Nneka's stomach giggled excitedly after Daphne informed her of the punishment given to Xena. The excitement was so obvious on her face, making Daphne wonder why she was feeling so joyous about it. Although, since the queen came into the palace, she hadn’t seen her feeling this happy without the input of alcohol. Whenever she’s angry at the king for not acknowledging her presence as his queen, she always turns to alcohol to kill the boredom, anger, and rage in her. Sporadically Daphne wondered why the king was wicked and evil to his women, especially his queen. The citizen is expecting the queen to conceive soon, but as far as she knows, the king hasn’t laid with the queen for the past five months since she entered the palace. The King only gives his precious time to Concubine Xena. She concluded, that seeing Xena getting hurt is enough to make the queen happy now that she was in prison. The realization struck her heart and she understood the reason the queen was thrilled. Sh
As soon as Sally left Nneka's chamber, she called for her maid to dress her up using makeup and accessories to beautify her. She wanted to show Xena that she is smarter and more beautiful than her in every way, she wanted to prove to her that she owns the king, not her. With amusement on her face, she stood up after she had been dressed in royal attire, she looked at her reflection in the mirror and a chuckle ensued on her face. She loves what the mirror portrayed as her reflection. “Tell Shastina to come to my chamber in the evening, I want to discuss She said, to her maid as she exited the room. “Oka, y my queen” Daphne lowered her head, watching Nneka as she left the chamber. Daphne loved and respected Nneka a lot, she hoped to be like her someday even though it might never happen since she was born a slave while Nneka was born royal. Moreover, seeing the way she always carried herself majestically and proudly makes her want to be like her the most. On her way to the roya
Aurora was performing her duties fetching water into the kitchen, she made sure to take along the fetcher with her whenever she went to pour the filled bucket into the jar inside the kitchen. She couldn't forget the experience she had two days ago when someone threw the fetcher into the well just to punish her. She had thought the king would punish her for it. Although the king eventually punished her that day, she knows it isn't because of the fetcher, but because of the man who lied against her. She wanted to punish whoever threw the fetcher into the well, but she hasn't had time to investigate it since she didn't know the perpetrator, likewise, she hasn't had time to rebuke Tira for slapping her, but she sensed Tira knows the person who poured her water away and threw the fetcher into the well. She might take every insult from the king's women, but she can't take insults from slaves, she's born Royal and won't allow circumstances to give her another legacy. Anyway, she was exci
Aloha's heart was in her throat as she drawled closer to the king's chamber. She wondered why the king would call for her. She hoped she hadn't done something wrong again, just as she reached the front of the king's chamber, she breathed deeply, trying to calm the anxiety brewing in her. “Comes in” The king's voice came from his chambers, and she pushed herself inside. She knitted her brows confused, seeing Mira and Tira kneeling in front of the king, their hands wrapped at the back, lowering their faces to the ground. She wondered what they were doing in the king's chamber. Knowing how much Mira's determination to destroy her made her shake inwardly, she just hoped she hadn't said something that would cost her life. Although she was afraid, still she tried to remain cool and calm in the king's presence, she didn't want Mira to know how fearful she was because of her presence with the king. “I thought you had been warned not to call me Your Highness… I'm not a lord over a mur
Her features clouded with confusion hearing Alpha Malik, she wondered the kind of person Alpha Malik was. Did he learn how to make a woman cry and how to make them feel happy again? She shook her head, thinking she might have heard him wrongly. “Don't you have anything you want me to do for you?” Alpha Malik uttered, bringing her out from the doubting realm and jumping to the physical realm. “Ehmm. Ehmmmm" She stammered, after the truth glaring at her face, indeed that the all mighty powerful Alpha Malik wanted to fulfill a promise to her. There was prolonged silence after asking for the second time, and the silence was getting on the king's nerves. “If you don't have any request, you can find your way out,” He said with gritted teeth. Aurora's eyes widened knowing she had prolonged her response, unaware to her that she had wasted the king's previous time, the excitement and what she was going to ask the king filled her thoughts, forgetting the king was demanding her request. “
Aurora couldn't keep the excitement brewing inside of her, she was jumping up and down doing her work, waiting for the sky to settle down. Checking the sky constantly wanting to know the changes in the sky since she's conversant with when darkness overthrows the light Likewise, she was oblivious to the eyes other maids gave her as she continued humming to a song. It was a song she loved singing so much back then in Gigal whenever her step-sister started with their problems. She will sing and tears will start oozing down her eyes, hoping to meet a knight that will take her away from her father's castle someday. Until her father trained her as an assassin, then she started leaving the palace, having fun outside their palace. This is the song she loves singing and imagines signing to her man someday; There's a place in your heartAnd I know that it is loveAnd this place was brighter than tomorrow. And if you'll find there's no need to cryIn this place, you'll feel there's no hu
Xena had been pacing up and down the room, she regretted that she fell into Nneka's trap, even after knowing she was a bitch. She clenched her fist in anger wondering why Jeanne hadn't come and checked up on her, naturally, she should blame her, but she couldn't since she knew Jeanne never wanted all this to happen to her. The shuffling footsteps coming closer to the prison made a smile brush her face, she was confident that Jeanne was the one coming. Truly, it was Jeanne, she stopped at the entrance, and one guard looked up at him “You aren't permitted to come here,” The guard said to her, following the king's order. The King ordered the guard not to allow Jeanne to enter the prison, he wanted Xena to reflect on her mistakes and errors. Xena is someone the king cares so much for, he can't forget how she stood with his mother in times of difficulty, protecting her from becoming a monster is his duty. He had known that the Palace was a place where people can easily turn into mon
The door pushed open and Shastina walled in, her heart banging heavily on her chest, pitching her fingernails anxiously. "Your Highness” She bowed and greeted while Queen Nneka, watching through the window, turned and faced her. “My answer” She went straight to the point without bothering to acknowledge her greetings. “Your Highness, I haven't been able to find out the person beneath the mask” Shastina stated, although she knows Nneka would never believe in her lies, she was as smart even back then in their community. “And you expect me to believe your lies” Nneka states, and she bursts into devilish laughter. “I didn't…” A sudden strike landed on her cheeks before she could finish with the sentences, Shastina's hands moved to her cheeks, she tilted her head and her deadly gaze glaring at Nneka, she has to control her temper, she could have pinned her to her wall due to her nasty temper, but she tried breathing in and out to calm herself down. “I heard about your nasty temper, yo