Coal, iron and even gold were discovered in the mountains. Paths became roads, used to store excess materials in the castle. The sounds of hammers and saws filled the small kingdom, wooden structures quickly reaching for the skies. The advisors brought the prince’s proposals to life. Send the prospectors to the mountains, we’ll need the coal and maybe we’ll find ores, too. Store the planks in a warehouse between the forest and the castle. We’ll need to replenish the trees make the foresters plant new ones for posterity. Prince David decided to raise buildings on his new land, expressing to his advisors what he wished to be done: – That forest is where we’ll get our lumber rally the lumberjacks and prepare the lumber mills. With haste, a palace was erected, not at all a war ready, a citadel meant to ward off threats and wall off its populace. – Here – said the prince – we shall build our castle this shall be the heart of our kingdom. Upon arrival, they stood within the plains, lakes sparkling between the trees, a dense forest rustled in the distance. Prince David with princess Elizabeth took towards the valley on horseback, a valley at the feet of a great mountain range. Weeks passed before a mysterious land was finally seen upon the horizon, and Prince David sighed with relief – content that he found the way. The prince’s ships started the voyage the next morning, in search of new lands.
Prince David looked upon his father and understood a new chapter just opened in his life. Long ago I, too, stood where you stand I received this map from my father, but my older brother, destined to be the successor, fell ill and my expedition was no more. Lead your people to greatness and your legacy will be great. Yours will be a self-sufficient kingdom, for your resources will quickly dwindle.
You will receive men and everything you might need. You will travel west, beyond the ocean, reaching virgin lands untouched by men – there, you will settle your own kingdom. But I wish for you, too, to become a king. With accordance to our tradition, your brother Thomas will succeed me and take the kingdom as his own. – Son – said the king – my time will soon come. One day, king Radoslav summoned David and sat with him, between the rose bushes within the royal garden. They had two sons, older Thomas, and younger David. This article was published in issue 13 of Komoda & Amiga Plus.īeyond the seven mountains, beyond the seven forests, lived king Radoslav with his beloved, queen Sabina.
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