Realm: A Fictional Narrative

During breakfast, everyone felt uneasy. The English, June breeze was coming through the open window, but it did not relax them for they were all trying to recover from the discovery of the black birds eating rye in Princess Christina’s room. King Thaddeus and Queen Abilene were very worried that the black birds were a threat. The King ordered the guard, a tall and big man named Gaelan, to be watchful and attentive every second of the day. The Queen was frightened, and with a pale face, her clear blue eyes stared at her breakfast; the situation took her appetite away. Princess Christina’s hand trembled as she tried eating her scrambled eggs without them falling off her fork. As the terrified group left the dining room, the maid, Bethany, entered to clean the table. She did not know what to think about the situation. She was frightened, but at the same time the situation was almost …show more content…
“Bethany, do you think everything is alright?” asked Princess Christina. Bethany replied almost immediately, “Yes darling. Do not worry. Go to sleep; everything will be okay in the morning.” The queen with a trembling voice asked, “May one of you stay, please? I am very worried something else will happen.” “Of course. Do not worry. I will stay,” answered one of the officers. Just as he had answered, a black bird came down and landed on the corpse of the unfortunate guard. As the king, queen, and officer entered the palace, they showed the officer to Gaelan’s room where he could stay until things returned to normal. As the officer settled down, the king and queen told the princess to go to sleep and they would talk to her in the morning. The queen explained to Bethany what happened on the way to her room. Bethany was shocked; she could not believe something so tragic could happen so suddenly. As she settled for bed, once again, she realized a black bird by her window.
She laughed as she read the nursery rhyme on her