The king died, and now it was the time for the Prince to rule the kingdom. But he was not ready for this. Something deep down in his thoughts was disturbing his peace — the peace we all want to seek in our lives. He always sees a locked gate in his dream and when he tries to open it, he falls down in a cliff. Which wakes him up and doesn't allow him to sleep again. He always heard his father talking about a secret room, but in his life, he hadn't seen such a thing in the castle.
After a deep thought, the Prince decided to ask Arthur (the minister) about this hidden room, but instead of answering he changed the topic because he had promised the King not to open his mouth.
One day the Prince went to the basement when Arthur was out of town. He noticed a path covered with big stones. He ordered the soldiers to clear the way and he was shocked to see that behind those stones was the same gate he always saw in his dreams. His dream was connected to this entrance. He wants to know the whole story behind this. He stepped forward to get in, but it was locked.
The next day, Prince went to the locksmith and managed to get the key. The key that could help expose all the secrets his father had secreted from him for years. He went back in a hurry and opened the door. The entire room was filled with darkness except for the light coming from the top falling onto the two big antique boxes. He felt something weird and ran out of the room,
"I am mad,"
He thought
"Why did I come out of the room? It was a great time to see what my father always hid from me"
He again tried to enter the room, but unexpectedly Arthur appeared. He saw the Prince holding the keys and understood he was about to open the door.
Arthur said;
"Your majesty! I know that I am no one to stop you, please allow me to speak. I don't want you to live the rest of your life in sorrow, but once you have entered this room you will not be able to live your life ever after."
The Prince went into the ocean of deep thoughts. He was not able to decide whether he should go to that room or not. He always wanted to know the secret. He has many questions in his thoughts.
"What is hidden there that Father never told me about?
Why do I always have the same dream?
What is the connection of this room with my dream?"
He has many questions, but no one to answer them.
Days passed. One day he forced himself and went into the room. It was the same as before. Darkness was spread all over there and only light was coming in from the window. He stepped forward, moved his hand upwards and tried to open the box. There he saw dead bodies, wearing precious clothes instead of shrouds as if they were the king or queen. He could not understand what was happening and ran out of the room.
For a day or two he was in a state of shock. He was unable to think about the current situation and didn't even speak a word.
It was the time of industrialization, so many wholesalers entered the kingdom for business purposes. Many of them also went to the palace to visit the Prince, but one of them recognized the real identity of the Prince. Yes, his name was George and he has witnessed all the secrets that the Prince wants to know.
After a couple of days George forced himself and went to the palace to meet the Prince. He has intended that he will split all the truth in front of him.
My Lord:
"I am an ordinary person, who has no right to speak in front of you, but my heart is filled with guilt which does not allow me to stay silent anymore. I know something affiliated with your life. Something that may change your life forever."
Prince was in a state of confusion and was unable to understand what he was saying.
George continued while taking a deep breath:
"I am a person who was once a servant in this castle, I witnessed everything related to your parents' death. The person who ruled this kingdom before, was the killer of your biological parents, the killer of the king and queen of this empire. He killed your parents for the crown.
Yes, my lord, I am telling the truth. The dead bodies are still buried in the basement."
After listening to him the Prince was in a huge shock. He was unable to do something as he lost control of all his senses. Arthur was also present there at that moment. At first, he tries to deny what George is saying, but when he gets to know that Prince has already seen the dead bodies, he becomes silent and agrees to what George has said.
Prince was out of his senses. He lost control of himself. He can't believe that his whole life was a lie.
"The person whom I always call my father was the killer of my parents in real."
He gave up his trust in everything in his surroundings. He thought that now his life was full of dark and he had nothing to do here.
At night, when dark was spread all over, he left his kingdom and no one knew where he went or if was he still alive.