A ROYAL TALE OF JEALOUSY - CHAPTER 2&3
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<SUKRISH VILLAGE~KING PALACE>
King Myra entered king Thea palace with his son, Ivan
“Your highness”They chorused and King Thea smiled
“Crow prince Ivan”He laughed
“How are you doing?”He asked
“I’m doing very well your highness”Ivan bowed
“Ivan, I will appreciate if you can give I and King Thea privacy, seems he is not going to give me the attention I came for”King Myra said
“I understand father”He bowed and walk away
“So, how have you been?”King Myra asked
“Why did you ask me that?..”
“King Thea, your news is all over the village, why will you let go of criminals all because Veal caught them”King Myra scolded
“And you know I despise that boy, his appearance make me sick”King Thea complained
“Henrietta will be so sad to see you treating her son this way”King Myra shook his head
“He ki||ed her!!!”King Thea yelled
“What are you going to do about the villagers…”
“Let them be, they will keep quiet when they are tired”He snapped
••••
Ivan walk around the palace with his hand at his back, the view in the palace is so entertaining, he stare at the maids dressed in white robe to the guards who look so funny with their frowned face.
“What are you doing in my father’s palace”Lima snapped from behind
“Spoilt princess”Ivan smiled
“Are you out of your mind? How dare you?”Lima yelled
The guards around ignore them since they are all aware of how Ivan and Lima used to argue. They derive joy in talking bad at each other and King Thea have punish them so many times but they did not stop
“Don’t forget you are taking to prince…”
“So?..”
“I’m done taking spoilt princess, and not just a prince but a crown prince”Ivan snapped emphasizing on the word “crown”
“You are a prince when you are still in your palace but you turn to a normal person when you are in my father’s palace”Lima snapped
Her twin sister Lyla was passing by, she stopped when she saw the two pointing finger at each other
“Prince Ivan”Lyla called with a smile, her two dimples reveal as she keep on smiling until she get to them
“I’m sorry if my sister have say some bad words to you”Lyla bowed
“No Lyla, it fine”Ivan smiled
“Lyla!”Lima called angrily
“You should learn how to speak to a crown prince, stop acting like untrained princess”Lyla snapped
“You choose this stranger over me?”Lima asked and tears filled her eyes
“Lima try to understand, you may be punished by the king if he hear you talking to him like that”Lyla explained and hug her but she push her away
“Why don’t you scold him for talking to a princess like that? Why?”Lima said in tears
“Prince Ivan, I will really appreciate if you stop saying bad words to my sister”Lyla smiled
“I’m sorry Lyla”He bowed
“You should apologize to me!”Lima yelled
“Lima let’s go and feed the horses”Lyla said and drag her out of Ivan sight
“I doubt if Lima is the biological twin sister of Lyla”Ivan shook his head
••••
<HERA CHAMBER>
“Wu wu wu wu wu wu”Hera heard a strange sound, she is busy knitting handkerchief for Veal when she stared hearing the sound
“Who is there?”She screamed and walk to the door but her worries is replaced with excitement when she sight Veal
“Mother”He smiled and pull her into a tight hug
“You sacred me”Hera smack his head
“Ouch! That hurts”He started faking tears
“I heard you make the villager know the king despise you. Why?”Hera questioned
“Mother, this is becoming annoying already, I h@?? the way he use to act whenever the villagers are here and when they leave he turn to a new person, I don’t like lies. That is why I reveal the truth”He replied
“But, you know king Thea may punish you because of that? Do you know that your brothers may h@?? you more and the queens…”
“Mother I don’t care if they like me or not, not like they care about me before. I love my odd lifestyle”He bragged
“Veal”Hera called and he face her
“I love you”She smiled
“I love you more”He return the smile before embracing her again
••••
<NEXT DAY~THE PALACE>
“No no no no”Amelia cried as she watch her mother being flogged by the guards
Amelia and had mother have been in the palace since Amelia father died during the war, they thought the king will cater for them but they were surprised when they were turned to slaves
Everyday is hellish, as a girl of fourteen years old can’t do without making mistake in a week and whenever she made a mistake, her mother always cover up for her but it seems the mistake she made now is too perilous
Queen Zuriel breakfast came late and she is responsible for that
The princes, princess and queens are present, they are all watching the show and wish it could end fast coz this is not the first time…
“Mother!!!”Amelia screamed when her mother started vomiting blood, she look half dead
“My king please pardon my mother please pardon her”She fall on her knees
“Queen Zuriel, the ball is in your court. Do you want her dead?”King Thea asked
Queen Zuriel release a devilish smile
“What is the essence of keeping someone that starve the queen?”She asked with a smirk
Veal shook his head pitifully, he feel for the girl but there is nothing he can do about it
“ki|| her”Queen Zuriel commands
Without wasting much time, one of guard remove his sword from the shield and cut off Rhina head
“Mother!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”Cried Amelia
“You call go back to your chamber”King Thea said and made to walk away but what Amelia said made him stop
“Thea!! You will regret doing this to my mum coz you will die before tomorrow, Zuriel your mind will be forever disturb you will forever feel guilty and you what? your children will go astray and if possible they will die after putting shame on your name, you will die….”She was cut off when one of the guard slap her hard on the cheek
“To the prison now!”Queen Zuriel yelled and the guards carry Amelia away
“Who…is… she?”Everybody eyes widened when the king choke on his words
“My king, what is the matter?”The queens rush to him when he started coughing
He held his chest which hurts like…before they knew what is happening
The king pass out
TBC