This is the story of a little princess, who wanted to find her own way in life. She was surrounded by loving family and all possible luxury, but yet it felt like some kind of prison. One day, she meets a mystic, Puer, who convinces her to listen to her heart. If she is willing to follow him to discover her intuitivity, she will find her own path. So she does and finally Puer leaves her alone, in the company of his magic flying horse, named 'Silvery Horse' (or Pega, but that was 'official'). So far, this story was given to me by a dear Italian philosopher. From here, Nuria's stories are flowing from my pencil into your pc - Nuria said Addio, Addio to Puer. - Nuria met Little Why, who was discovering life; she also met a man with no-name (see stories below). Everything was fine, it was good to travel! But.....Since the day that Nuria had decided to leave her father's kingdom, every day had been full of joy. Princess met very kind strangers, beautiful animals and her silvery horse Pegasus only had taken the sunny sides of the day. But things seemed to be changing.
Her awakening soul felt some uneasiness. For the first time, princess spurred her horse; it was getting dark and she longed for a warm shelter. Something strange was in the air. The sun had gone to sleep much too early. Nature was in a dead silence. There was no other noise than her horse's cadence on the sandy road. No birds singing, no trees waving, nothing but an intense silence.
Fortunately, afar, some lights were shining; was there a farm or maybe a little settlement? Nuria felt hungry and thirsty, and even a little homesick. How she wished to be with her dear family now! Her eyes filled with tears, thinking about home.
All of a sudden, silvery horse stopped. He snorted loudly and shook his head restless. Some strange people approached. They were all dressed in grey, their heads covered with dark veils. No, they were not going to the lights in front of Nuria. These strangers were running into darkness! Nuria tried to stop them. 'Dear people, you better stay in the settlement behind you! You will not find any in front of you within a day's walk!'
None of the strangers reacted. They looked frightened and hushed into the night, without saying one word.
Princess had no other choice but to go ahead and soon she and Pega entered indeed a little settlement. Two huge torches marked its entrance. A farm, some barns, two cottages, that was all. Then, out of the dark, two burning yellow eyes showed up. Belonging to an enormous black dog, not barking at all, just showing its teeth. What a welcome!
As if this was not enough, all of a sudden a man's voice thundered around. A huge giant came up. 'Cerbus, go back', he urged the dog. And in one breath he said to the princess: 'And you, come along!' Nuria felt shocked. She was not used to comments in such a brute way. But the giant lost his temper. 'Don't you hear me? Something wrong with your ears?! Come along! Bring your horse to the stable and follow me. Spit Spot!'
Princess laid her arms around Pega's neck to calm down. 'Just do what he says', the horse whispered, 'don't you worry, here you'll find a new life-experience.' Then, silvery horse disappeared in the stable.
Now, Nuria was on her own. She tried the friendly approach. 'Good night, my dear man' , she said. 'Thank you so much for offering my horse a stable. It is a pleasure to meet you. My name is Nuria, and who are you?'
The answer was brief and clear: 'Shut up! Because I Say So!' The giant pushed her into his house. Inside it smelt awful of burned onions and rotten eggs. In the light of one small candle, Nuria noticed a table covered with left overs and mouse-droppings. What a mess! And what a disaster! Why had silvery horse taken her to this dreadful place? With fear and trembling she wondered what was coming next! A new life-experience, as Pega had whispered? Rather not, not here!
But Giant had locked the door. 'No run-aways, understand? Because I Say So! And now, start cleaning the house, immediately, Because I Say So!
Poor Nuria had no other options but to obey. Not only that night, but for seven days and more she cleaned and cleaned and cleaned! Her hands got damaged, her nails broken, her shining hair got dull. At night, laying on the clay ground, in a corner of the room, she cried till she felt in a restless sleep. Nuria cried until there were no more tears left to cry.
Attempts to escape failed, she tried the windows, she tried the chimney, but each time there was this mean Cerbus-dog to stop her.
Our princess felt desperate. But then, one night, when Giant was asleep, there was a soft and warm whiff entering through the cracks of the cottage. At the same time Nuria smelt the wonderful perfume of roses, which reminded her of her father's Castle and the beautiful gardens on his property. A remarkable fortitude came over her.
She awoke Giant, and before he could say anything, she looked him right into his flaming eyes and said: 'It is time for me to leave. You are a poor soul, always living in darkness, shouting all the time, having no other companion than a mean dog. And forgive my speaking to you in this way, but I am fed up with you! And don't argue with me, Because I Say So!!!'
Now Giant started to cry. He cried and cried and cried for many hours and Cerbus whined together with its boss. Then, when Giant hat no more tears to cry, he managed to speak.
He took Nuria's hands and said: 'Thank you, thank you, thank you very much! You are the very first person who named me by my name, since many many years.'
Nuria frowned her brows. This guy was even more crazy than she had thought before.
But Giant continued: 'I want to tell you this! When I was a little boy, my father taught me to give orders in a way others never could refuse. That's why they nicknamed me BISS, Because I Say So. When I grew older and my parents had died, I felt the need to gain magical black power. I wanted more than power by giving orders. In search for influence, I left home to the lands of the Vampires. And there I offered my soul to a stranger, in return for power! Not knowing that from that day on nobody could reach my inner soul anymore.'
Vampires? Black power? Nuria listened full of surprise. Was this part of the world she knew and loved so much? This was bad enough to give you the shudders!! Yet, she managed to ask a question. 'Where did you use this black power for?'
Giant seemed to grow and raised his voice. 'I could rule the world, I destroyed houses, ordered rivers to flood, fires to burn woods, I controlled nature!' Nuria couldn't believe her ears. 'Did you like to be that evil?' Now Giant shrinked a little. 'Yes, I liked it. Although I was lonely, very lonely. Only Evil was my friend. I returned to my fathers' land. But the settlement was abandoned. I found the grave of my sister and her children. All others had left. One living soul was waiting for me, Cerbus, as evil as myself. Which was fine. I had found a dog as companion and I hold visitors, asking for some food or lodgement, as hostages as long as I needed them to clean the place or to work on the land. I did not mind, until today. What happened?'
He started crying again, with shrugging shoulders. 'I lost my black power, I lost control.... Because I Say So, BissBissBiss.....'
What to do with a wheeping ex-evil Giant? Nuria wanted to leave, as soon as possible!
She heard him blubbering, saying to himself: 'She must be a princess, a true princess. Her honorable virginity and integrity broke my power.....' Cerbus had gone, Pegasus entered the room. Giant didn't react.
Nuria climbed her beloved horse; outside a wonderful sunny world was waiting. Birds were singing. Once more Nuria watched the poor giant. She sprinkled him with little stars coming from her eyes. Then she said: 'Thank you for your lessons. I never cleaned a place before. I never was treated in the way you did to me and I never ever lived in a place covered with mouse-droppings. I learned how to survive bad circumstances. I learned to be strong. And I experienced that, after stormy periods, rest returns. Now, you may have learned that using black power makes a person poor. So Bliss, I make a wish. May your name from now on only be connected with BISou, which is French for Kiss, which sounds like Bliss.
Well, she knew, this comparison was not striking, but for Giant it was fair enough.
Then Pega took off and together they flew away, up, high in the skies.
