The last few days at the palace had been somewhat peaceful, with Hendrix visiting often to help Ayden start his training from the basics. Azalea never said anything about Lorelei waking up or about the past tale that she had told, as she just stayed around during the trainings at the garden with Hendrix. They both did not talk about the mistake that had almost taken place between them, or what they had felt so strongly towards one another by that slight action. They both just let the sleeping dogs lie. The only thing that could not lie in her head, were Lorelei's words that kept ringing in her head and ears. "You are his protector. It is destiny. You both are tethered." Azalea did not understand those words even if she had pondered on it so, and could not even ask anyone because the person who told her, had fallen into a vast sleep again. She didn't say how, or why. And it really put her to so many thoughts about everything generally, and why how she was already exhausted by livin
"I've got a mission for you. Just do it, and your life in and out of this palace is guaranteed," the queen told her sternly with a straight face. Her beauty still seemed redundant still, even with her rigid face. Realization soon hit Azalea about the dream that she had, concerning the witch who had given to her a portion, and chanted to her in her dreams. It was actually happening, but in a different dimension and scene entirely. 'What was happening? Could she also foresee the future too?' She knew she could not get out of the situation that she was caught up in, but had to think fast of the next thing to do. The queen could certainly tell her to poison the young prince, and that, she would never be able to do. If she didn't also do what the queen wanted, they would probably get another person to do the job after killing her for disobeying. Either ways, it was a big dilemma. Just as she was still thinking of a way to wriggle herself out of the situation, the queen began to look a
Things had gone wrong at the Haystars, the moment his mother had made just a suggestion of getting married to one of the twins to him. He rejected the idea of marrying into the royal family instantly to his mother, who fired back and told him that he would never go back on the promise, that he had made to her about getting married. Hendrix who could not take the pressure that his mother had put against him, left the house and made his way to the palace, only to hear another heartbreaking news from Ayden that Azalea now served at Edla's chambers. Veins popped out strongly of Hendrix's arm that almost broke the rod he clung tightly to, when Ayden had told him how the situation had occured including the queen. He could never, ever, get married into the spiteful royal home with Etheldreda as his wife's mother, and one of the twins as his bride and Luna of the Haystars. What was his mother even thinking, when she struck a bargain with the queen. That wasn't what he wanted. It wasn't even
Edla had lost it totally because of Azalea's defying act, and was bent on making her pay for the smallest of rude word that she had said to her. She was going to make sure to get one of her maids to call the guards, so that they would whisk Azalea out of the palace immediately after torturing her mercilessly. The moment she had opened her oakwood door to storm out of the room angrily, a maid had approached her fearfully so quickly and passed to her a letter bowing deeply. Edla fumbling hands that was quaking with anger snatched the paper from her, and read the red letters embodded on the plain surface of the buttercup paper. It read; SOMETHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO KNOW. That alone pried Edla's curiosity, as she slowed down on her steps and tore the paper open, to read whatever was written in it. The black writings encrusted on the surface of the letter, were surprisingly neater and fluent than she had seen, that she wondered who would write to her a letter. Her face which was rigid
The ambience at the palace had been crappy and sought of gloom, especially amongst the royal family of the kingdom, which affected the look of every servants in the palace. Everyone wore on their faces stern looks and worked even more, having not the littlest chance to stuff their faces in each other's armpits, and make jokes about something funny. It had gotten to the hearing of the king and queen about their twins feisty brawl, and settling the situation amicably had been so futile, because Edla wasn't ready to even talk to anyone about the issue. She didn't tell to anybody the why she was so pissed, even when everyone in the family had gathered at the royal dinning room. The craziest part of it was that even Eadlin knew not why her sister had acted that way, and showed no unnecessary anger or curiosity when Elliott tried to end the bad blood between them, in the presence of their parents as the eldest son. She just remained so impassive, without any much words to say or things to
"Mother. Why are you so against my relationship with Gianna? I have done everything to please you, ever since I was a child. Can you not just allow me make this decision for myself?" Elliott asked his mother, with pain evident in the tone of his voice. He could not bear to listen to anything she had to say, in defense to her cause of actions again what he wanted."You shall not marry that lady, and that is final. Why have you decided to bring your own problems to me, when there is still an unsettled case with Eadlin and Edla? Do not make me stress," the queen warned, as she sat on her beautiful golden throne with Arturo sitting at the corner of the room. His presence at the palace seemed to be a spontaneous one, with him being around on specific days and not on another. "Just why mother, can I not marry her? Isn't she beautiful enough? Noble enough? Well mannered enough?" Elliott frustratedly wanted to know. He had given Gianna every reasons to be at peace in heart, when he asked the
Ayden could not stop grinning from ear to ear, for many days over little things that didn't even warrant smiling about. Normally, he wasn't that kind of person to flash such lively demeanor, which surprised the many people that was watching him especially for the fact that, he had even looked so downcast and sad through the past weeks. He even looked so much better and glad at heart, than they had first seen him months ago, when he had just found out about the secret tunnel. He had spent more time than ever at Zachary's room, and voluntarily helped him to paint the perfect pictures for the scenes in his book. He helped him review his drafts and also gave him the plot ideas, that he had ideas about from being too much around the palace, and hearing the servants snitch words amongst themselves in secret. Zachary couldn't be more than shocked and utterly dumbfounded, at the nice attitude that Ayden had shown towards him without wanting any return. He then started to have the thoughts
Edla who was still pissed about everything even after venting out on Azalea, decided to go and confront Eadlin about it for good, and take out the pain from herself. She had read unusually from a book, that the mind's final resolution with the person involved, would be an easy way out to be at peace with one's self. It made her make a decision to take that way out, and set it all straight with Eadlin once and for all. She stood before her mirror a thousand times while checking her makeup, to be sure that it looked fierce enough to challenge her sister to fear. It was hers to make sure that, the hours that her maid who was good at facials had used to doll her face up, would not in any way be for waste. Her entirety heaved a sign of relief and confidence in front of the mirror, with thoughts to storm into her sister's room that she had not been to in weeks. Without any thoughts filling her mind again, Edla's eyes became more darker in the maliciousness that dwelt within her, and a