After Ives's short talk with Prince Satchell, he went inside his study room to study. He had been learning about more traditional medicinal herbs and poisons for a cure. His teacher Judas also had been teaching him alchemy after discovering his talent in making medicines and his knowledge about those plants. His teacher had given him the assignment to collect some plants which could be found in the forests of the Raven. But to go out of the royal palace, he needed the permission of his highness but his highness was busy attending the court. So, he just started to study for some time until his highness arrived.
It was already afternoon when king Raleigh came back to the royal palace after being exhausted. Preparing for the engagement which was going to take place soon and some problems in the border which was now being handled by his two commanders was stressing him. he came back to Ives's study
Ives was returning back as it was already begun to grow dark. The two shadow guards were walking very far behind him not disturbing him. The place where he went was remote and none could be seen far far away. After collecting all the plants he required, he was walking back to his carriage. As he was about to enter inside the carriage, the arrow struck right beside his head on the carriage door missing an inch. Sweat flowed from his head as he gulped his saliva in fear. If he was just an inch right, that arrow would have pierced his head. He turned back to see where the arrow flew from. The two shadow guards were also alert. Soon they were surrounded by more than 12 bandits who had swords with them. Ives stood like a statue panicked. "Young master, please go inside the carriage. We'll handle them." One of the guards said. "What about you guys?" Ives a
Lord Nedes was aware of everything happening in the court and smiled drinking a sip of wine. Everything was going according to his plan and soon his plan would bear its sweet fruit. Although the arrival of prince Satchell wasn't in his plan still it wouldn't affect his plan. Lady Blaine came and sat in front of him. "How are you, my dear?" Lord Nedes asked. "I want to say you something bad." Lady Blaine replied with a sour expression. Lord Nedes sat straight and asked, "Did someone bully you?" "No, it isn't that. It's about prince Satchell." "What about him?" "I think he loves Ives." "What? How can you be so sure?" "I just saw his highness and prince fighting for Ives." Lord Nedes shows an amused expression, "What is he? Collecting men here and there."
The days were passing by quickly and the day which Ives hated and was anxious for finally arrived. It was finally the day of the engagement of King Raleigh Kainz and lady Blaine Sherwood. The whole royal palace was decorated with flowers especially white lilies and red roses. The long and wide red carpet was laid on the floor from the entrance of the palace to the royal garden where the engagement was going to take place. The royal garden was full of sets of tables and chairs for the guests. All of the royals and nobles were arriving one by one on the carriage and gathering at the royal garden. Chefs were busy preparing meals and breakfasts for the guests. Maids were serving drinks and juices for the guests. All of the guests were dressed extravagantly as it was the most important day. The royal family and the aristocrat were finally going to get combined with the engagement and soon marriage.
King Raleigh and lady Blaine were standing looking at each other. Dowager empress Avon and Prince Satchell stood behind his highness whereas Lady Blaine's mother and Lord Nedes stood behind the lady. All of the royal family members and the members of the Sherwood family were also present. Prince Satschell looked around and saw Ives sitting at the front table and smiled at him winking his eye. Ives also smiled back looking at him. Prince Satchell was lost for a while seeing that heavenly smile and he could feel his heart rushing. He knew Ives loved only his highness but also he couldn't stop himself from falling in love with Ives every time he saw him. He couldn't control his heart but for his situation, it was like he was already rejected before he could confess. But prince Satchell still was satisfied being his fr
BEFORE THE DAY OF THE ENGAGEMENT At the Sherwood mansion inside the bedroom of Lord Nedes, the two persons were sitting beside each other. Both of them were silent. They were Lord Nedes and his wife. Lord Nedes eyebrows were furrowed as he read the contents of the documents given by his wife. He sighed then looked to his wife who he had been married to for more than fourteen years. "Are you sure about this?" "Yes, Just sign it." His wife replied. It was the paper of divorce between him and his wife. It also said after the divorce they would have no relation to each other and were not responsible for reach other's actions. They would be separated like they haven't even married. "Why do want a divorce? We've been married this long. Is there any problem?" Lord Nedes's wife snorted at that. She narrowed her eyes angrily at him. "Do you think I don't what you've been doing behind my back
Poisoning was a serious crime in Raven. It fell under the three great crimes in the Raven kingdom which were Poisoning, Treason and having a relationship with the Southern kingdom. The Raven kingdom had made an extreme rule to punish those who violate these rules which were life imprisonment or execution. Moreover, poisoning royals, aristocrats or nobles would directly lead you to execution. Lady Blaine was from an aristocratic family moreover the future queen, his highness's fiance. It was a really serious crime. There was no excuse to escape from execution and Ives was blamed for that crime. There was no escape for him. After his highness ordered the guards to take Ives to the prison, the guards dragged Ives to the prison. Prince Satchell tried to stop but was stopped by the empress dowager. &nbs
The prison guards upon hearing Ives sudden words rushed to his highness's chamber requesting for a presence. They were also tired of punishing Ives as the boy was too stubborn. He was tortured by them and even lady Blaine. It would be better if he just admitted and they finally sighed in relief when they heard Ives was willing to confess. King Raleigh was sitting on the balcony outside thinking everything happening these days. He didn't know what to feel towards Ives. Hate him for betraying the kingdom and poisoning lady Blaine or love him. Ives was the first person he ever fell in love with but as usual, it wasn't supposed to go well. Sometimes he wondered all those people who cursed him to die all alone really worked. Was there any way to break the curse? He snickered. Since when did he start to
Ives was now again in the dark prison alone. He was still feeling tired and dazing off as he was feeling tired to even open his eyes. He was braced from the tortures yesterday evening so he wasn't hurt much. Yesterday evening he was finally given some food and water for the next day execution. So, he had some energy to stay awake for his execution which was happening today. The prison guards entered inside the prison with a bucket of cold water. They splashed the whole bucket of water at Ives and gave him white clothes to put on. They also gave him a glass of water to drink and some food as if that was the last meal he would ever have. Ives ate hungrily. After eating, Ives wore that white clothes and then the guards tied his wrists with iron cuffs. He then started to move towards the place of execution with guards behind him. Every footstep he took, he was getting nearer to his death.
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The warm winter morning with the gentle rays of the sun was covering the whole Raven kingdom. The kingdom was nuzzling with the citizens doing their own works. With their new king, His Highness Satchell Kains, there was some change in the Raven kingdom. His highness was very intelligent and was sure he would take the kingdom to a new height and make it even more powerful. Everyone was happy and satisfied. On the other side of the capital far away from the civilizations, King Raleigh had prepared everything for his marriage with Ives. He was feeling like it was a dream. Just a few years ago, he was mourning for Ives's death and was alone but now he was marrying the love of his life, his angel. King Raleigh was really gr
It took four days for king Raleigh to get well. He was suffering from a high fever with a common cold and some symptoms of frost bite were on his fingers and toes. Ives was grateful that king Raleigh didn't suffer from pneumonia at this state. Ge was unconscious for the whole four days. Ives always fed him medicines and stayed by his side checking king Raleigh's temperature from time to time. Under Ives's meticulous care, king Raleigh's condition got better and better. Finally, on the fifth day, king Raleigh showed some signs of waking up. Oliver had also left the house to go to the city for his job. So, Ives and king Raleigh were the only ones present in the house. When King Raleigh woke up, his head was still aching and was feeling dizzy. He looked around and saw none
The sun had already risen when Ives and his father, Oliver got ready to set off back to their home. Their home where they had been staying forever. Their own small paradise, surrounded and hidden deep in the mountains. The land free from the stains of the filthy world. The place where Ives's innocence and purity were left behind. They were ready. The king, the queen of the Wallace were sad but they had to let go. Ives had been staying with them for more than six months and were attached to him. Princess Rosanne was the saddest among all of the people. She had truly loved Ives. It was not some childish crush nor puppy love. Ives had really captured her heart. It was hard for her to see Ives leaving but still, she had to let go. She went towards Ives and said, "Bye, bye. I'll definitely not remember you." &nb
Ives was unconscious and was sweating, twitching his eyebrows. King Raleigh was holding Ives's hands all the time like it was the last straw in his life. He was also wiping away Ives's sweat from his face from time to time. Ives was unconscious for a day. It was finally the next morning when Ives slowly opened his eyes. Seeing Ives opening his eyes, King Raleigh who was resting on a couch near to him rushed over to Ives's side excitingly and asked, "Ives, are you alright?" By this time Ives had already recovered his lost memories. So, seeing king Raleigh after opening his eyes made him both surprised and bitter. He turned away his face not wanting to look at king Raleigh and asked, "What are you doing here, Raleigh?"
The new was starting. It was finally the day of engagement of Princess Rosanne and Ives. Before that day, Ives had tried his best not to think about that strange yet familiar man. He always stayed around princess Rosanne so that his mind would be occupied wouldn't wander off somewhere. It is said that the empty mind is the house of the devil. So, he was always around her as if he was trying to compensate her. King Raleigh also returned back to the Raven for some time to recover after receiving such shock. He had also received a message from Prince Satchell to return as the matter was very urgent. He thought it was better to leave instead of getting hurt. Ives was finally happy and was moving on. What could he do? He was stuck in between wanting Ives to remember him and was also afraid of his hatred. He also didn't have enough
Ives and Princess Rosanne returned back to the palace. Both of them were silent with their insecurities hidden inside their hearts on the way back making the ride silent. Ives was confused by his behaviour he showed back there himself. When he had seen that unknown man with a mask his heart was racing faster. He had forgotten about everything around him and was only looking at that man for a while. But remembering now why did he feel like he had seen that man somewhere before? But he hadn't seen that man's face but his instinct was screaming he must have known him somewhere before. Those thin lips felt too much familiar to him. Why was his heart beating anxiously? Why did the tears fall from both of their eyes? As soon as Ives came back to the palace, he directly went to his room after sending princess Rosanne off. Princess Rosanne
As soon as king Raleigh found Ives, he felt like he lost him too. He wanted to keep that sand so much with him that he clutched it so tightly he ended up losing it through the small gaps of his fingers. After such a long search, he had finally found his Ives but he felt like Ives was far from him. Too far to close off that wide distance. His Ives was actually marrying someone else. Someone other than him. He didn't want to believe it but all the evidence were in front of him. It wasn't a good feeling. He wanted to believe that wasn't his Ives but those features which those girls described fitted all of Ives's features perfectly. He was filled with sadness and jealousy. He finally knew how Ives had felt when he was going to marry Lady Blaine. King Raleigh had the taste of his own medicine and god... it was bitter. &nbs
King Raleigh had been travelling alone on his horse now for two weeks. He was searching for Ives everywhere he reached. He used to travel the whole day and rest at night. He would sometimes sleep in inns and sometimes outside. After getting tired for a whole day, he would sleep with the memories of Ives. The fact that Ives may be alive somewhere was keeping him going desperately. He was wearing normal black pants and a white shirt with a cravat. He wore a long cloak that hid his face so none could see his face and know he was the king. He travelled across rivers, hills, cities, towns but still couldn't get any signs of Ives. He used to ask every people he met but still, there was not any progress. It was always a failure. Sometimes fear kept welling from his heart thinking the god may not want him to meet Ives. Every night he used to have a nightmare of Ives being happy without him.