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
Maria swallowed hard, it was written over him, she could clearly tell that something was gradually eating him up, she had seen him walk past earlier and had gone to inform the queen that her son was currently in his room little did she know that his emotions were eating him up, whatever it was she was sure it was very serious “but my lord she have been waiting for quite a while now” Maria said hoping he would change his mind and hopefully when he is done talking with his mother he might feel better instead of drowning himself in alcohol for the rest of the evening.“I said you should tell her that I don’t want to see anyone, don’t you understand what I said by I want to be left alone or have you gone deaf?” And before Maria could say another word, he slammed the door at her face leaving her gaping in awe, she couldn’t believe what she just witnessed, Joshua have never yelled at her or spoken to her in such a disrespectful manner, she
It was gradually drizzling, the rain was seen spreading its faint wings falling on the roofs in silence, everyone gradually retired to their houses taking shelter under the warmth of their roof but that wasn’t the same for Carmella who had insisted that she had promised the king that she would pay him a visit later in the day and wouldn’t want to disappoint him else he might never trust her again, her eyes got glued to that of her mother who sat quietly in front of the window watching the cloud get darker with each second that swept by while Carmella hurriedly brushed through her hair, for reasons Zara couldn’t explain she wasn’t comfortable with Carmella’s visit to the palace and had insisted that she cancelled it, Carmella walked back into her room on seeing the look her mother gave her while she brushed her hair in her presence, she sat on her bed squeezing her face in anger and finally buried her chin in her hands sighing deeply, she could hear tiny
Carmella’s face gradually broke into a grin exposing her white set of teeth, that feeling of fulfillment and accomplishment came rushing into her like a stream of many waters, she ran to her mother embracing her tightly while covering both of her cheeks with lots of kisses “you’re the best mother, I love you so… much” she said stressing the word ‘so’ which ended up making Zara laugh so hard, she haven’t heard Carmella talk like that in a long while and she was glad she was able to be the reason behind her smile.“You should get going now before it starts raining else I would be forced to revoke my permission” she threatened playfully while she watched Carmella quickly comb her hair, she picked up her veil from the bed afterwards covering her hair properly, she smiled at her mother.“How do I look mother?” She asked with a beautiful smile on her lips.Zara nodded “beautiful as always&h