I had the strangest dream.
I was watching a Queen murder her King. The King was sitting on his throne wearing a knight's silver armor and the Queen, with brown curly hair and elegant emerald gown, stood behind him, a silver dagger in her hands. She pierced his throat and blood gashed out, soaKing his silver armor and the floor beneath him. The King slumped down on his throne, helplessly crying for his Queen’s help. Cut to…
The Queen lay on the couch. She wore a contented smile on her ivory face, her emerald eyes twinkling mischievously. She covered her body with a shawl, concealing her exposed bones (literally exposed bones, without a tinge of flesh). A servant girl rushed to her, calling out “My lady”. The Queen pretended to be delirious, screaming for help. Cut to…
The servant girl was walKing in a dark forest, the Queen trailing closely behind her. The servant anxiously looks around the forest, as if making out figures in the dark. Behind her, the Queen held a silver dagger above her head, and sunk them deep into the servant’s throat. Cut to…
I stood rigidly behind an altar inside a crypt, disguised as a man. I watched soldiers gather in front of the altar as they pay their last tribute to the King. Commotion stirred in the middle of the crowd and the Queen, clad in black velvet gown, walked pass. For a moment, the Queen elegantly held her head high and walked toward the altar. And then our eyes met. Her eyes had intense flames in them and I felt the hairs on the back of my head tingle in fear and anticipation. Soldiers (clad in musketeer uniforms) ran towards me and I leaned back. The wall behind me gave away, leading to a secret passage in the crypt. I looked down and saw my hat caught in between walls, the pink feather barely noticeable. I smiled. I thought of comrades who would eventually follow me, and let the hat lead them to me. I turned and ran down the dirt path. I heard my comrades call out to me, telling me to stop.
As I ran pass the passage walls, I saw soldiers meeting in rooms without walls, similar to comfort room cubicles without doors, only larger. Upon seeing me, they all grabbed their rifles and ran after me. Cut to…
I’m holding a bow and arrow, waiting behind a fascia wall. The Queen stood in the middle of the field while her followers pour oil on the fascia walls. The walls seem to have been constructed to imitate a maze. I danced around the maze, trying to avoid the Queen’s followers, who are apparently trying to kill me. In the end, I was trapped. With burning walls from three directions and a musketeer in front of me, I loaded my bow with arrows and took my aim. Cut to…
I sat on a bed, looKing at a wooden cabinet, adorned by flower carvings. I closed my eyes and thought of the night the Queen drove a dagger in the servant girl’s throat. I opened my eyes and walked towards the wooden cabinet. I took out a small wooden chest with lotus and hibiscus carvings on the lid. I sat back on the bed and I opened the chest. Next thing I know I was playing some kind stringed instrument. I thought of a handsome bearded man and his wise words. I felt an ache in my heart and a string snapped.
And I woke from my dream…
