"Stay away from me!
Stop coming closer
Leave me alone!
Get behind me you disgusting evil."
Hobert kept screaming these words as he lay in bed 2am in the morning. Sarah barged into his room and ran to his bed.
"My king! My king
What is wrong?"
She jerked him up from the bed waking him from what seemed to be a terrible nightmare.
"My Lord, these nightmares seem to be getting worse by the day."
"You only speak when you are given permission to speak. Now leave my chambers."
"Yes My Lord."
Sarah bowed and walked out of the king's chambers. The king has been having these terrible nightmares for a while now, but he refuses to open up to anyone. His personal help Sarah was the only one that knew about this because she sleeps in the room next to his and she is always awakened my the King's screams. Sarah was totally correct, the nightmares were getting worse. Despite the fact that the king was a jerk most of the time, Sarah still cared about the king and took it upon herself to find a way to stop the nightmares.
"Sarah, you took a big risk by coming here."
"Mr Green, You know I wouldn't come here If it wasn't worth it."
"What brings you here this time?"
"It's the king. He has been having these terrible nightmares and I think it is affecting his mentality and his health."
"The King! You want me to help the king? The same King that barnished my kind accusing us for practicing dark magic."
"I know, I know. Maybe if he realized that he was cured with the help of your magic, he might reverse his proclamation and let the Gloaks live with the humans."
"Sarah, you are fully aware that this same King you are trying to save will have your head if he found out that you are interacting with a Gloak."
"It is a risk I'm willing to take. He might be a jerk sometimes, but deep down I know he has a good heart."
"Listen Sarah, Your Dad was a very good friend of mine, that's the only reason I even allow you to come here. But honestly, I can't betray my kind to save your King. Get the king to reverse the banishment of the Gloaks and I'll help him."
Sarah went back to the palace sad that she couldn't convince Mr Green to help the King. As she waited on the king while he ate, she kept thinking of how to convince the King to reverse the banishment of the Gloaks. He would probably send her to the gallows before he hears her out.
"Sarah. Go to the kitchen quarters at once and get me feedback on the preparations for the festival coming up some hours from now."
"My Lord, I checked up on them few minutes ago while serving your food. They assured me that everything was in order."
"Go and check up on them again. I'll be hosting several kings, I wouldn't want any disappointment."
"Yes My Lord." Sarah said.
This was going to be the first time King Hobert was hosting several kings since his coronation. He was anxious and wanted everything to be perfect. The gardners, the cooks, the guards, the servants, every single palace worker was extra careful. They all knew their fate if any fault was to come from their end during the festival.
King Hobert, dressed in his best royal attire sat on his throne. The square was full of people from different kingdoms.
There was shouts of joy, blasting trumpets as the kings each with their Royal convoy arrived at the scene. King Hobert stood up to welcome them. The kings were a few steps away from the throne when something strange happened. The king suddenly started shaking and started screaming at the top of his voice.
"Stay away from me!
Don't come any closer.
Stay back!!
Leave me alone you disgusting evil."
The kings were shocked, the entire crowd was shocked. The square became absolutely quiet. Only Sarah understood what just happened. The kings became furious.
"King Hobert, How dare you insult us. We left our kingdoms to grace your festival, and you welcome us with insults."
The Kings angrily got into their entourage and left. Sarah rushed to the King, covered his face and led him out of the scene. That was the worst day of the king's life. After that day, he remained locked in his chambers refusing to see or attend to anybody. Once in a week, he would allow Sarah into his chambers to tend to some of his needs. It was on such occasion that Sarah gathered the courage and spoke to the King.
"My Lord, I know it is not my place to speak to you, but I have served you ever since you were little and I have some sort of attachment to you, and I care a lot about your well being."
"Sarah! Take the dirty dishes and leave me be."
"I'm sorry your Majesty, but I'm going to disobey you just this once. We both know what happened at the festival had to do with your nightmares. I can help you, if only you will let me."
"How can you, a mere servant be able to help defeat my demons."
"I have a friend who is a Gloak..."
"How dare you speak that name in my presence. It is an abomination to even speak their name, talk less of interacting with them."
After several minutes of arguing and bantering, Sarah came out victorious and was finally able to convince the King to give the Gloaks a second chance, If only her friend Mr Green can save him from the demon's harassments.
The King, who didn't want to be seen associating with servants and Gloaks dressed in disguise following Sarah's lead as she took him to the hiding place of the Gloaks where he met Mr Green who wasn't so happy to see them.
"Sarah! What have you done? How could you expose our location to your King, our enemy."
"I can assure you, he is not here for trouble. He is Here to ask for your help."
"I told you, I can't help him until he reverses his proclamation on Gloaks."
"Young Gloak," The King spoke. "I give you my word, if you are able to help me, the Gloaks will be free to enter my Kingdom once again."
"Your word means nothing to me! How do I know you wouldn't send your soldiers to slaughter us all after I help you."
"Mr Green. I'm vouching for him. I promise you that he will do no such thing."
"Then I hope your King is ready to take the magical journey to end the demon's harassments."
SPANISH -translated using deeply.com
***"¡Aléjate de mí!
Deja de acercarte
¡Déjame en paz!
Aléjate de mí, malvado asqueroso".
Hobert no paraba de gritar estas palabras mientras estaba tumbado en la cama a las dos de la madrugada. Sarah irrumpió en su habitación y corrió hacia su cama.
***"¡Mi rey! Mi rey.
¿Qué pasa?
Lo sacó de la cama y lo despertó de lo que parecía ser una terrible pesadilla.
***"Mi señor, estas pesadillas parecen empeorar cada día".
***"Sólo hablas cuando se te da permiso para hablar. Ahora abandona mis aposentos".
***"Sí, mi señor".
Sarah se inclinó y salió de los aposentos del rey. El rey ha estado teniendo estas terribles pesadillas desde hace tiempo, pero se niega a abrirse a nadie. Su ayudante personal, Sarah, era la única que lo sabía, ya que duerme en la habitación contigua a la suya y siempre la despiertan los gritos del rey. Sarah tenía toda la razón, las pesadillas eran cada vez peores. A pesar del hecho de que el rey era un idiota la mayor parte del tiempo, Sarah todavía se preocupaba por el rey y se encargó de encontrar una manera de detener las pesadillas.
***"Sarah, has corrido un gran riesgo al venir aquí".
***"Sr. Green, usted sabe que no vendría aquí si no valiera la pena".
***¿Qué te trae por aquí esta vez?
***Es el rey. Ha estado teniendo estas terribles pesadillas y creo que está afectando su mentalidad y su salud."
***"¡El Rey! ¿Quieres que ayude al rey? El mismo Rey que barnizó a los míos acusándonos de practicar la magia negra".
"Lo sé, lo sé. Tal vez si se diera cuenta de que fue curado con la ayuda de tu magia, podría revertir su proclamación y dejar que los Gloaks vivan con los humanos. "
***Sarah, eres plenamente consciente de que ese mismo rey al que intentas salvar tendrá tu cabeza si se entera de que estás interactuando con un Gloak.
***Es un riesgo que estoy dispuesta a correr. Puede que sea un idiota a veces, pero en el fondo sé que tiene un buen corazón".
***"Escucha Sarah, tu padre era un muy buen amigo mío, esa es la única razón por la que te permito venir aquí. Pero honestamente, no puedo traicionar a mi especie para salvar a tu Rey. Consigue que el rey revierta el destierro de los Gloaks y yo le ayudaré".
Sarah volvió al palacio triste por no poder convencer al Sr. Green de que ayudara al Rey. Mientras esperaba al rey mientras comía, no dejaba de pensar en cómo convencer al rey para que revocara el destierro de los Gloaks. Probablemente la enviaría a la horca antes de escucharla.
***"Sarah. Ve a las dependencias de la cocina de inmediato y tráeme información sobre los preparativos para el festival que se celebrará dentro de unas horas".
***"Mi señor, los he comprobado hace unos minutos mientras les servía la comida. Me aseguraron que todo estaba en orden".
***"Ve a comprobarlo de nuevo. Voy a recibir a varios reyes, no quiero ninguna decepción."
***"Sí, mi señor", dijo Sarah.
Esta iba a ser la primera vez que el rey Hobert recibía a varios reyes desde su coronación. Estaba ansioso y quería que todo fuera perfecto. Los jardineros, los cocineros, los guardias, los sirvientes, cada uno de los trabajadores de palacio era extra cuidadoso. Todos conocían su destino si se producía algún fallo por su parte durante la fiesta.
El rey Hobert, vestido con su mejor atuendo real, estaba sentado en su trono. La plaza estaba llena de gente de diferentes reinos. Hubo gritos de alegría, trompetas atronadoras mientras los reyes, cada uno con su convoy real, llegaban al lugar. El rey Hobert se levantó para darles la bienvenida.
Los reyes estaban a pocos pasos del trono cuando algo extraño sucedió. El rey empezó a temblar de repente y comenzó a gritar con toda su voz.
***"¡Aléjate de mí!
No te acerques más.
¡Atrás!
Dejadme en paz, malvados asquerosos".
Los reyes estaban sorprendidos, toda la multitud estaba sorprendida. La plaza quedó en absoluto silencio. Sólo Sarah entendió lo que acababa de suceder. Los reyes se pusieron furiosos.
***"Rey Hobert, ¿cómo te atreves a insultarnos? Dejamos nuestros reinos para agraciar tu festival, y nos recibes con insultos".
Los reyes se subieron a su séquito y se fueron. Sara se precipitó hacia el Rey, le cubrió la cara y lo sacó del lugar. Ese fue el peor día de la vida del rey. Después de ese día, permaneció encerrado en sus aposentos negándose a ver o atender a nadie. Una vez a la semana, permitía a Sara entrar en sus aposentos para atender algunas de sus necesidades. Fue en esa ocasión cuando Sara se armó de valor y habló con el Rey.
***"Mi Señor, sé que no me corresponde hablarle, pero le he servido desde que era pequeño y le tengo cierto apego, y me importa mucho su bienestar".
***"¡Sarah! Coge los platos sucios y déjame en paz".
***Lo siento, su Majestad, pero voy a desobedecerla por esta vez. Ambos sabemos que lo que pasó en el festival tuvo que ver con tus pesadillas. Puedo ayudarte, si me dejas".
***"¿Cómo puedes tú, un simple sirviente, ayudar a vencer mis demonios?"
***"Tengo un amigo que es un Gloak..."
***"¿Cómo te atreves?
Traducción realizada con la versión gratuita del traductor www.DeepL.com/Translator
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