Guarded by the Dark and Light

I don't remember much when I first came here, I did nothing but sit in a ceil, waiting for the day I could come out into the light and see for myself what was out there. To do what so many did, to fit in and play with the other kids, but I did nothing like that in the ceil. I was brought food to live, water to drink, and had nothing else to do but wait. Nothing was what I expected for a prisoner to do in a ceil, nothing was like I thought of when I was other prisoners where I'm from.

At first, I thought it wasn't so bad. Nothing could harm me or anything. The ones that passed me were kind and would tell me that no matter what I was safe and sound in the ceil. I liked the ceil at first. Yes at first, well more like to others, I was scared of the guard that had to keep watch, but as time went on, the guard had to switch with another. I liked the second guard better. He was kind and funny. I was glad to have him as a guard watcher.

What scared me was the Prince. I think the guards called him Prince Blueblood. I don't like him very much. To mean and scary for other prisoners. I hid when he came to my ceil, but he ordered me to show myself, I had no choice. He was a...Horse. Like others. But the others were just like the horse where I come from, not like Blueblood. He had a horn. I thought it was strange. He almost threaten me to never hid again. I really hate him. I like the others better, including their tattoos! I didn't know horse could have tattoos on their flanks!

The day another guard came was the day so many left, expect for me. I didn't know why. Maybe because how I looked. The guard was scary and looked mean like Blueblood, but the ceil door opened and I was pulled out by the guard. I was scared and started to tremble with fear. The guard nuzzled me like I was some sort of rider. But I saw it wasn't the guard, but another. I didn't dare to look, but I felt more nuzzles until I had the courage to see from myself. What I saw was really surprising to me, never in my life had I never seen something like it before!

"Well now," The horse with wings and a horn began, "What's your name?"

I swallowed before answering the question, "Colin." I felt some more nuzzles before asking the same question to the horse, "What's your name?"

The horse chuckled and didn't answer, I thought it was rude before seeing every guard bowing. Uh oh. Was I suppose to bow?  I gulped and waited for about a minute before getting hit by one of the guards. I jumped and bowed to the horse, I heard it chuckle again. Seriously, what was I suppose to do!? I never seen this horse before!

"It's alright Shinning Armor, he doesn't need to bow."

"Sorry Princess."

Wait. What?

"P-Princess?" I muttered under my breathe, this horse was a princess? "Y-Your a princess?"

"Yes. The ruler of this land, well one of the rulers." The Princess explained, "You don't need to bow Colin."

I nodded, "I not good around Royalty. I never met any, so that might have something to do with it."

The Princess chuckled once more, "Well, just remember you don't need to bow around me. Come on."

I swallowed before following the princess, I had to run to keep up. I waved to most of the prisoners, who were happily seeing their families again, the guard that switch waved too. I was happy and I got a good glance at the castle, wow. Was I really going there? It took my breathe away! I shocked but happy! Nice! I've never seen a castle either! This day just got better!

"You live there?" I asked, keeping my gaze on the castle, "It's awesome looking!"

"Yes, but the days can be very boring, making you fall asleep, and long." The princess explained. Okay, so no longer cool as I thought.

I muttered something under my breathe and it went unheard, I didn't think that Royalty could get tired so easily just from one day of work or so. I always thought they had power, the choices to go to war, take anything they wanted and more! Something I wanted more than anything.

"But can't you take anything you want from others?" I questioned, "Just like rulers from other countries do?"

"Being a ruler doesn't mean you can take whatever you want Colin," She started, "It means you have to protect, making choices to keep ones alive, and so on."

"Doesn't sound what I learned."

"What did you learn about royalty then?" She asked.

"I learned that every ruler has the right to end your life, job, or family. Has the right to get rid of you, to kill you. To take anything from you!" It was true. Where I'm from, that's a fact. "The ruler does whatever he or her wants. No one can tell the ruler what to do!"

She didn't say anything after I finished, I took it that she was thinking about what to say next. She didn't say anything for about three or four minutes, when she did, her tone sounded serious.

"That's not what a ruler is. Well a good ruler is." I looked away, "No ruler should do anything like that!" She was wrong! EVERY ruler has to be like that at some point in their time when ruling.

"How would you know?" I looked at her with nothing but a blank expression, "You HAD to be like at some point! Every ruler has to be!"

"Not all."

I stopped and thought for a moment. My sword! I still had it! I'd forgotten about it! I didn't use it though, I stayed quiet until we reached the Castle. I saw the same guard and Blueblood.

"Why is that thing here!?" I growled at Blueblood's question, I was not a thing! "Aunty, that thing should be a in cage!"

"And you shouldn't!?" I yelled back at him, "Your no better!"

Blueblood looked at me with fury, I didn't care. I could take him! And I would! I placed my hand on the hilt of my sword, ready to pull it out and fight the prince.

"That's enough Blueblood, Colin." I growled, the princess. She would stop any means of fighting! "Blueblood, Colin isn't a thing."

Blueblood didn't say anything, I gazed at him and frowned, didn't like him very much. I watched as Blueblood talked to the guard, I think the guard was Shinning Armor, the same guard the princess talked to before.

I hate him already... I thought to myself, I was going to have a tough time fitting in here.