Lily used her little legs to jump over a small fallen tree. She tripped, but her childish nature, she was not at all fazed. She was a very determined 8 year old. While she pyed with the flowers in the short trees, a bush rustled. Lily swished around, her dress flowing with her. She quickly picked up a long stick. She was ready to fight off any beasts that dared to intrude in the Warrior Princess’s nd! She giggled at her own imagination but immediately went quiet when the bush moved again.

  Just as she was going to check what was in there herself, a young boy, around her age, popped out. He staggered out the bush, trying to brush off the leaves. He had very fine clothing on. It looked very expensive. His hair was combed perfectly, only ruined by the twigs and leaves that were stuck in it. He grumbled as he almost fell to the ground but he steadied himself just in time. He spotted Lily, staring at him in awe and confusion. He scoffed.

  “You! Peasant! Come help me here!” He demanded, still trying to brush off the pnts on him. Lily tilted her head slightly, still gazing at him. The boy gred at her.

  “Attend to your prince at once, commoner!” He crossed his arms, trying to act intimidating. It was hard to be intimidated by a cute, little boy with chubby cheeks and a pair of poofy pants. Lily smiled, walking over to him.

  “You have a great imagination. I like to pretend to be a Warrior Princess! I think we could get along well! You, the prince, me, the princess!” She cpped her hands happily, thinking she had found herself a new friend. Before he could protest, she grabbed his wrist and pulled him deeper into the forest. He was dragged along, branches and leaves hitting him directly in the face. When she stopped, he flopped down onto the ground, opening his mouth to let all the leaves fall out.

  “Hm. This pce is pretty good to py pretend. You could be the kidnapped prince, locked away in the tower. I am sent to find you as the brave and strong warrior princess! I am so smart so I found you! You let down your hair- I mean, some ropes, and I climb them and save you! Then we get married and have babies and live happily ever after!” She pyed out the scenes dramatically. The boy stared at her like she was crazy.

  “That’s not how it works! The prince is supposed to save the princess! You should be the damsel-in-distress and I, the buff and intelligent prince, save you!” He stood up, putting his hands on his hips, as if he was right and that was the end of the argument. Lily just ughed.

  “You are very funny,” she petted his head. He was dumbfounded at her stupidity but she looked so innocent he decided not to comment on it.

  “Well, your ‘game’ seems interesting… Can I py with you?” Even he couldn’t keep his formal facade up. He was only a child, so of course he had his one childish desires. Lily was ecstatic and started setting up the game straight away, using rocks as a tower and sticks as swords. They pyed together for hours, enjoying every moment. Their ughing and giggling wouldn’t be heard by anyone but themselves and any animal that inhabited the isoted forest. It was so pure, anyone watching would melt at the cuteness instantly. But it was just them, and it made the atmosphere even more joyful.

  “Prince Asher?” A gruff voice came from behind them. Lily whipped around, frightened that someone possibly came to hurt them. The young boy was calm though, as he turned to look at the person speaking.

  “This is my *personal* knight,” he boasted, smiling in a prideful way. Lily gasped, her eyes sparkling.

  “You really are a prince?! Wow! A real life prince was pying with me! You are so cool!” She praised him, boosting his ego even more. The knight kept his stoic face, keeping his eyes on the young prince.

  “Sir, I have been looking for you all day. You must go home to have dinner with your parents,” his voice was monotonous. It matched how he looked, in his grey armour and his emotionless face. The prince nodded.

  “Of course. I expect to meet you back here tomorrow Miss…?” He expectantly waited for her to tell him her name.

  “Lily! Lily rose,” she almost shouted, her childish joy showing.

  “Then, Miss Lily Rose, We must finish our game,” he looked at her with a ‘royal face’. She was still ogling him, basically drooling in excitement. She nodded, too shocked to say a word. Prince Asher smirked then petted her head just like she had done to him earlier.

  “See you tomorrow, Lily.”