Salinski tore through the streets of Spain, trying to find a place to spend the night. They soon found an old shack off the outskirts of the city. There they stayed for a fortnight. Every night Lillianna would think of Herome, longing to tell him that she loved him. Herome also thought this way about Lillianna, wanting to find her with all his heart. He was longing to tell her the exact same thing.
Sometimes Lillianna would read stories out of the little book that Herome had given her. She read by the light of her necklace, which seemed to be glowing brighter now. The stories were all of Herome’s adventures on the farm. They were with his friend Della, a girl from a farm that lived down the street. Often Lillianna thought of herself as Della, going on amazing adventures with Herome.
On the fifth night of their stay in the shack Lillianna decided to finally make her move. She snuck out in the dead of night, going to the SSA headquarters. When she got there Herome was sitting on his bed, his head in his hands. Her heart skipped a beat. He looked even more handsome then before, his dark black hair in exactly the right position, his uniform gleaming with patches.
Suddenly Herome grabbed Lillianna’s wrist and pulled her down.
“What are you doing here!” he said in surprise.
“I wanted to see you.” said Lillianna. “I also wanted to do this.” Then she bent down, wrapped her arms around his neck, and kissed him. They stayed this way until the spies came in.
The spies stood amazed at the door. Then taking leadership, one screamed,
“Arrest the traitor and the girl!” So the spies went up and tied Lillianna and Herome’s hands behind their backs. Then they took them down to the dungeons, where they cast each one into a separate cell. Right away Herome started asking questions.
“How did you get here? Why did you kiss me?”
“The answer to the second is simple.” Lillianna said a strange gleam in her eyes. “It was my way of showing that I love you.”
“You do!” said Herome, surprised. “I sent out all the spies looking for you to tell you the exact same thing!”
“We really shouldn’t be talking about this right now!” Lillianna said deviously. “We should be thinking of a way to escape!”
When Salinski heard of Lillianna’s capture he was furious.
“Why did she leave?” he questioned himself. “What could she want?” He had to find her before it was too late!
Meanwhile, in the dungeon, Lillianna and Herome were asleep, dreaming of one another. Later on Salinski came barging into the cell.
“Lillianna, wake up!” he screamed. Lillianna woke with a jolt.
“Salinski!” she said, surprised. “What are you doing here?”
“I came to rescue you!” Salinski answered.
“Well then you might as well rescue Herome too!” Lillianna complied.
“Why do you want me to rescue him?” asked Salinski. “He tried to kill you.
“I know, but things have changed.” replied Lillianna. Then she relayed to him all that had happened the last few weeks.
“Fine!” said Salinski. “I’ll rescue him too!” Then he went to work picking the locks. When he was done Herome woke up.
“What’s going on?” he said fiercely.
“Don’t worry Herome!” said Lillianna hastily. “It’s just me and Salinski.”
“By the way I just thought of a way to escape!” gasped Salinski. “Come on guys, mimic what I do!” Then Salinski started digging. Lillianna and Herome both shrugged and started helping. After two hours of digging they climbed out a hole on the other side of the SSA boundary wall.
“Well, now what are we going to do?” asked Herome.
“I was thinking we could go ask Professor Strania for help.” said Lillianna. “Maybe she could whip something up for us!”
“You know what, that’s not such a bad idea.” said Herome. So Lillianna, Herome, and Salinski strode off towards the castle, a plan inside their heads.
They arrived at the castle the next morning. When Lillianna walked inside she was surprised to see that many things had changed. The most surprising thing was that Strania had become Queen of Spain! During the years that Lillianna had been gone she had gotten married to King Alahandro! They found her in the throne room with her two servants, Dahlia and Theresa.
“Who are those people?” Dahlia asked her sister.
“I don’t know, but I think the queen knows them!”
“Who are you and what do you want?” the Queen asked.
“Don’t you recognize me Professor? It’s me Lillianna!” she answered. “We met a long time ago!”
Then she told Strania all that had happened in the last fourteen years.
“Wow! I can’t believe that you two became friends!” Queen Strania said. “I thought you were sworn enemies!”
“We need you to help us hide from the King and the SSA.” said Lillianna. “Will you do it?”
“Of course!” said Strania. Then she walked into the back room.
“I think she has a plan!” Herome said,