Chapter 31: Chapter 31
Trouble arising
I am sick and tired of hearing those words" know my place"
“Boom" the tavern inn explode with ice
Felicia lifts her weapon above her head,
'"i am sick of knowing my place" and she strikes out into the air before her.
whoosh!
An ice sword energy blade of about a radius of fifty meters flew out from the slash. the ice wind blade continued on its path, staring at the incoming projectile attack, Betty felt cold sweat dripping down on her forehead, she felt a bit of fear. instead of attacking, she immediately begins to take a defensive position driving all of her strength to block the incoming attack, dashing out immediately blocking the ice sword energy blade with her sword
BOOM!
The tavern inn exploding in a massive block of solid ice shard jolting with the tarven in, Betty exerted a huge portion of strength. She felt exhausted and she begins to breathe heavily.
She felt relieved to know that the attack was less durable than she had thought when she received the attack. if it had been more durable, she was sure that she would have been knocked out. her kneels felt weak and she fell to her knees and Felicia looking at her and others in the room before walking out of the inn, she walked and later join Arslan who practices his bow by the riverbank.
immediately Arslan saw her, He swiftly stops shooting his bow and meets up with her and she related all that happened. Arslan was upset and decided to meet up with Betty to confront her but Felicia forbid him to and the duo spends their evening in each other's arms not knowing a secret guard from Quinn was watching them from a tall tree. the guard watched all that unfolded as Betty stalk them and grunted her teeth as the duo stroll around the city sightseeing, standing by the river bank Arslan held unto her
"Tomorrow you take your first around the city in the sky" they duo laughed hugging each other and kissing themselves at the river bank and later visit a Food inn
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A wagon station in a distance, princess Quinn watched Arslan and princess Felicia sat in a tavern inn eating, she looks at Arslan lustfully, dark long hair, dark eyes, and handsome features. She lustfully stares at him and the guard explains all that happened between Felicia , Betty and Arslan to Quinn and Quinn was quite intrigued that Felicia a princess would fight over a man,
" Has Felicia that commoner princess fall that low to fall in love with a commoner. She intent in bringing shame to the royal family'' though Quinn said the words from her mouth she couldn't stop staring at him.
" I want you to silence the maids about dinner before the king today, I want Felicia absent in the dinner even when she returns, I want her to be absent, I am going to cause a little ruckus in that relationship" she stares at them intently. "No, one must find out".
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The evening sun sets with beautiful orange color, a wagon stops in front of another tavern inn where Betty works, Quinn’s butler comes down from wagon. Pedestrian and people watched from the street the paparazzi style of her guard station in line. Spreading a red carpet on the floor from the wagon into the tavern inn, the chief guard and guards escorts the customers in the inn out and then Quinn walks down majestically from her wagon into the inn. as the maid arrange themselves confused on what might be going on, she walked straight to Betty.
"Welcome, may I have your order" questioned Betty Quinn roam her eyes around the tavern inn as she spoke
"I don't eat from a cranky, filtering, unmanned and uncultured place like this, you should be grateful I step my foot in this outdated structure". She used her handkerchief to cover her nose,
“I was well inform with your attitude against my sister, you fought with her” Betty surprised asked
“Who might you be talking about?
The butler address," princess Felicia, third princess of his Royal majestic king Marcus of Qing and by law for such deeds is death by beheading" the maids with Betty instantly collapsed fainting knowing that they assisted in the fight, Betty shook in fear roaming her eyes to a possible escape however the guards were too much for her defeat all at once, it would be more problematic if they are good with annoying magic, '' What should I do? Betty questioned herself when Quinn voice cuts in..
"Calm down, I am not going to behead you at least not yet, we both want the same thing, get the princess out of the way however if you don't do what I tell you. I will bring down this inn to rumble, behead your friends and you, do you understand" questioned Quinn
"Yes, Betty nodded as she said to herself it seems the princess are fighting against them self and not united, perhaps maybe I can use the princess as leverage to drive away Felicia from him
"Now, who is that handsome young man, his name was called" the butler cuts.. In "Arslan"
"Yes, Arslan, were does he live and who is he? Quinn questioned
"He is my friend and the one I care about until that princess came to steal him from me and I hope his not in trouble"
"That simplify things" said Quinn as she continues," I want Arslan away from Felicia because she has a prince to marry and you want him to yourself, so this what you will do, bring it here"
"Being it here" the guard shouted as they brought a fine suited red Tunis Patten in yellow embroidery flowers and pants accompanied with a letter"
“I am not sure, Your Arslan does not know that Felicia is a princess and I intent to remove him from the picture by him finding out the true evil nature of princess Felicia in other words, you are saving him, give him this letter and this clothes, convince him of whatever i tell you to do, convince him to meet me in this location"
Betty picks it up nodding her head, Quinn turn to leave, "remember if you fail, I will destroy you"
"Inside that wagon, a noble son named Jake who accompanied Quinn watched in silence
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His majesty the king summoned all his children. This wasn't any ordinary dinner, it was an exclusive meetings between members of the family, no members of the court were invited, not even the Kings advisors.
The dinner hall was filled with ornate chairs of fine wood and the table was long enough to serve up to thirty people.
The king walked in seated at the center with nine children from different mothers, five to the right and four to the left. Despite being seated close to each other, each members of his family felt very distant. The king had a majestic dark hair up to his shoulders and full of beards. He had broad shoulders and sat up straighter and taller . The king looked relaxed but his gaze was intimated, the kind of king you wouldn't want to disappoint and the king spoke
"Where is Felicia? Questioned the king Marcus, did she not received words of dinner. I arranged this dinner specifically for her with concerns for the grand ball prince Duran of Gondor in attendance"
"Well, your majesty my father" Quinn gets up from her sit" I believe she was well inform, I personally informed her of the importance of this meeting as regards to the grand ball and prince Duran arrival.
"Hmmph, Guards! The king commanded and a guard walked in swiftly
“Escort prince Felicia's mother to the dinner right now" order the king
"Your majesty my father" if I may ask , why do you put up with the nonchalant attitude of princess Felicia, perhaps I feel she believes she is the next ruler and so there is no need for attendance, she is disrespectful even when know she is a half breed" Darius commented and the king replied
“There are most certainly things from the gods one should not tempt them, the repercussions for sins are heavy and can destroy a kingdom if cares are not taken" replied the king to Darius.
"Father, I first prince Darius have made remarkable achievement as prince. I do not know why you obey the goddess appointing a commoners blood claimant to the throne, I should rule at the appropriate time when right"
"Darius, it's what the Oracle demands, I have committed sins that I shouldn't, out of jealousy, I killed my best friend and that sins hurt me today and I don't wish any of my children to follow in my footstep, my sins, I must atone for alone, the Oracle also pictured my death, I would be killed by one of my child and I know Felicia might be the one and for that reason to divert that prophecy, I have decided that she should leave this kingdom suited to marry one of the princes from Gondor and that way things might fall into place, even if the king of Gondor which I pay homage to which to place his son as the king of Wing my hair would also continued his legacy"
“Your majesty, my father not a commoner's blood, let any of your daughter with royal blood flowing in vine marry a prince that would give birth to a prince to the throne" Quinn argue
" The Oracle had commanded it that Felicia will be next ruler of Qing, if she marries to Gondor then she might be queen and you my son prince Darius would rule however I do have a plan on my sleeves" said king Marcus
"Let the Oracle be damn! your majesty my father, if Felicia marries prince Duran and Duran decide to convert the throne of Gondor to himself because we pay homage to them. I promise you, there would be bloodshed that will lead to war" while they argue, the door slammed open and Felicia mother walked in with a guard. she was an exact splitting image of her daughter, curly Blondie hair, blue eyes and pale skin. she bow before the king
"Your majesty, the king sends for me"
"I was informed by Quinn that Felicia was inform about the grand ball tomorrow and dinner tonight, why is she not here with us? Questioned the king
"Your majesty, I am not sure she was well inform about tonight's dinner, I believe she has no reason not to attend, I as well was not informed of such information, the is news to my ears" replied Felicia mother
"Gladis, the king called out, were Felicia right now?
“Your majesty, I have no knowledge of where she may have gone to"
“like mother like daughter, full of incompetency" Darius spoke the kings other children seated watching the heat argument, their mind is just let them talk so I can eat and Quinn spoke
"Your majesty, if I may, I have news that Felicia might be entangled with a man, a commoner for that matter, I believe, have see him with my own two eyes and I wondered how much more she intent in disgracing your Royal name, if I may suggest your majesty, I believe we should bring our wedding closer and the commoner punished before any more disgrace to your name will occur”
"humph" right, Quinn" the king stroke his beards, he stared his blue eyes to Felicia s mother " the charges leveled against Felicia Are you aware of them? questioned king Marcus
"No, not at all, this is news to my ears" replied Gladys
"When she returns, tell her I want to see her at dinner in tomorrow ball, you may go"
"Yes" your majesty Gladys take walked away with the door slammed behind her.
"Now, enough talking, let's eat". they all began to eat.