Chapter 14
Princess Bonya noticed that the Prince was taking a long time to follow her, so she decided to look for the Prince, she went around the whole Palace but she couldn't find him. She went to the back of the Palace and she saw the statue of Princess Purity, she stared at it but she was suddenly nervous that the Prince might have seen it.
She suspected that the Prince might have done seeing it, her chest throbbed and was afraid that the Prince might found out that Pretty was a Princess.
"Princess, did you look for the Prince?" asked the slave who suddenly appeared behind her.
"Did you see the Prince here?" Princess Bonya asked quickly with suspicion.
"I saw him standing here staring at the statue and I told him about the story of Princess Purity, why she became our Palace hero, but after I spoke he suddenly left and rode his horse and ran so fast," replied the slave to the Princess.
"What? he left!" Princess Bonya was shocked. Her suspicion was strong that Prince Gian already knew Pretty's true identity.
"I have to think of a way," she whispered herself.
Princess Bonya quickly went to the King.
She saw the King with her mom, Queen Cleopatra.
"Your Majesty, please forgive my sudden arrival," said Princess Bonya with haste.
The King was surprised at the sudden appearance of the Princess.
"My Princess, why did you visit without telling us?" the King said worriedly.
"Your Majesty, I'm sorry but you need to know that Princess Purity is alive!" Princess Bonya cried.
The King's eyes seemed to widened when he heard Princess Bonya's message.
"Is this true? I believe she's alive because I didn't see her dead body. Where is the Princess?" the King's face brightened at Princess Bonya's announcement.
The King was excited at what he heard and so eager to see the Princess.
"I saw her in Gazu Kingdom and she was working as slave. I was hurt because she didn't recognize me and I think she lost her memory," Princess Bonya tearfully replied to convince her King father that she was worried about Princess Purity.
After the King found out the whereabouts of the Princess he ordered his soldiers to go to the Kingdom of Gazu to save Princess Purity from slavery.
The King released all the fastest horses to be used by the soldiers and he quickly rode in his chariot to see his beloved Princess.
"I can't believe what you're saying Princess Bonya!" said Queen Cleopatra who was obviously unhappy.
"I had to get ahead of the Prince because he knew that the slave was a Princess," Princess Bonya explained.
"Is your brain empty? Didn't you think Princess Purity could take over everything you have now!" Queen Cleopatra scolded Princess Bonya.
"Your Majesty, don't worry because they can no longer catch the Princess alive because she is being sentenced to death by the King of Gazu," she said smiling.
"Whatever your reason you shouldn't have informed the King about Princess Purity!" Queen Cleopatra was upset because she didn't like Princess Bonya's decision.
"Your Majesty, I only did what I knew was right because I was afraid that the King might find out from the Prince that Princess Purity is alive," Princess Bonya argued with her Queen mother.
"When did you learn to keep a secret from me? Why didn't you tell me that Princess Purity was still alive? Maybe we've already figured out a way to get that Princess out of our way!" Queen Cleopatra shuddered in rage.
"Your Majesty, I'm sorry because I was carried away with anger and that's the only thing I thought was the right thing to do," Princess Bonya groaned.
Princess Bonya sobbed as her hands wiped away the tears that gradually dripped down her cheeks.
"Next time don't just make a decision without letting me know!" Queen Cleopatra sighed while disgusted with Princess Bonya.
Meanwhile
The Prince's horse galloped so fast.He wanted to get to the Palace immediately to tell his King father about Pretty's true identity and he was eager to see Pretty's reaction about his good news.
While he was on the road he noticed flowers on the side so he thought of stopping to pick flowers for Pretty but in a distance he noticed a horse approaching him and he was surprised because what he saw was the soldier he had ordered to watch Pretty.
"Your highness, you need to get to the Palace right away so you can save Pretty because she is doomed to be hanged tonight!" the soldier hurriedly said.
"What? I have to oppose the King's decision because Pretty is a Princess," Prince Gian worriedly said.
"Pretty mentioned that earlier that she was a Princess but the soldiers didn't believe her and she was still imprisoned," the soldier reported.
"The Princess's life is in danger so I need to rescue her as quickly as possible!" Prince Gian said nervously as sweat covered his face.
They swapped horses and Gian used the fastest horse. He had to get there fast because Pretty would be hanged in an hour and he wouldn't let that happen.
The soldiers covered Pretty's face because she would be hanged in thirty minutes, Pretty wanted to speak but she couldn't because a handkerchief was tied around her mouth .
Pretty had nothing else to do but pray, her heart was pounding, she was nervous and trembling with fear.
The right time came and the King ordered to pull the rope to hang Pretty. Pretty noticed that she was slowly being pulled up and the rope was slowly tightening around her neck.
She closed her eyes but she was surprised because she heard a loud bounce and she noticed that she was quickly pulled down.
"Stop punishing her because she is a Princess!" the Prince said angrily while holding his bow.
"Don't make a story Prince Gian! Go ahead with the execution!" the King ordered angrily.
"Your Majesty, we are surrounded by soldiers and others have forcibly entered the Palace!" the soldier shouted nervously.
"What? Why are we surrounded by soldiers? How did they get in?" the King frowned in confusion.