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2023-06-22 05:42:51KINGDOM OF SLOSALIA 1505
"Your worship, it is Xisuthra," the man at the other side of the door said.
"Come in," Emperor Asalan Enlim said.
"Kill me your Worship," Xisuthra said, bowing to the ground as he entered.
"What have you done that deserves death?" Asalan asked.
"I dare to bring bad news to you; I dare to bring bad news to the court of the king," the man replied.
Xisuthra was the right-hand man of the Emperor and was the only one fit to deliver news and come close to the Emperor when he was working.
"Bad news?" Asalan asked.
What could the bad news be? Since Asalan took over from his father when he died, things have been relatively peaceful. The stronger neighbourhood country, Iduivacan, had stopped surprise attacks on them since he promised his daughter Ninsab Enlim as a wife to the prince of the neighbouring kingdom.
"The princess is dead," Xisuthra said, bowed to the ground repeatedly.
"What?" Asalan said the train of thoughts in her mind snapped back to reality.
"Which princess?" he added.
Although he loved all his children, he desperately wished it was not Ninsab, for she was the key to his peaceful reign.
"Was it Ninduk?" he asked, hoping she was the one. It would be painful to lose her, but at least the people and court would not point fingers at him and call him a disgraceful and incompetent leader like his father.
"I am afraid, not your Highness," Xisuthra answered.
More than anybody, Xisuthra knew the hard time that the Emperor went through before he decided to sign a peace treaty using his daughter. To deliver such a piece of news to him at this time when the wedding drew near felt very wrong.
"Then is it Ninla?" the Emperor asked.
He was willing to mention all the princesses' names and hoped that when he got to a name, Xisuthra would say yes and that would be it. Losing a child was no walk in the park, but it better not be Ninsab.
"Also not her, your lordship. For it is the first princess of the kingdom. Princess Ninsab," Xisuthra said, and bowed his head multiple times, almost causing a serious head injury for himself.
Asalan stood up and started walking towards his right-hand man. He pulled him up from the ground and searched his eyes. He knew that no one dared prank the monarch, but he hoped that it was a prank.
"What do you mean?" He screamed at him.
"Forgive me your worship," Xisuthra said, staying calm.
He knew this meant war, but he needed to be calm.
"Lead the way," he said, and Xisuthra moved with the Emperor on his tail.
They reached the quarters of the princess, and there was a silent wailing there. Only the princess's maid and Xisuthra knew of the situation. Both of them knew how grave the situation was.
Xisuthra pushed open the door and let the Emperor come in before he closed the door behind him.
The Emperor took slow, staggering steps towards the bed where the princess lay. He saw his beautiful daughter lying lifeless and pale.
"What happened?" he asked the maid, who had tears falling down her cheeks.
"She just ate her lunch, and she began to vomit," Irkal said with his head bowed.
"Poison," Xisuthra uttered without thinking.
The Emperor threw a glance at him.
"How can you think that?" he shouted.
"Forgive me your worship," Xisuthra said, bowing his head.
"Until I think of what to do, no one must hear of it," Asalan said in a warning tone. "Lock off her quarters and tell everyone she is resting from being sick," he added.
As Asalan turned to leave, he noticed a body blocking the entrance. There was no way the body was there when they entered; they would have noticed it.
"What is that?" Asalan asked, startled.
"A strange body from nowhere," Xisuthra replied, going to check the body up front. He pushed the body to see the face and gasped at the breathing body. He staggered backwards in fear and said,
"It's the Princess” he gasped, unable to believe what he saw and the words that came from his mouth.
It was certainly impossible that the body was there when they got inside the room, and there was no way that the body could have been dropped in by anybody.
Xisuthra looked back at the bed where the princess lay and the strange body on the ground beside him. It was impossible that the princess was in two places at once and that one was living and the other dead.
"What do you mean, the princess?" Asalan asked, taking careful steps forward.
To be honest, he had prayed earnestly that his daughter would come back to life. He knew he was a weak leader who could not stand up for his people, but he loved his life and wished to live. He never asked to be the leader. The responsibility fell on him for just being the crown prince.
"Your Worship, please stand back until I can confirm the identity of the body," Xisuthra said, coming to use his body to block the emperor.
Xisuthra's life work was to protect the emperor no matter what it might be. His family had the opportunity to be in charge of protecting the bloodline of the throne. His son was already protecting the current crown prince, Aranar Enlim.
"My order is that you move right this instant, Asalan commanded.
If the words of Xisuthra were right, then he had to see for himself. His daughter was dying out of nowhere, and the strange woman on the floor was not making any sense at all, but he just knew he needed to find the right way to fix the mess immediately before words got out.
Reluctantly, Xisuthra moves his body and allows Asalan to move closer to see the woman on the floor. He sees the striking resemblance of his daughter to the woman on the floor. His shock overwhelms him, as he can't comprehend what is going on.
"Wait till nighttime, then take the dead princess to the secondary palace, place this woman on the bed, and quietly investigate where she came from. In the meantime, seal off the princess's quarters." Asalan commanded and began to walk towards the door.
He was going to find out who killed his daughter, but after he had secured the future of the nation. Xisuthra nodded.
"Forgive me for asking your grace. Can I ask the bodyguard of the princess to help me?" Xisuthra asked.
There was no possible way for him to carry out all those tasks himself.
Asalan turned back. If the princess was truly poisoned, then it meant that the royal bloodline was in danger and that anyone could be after him. He trusted Xisuthra because of their family affiliation, but he did not think he could trust another person.
"Trust no one," Asalan responded, turning back. Irkal kneeled as the Emperor exited. Irkal had served the princess for all her life since the princess was born. She was also convinced that the princess was poisoned. She was going to help the Emperor uncover the truth about her death, she vowed to herself.
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In a few minutes, the chickens were falling dead on the floor, like they were not just lying all over the place a few seconds ago."Just as I suspected. The princess had been very healthy, so for her to suddenly throw up..." Irkal said her sentence trailed off at the end."How do I get to tell the Emperor about this without offending him?" Xisuthra said contemplating.He had also suspected that the princess was killed, but who would dare kill the princess and sabotage the chance of peace in the kingdom?"We better get back to the palace," Xisuthra said, turning on his feet.Irkal followed suit. Soon they were all at the palace. Xisuthra waited till the night fell and everywhere was quiet before he moved the princess to the prepared carriage.The strange woman was yet to wake up. Xisuthra and Irkal successfully moved the dead princess to the secondary palace.At the secondary palace, the body of the princess was cleaned with a substance that would not allow for decay. It would be taboo
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"Got here? Who brought me here?" Una asked confused.She wished the girl would stop talking all formal and tell her what exactly was going on. Did Collin bring her and leave her here?"Where is Collin?" she asked, and the girl seemed confused."How did I get here?" Una asked."The Emperor's bodyguard saw you lying down there," Irkal said, pointing to the spot where she was seen."So you mean I just appeared out of nowhere?" Una asked."Yes, it was like someone dropped you there, but the door was locked, and we can't find any truth of an external person," Irkal explained."No way, "Una said, smiling. "Okay, I give up. You have solid actors and a good game plan. I agree that you have been able to successfully prank me," she added.Irkal wondered what gibberish she was talking about. Maybe she wasn't right in the head."Who put you up to this?" Una said, walking cautiously towards the girl. If she wanted to, she could snap the girl's neck without any thought, but that would do her no good
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Una had studied the medieval era very well, but she had never for once come across the kingdom of Slosalia. It was strange to her.This was probably a bad dream, and she was sure she would get over it once she slept it over, so she climbed into bed and covered herself up with the warm blanket.Before she could tell herself to go to bed, she fell into a deep sleep."Your Highness," Irkal said.She had fallen asleep shortly after she saw Una finally go to bed. She has for a moment forgotten that the princess she served was no longer a part of the living world but now dead.Una stretched in the bed as she wiggled her legs. Irkal had gone to inform Xisuthra about Una and how she reacted. Xisuthra informed the Emperor, who was going to come see her immediately after the morning readings."Una, you need to wake up now," Irkal said, correcting herself. She moved to the bedside and tapped Ina gently on the arm. Una stood up and rubbed her eyes gently.She had been awake for a while now but ref
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The Emperor's question did not make sense to Una. How could he be asking about the year she came from? Did it make sense that he would ask her that?How did he know she was not from this era? She could be a spy, for all he knows. Does he probably know something about what was going on with him? She knew that she did not have much of an option as she did not know how to live in this newly found place."How do you know that I am not of this era?" Una asked."The stars already predicted that we would have a strange visitor, and your clothes are not anything like we have seen recently. We have had envoys from various parts of the world visit us, but I haven't seen anyone wear such clothes," Asalan said."That is a pretty deep analysis," Una replied.Yes, she was from 2022 and everything happening to her did not make sense. If one could truly travel through time, then why haven't the scientist discovered it yet? The technology in her era was top-notch. How could those in the fifteenth centu
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"Until you find a solution? How long would that take?" Una asked."Until I find the killer and a replacement for the bride-to-be who was killed," Asalan said."How long would that take?" Una raised her voice.She had a bad feeling about this. She did not know how she ended up there but now all she knows is that her only way out would not tell her until she does him this huge favor. She would do it because she had no choice whatsoever but she wanted to make sure that there was a time frame."When do I leave?" she asked again. This time her voice was lower. She would not want to raise any suspicions around her. She could be easily discarded and then her life ends there. Her life would then end for just being adamant."I said you should open the door," Inal screamed and put her feet down.She had been standing outside the door to the princess room, which was suspiciously heavily guarded. She always only had Ungan, who was her guard but today the emperor's guard and his right-hand man were
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Emperor's Daughter    XXVIII
"I am the future of the kingdom, who more do you need to protect?" Aranar asked. "Crown prince, call yourself to order" Asalan commanded. "I am still your king and I have the final say. You might not even have the chance to be the king so do not think about challenging decisions" he added. "My emperor please do not say something as dreadful as what you just said," Inal said. The words of the monarch had sent chills down her spine. How was she to lift her head high up if her son did not end up as the crown prince? "I am sorry Kingdoms father," Aranar said when he saw the anger on his father's face. His lessons and tutors had thought him that the crown prince was the one among all royal blood to be given priority and protection. May the Emperor know better? "Let's retire to our chambers now. The princess would be back son and you would get tour guard back" Asalan said. "Yes nations father," Aranar said "Yes Emperor," Inal said as Aranar spoke. Inal and Aranar moved out of the r
Emperor's Daughter    XXVII
Ungan leads the way and takes the crown prince and Empress to the main palace where the king was. "Empress" Asalan said when he set his eyes on Inal and Aranar coming with the entourage behind them. "Emperor, Your Worship," Inal said courtesying a little. "Kingdoms Father," Aranar said too. The rest of the entourage bowed their heads to the ground to greet him. "Long life the Emperor" they all echoed. "Stand up, leave us," Asalan said as a command to the entire crew following them. "My Lord," Inal said. Since she was married to him and now held the rank as the Empress she could address the Emperor as 'My Lord' when others were not around them. "My Lady" The Emperor responded. He was aware that she had been checking in with the princess since the yesternight. "I went to check on the princess but her room was dark and lifeless. It seemed as if no one was coming back there this night. I also went to your chamber and it was the same. Is everything alright my Lord" Inal said. T
Emperor's Daughter    XXVI
"I thought you said the Emperor did not want to be disturbed?" Inal asked stepping back out of the dark room. "The emperor has gone on a stroll and asked that if anyone comes looking for him I should tell them that he doesn't want to be disturbed," Tiartu said. "Mother, I am glad to have found you here, "Aranar Enlim said.Aranar Enlim was the crown prince and he was just nine years of age. He had been looking around for his mom for a while. "Crown Prince, what are you doing here?" Inal asked when she saw him walk towards her. "I came to see the kingdom's father" Aranar responded. They had been thought to call the Emperor and address him as the Kingdom's father and the Empress as the Kingdom's mom. Aranar had refused to call Inal the kingdoms mom because she was his mom. "What for? Tell me I would help you relay the message to him" Inal said. She wondered if what his son was about to say had something to do with the disappearance of the princess and the emperor. "My guard has
