** To Every Solution, There Is A Problem Too **

As scarlet was sitting in front a huge mirror in her room while drying her long hairs , she was lost in the things happened today. She couldn't help but think again and again about the same scenario. 

Just when she was about to fold her hairs into a bun , her gaze landed on the bluish tinge in her hairs which was looking somewhat different. She looked at it quite surprised because it was bluish but some other nearby hairs had turned into a greenish glare and yet they were looking brownish golden from far. 

She wondered and thought that she herself was too tired and hence was noticing the things which weren't even there as to how could her hairs turn greenish when she didn't color them and how can they grow much just within a day that the growth could be noticed . 

She gave all these thoughts a pause and headed towards her comfy bed. slipping into the cozy blanket, she hugged a soft toy and slowly drifted off towards sleep without knowing what the next day is going to bring to her. 

On the flip side, a hut located amidst the mountains surrounded by numerous trees and some clouds was looking like it was some kind of heaven was present and an old lady looking like she is in her seventies was sitting on a mattress in a room made up of wood and all the furniture was quite vintage styled. 

 Another lady who looked like a maid in her fifties, approached the lady sitting on the mattress with a plate carrying some tea and afternoon snacks, and bowed respectfully. 

    "Grand Empress, I brought herbal tea for you. I made it the way you like. "  

The old lady looked at the maid with a faint smile and nodded her head. Before she could lift the cup and sip the tea, the maid questioned curiously to her ....

    "Grand Empress ..! you look somewhat deep in thoughts. Are you fine , my lady ?" 

   "Hmm...." In return the old lady just hummed. The maid at once became worried because, it wasn't the true nature of Grand Empress as she had always been a lively lady and she only hummed like that whenever she is worried. But she had been living in solitude since ages separately enchanting beads everyday, so what could worry her !!

   "My lady, you can share your burdens with me." The maid hauled up and sat near to the Empress. 

Empress had always been a decent and Nobel woman, who had never despised anyone because of their ranks and treated everybody equally. 

    " Carol, come here ....(the old lady asked the maid gesturing her to sit beside her there) ... sit with me." 

Carol, the maid hauled up from her sit and sat beside the empress holding her hands in hers . 

   "You know Carol , what is written in this book ?" empress asked Carol who was totally unambiguous about the book and the contents in there and shaked her head as no. 

  "My lady, I wonder what kind of book is this ? I have never seen it before today .."

 Carol was quite mesmerised looking at the rough cover of book that was looking like ages old yet casted a majestic aura on everybody who had witnessed it for the first time. 

She sutured her lips and expressed her wondered and surprised gaze. Peeking at her gazed face which was quite in daze , and collected her thoughts while telling her....

    "This is a holy book Carol. Yes, you have guessed it quite right, It was written ages ago. " 

The old lady and the maid both looked at the book which was brick red colored with tints of golden and ocean blue patterns which were looking like they were like carved with some kind of object or metal. The outer cover of the book was literally made of gold and silver and in it was tucked a dagger which had some blood stains on it. 

The dagger was also made of pure silver and a rare metallic element called ZIRACIDIUM about which these ladies were aware of.  It's handle was shining like it's pure gold. The tip of that dagger was quite sharp and gave off the aura as if it would pierce the eyes of observer from far away. 

 The book was too huge that it was totally difficult to carry it single-handedly and was wrapped in a white golden cloth tinted with black patterns on it. 

 It was a book that wasn't made and written in human world. The beautiful book caught Carol's attention and she got drenched in its secrets and couldn't help but ask the empress ...

 "My lady, it looks like this book doesn't belong to human world. "

Listening to Carol's words, the Empress just smiled a little and felt somehow relieved of her decision of keeping Carol as her trustworthy maid back then because she can really sense everything and most of the times her calculations about the situation are way too great that left the old lady in awe too. 

   "Yes, its a heavenly book. It was bestowed to The Grand Emperor by holy spirits when EMERALD was born 550years back. But after his demise, it was passed on to me. " 

   "But why is it that only today I am looking at it my lady ?? I mean , it's been long since The Grand Emperor had passed away, but I haven't even seen this holy book with you . Then ...." 

    "It's fate Carol, It's fate and everything is about time. But this time it's about choices. "

The old lady expressed her thoughts to her maid, which were way too hard for her to comprehend. Because she wasn't able to calculate them in her head anymore, so she decided to give the lady sometime to express herself completely and sat there pursing her lips.

    While the two ladies were talking something about the magical book, the old lady was giving off the expressions like she had a heavy stone over her heart which she is waiting to be lifted off. 

  Carol understood her thoughts and quite well and suggested... 

" Empress, I think you should rest . It's quite late . May be , after resting , you would feel better." 

  "Yes, I also want to talk to him and get my answers . Let's go Carol." 

  'Him ?  .   ..... who is this him ? and .....' while Carol was thinking about some strange person about whom the Empress had mentioned just now, she was snapped out of her thoughts by the lady's words....

"Don't think about it Carol. Accompany me.” 

 Hearing her lady, Carol just nodded her head and they reached in the grand sized room which was built from wood and was giving off the fragrance of jasmine and lilies. Yes, these two flowers had always been the favourite flowers of the empress. 

Carol and the lady approached near the bed and Carol helped her to get on the bed , while tugging a blanket on her. She bid her good night and told her to call her out if she needed anything like a great servant. 

The lady lied in the bed and slowly and swiftly drifted off into a slumber sleep . Just when she was in her deep sleep..... she found herself wandering inside her garden . She came to know that he wanted to visit her. She also wanted to seek answers to her questions .

 " I thought you wouldn't be visiting again after yesterday ..." Empress said to the person standing in front of a huge tree in the garden while his back was facing her. 

Listening to her words, he just smiled and turned facing her and replied nonchalantly ...

  "Why...?? Don't you miss me anymore empress...??!!" 

    " We shouldn't be formal here, I guess. There is nobody to hear our conversation." she replied faintly smiling and admiring his features. 

   "Yes, you should think like that , but also .... every ear and eye is on you these days.... so , even if you are sleeping.... you shouldn't forget about the dream-catchers , My lady." reminding her that the danger is always here and she can't be so easy going. 

    "Are you for sure ?? I mean, I have been having the herbs to control my dream energy so that dream-catchers couldn't hear anything and ...."

Cutting her talk amidst, the man over there approached her and replied ...

    "Like to every problem, there is a solution.... In the same way, to every solution, there is a problem too." 

The empress felt surprised and for the first ever time in her life she wasn't able to comprehend the meaning behind his words and before she could ask him anything ....

 "Don't worry about the words just know that you have to be careful always." he said caressing her smooth white hairs which were glowing like a waterfall in the moon light.  

Although she was an old lady, yet she blushed and nodded her head in a yes to his words thinking what is there to be afraid unware of the things that are yet going to be unfolded …..