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The Loyalty of the Two Kings

A short story by Inna

In an exquiste land far, far away called Santosiana, there lived a king with a large jaw, a queen with beauty, and prince with a lot of beaus. He was handsome 16 year old  and loved by all. His name was Prince David and he was the most kind, thoughtful, loyal, and caring person in the land. King Siam was a strict, mean , and a selfish king. Queen Samantha was kind too, but her mind was always on fashoin, and beauty tips. Even though Prince David had lots of beaus, his heart was set on only one.

One nice sunny day, King Siam decided to go hunting with his whole manly group , he was trying to catch a big fox that once had eaten his favorite dog, Joseph Bamboolini  Sanchez Santos Kearno Amino. As he was rounding the corner of the forest , he came to an unusual stop, the fox that once had killed his dog was on the ground heaving and wheezing. King Siam was suprised and he rushed to the fox, he looked at it and started to cry. His memories went back to the day when his only daughter, got sick and was wheezing and heaving and then her breath stopped at that was the end of her life. So he laid the fox down and walked away. He walked down the trail with his eyes down and tears streaming down his face. He saw feet and looked up, there standing in he forest was a young woman crying .

" What's wrong, fair maiden?" he asked.

" I'm sorry sir , I didn't know anyone was here." she said between mouthfuls of breath .

" It's alright , I'm King Siam , you can come to this part of the forest anytime."he answered.As he began to study her , he realized she looke d exactly like him, the same nose, face, eyes, and the same face features."Who is you father and mother ?" King Siam asked.

"My father is the  King  of Exeriel, but today when I turned 13, he told me the truth, I'm adopted!"

" Whats your name?"

" I'm Jillian.

" Can you take me to your father ?"

"Sure lets go!"

They walked to the castle , it was filled with portraits and paintings of Jillian . The princess walked to the King's chambers and knocked on the door.

"Who's there ?" a voice came behind the door.

" Father, it's me and the king from the castle next door."Jillian answered.

" Yes , my dear come in !"

They walked into the room to see the king , as they walked into the room , the king turned and his face turned from a smile to a face of shock. " Father , are you alright ?" asked Jillian.

" Uh , dear, do you mind coming over here , you too, King Saim? the king asked.

"Father, is something the matter ?"

" I'll show you , look into the mirror, both of you!"

They both did , and they both gasped, they looked exactly alike." Daughter , I think this your father !" King Samuel said.

" What, but  my daughter died from pnuemonia!" said King Siam.

" King Siam, to tell you the truth , I think our daughters were switched at birth. I always thought that my daughter never did look like me or my wife. When I saw a picture of you, I noticed that you and the girl looked exactly alike so I told her that she looke exactly like you. She wouldn't believe me."

" Oh , boy, that explains alot about why I thought my own daughter didn't look like me ! But I think my boy is your son, he looks exactly like you!"

" Yes , my son did die and I hoped for another son, but my wife couple years ago."

" Come back to my castle and see for yourself!"

" Alright let's go, um , do you still have your horse or do you need another one ?"

"It's okay, I'll ride mine."

So the three of them rode back to the King Siam's castle  to meet the prince. As they were riding around the corner , King Siam noticed that the fox wasn't there anymore and his men were still waiting for him there.  Still, it puzzled him, but that didn't matter to him anymore . He had found his daughter,and his son belonged to the other King. It was a while before they reached the other castle, as he rode up to it, his wife came running up to him, upset that he wasn't there to meet her brother that was passing by.After they all got off and the stableboy led the horses away to be brushed down and fed, did then Queen Samantha notice Jillian .

Her face turned to shock and she let out a cry. "Your majesty, who might this be?" she asked.

" My dear wife, this is Jillian ,our true daughter." he answered.

" Oh , husband , it cannot be true , then who does our son belong to then?" her question seemed to hang in the air.

" Our son belong  King Samuel , for he is the true father of our boy!"

" Sandy, please go get Prince David from his quarters!" she said to the sevant that followed her.

After the prince was called to meet his parent's guest , he started to wonder why so suddenly he was called. As he reached the terrace , he saw not only his father and mother, but a young woman and a picture of himself but older. Prince David questioned his parents about it and the story spilled out . He was the son of King Samuel and Queen Elizabeth and the young woman was the daughter of King Siam. But the story doesn't end there. The two young persons later got married and lived between the two castles , so both side of the families could visit them.      

The End!