We struggled to find a nearby church but at least we were not being followed anymore , alonso was a coward and now even more when he fled the scene.
He tried to kill the crown prince , and i knew this would not go unpunished .

But what mattered for me the most was to see mustafa doing well , we were now inside the city . everything was pitch black and no one was there except for drunk people who kept screaming weird stuff at each other .

« There it is » i pointed at a church that was not far away from us , Mustafa was losing a lot of blood and we had no time to waste anymore .

Yahya followed and i got off the horse and pushed the door open , there were some people praying but i had to find someone to talk to .

I found a elderly priest getting out of a room and i immediately hurried towards him . « Please help me » i urged to show him how desperate i was « A man outside is hurt , can you please aid us ? His wound has to be treated before it's too late » the priest looked at me concerned as he assessed my state

« Bring him in my daughter we can not close our door on someone who needs our help » My eyes immediately lit up and hurried to call Yahya inside .

The guards stayed by the door and Yahya carried Mustafa on his shoulder as he went inside . The priest led the way as we walked behind him

« We have a doctor here , i will see what he can do for you » The priest said while leading us to a room , he opened the door wide for us and let us inside .

« You can lie him down, i will come back now » i nodded after the priest and helped Yahya put Mustafa down on his side .

« We have to break the arrow , i can't do it but you can » I asked as kneeled down on the floor trying to wake him up a little bit .

« I should do it but i'm afraid if i touch it it's going to make the blood flow worse » I looked at Mustafa feeling sorry , everything happened because of me . We wouldn't be here on the corner of the earth with no one to help .

« I'm so sorry this all happened because of me » I looked at yahya and apologised , he looked at me not saying anything . he had a hand rested on his forehead while looking at mustafa in frustration

« I told him we should not come but he wouldn't hear anyone out , i had a feeling this was going to happen damn it » he tried to stay calm but his anger was showing slowly as he realised how serious this all was .

« I didn't know he would come .. if i knew i wouldn't have let him . It's all my fault i am so sorry » I apologised again feeling bad about everything , i could've just accepted my fate instead of risking someone else's life .

« I didn't mean to blame you , it's just that this whole situation could've been inevitable if i had stopped him » Yahya was now blaming himself , it felt like all of us were at fault but there was no time for this we had to get out of this situation .

The priest arrived along with a female doctor who was not so old but based on her figure she looked experienced and confident .

« Hello my children , let me take a look at this young man » i shifted from the floor and stood up leaving her the space to do her work , she put her stuff on the table and approached him .

« You should get some rest daughter , you don't look well and i also have spare clothes for you . it looks like you- » he looked at me up and down and i felt ashamed because i literally ran away in this big gown from my own wedding .

I also lost the spare dress i brought with me and i really needed to change , I looked at Yahya and he motioned for me to go and change .

I followed the priest and he handed me a simple dress which i gladly took , he led me to another room where i changed and struggled for a lot of time to get rid of the accessories . I let down my hair from the painful hairstyle and refreshed myself with some water , as soon as i finished i threw the dress away in a trash bin that was in the corner of the room .

It had Mustafa's blood and it reminded me of the painful experience i had .

I tried to find my way back to Mustafa's room and i caught Yahya standing outside of the door with his hands on his face , i felt bad for him because he was going to pay the price for this . He was not immune as we were , the Sultan wouldn't hesitate and execute him but i wouldn't let it happen , i would defend him .

I walked towards him and put my hand on his shoulder making him jump a little bit and look at me . « Don't torment yourself , he is going to be fine » i tried to reassure him even if my heart was shattering into little tiny pieces .

« I hope » he managed to whisper and i didn't want to talk to him anymore , it's better if i let him process his thoughts .

I stood a little bit far away from him waiting for the doctor to get back to us or just tell us something but she stayed inside for a long time that i started to get worried .

I tried to spend time praying for his health but i couldn't brush off the anxiety away so i just gave up and put my hand on the door knob .
Before i could twist it open , the woman opened the door for me as all her materials were scattered on the table .

« How is he doing ? » i immediately asked as yahya also joined waiting for her to speak , she looked down at her gloves full of blood and took them off.

« It was successful , i don't know who he is but he's a fighter . the reason i stayed late is because he lost a lot of blood and i was trying to be more careful with that , he should stay here for some days before he can move » All of my anxiety dropped down , i felt a huge rush of relief run through my veins .

« Thank god » i prayed as soon as i heard the news , i stared at Mustafa who was laying down. « Someone should always stay by his head especially in this critical condition » the doctor added as she went back inside to organise her stuff again .

I went inside along with Yahya and looked at the prince , we exchanged looks of relief knowing that we saved his life .

« I don't know how i can repay you for this thank you so much » i told the doctor and she shook her head with a smile « you don't have to , all we do is aid our fellow christians in need and build a healthy society » I nodded after her kind words and watched her leave .

« You can go Princess i will stay by his highness's side » Yahya proposed as he grabbed the nearby chair sitting down , i refused to do that .

« No , i can't » he looked at me surprised , as if he didn't excpect my reaction « What do you mean ? »

I didn't know what to answer , it just felt right to get defensive but to put it into words it felt hard .

« I have to , you're more exhausted than I am and i feel like i owe him this please ? this is the least thing i am able to do » he seemed to understand and without a word he stood up from his chair .

« I entrust him to you princess , if you need anything i will be just here » he gave me a reassuring smile and i nodded complying with his words.

He turned his back on me and stepped out of the room , i turned around and looked at Mustafa who looked peaceful. he looked too innocent and angelic .

I reached for a blanket and put it over his body to preserve his heat , i then grabbed another spare blanket and put it on the floor and layed down not too far from him so i can hear him if he wakes up or moves .

I looked at the ceiling and listened to the creeping silence wishing that no one would find us here , that was the only hope i clinged onto .

NA : Helloooo everyone i just wanted to ask if you prefer long chapter or short ones like this once . I approximately use 1600 words but if you want more i can fit two chapter in one you tell me what you prefer ❤️❤️🥹