Meeting the princess

I just got up. I'm still in some house in that nature village.
It's already late in the morning. I really needed this sleep after all these exhausting days.
I killed a forest after all.

I get up and ask around how to get to the castle.
It seems like I'm on the right path already.
They say it's only a few hours from here.

So I leave the village and follow some forest path.
I walk along the path until after not even an hour I reach the end of the path and the end of the forest.

I'm finally out of this huge forest I've been in for days by now.
This time it's not just a clearing. There's no tree in sight. Just a huge meadow.

I go along the meadow. It's a pretty steep ascent.
And after a few minutes I reached the top of this hill.

It turns out to be a cliff. From there I can look down to the ocean.
It's a few dozen meters in height.

From there a bridge leads to the other side.
It's a separate island only connected by this little bridge.
At least it's made of stone, and it also is pretty wide, but the distance is pretty far, and it also doesn't seem to have a proper railing.
And it must be a few dozen meters long.
Thinking about crossing it kind of scares me.

But I have to go. It's the island where the castle of the princess is said to be. So I go to the other side anyway.
I just walk forward.
I don't dare to run, but I try to be fast anyway.
And after less than a minute I already reached the other side.

Now I already see a huge building in the distance.
Besides that building, there's not much on this island.
Only a few fields and shacks, but most of this landscape is only grass.

I approach that building on a path along that meadow.
The building turns out to be a real town.
It's by far not as huge as the city I came from.
I guess a few thousand people might be living there.
It's a good middle ground between my city, where a few million people reside, and the forest tribes, which have only a few dozen members at most.

As I get closer I notice a door at the town wall, where I can just walk in.
Unlike the guards at my home city, they don't seem to care for me at all.

Inside that town, there's a lot going on.
It's different to the city, where nothing is going on outside besides a street and people walking or driving from one place to another.

Here a bunch of people are selling stuff.
I even find a real marketplace soon.
It smells so good there.
They have a lot of different fruits and vegetables.
And others are even grilling some meat, which really smells delicious.

But it turns out I'm already low on money.
I still decide to taste some meat bun.

But when the owner of the market stands gives me the meat bun, decoraded by a bunch of vegetables, he wants more money than I have.

Sorry, I only have...
It's not enough.

I already prepared it for you. You can't just cancel your order. You have to take it!

But it's not enough... maybe somebody else can buy it?

What I'm trying to say, you'll get it for free!

Uhm... really?
I can't just take it. At least take everything I still have.

No, I can't take the last money of such a poor guy like you.
You look like you really need it.

I nod. I've been on a long journey after all.
Then I take it and take a bite.

Uhm... thank you very much. It's delicious!
I'll pay you back once I have enough money again.

Maybe I shouldn't tell him that I'm going to meet the princess, especially now after he gave me this for free.
I can't even be sure if she will really welcome me, so people might get a wrong idea about me.

Don't worry about that. You won't have to pay me back.

Seems like people in this town are way nicer than in the city.
I don't know what to say to him.

Thanks...
Really!

I keep looking at him for a while and then just leave.

I finish eating while walking toward the castle itself.
I'm sure the princess must be there.

As I reach the castle, I ask the guards if I could talk to the princess.
They tell me she is very busy and can't just let a random person in without a good reason.

So I show them the amulet.

Uhm, I got an amulet. I heard the princess was looking for it.

The guards are shocked.
One even demands to bring me to the princess personally.
So we go inside, go through a huge hall, go up some stairs and soon reach a magnificent door. The guard knocks and then opens it.

We go inside. It's another huge hall.
A girl is relaxing on the comfortable looking throne, seeming kind of bored.
She must be the princess.

Greetings!
I got somebody important for you.
He got one of the magic artifacts you were looking for!

I show her the amulet. She doesn't look too convinced.
But at least she's a little intrigued.

Thanks! I want to be alone with him.
You can leave, guard.

The guard leaves and now I'm completely alone with the princess in this room.

Come closer, lad!
Is this really...?

I go closer and hand her the amulet.
She looks at it and suddenly is full of joy.

Wow, this amulet really is one of these magic artifacts.
And that symbol...
It's the old rune of nature!
I think it makes sense to call it the amulet of nature.

Yeah, it does.
I got it from the nature area after all.

I'm really surprised a young lad like you was able to get it.
So I guess Oron is your master?

I nod.

Yeah.

It's a weird choice to send somebody like you, but he's reliable and always knows what he's doing.
So you truly must be the right person for this.

So could you explain me what the amulet is all about?

These amulets just appeared.
It's only three of them.
We don't know a lot about them.
We only know they might be dangerous.
So we need to get all of them and bring them to a safe place.
Will you help us with that?

There are more?!?
I don't know...
I almost died already while trying to get the first one!

If you take the order, you will get everything you need.

Everything I need? Will I get some money?

You will get as much money as you need.
At least as long as you have a good reason for it.

Some money would actually be useful to me.
What I bought today costs around ten coins. It would be amazing to get enough to buy that everyday.
Maybe for a whole year if possible?

That's only a few thousand coins. Sure, you can have that...
You can get money worth ten thousand coins right now if you promise to search for the next amulets.

Oh, that's a lot...
Okay, I'll do it!
But... how do I find them?

You should be able to feel the next one if you have one of the amulets.
It will drag you toward the others. It wants to meet them.
So I sadly have to give this beauty back to you.

She hands me the amulet and I take it.
I immediately start to feel homesick again.
I thought, I got this feeling because I was about to die.
But it must have come from the amulet.

So, what do you feel?

I only want to be at home again.

That's weird. But maybe that's how the amulet tries to get you to the other ones.

Really? So you think, the next amulet is at my home?

I think so. I only know the amulets want to be together.

How do you even know so much about them?
How do you know there three of them?
And what exactly is your plan?

We can't tell you everything yet.

Something about this is fishy.
I think I changed my mind.
I'll decline.

You can't! You are our best hope! None of our warriors has been able to get this amulet. They never came back.
But you...
You made it!

I don't care. It's not my problem. I just want a simple and fun life.

I want to go back to Water.

If you get all of them, you'll get a reward of course.

She gets up, slightly lifts her dress and makes a sexy pose.
I see her panties, and the shape of her pussy.
It looks really soft.

That's promising, but...

You'll really be my personal king!

The princess gets very close to me.
Then her face gets closer to mine and I feel her breath.
And suddenly she gives me a kiss.
It's just a normal kiss, not short, but also not too long, maybe a few seconds, but it's an amazing feeling.
She's a princess, and she's kissing me!
Would she really...?
Maybe I'd prefer her over Water...

Okay, I'll bring you all the amulets. I promise!

Then she sits down again and calls her servants.

Get him money worth ten thousand coins!
And also proper clothes! He can't work for us like this...
Let a room get be prepared for him, and a bath.
Give him everything he needs. He was able to get one of these amulets after all. He's our most important guest now.

Some female servant comes in and gently leads me out of this room.
This is pretty exciting. I'm really treated like a king already.
After accepting this I really can't back off anymore.
I promised her after all...

But I managed to get the first amulet, so how bad could getting the other ones be?