The Ancient Forest
The
KING disappeared into a part of the forest that was older than man – a place of
great mysteries and untold stories – a place the realm knew nothing about. Here
he determined to let the destiny which his subjects had chosen to play
out. He was certain the truth would be
revealed in time and he would return to the throne. Meanwhile, he would raise the prince and his
newly adopted baby daughter (yes, the ‘it’ was a baby girl) to prepare them for
their royal life to come. Unencumbered by all the royal trappings and environs
of the court, he would live a simple and rustic life in a small cottage - which
was the best environment anyway for teaching children the ways of royalty and
noble character.
The
KING maintained contact with the realm through a confident – a currier of
exceptional talent. He was faster than mercury, faithful as the son, smarter
than a learned wizard and almost as invisible as the wind. He could travel in and out of the realm
almost unnoticed and worked like a cobweb among the subjects to learn how their
thinking was developing.
And
so the years of sequester began. They were long years, by the standard of
ordinary men, but by the KING’s standard, they were just right - the exact amount
of time to prepare his heirs for their royal destiny. I say heirs
because the KING had now fully adopted that baby girl as his own precious and
valued child.
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