Whispers of the Heart: A Tale (Part 3)

My father built 1001 rooms, all with identical doors, designed to deceive soldiers or guests who might try to flirt or simply play with me. When they got out of hand, Tingit would choose to hide. She would lead them into one of the rooms, and then, terrified, she would hide in one of those rooms herself. All the rooms looked exactly the same inside, but what differentiated them were hidden symbols of various kingdoms: some under the floor, some on the roof, some depicting dragons, some cats, some snakes – all sorts of things, bro. I can be sneaky, you know, by scaring the soldiers and maids when they're acting wild, easily catching them because there's only one room for them, haha, isn't that fun, bro, hehehe. I have a pet, a lion, specially trained to speak the language of Jinns and humans. The lion was found in the forbidden forest of the Earth Kingdom, called Mantalnika Forest, while I was with my father hunting the most unique deer and rabbits, found only there. The deer had crescent-shaped antlers and long ears, and the rabbits had slanted, oval eyes like humans, furry legs, but were thin with horseshoes underneath. After our hunt, wood and branches were gathered by the guards, and a fire was lit by rubbing stones together. The deer and rabbits were skinned using spears from a considerable distance, with two soldiers and hunting dogs at the ready to help catch the scattered meat. After the meat was collected, it was skewered back onto spears and placed over the fire. The meat was turned repeatedly until it turned brownish and smelled charred. We all got food, including the hunting dogs, which were only as tall as a man's arm, but when hunting, their ferocity was incredible; it even felt like we were the ones being chased and torn apart. The lion was female, half an inch tall, with sheep-like fur, and if you talked to her, it was really fun, bro. Tingit named the lion Simnal. She could disappear and always followed me wherever I went, appearing affectionately to be petted and carried when Tingit was alone, holding back emotions, whether in a very low state or when emotions were running high. Oh, but she can appear if you intentionally call her, just try it if you don't believe me... But this is our secret, bro. Tingit is a princess who lives in the Earth Kingdom with her father, King Spoon, her mother, Queen Fork, and her two younger siblings, Plate and Fortress.