Chapter 332 - Thoughtless (1/2)
”Excuse you?” refuted Xula upon hearing the term childish.
”Something the matter?” stared blankly, ”-I see no reason to be tactful for actions that could result in the kingdom's sufferance. I've accepted to thy demands, there's no further need to talk.”
”Quite the show,” spoke Intherna who locked arms with Staxius.
”Vixen,” fired the queen with a strong step forward.
”Don't,” halted Staxius with an over the shoulder glare, ”-don't you dare point thy finger at me or Intherna. You made thy choice, and that is final. On a last note, do tell Ryul that I'll be waiting at the guild – we need to discuss some business.” Hearing those words, her angered self calmed to one of a sheep.
'He knows?' she thought and examined.
'I've struck a chord,' disappeared down the hall, '-my guess was right.'
”What was that about?” asked Intherna very interested in the matter.
”A spat between the royal couple,” to which he winked, ”-not that it matters. She's her own person, and I'm my own.”
”Heartless, aren't you, lord death?”
”Not that heartless,” he patted her head, ”-I did give you thy will after all.”
”You say that as if it was a favor. Besides, we both know that if I go against you, my conscience will be wiped.”
”Fair argument, I suppose I am cruel.”
”Intherna,” close to a door leading out back, ”-I've a favor to ask. There's another vampire by the name of Serene who's probably speaking to Queen Shanna. Make sure she doesn't get hurt.”
”You said you wouldn't order me around,” she frowned.
”Tis, not an order, I merely requested, please?” courteous, the eyes were ones of desperation.
”Fine…”
Yonder to where the queen stood in the company of counselors, ”-sage, what are we to do?”
”Ruslan, thou heard what the king demanded. Have the minister and general sent over to… the location was never told, was it?” missing information, he spun in hopes of gaining another few words.
”To the Adventuring guild,” said a flirty voice, ”-he shall be waiting there,” out from the shadows of the corridor, Serene stepped out with a courteous bow.
”Serene,” lashed Xula, ”-care to explain what all of this is?”
”I'm afraid not,” stared up with a smile, ”-I've sworn my soul to the Blood-king. I do remind thee that nightwalkers are the only race that hasn't sworn to her majesty. We've sworn to the council on orders per our king. Thou shall know best of what stands down this path of mindless whims.”
”You dare threatened me?” she yelled with an imposing stance, ”-prophecy,” called upon the spirit, ”-go take her head,” in a flash of light, unable to react, her weapon dashed forth with blade in hand. Serene, took by surprise, could but face away in hopes of a painless death.
*CLANG,* exploded in a burst of fire, red-hair levitated with the ends on fire. Eyelashes with the radiances of another worldly sun had the weapon fall back. ”I would not be so sure,” hovered in a circle behind her head, multiple fireballs of differing hues.
”Who are you?” asked Prophecy with her physical self.
”Intherna,” she stared with terror burning deep inside, ”-daughter of Rah, the sun god.”
”What does that mean?” a step forward, Prophecy stopped suddenly.
”It means that she's a goddess,” said Xula who now stood before the spirit. ”Have you come to fight?”
”Not really,” nonchalant, the flames extinguished with her face returning to beautiful and gentle. ”I was requested to keep an eye over Serene,” to which she grabbed the secretary's hand. ”Have a good day, the wife of my master.”
”W-what?” disappeared into the abyssal corridor, Xula stared the sage and Ruslan in deep confusion.
”To be clear,” coughed Ruslan, ”-she said the daughter of Rah?”
”I think so,” turned the sage.
”The king has a goddess under his wing,” biting her nail, ”-how powerful does he want to become?”
”Majesty,” now knelt, ”-please, think thy actions through. It shames me to say this but if the king and queen are to have a fallout, our province, which is already under heavy strain; might break apart.”
”Sage,” seeing her old friend knelt, ”-I understand,” with a deep breath, ”-I won't be mindless of my actions,” facing the balcony, ”-I've yet to forgive my husband,” to that, she vanished in turn.
”You suppose that worked?” asked Ruslan.
”It better have,” whispered the sage, ”-after all the trouble of having her come here and Serene in the shadows. The goal was to have the royal couple talk and resolve the issue.”
”I guess we helped but aggravate the situation,” facepalmed the mustached vampire.
”Yeah,” giving a raspy chuckle to the point of suffocation, ”-we know that the King isn't going to back down easily. Did you see how he calmly answered to her will and found solutions?”
”I doubt it would have been possible if, you know, our king was lesser of influence. He's renowned both in Arda and out. A reputation of which could scare a babe to sleep.”