Chapter 15 Part3 (1/2)

CHAPTER 15 (Part three)

Within a week, the capital changed yet again. This time it was to welcome the return of the royal family. The King breathed in and out slowly, now was just the beginning. He will teach the Crowned Prince, starting from today, taking him everywhere to learn how to become a ruler!

The Queen was another matter and due to her, the King was rendered utterly speechless!

It was some time before he knew why the Queen had not come together with the Crown Prince and Princess into the palace.

The Queen had indeed, visited Mahnu instead!

“The Queen requests an audience!”

Before the words could finish, the Queen walked into the house that Mahnu, Betty and Donald resided in.

Her aura was full of power, that she was on top…And everyone else was below her!

“Your…Your Majesty!?” Betty stammered and followed Donald to bow.

Mahnu slightly bowed her head.

“Insolence! You must show respect to the Queen of the nation!”

Mahnu knew, they wanted any reason to get rid of her. But, her respect for this Queen, this person, only was as much as lowering her head slightly. Power would not make her get onto her knees! To this, Mahnu stayed silent.

Shocked faces looked at her, yet, she was still unmoved. This, was what she had thought of ‘petty’ quite some time ago.

The Queen sat into the most comfortable chair to further look like she had the power.

“Make her kneel to me!” Her words were angry but under control.

People started to walk towards Mahnu but she stared at them coldly. “Do not touch me!”

They stopped at her cold words and stare.

“My orders will overtake yours always, now make her kneel!” The Queen yelled.

They continued, as they thought the Queen was right.

But none of them got near as William came between them. “You will not touch her!”

“Who are you to defy my orders!?” The Queen became stupefied, never anything not gone her way!

Mahnu went to stop William talking, by touching his shoulder, then spoke herself, “You have come into my house, uninvited. You have used power to try to force me to kneel, now you are yelling at my brother! If you do not want your secret to be know…I suggest you leave.”

The Queen stared in shock at Mahnu. Secret? How could she possibly know? It must be just luck of words! I cannot let her treat me, the Queen of this nation, like this!

“Forcibly take her for slandering the Queen!” She watched as William took out his sword with the look that he had the intention to kill. “If you don’t put back your sword, you will lose your life. Good man, come to my side where I can protect you!”

Mahnu scoffed, “You want another guard to get you pregnant in secret? My Queen?”

The Queen gasped, so did all of the others inside of the room!

How did…How did she know!? No one had known! Just her pregnancy had been known to very few. She had wanted to see His Majesty’s face when she would tell him the news.

“You were going to lie? You are completely unwilling to tell the truth? Is this something that you think the Queen of this nation can get away with?” Mahnu asked.

The Queen was speechlessly silent. This was not supposed to happen! No one had known and the guard had already been silenced! She looked around at her people and Mahnu saw that a inner conflict was going on inside her head.

If people know my secret…My reputation, even my…My life was in danger! All these people who were opened to the idea, they all had to die!

“Now, she wants to kill us all!”

“No! She is telling lies! How could I do something so terrible! Don’t listen to her!”

Mahnu sneered.

The Queen was not standing and pointing angrily at Mahnu. “You have offended me and now you have to pay with your life! Kill her!”

Mahnu looked at the Queen’s guards coming closer. There were ten of them, and there was only William and herself. “Did anyone notice the guard named ‘Thomas’ disappeared? The Queen killed him herself…With poison! They didn’t realise that because the Queen had told them lies, that Thomas had said often that he was becoming weak and that he may die soon. They took her words! Don’t you see?” Mahnu was looking at the guards, who have halted their attacks. “She used him! Are you going to believe the words of the one who killed Thomas?”

Everyone was quiet and unmoving.

The Queen was so surprised that her mouth was wide opened. It was as she said, all of it! But…But…

The guards watched the Queen, at first, they did not believe it, but now, seeing the Queen so shocked…They wondered if it could be true…Could it be? Really…That the Queen would do such a thing?

Waiting for orders, they became astonished that nothing was said. Her face and untold orders furthered their distrust of their very own Queen!

Then they saw William still standing tall, ready to defend this lady till the end. They knew of William, he was loyal, he was the next in line to be the Leader of the Loyal Royal Knights! Was he blind? Was he on the wrong side? What are they supposed to do? Their loyalty to the Loyal Royal Knights or to the Queen of the nation, it was an enormous difference in choice!

“If you want to solve this…One of you get the King and bring him here.” Mahnu said unhurriedly.

No! The Queen thought. She had come here without his consent, she had wanted this girl under her before she returned to the palace. She had wanted to scare her and have her answer her every command! If that wasn’t going to happen then she would find any excuse to get rid of her! But…This wasn’t working!...Proof…She would need proof! There’s nothing! Ha! What am I afraid of!? Bring the King! Let him see this girl make a fool of herself and have no choice but to kill her for slandering the Queen! Haha!

Finding her calm self again, the Queen smiled smugly at Mahnu. Girl, you have just killed yourself!

Mahnu just stared right back at her.

They waited near an hour for the King to arrive. He raced into the room and went straight to Mahnu. “Mahnu? Are you okay?” He asked checking her attentively.

The Queen was shocked! “Your Majesty!”