That was it, the tension was getting high, the queen was just raining abuses upon abuses on poor Leonna who barely remembers what her mother looks like, she couldn’t believe the queen was that mean and would say such words to her even calling her mother into the issue, she went on her knees quietly though her heart was broken and she felt humiliated, but what more could she say or do when she still needed the shelter from the palace desperately, when she is scared of going back home and facing those girls who are obviously jealous of her right now because she lives in the palace, seeing her back to her old ugly house would make them mock her even more than they have ever done, after all they always told her that nobody would want to live with someone as ugly and poor as she was, she bit softly on her lips looking up at the queen with her knees kissing the floor closely “I am very sorry my queen, it would never happen again” she said sobbing in silence.
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Terry found himself rubbing his puce looking cheek over and over again at the thought of what to say to Joshua, he looked up at him and quietly looked away biting softly at his upper lip, he shut his eyes for a moment and turned away hastily, his eyes met with his food which was sitting comfortably on the table, he took a deep sigh at the thought Leonna, how kind she was to bring his food to him despite the fact that he was rude to her earlier only for her to end up humiliated and heartbroken, he wondered how she was faring and couldn’t wait to see her and apologize for what have happened but unfortunately now isn’t a good time, he was sure the queen will be snooping around to know what he is up to especially now that she have given him a task to accomplish, secondly he has Joshua at his neck trying to know what happened to his face, telling Joshua the truth would do nothing aside let hell loose in the palace, he would definitely confront his mother and yell at her, Josh
Joshua stood up at once walking closer to him “you are my best friend, my brother and I won’t sit and watch anyone humiliate you for no just cause, this only means that I was right isn’t it? My mum actually did this to you and possibly she said something very horrible to Leonna and that reduce her into the mood she presently is in right now.”Terry looked away grunting slightly, well he already got the answers to his questions without he even trying to answer him, Joshua is smart after all and he didn’t look pleased with what he had discovered so far, he turned away ready to head off, Terry’s eyes grew wide, he knew exactly what Joshua was about to do, he hurriedly went ahead of him and blocked him “what are you trying to do? Go and confront your mother?”Joshua nodded “I need to know why she had to hit you and equally humiliate that innocent girl that just got here.”“She caught me trying to kiss
Silence enveloped the room, the anxiety that emitted through Joshua’s breath could be heard clearly by the next person sitting close to him, the sun seemed to have grown even more intense as it poured its fury straight into the room making the room look even more brighter, Terry at his sitted position couldn’t get his eyes off Joshua who had quickly moved back into the room and found himself sitting back on the chair he was previously sitting on at the mention of Diana’s name, Terry shut his eyes for a minute, he really needed to think fast, he couldn’t help but wonder if he did the right thing by putting his words that way, the anxiety he saw through Joshua’s eyes were killing his nerves to say a word and at this moment he wanted to retreat his steps badly and blame Queen Emma for luring him into this in the first place, Joshua’s mood was gradually changing, he seemed impatient, his legs shaking making Terry feel even more nervous than he already
Maria walked majestically, her sandals still making no noise, it’s quiet one of a kind and only those who have high ranks in the palace could afford that, she went straight to the queen’s chambers and knocked, their was no response so she waited for few seconds, Leonna was already done with her long term crying, she walked out of her room and was heading to the kitchen to see if their were dishes to do when she noticed Maria standing at the queen’s door, she turned away at once to avoid being called by her, she just didn’t feel like having anything to do with anyone at this moment, she just wanted to be left alone, perhaps that way she wouldn’t get to hear anyone call her a whore again, getting the weight of that thought off her chest have seemed impossible under the last one hour, the more she tried not to think about it, the more the word comes ringing in her ears, she had tried to act like nothing happened but how could she when it’s all fresh
Leonna forced a smile on her pale cheeks knowing that the queen would definitely skin her alive or perhaps announce to the entire palace what she caught her trying to do it Maria goes in to meet the queen and informs her that she isn’t feeling fine so she shook her head at once “don’t bother Maria, I can handle this, I am stronger than you think” she said.Maria reached out to her hand grabbing it softly, she squeezed it tightly and smiled to her “you are like a daughter to me Leonna and I wouldn’t want anything to go wrong with you, recently you have been overworking yourself and you always have little or no rest, I believe that’s why it’s telling on you right now and if you don’t take a break and rest, you might break down soonest which means we might have to get a physician for you, I am sure you don’t want that?”Leonna shook her head in response to her question.“Very good, so do just a
Terry nodded “I am so sorry about that my lord, perhaps it would be fair that I allow you go have your lunch or maybe you can have mine here then we can discuss this later” he answered.Joshua shook his head in disagreement, he was still looking out through the window, he turned to Terry and moved back to his seat and sat down heaving a sigh of relief “you know very well that I wouldn’t agree to that, tell me what is going on? Did you hear anything about Diana or what? You know how much I hate it when you keep me in the dark Terry, no matter what it is believe me I can handle it.”Terry buried his face into his plan, he shook it slowly and took a deep sigh “handle it you say, you would definitely hate me when I am done with my stupid speech” he mumbled to himself looking away he rubbed his hand under his beard hoping he could finally find the courage to say these words and if eventually hell would let loose, it should do so alr
The sky was gradually getting dark, the clouds looked surprisingly heavy since it was quiet sunny few hours ago, no one could actually believe that it would want to rain before night fall, the birds were chirping from trees as some who were far away from home were seen flapping their wings with so much aggression trying to find their way home, they flew past in their numbers, Terry couldn’t help looking up above the sky, he could feel the wind brush past his face and the weather gradually getting cold with each second that swept by, he was sure it hadn’t been long he got there and everything seemed to be happening fast especially the strange woman standing right in front of him, he glared at her with so much fear in his eyes, the dagger still firm in his hands, he took a quick glance around to know if she was the only one or perhaps she has an army with her, the fear of the fact that their village is under an attack by the humans was gradually creeping into him but he di
Joshua barged into his room like he was been chased behind by a monster, of course he was been chased by grief and his heart was growing heavy with each second that swept by, he wanted to lock himself in his room and perhaps that would help ease the pain he was feeling at that money, he kept pacing the room, his hands placed behind him and his thoughts traveling far and near, he just couldn’t stand it, his heart was boiling, he was angry at both himself and Terry, he was upset that he couldn’t control himself in the presence of Terry and had ended up saying some hurtful words to him, on a second thought he was also angry with Terry for saying such things to him, he was the last person he expected to confront him with such topic, he expected him to have his back just like always, to be fully in support of him even when the world seems to have turn its back on him, he continued pacing his room mumbling like a child who had lost its toy in the woods, his eyes were gradually