Prin\u021bul s-a ridicat \u00eencet de pe tron.<\/p>\n
To\u021bi se a\u0219teptau s\u0103 spun\u0103, ca de fiecare dat\u0103, \u201eUrm\u0103toarea\u201d. Dar el a cobor\u00e2t treptele, cu ochii a\u021binti\u021bi asupra fetei, ca \u0219i cum n-ar mai fi v\u0103zut pe nimeni altcineva \u00een sal\u0103.<\/p>\n
Cadrul de lemn, \u00een care sute de fete sub\u021biri \u0219i gra\u021bioase intraser\u0103 l\u0103s\u00e2nd spa\u021bii largi \u00een jurul lor, era acum umplut p\u00e2n\u0103 la ultimul col\u021b. Umerii ei atingeau marginile. Silueta ei se potrivea \u00een lemn ca o cheie \u00een broasc\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Se potrive\u0219te \u2014 a \u0219optit prin\u021bul. Pentru prima dat\u0103 \u00een trei ani, se potrive\u0219te.<\/p>\n
Un curtean a \u00eendr\u0103znit s\u0103 \u00eentrebe cu voce tare ceea ce g\u00e2ndeau to\u021bi.<\/p>\n
\u2014 M\u0103ria Ta\u2026 ce se potrive\u0219te?<\/p>\n
Prin\u021bul s-a \u00eentors spre sal\u0103. Vocea lui, de obicei lini\u0219tit\u0103, tremura acum de emo\u021bie.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Cadrul acesta nu m\u0103soar\u0103 frumuse\u021bea. Nu m\u0103soar\u0103 mersul, nici \u021binuta, nici bog\u0103\u021bia rochiei. L-am f\u0103cut cu m\u00e2na mea, dup\u0103 o singur\u0103 siluet\u0103, pe care o port \u00een minte de mul\u021bi ani.<\/p>\n
Sala amu\u021bise. Fetele care r\u00e2deau cu c\u00e2teva clipe \u00eenainte priveau acum \u00een p\u0103m\u00e2nt.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Acum \u0219apte ani \u2014 a continuat prin\u021bul \u2014 am plecat singur, deghizat, prin sate, a\u0219a cum face uneori un b\u0103iat care vrea s\u0103 scape de ziduri. M-am r\u0103t\u0103cit \u00eentr-o p\u0103dure, \u00een plin\u0103 iarn\u0103, \u0219i am c\u0103zut prin ghea\u021ba unui iaz. A\u0219 fi murit acolo, necunoscut de nimeni, dac\u0103 o fat\u0103 nu m-ar fi auzit strig\u00e2nd.<\/p>\n
Fata din cadru a ridicat, \u00een sf\u00e2r\u0219it, privirea.<\/p>\n
\u2014 M-a scos din ap\u0103 cu m\u00e2inile ei \u2014 a spus prin\u021bul. Nu era sub\u021bire, nu era \u00eembr\u0103cat\u0103 \u00een m\u0103tase. Era puternic\u0103. Destul de puternic\u0103 c\u00e2t s\u0103 trag\u0103 afar\u0103 un b\u0103iat \u00eenghe\u021bat, pe care nimeni altcineva n-ar fi putut s\u0103-l ridice. M-a dus \u00een casa ei, m-a \u00eenc\u0103lzit, m-a hr\u0103nit, \u0219i diminea\u021ba a plecat \u00eenainte s\u0103 apuc s\u0103-i mul\u021bumesc. N-am aflat niciodat\u0103 cum o cheam\u0103. Am \u021binut minte doar umerii aceia, spatele acela drept \u0219i un semn pe care \u00eel avea la \u00eencheietura m\u00e2inii st\u00e2ngi.<\/p>\n
Prin\u021bul a \u00eentins m\u00e2na, cu bl\u00e2nde\u021be.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u00cemi ar\u0103\u021bi \u00eencheietura?<\/p>\n
Fata a \u00eentors \u00eencet bra\u021bul. Pe pielea de la \u00eencheietura st\u00e2ng\u0103 era un semn din na\u0219tere, \u00een form\u0103 de frunz\u0103 mic\u0103.<\/p>\n
Un murmur a str\u0103b\u0103tut sala ca un val.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Tu e\u0219ti \u2014 a spus prin\u021bul, iar ochii i s-au umezit. Te-am c\u0103utat trei ani. Am pus s\u0103 treac\u0103 prin cadrul acesta sute de fete, sper\u00e2nd, de fiecare dat\u0103, c\u0103 voi recunoa\u0219te silueta care mi-a salvat via\u021ba. To\u021bi credeau c\u0103 sunt un prin\u021b mofturos. De fapt, c\u0103utam pe cineva care nici m\u0103car nu \u0219tia c\u0103 \u00eel caut.<\/p>\n
Fata a r\u0103mas o clip\u0103 f\u0103r\u0103 cuvinte. Apoi a vorbit, simplu, f\u0103r\u0103 plec\u0103ciuni \u0219i f\u0103r\u0103 vorbe alese de la curte.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu am venit azi pentru tron, M\u0103ria Ta. O vecin\u0103 m-a \u00eenscris, \u00een glum\u0103. Am venit doar ca s\u0103 nu-i fac de ru\u0219ine familia. Iar dac\u0103 tot am ajuns aici\u2026 voiam s\u0103-\u021bi spun ceva.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Spune.<\/p>\n
\u2014 B\u0103iatul acela pe care l-am scos din iaz nu mi-a spus niciodat\u0103 c\u0103 e prin\u021b. \u0218i tocmai de aceea l-am \u021binut minte. Pentru c\u0103 era, pur \u0219i simplu, un om care avea nevoie de ajutor. Nu m-am g\u00e2ndit nicio clip\u0103 c\u0103 voi primi ceva \u00een schimb.<\/p>\n
Prin\u021bul a z\u00e2mbit.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Iar tocmai de aceea te-am c\u0103utat. Restul au venit pentru coroan\u0103. Tu ai venit odat\u0103 pentru mine, c\u00e2nd nu eram nimeni.<\/p>\n
S-a \u00eentors spre tat\u0103l s\u0103u, regele, care privea totul din capul s\u0103lii, cu o m\u00e2n\u0103 la piept.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Tat\u0103, ai spus c\u0103 regatul are nevoie de o regin\u0103. Iat\u0103-o. Nu una care \u0219tie s\u0103 mearg\u0103 frumos printr-o sal\u0103. Una care a fost \u00een stare s\u0103 trag\u0103 un om din ghea\u021b\u0103, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 \u00eentrebe cine este.<\/p>\n
Regele s-a apropiat \u00eencet. S-a uitat lung la fat\u0103, apoi la fiul s\u0103u, \u0219i pentru prima dat\u0103, \u00een trei ani, a z\u00e2mbit larg.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u00cen sf\u00e2r\u0219it \u2014 a spus el \u2014 ai g\u0103sit singurul lucru pe care nu \u021bi-l putea da niciun regat vecin.<\/p>\n
Fetele \u00een rochii scumpe au ie\u0219it una c\u00e2te una, \u00een t\u0103cere. Curtenii care abia \u00ee\u0219i ascunseser\u0103 r\u00e2sul se pref\u0103ceau acum c\u0103 fuseser\u0103 de partea ei de la bun \u00eenceput.<\/p>\n
Iar \u00een mijlocul s\u0103lii tronului, l\u00e2ng\u0103 cadrul de lemn care \u00een sf\u00e2r\u0219it \u00ee\u0219i g\u0103sise silueta, o fat\u0103 simpl\u0103 dintr-un sat uitat st\u0103tea al\u0103turi de b\u0103rbatul c\u0103ruia, cu ani \u00een urm\u0103, \u00eei salvase via\u021ba f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103-i cear\u0103 nimic.<\/p>\n
Peste o lun\u0103, s-au c\u0103s\u0103torit.<\/p>\n
Nu pentru c\u0103 un regat avea nevoie de o regin\u0103.<\/p>\n
Ci pentru c\u0103 un om \u00ee\u0219i g\u0103sise, \u00een sf\u00e2r\u0219it, femeia pe care o c\u0103uta de mult mai mult timp dec\u00e2t trei ani.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Prin\u021bul s-a ridicat \u00eencet de pe tron. To\u021bi se a\u0219teptau s\u0103 spun\u0103, ca de fiecare dat\u0103, \u201eUrm\u0103toarea\u201d. Dar el a cobor\u00e2t treptele, cu ochii a\u021binti\u021bi asupra fetei, ca \u0219i cum n-ar mai fi v\u0103zut pe nimeni altcineva \u00een sal\u0103. Cadrul de lemn, \u00een care sute de fete sub\u021biri \u0219i gra\u021bioase intraser\u0103 l\u0103s\u00e2nd spa\u021bii largi \u00een […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26577,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27669","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diverse"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27669","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=27669"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27669\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27670,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27669\/revisions\/27670"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/26577"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=27669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bumzi.ro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=27669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}