a modern day fairytale

In a distant land, in a time not so far from now sat a princess. Not a princess from lineage, but more from her attitude, demeaner, and outlook on life. She sat, shut up in a cement tower, slowly growing deaf from the constant rumble of her mechanical aerobatic watchmen.
She sat there because she was mad, mad at the world and the hand it delt her. The circumstances that led her to this solitary tower were all of good intention. But, alas, she sat lonely and bitter, seemingly cursed by desicions that were not in her power to make but shaped her life non the less.
It would seem our poor princess was thwarted at every turn by the King that ruled her one true loves life. Yes, she was one of the lucky few who felt they had found their soulmate, as cheesy as that might sound. She loved him, simply put. For the good, and especially for the bad. They were determined to make their lives better and to do it together. But the King wouldnt allow it.
As any self deserving princess would have it, she fell in love with a knight. Not a prince, please, she didnt want to fight anyone for primping time, and all princes were good for was looking pompous and saying the right thing at the right time. No, she wanted someone who fought for what he believed in, someone who would do the dirty work, and then bring her wild flowers he had found while at work. That was the man, the simple warrior to stand next to her for the rest of her life.
The King wasnt really all bad, but he didnt see the toll he was putting on his knights everytime he sent them into battle. These battles were long and grueling, and many good knights never made it home. They were fighting for something better, something bigger than themselves, but it still hurt everytime the lovers had to say goodbye.
As we join our princess, in her lonely tower, in a distant and unfamiliar land, she is realing from the news that once again she must say goodbye to her knight. They have a happy little life, content to make each other smile and to look after their two little ones. Pumpkin Pie and Snickerdoodle. These two little beauties completed the happy union, but being young, they didnt understand what it meant to have to say goodbye to the knight and no amount of reasoning would make it easier for them to grasp this.
So our princess sits in her tower worrying, worrying for her knights safety, for her little ones quality of life and for herself. How was she going to pull this off? She has never had her knight leave her alone in a foreign land, she didnt understand the natives and was rather overwhelmed with the situation at the moment.
He would be leaving her in a short three months, half of which he would be gone, training for battle. How was she going to keep her little ones happy and healthy, keep their tower running smoothly, and not let her knight worry about her? So many questions and no answers to be found.
We will catch up soon with our princess when she might have more answers, and hopefully not more questions.