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The whole day was spent in a dull and inefficient manner. Time was not taking its name. He once again tried to find his way round the old Bragg, but failed.

Then he continued to look at the tall trees of this forest. It was nice to see trees with tall trunks touching the sky and trees on the ground in an orderly manner. In some places, this stream was so dense that it was thought to be night.

He also saw animals around, but none of them were dangerous or predatory.

After coming out of the forest, he stepped on the other side, there were paths made between small green mountains. Everywhere was magnificent and beautiful. There was water on these roads too, transparent water which was enough that only the feet were in the water. The stones lying randomly in this transparent water were making a beautiful design.

Why is this land so beautiful? Everywhere and the people here.” Thinking of Ivan, he stopped, and then shook his head. Everything was lovely here. Ivan was also cute. That forest was also lovely and this mountain range was also beautiful.

He came back. The evening was falling, he wandered here and there aimlessly all day and now he felt tired and hungry.

He reached the cart lying near the tree. Picked up some food and sat there and ate. He drank water after filling his stomach and leaned against a tree and went slowly.

Now he was waiting for the night when Ivan would come. He wanted to ask her way to the city. He wanted to do something.

Sitting there, he began to doze off, the evening turned into a dark night, but Ivan did not come.

When he woke up, the dark night had spread everywhere; the water of the lake was shining in the moonlight. He took steps towards old Brag, surely Ivan would be there.

"Where is Princess?" As soon as he went in front of tree, Brag started asking anxiously looking towards the lake.

Alian was shocked. That is, she is not even there.

"I do not know, I thought she would be here," He said with a deep breath.

"No, she comes to the lake. She stops there. Then she comes to meet us before morning. Sometimes she sits by the lake for some time and spends the whole night roaming around. She talks to everyone and returns in the morning.”

Bragg elaborated and turned his eyes anxiously back to the lake.

"She will come. It never happened that she did not come. The princess was six years old when one night she came to Brag and sat here. And that chain has not been broken till today.” Neemer also said while looking at the lake with searching eyes.

Alian was satisfied. That means she will definitely come. The rest of the trees were also listening with open eyes. But they were silent.

"Yes, she wanted to talk, but she was forced to sleep at night, so she sneaked out of the palace that night. Talked to us. She was not so tired. Then sometimes she would get up and go to the lake. She liked the water of the lake at night. Her image looked good in it.” Brag also said in a smiling tone while remembering that time.

"Yes, whatever the princess likes, she sees it again and again. She does not get tired and she is such that instead of getting tired of her liking and love, she gets more intense with time.”

While saying this, Neemar saw him who was listening calmly leaning against the tree in front of them. Bragg was looking at the same. Just as she was crazy about the lake, like she liked the full moon, she was happy to see him. Again and again she used to look, try to touch and the same madness that she felt for the first time for the lake. Perhaps more than that, Princess Eva liked that boy from another world.

Brag and Neemar understood that their princess liked that prince from another world, but he was not trying to think or understand this.

That night, little animals and plants also started to wake up slowly waiting for their princess. Everyone was waiting and stayed till the end, but that night Princess Eva did not come to the lake.

And then some days passed like this back and forth.

Alian's distaste for this world continued to grow. When his food ran out, the trees of the forest gave fruits. Ivan had not returned back, he was not even waiting for her.

"Now you have to stay here, so why don't you build a place for yourself, here by this lake.”

When Neemar gave advice to him, he was shocked and straightened up.

"How can I build a residence here? I don't have stuff. Neither do I have any money.” He was shaking his head in denial. The little animals waiting for the princess were attracted to his words.

"But what do you want to do with the goods? And why do you want money? Only one residence has to be built.” A deer asked the little deer in surprise, approaching him. He smiled and looked at the deer with big bright eyes innocently.

"So will the residence be made like this? Just by thinking..?” Alian lovingly put his hand on his back and kissed the innocent animal's head. The little deer blushed at his action. He laughed at his action. Along with Brag and Neemar, the surrounding trees began to smile at his lively and beautiful laugh.

"All you have to do is go behind these mountains to the region of the Dwarfs (short statured people who were very quick and skilled in everything) and somehow entice them to your abode. If they agree, they will build a house here by the lake.”

While informing him in detail, Bragg straightened a branch and pointed towards the distant mountains.

"In which place? Where should I go?

Alian sat up straight. It was better to do something instead of sitting idle. Let's take this trip. A new place. To new people. If he had to stay here, then there should also be a house. How long will he sleep on the grass by the lake?

Anahita. He just thought for her then shook his head. No, he didn’t have to think about her. He had to forgot her.

He start asking Bragg. The little deer came close to him again.

"When you go out to the far side by passing through a path built inside a small hill in the same mountains. That is the area of ​​Dwarf. It may take some days to convince them. They rarely meet the people here, are busy with their work and are very fast. If anyone is persuaded, he will bring his partner himself.” Neemar said. He was lost in thought. Then he was shocked and saw the deer, which was up to his face with big eyes.

"He needs the same love that you have given him." Bragg told him the reason for seeing the deer. Alian fell in love with this little gazelle.

Kissed his head and comforted him, this time instead of shying away, he put his head on the shoulder of Alian sitting on the ground. Maybe he also liked Alian like Princess Eva.

"And I have to find that way. Can you tell me any sign by which I can reach easily?" He asked while lovingly walking the little gazelle.

"I will go with you. I know that way." He was shocked and started looking at the deer's face.

From words, it was understood that she is a femle. He smiled.

The name of this deer was "Beyar", she was standing innocently in front of Alian with her big bright eyes wide open.

"Okay, we will go there in the morning.” He said with a smile and got up and went towards the soft grass near the lake. On his words, she started walking along with him. When he was lying on the grass with both hands under his head, the deer sat down on the ground right next to him. Like if she leaves him, he will go alone.

He began to think of him as a child.

That night passed. The morning light began to spread. He had made a knot-like bag by tying two big strong cloths covering the food dishes placed on the cart in front of the house. He put a pile of different juicy fruits in it. He also poured cold sweet water from the spring near the mountains into bowl and soon left for his journey. The sun, shining in the sky and illuminating the earth with its light, was slowly setting during the journey. By the time he reached there, the day was breaking and the blackness of evening was spreading. That area of ​​the Dwarfs was a slightly more ordinary, dilapidated place than the Kingdom of Renam, wooden houses and orderly streets. They used to come and go to crowded markets and carts with goods. They were so small that they were the same size as Alian's legs. His clothes were made of thick cloth. Open loose trousers and a shirt-like shirt that comes just above the knees. Their clothes are a little tight.

This area was not green and looked like some backward old area of ​​this world. Fruits, flowers and greens were nowhere; the rest was a clean place.

Alian was carrying the little deer bear and was inspecting every place. Bayar also widened her eyes and looked at everyone with enthusiastic eyes.

The evening was getting darker but he could not talk to anyone despite his best efforts. He made a bed for the night by collecting hay and made a bed in an old empty broken-walled room in a quiet place and spent the night there. The next day, he tried hard to talk to the dwarfs, but they all went away without listening to him. As if he is not even there. Every time the day dawned, evening fell and night came. Four days passed like this but the dwarfs were not ready to talk.

They were living with the fruits and water they brought with them.