Desert King

     Fire Cat looked over at her king. It was rumored the king  was an immortal who settled in Africa many centuries ago. He was between a vampire, and a wizard and had the power to travel through time, whisper in men’s ears, and even take over their bodies. The priests woke her from her tomb. She looked around.....her king's tomb beside her was still closed.

     "Your king still slumbers," The priest said.

     "Why am I awake?" She asked.

     "You are an immortal or did you not know?" The Priest asked and answered.

     "I did," She said.

     "He is extra ordinary but not what you are," They continued to speak in one sentence riddles, "Your family members are immortals?"

     "Some of them," she answered cautiously, but could not help herself and she stood tall. Her ashes had constructed her body back to its original form.

    "Your brother is like you are. Did you think We did not know?"  He could not tell if she knew.

    "No matter ....bring him here," he commanded. if she did not know, it would be that much more of a challenge. She knew they did not know everything about her or they would not speak to her in such a manner. She could tell they did not know everything about her family and the full extent of her powers. "You can do this?" He asked.

     "I can.....What do you want? What if I don't do this?"

     "Your brother can wake them all easily, we cannot. We know who you are, your king thinks you are just his queen, ..but you are more..... You are the Last Princess.

    "Perhaps," she replied, but there was another, and they did not know or need to know everything.

Copyright 2017 Yolanda L Parker