"What is this flame I am seeing from afar? And why are there high numbers of guards coming from afar? " The king asked the officials that were with him. "We are also lost, your highness. May the immortals forbid bad things from happening to us and our kingdom." The officials chorused. They sent a guard to inquire from the approaching troops about what was happening. The guard left and soon ran back inside, screaming so loud on top of his voice. "The royal garden is in flames, your highness!" "What!?" The king and the officials shouted loud on top of their voices in the courtroom. "Who dared to set the royal garden on fire?! I surely won't spare the scoundrel that did that." The King roared. The guard bowed his head and said, "It is one of the twins, your highness. Alicia set the garden on fire." The guard revealed it to everyone. "I don't believe that." The King defended. Just as the conversation was going on, the troops they saw from afar walked into the courtroom.
The meeting at the courtroom ended and all the council members and officials were dismissed. The Royals took Jade to her room, so she could get some rest and also recover from the incident. After they left Jade in her room, everyone one of them went to their various rooms without saying a word to each other. The Grand Queen, Seria, went to her room in smiles. ''I haven't even started with her, she is already getting into serious trouble." The Queen rejoices over the misfortune that befell Alicia. The Grand Queen laid on her bed to sleep and said to herself, "I am executing my plan tomorrow Alicia. You will regret ever toying with me. I will send you to the place of nothingness, because that is where you belong." The Grand Queen said and ended it with an evil laughter that erupted in the air. "Haha… haha…. Haha… haha" THE NEXT DAY. The rays from outside pierced through the window in the twins room, and partied on their faces. The twins slowly opened their eyes and
The Grand Queen suggested they have a get-together party with everyone in the palace, including the chefs, maids, royal guards and gardeners. "I think it's going to be a very beautiful party. Everyone in the palace should be invited. No one should be looked down on, irrespective of their status." The Grand Queen said to the King in his chambers. The King smiled for what the Grand Queen said gladdened his heart. "Woah! Mother, Did I just hear you say that? Woah you have indeed changed for better and for good. I am glad you see things in a different and good way now." The King commended the Grand Queen. The Grand Queen smiled and blushed. 'If not for those scoundrels, I wouldn't have to call those low lives and commoners to my very own party. Well it is their luck, they should enjoy it for the moment.' The Grand Queen said to herself. The Grand Queen smiled at the king and held his hands for a while and said, "Let's have a party tonight." The Queen suggested. "Don't you t
WHIP! WHIP! WHIP! That was the sound that came from the horse whip that was used in beating Bruno. He held the pain in for some time but couldn't hold it anymore on the fiftieth time. He bursted into tears and let out a loud cry, each time the guards landed the whip on his back. During all these events and happenings, the King was nowhere to be found. No doubt he attended the meeting, but he didn't show up in the present state of emergency and chaos that the palace he governed was in. Bruno prayed silently for the King to come out from wherever he was to save him, but it felt as if the immortals turned a deaf ear to all of his prayers. He couldn't believe that he would end up this way. He would try to escape and live then fight another day, perhaps. 'After all the promises, Alicia brought me from square one to square zero.' 'I can't believe I ever trusted her. I loved a lady who is evil and wicked hearted, a lady bold enough to murder my mother.' 'I will never love a woman
Jade had been on the low since the recent happenings, which involved Bruno's mother's death and the sudden disappearance of the Vampire king.Since Alicia was yet to recollect all that happened after she passed out, she decided to make use of the opportunity to sow a seed of hatred and discord in her heart towards Bruno.She washed her face and arranged her hair neatly before setting out to pay her a visit.Jade got to the room and knocked gently thrice, after which a matured voice beckoned on whoever it was to come in.Jade opened the door and was taken aback on seeing the Grand Queen, Seria, patting Alicia on the forehead. She had put the twin through a lot already, and she was putting on a
Jade looked after Bruno for two days and promised to return very soon. Before she left, she gave him one of the pills she made out of Night and Candy."Take this pill anytime you feel weak. It works effectively well." Jade said to Bruno after handing one of the pills to him.Bruno accepted the pill and kept it in one of his garment pockets."Thank you so much Jade. Thank you for staying by me and saving my life." Bruno thanked Jade, with tears running down his face.Jade held him by the hand and stared into his eyes for what seemed like eternity and made forward with a slow pace to kiss Bruno on his lips.They kissed each other affectionatel
She tried to contain her anger within herself and replied to the head official in the nicest way she could."Please have your seat. I would like to chirp in a word or two." The Grand queen said, signaling the head official to sit with her hands.Though unsatisfied, he reluctantly sat on his seat."So… sorry for the little interruption. There are a lot of things that have been happening for some time now, but it can not be handled roughly. But with patience, thorough investigation and adequate wisdom." The Grand Queen explained to the officials that filled the courtroom.The court room was silent over the Grand queen's explanation, and the room felt like a graveyard until the head offic
Alicia wondered what personal stuff Jade needed to attend to.It was a lie which was known on Alicia's part, but she let her go without asking about what the so-called important things were.AT THE FOREST.While Bruno was still in the Redmine forest, a group of soldiers found him and their king instructed that he be brought."He looks bright but injured. I can take him as a son and a prince in the kingdom."The king urged that they all leave at that moment but Bruno begged that the king spare a few minutes to draft out a letter for Jade.