Chapter 5

It's been a week since the coronation and so far it's been quite on Soren's end but I know that he will strike any day now I have to be prepared

My heart still aches at the thought of Soren so I focus on my work to distract me right now I'm going over stuff for the army and I sign a petition to seek more talented people for the military.

I'm the only one who can face Soren but that doesn't mean I shouldn't strengthen our army since Soren said that he would return with an army. I don't know where he intends to get an army but he always follows through on his threats.

I'm sitting in my office doing paperwork when Venus enters the room with a box

"Your Majesty this gift is addressed to you" she says as I take the gift I open the box and when I see it I drop it screaming and my guards rush in as I fall down to the ground sobbing because in the box was my mother's head

Venus and Marina usher me out of the office as Storm walks by and when he sees me he asks what wrong but I'm too upset to speak so Venus answers for me

"A box was delivered to her Majesty and it contained the head of her mother we were taking her to her room while the guards deal with it" she says

"Of course please continue we must start planning a funeral soon but we can wait until she is ready" he says as they continue ushering me to my room

The next day I wake up with red puffy eyes today we will be having a funeral for my mother so I sit down to eat breakfast but my appetite is gone so I don't end up eating so my ladies in waiting help me into my black funeral gown with a black veil

After I'm dressed I teleport me and my ladies in waiting to my father's temple in Deathfall city which my father is the patron god of for my mother's funeral as the funeral goes on I Don't hear anything I just can't believe that my mother is gone I can't believe that Soren would do something like this

After the funeral everyone returns to their homes and I return to my room in the Royal Palace were my ladies in waiting help me out of my dress and into my nightgown

I don't sleep though I can't I keep thinking about my mother and about Soren I know I have to stop him I just hope I'm ready to do what needs to be done when the time comes.

I get out of bed and walk over to the window staring outside past the imperial Palace grounds out over the royal Capital. I know I'm going to have to protect them no matter what I can't let Soren win regardless of my love for him.

The next morning I just stay in bed I don't leave my bed I miss my mother already. I can't even bring myself to eat. I'm consumed by memories of her.

Her laughter, her smile, the way she used to sing me back to sleep when I had nightmares or the way she was always there when I needed a shoulder to cry on when ever I was sad. She's gone now but I wish she was still here.

My ladies in waiting see what state I'm in so they decide to leave me alone for now to let me grieve in peace. Everyone one in the palace is worried about me because they know how close I was to my mother and on top of that it's no secret how I feel about Soren and the fact that he's the one who did it just makes it worse.

I know why he did it he knows how close I am to my mother and he knows that I'm stronger than him so he wanted to crush me with grief hoping that I'd be to crushed to fight him. I know I have to keep moving forward I can't let him win but for today just this once I can let myself grieve I won't let him win but today I'll cry and mourn and tomorrow I will stand up a move forward not just for me but for my mother who is lost I won't let her death be meaningless and for my people the ones I have lost yet.

I cry so much that I eventually run out of tears my ladies in waiting hear my sobs from outside my room and their hearts ache for the pain I must be feeling they wish there was something they could do but they know there isn't.

Emporer Storm Olympus POV

I go to my wife's room and knock on the door but know one answers so I enter the room and find my wife asleep on her bed.

As I approaches me I sees the dried tears on your cheeks and my heart aches for you I knows that you must be devastated

I turns to your lady in waiting Lady Marina "I know she can't stay like this forever but I can give her more time to grieve when she wakes up let her know that I'll take over her work for the next few days to give her time."

"Yes Your Majesty I'll let her know I'm sure that she'll appreciate it" says Lady Marina with a bow. He nods and walks out of the room hoping that I'll be alright he has his assistant Irena move Atia's work into his office he knows that doing his and your work will be a lot but it's the least he can do when you must be feeling so terrible.

As he works his mind keeps traveling back to you and he hopes that you'll be ok you're strong but you were also very close to your mother.