The Emperor wants to take a new wife. They say she is the princess of a primitive village. They call it Yung,” Cedric informed Mona. Her mouth went agape. “The Emperor wants to take another wife? It's been barely four months since he got married. Why does he need another wife?” She asked. “I wouldn't know that but this is our opportunity. From what I have gathered, the Empress doesn't know about this yet. If we can inform her ahead of him with a little twist here and there, I am positive we can get her to work with us,” Cedric said. Mona frowned. She didn't like the idea of working with the woman who stole her man. It was better to leave her to die of the heartbreak“Do we really need her?” Mona grumbled. “Of course we do. She is the closest to the Emperor and if she is against him, it would give us easier access to him, don't you think?” Cedric asked her. Mona could not tell him that she was still bitter about the fact that Styles chose a maid over her. “I am only worried if she
Ivory thought her day couldn't get. anyskwdworse when Liah knocked on her door. The girl hurried inside as soon as the door was opened. Ivory shut the door in surprise, wondering what the problem was. “Have you heard the news circulating around the palace?” She asked. “What news?” Ivory asked. “That the Emperor is taking another wife,” Liah informed her. “Quiet! Don't you dare speak of my husband like that!” Ivory snapped.Liah quickly bowed, “Forgive me, your highness but I speak nothing but the truth. His Majesty is planning to take another wife. They say she is some beautiful princess from a faraway Kingdom.”“You apologize get you still go ahead to speak nonsense. My husband loves me. He would never think of doing something that cruel to me,” Ivory defended. Liah raised her slowly. “It might be difficult for you to believe me but I know what I'm saying. I think you should confront him if you believe what I speak is false.”Ivory didn't know what to think. The girl sounded r
“I can't believe you're making me do this again.” “Can you stop complaining? Whether you like it or not, I am doing this for the good of the people. Stop being a chicken and let us move,” Heli snapped. “Are you really doing this for the people or your selfish reasons? You could have asked the king for help. He seems like a nice man. You don't have to conjure him into marrying. You know the consequences…” The words died in his mouth when he was suddenly lifted into the air. “How dare you question my motives? Everything I do is for the good of the Yung empire and you know that! Why are you trying to paint me the villain?” Heli yelled at him.“Y'all should be thanking me. Without me, you will all be miserable slaves to the Wang Empire. I am trying to save and you stand there, scolding me? How dare you?!” He struggled in the air as her grip on his neck tightened. Her blue eyes were completely black and it terrified the hell out of him. It was easier to handle when a human was strangli
“What did you find on the Yung princess?” Ragi asked Lord Archie. “I didn't find anything unusual. The princess was speaking the truth. The Wang Empire is indeed terrorizing them. They took their people captive and raided their town on several occasions. The princess’ intention might be pure,” Archie answered. “I agree with Archie. People make marriage treaties all the time. She probably thought this would be the best way to get accepted,” Lord Blane concurred. Ragi had nothing to say to it. Since the investigation concluded that everything the princess said was true then all they had to do was revise the proposal.“The Emperor has declared his disinterest in continuing with the marriage,” Ragi informed them. The confusion on their faces mirrored his exact expression when Styles informed him. “I don't understand. Wasn't he the one declaring he would marry her at all costs? You even got insulted in your effort to dissuade him,” Lord Orio imputed. “I know. I was just as surprised w
“ I think she's gaining consciousness, ” Ivory heard faintly the murmurs of the maids that attended to her.“ W-where am I?” Ivory blinked her eyes open, her eyes heavy with exhaustion. She tried to comprehend what had happened, her memory was a bit fuzzy.“ You're in the Royal infirmary, Your Highness,” one of the maids answered.“ H-how did I...” she gasped in realization. Everything before she fainted came flooding back, her eyes popped open and she quickly sprang up into a sitting position, her breath unsteady and her heart pulsating.“ Your Highness, are you alright? Should I get the doctor?” One of the maids panicked.“ Is... Has His Majesty...” her chest tightened as thoughts swirled through her head.“ I was just about walking inside to talk to you. I'm glad you're awake,” Emperor Styles’ voice made Ivory stop midway through her sentence. Her trembling was obvious and so was the anger on Emperor Styles’ face. “ I'm sorry, Your Highness but I had to tell him the truth,” the doc
“ You look stunning, Your Highness,” one of Heli’s maids complimented after touching up her hair. “ I always am,” she had heard that compliment a little too much to care, not to mention how confident she was in her bewitching beauty. “ As always, Your Highness,” the maid bowed followed by the others who stood around. “ Get the carriages ready, we're heading to Black Empire,” Heli announced and the maids got moving. In a moment, everything was ready for the journey and they set out. The Black Empire had been allies of the Yung Empire which now had nothing but a small village left.Their relationship was strained in the last two hundred years which she was confident the Black Empire had long forgotten and despite the fact that neither of them has proven hostile to the other, there has been little to no interaction between the two.“How far away are we?” Heli asked as the wheels of the chariots kicked against the stray pebbles on the rough road. Heli had always been the impatient
*Horn blows as Princess Heli walks into the throne room*“Greetings Emperor Styles” she greeted with a slight bow. The Emperor had a skeptical look on his face while Ivory just looked spiteful….and for good reason too. She was always wary of women around her husband as she knew the long held tradition of emperors keeping a harem. Luckily for her though, Styles had shown little to no interest in keeping a harem of any form and she planned to keep it that way. “Princess Heli, I must say it is a surprise to see you here” Styles responded. Heli smirked as she looked him in the eye. “To what do I owe this honor?” He asked.“Nothing more than my interest in breaking up old norms that have kept our kingdoms isolated from each other” she said.“Hmmm, go on” he nodded as he leaned forward with piqued interest. He was still clearly fascinated by her beauty but more so by her intellect and manner of behavior. Though isolated from each other, most Empires and peoples had at some point in time he
Ragi and the Empress are in the empress's chamber, discussing about the princess. Ragi clearly has his suspicions but the empress simply doesn't like her and is on the defensive, particularly because of what happened between her and the Emperor. She now views Princess Heli as a threat to her position of empress and is willing to do anything to stop her. “I'm telling you she's up to something” the empress said to Ragi. Her face had suspicion and paranoia written all over it. “I don't like the feeling I'm getting from her. I don't like it at all” she said as she lay down on her bed. She looked really pale and fragile. “I feel the exact same way, your Grace” Ragi responded, “I felt suspicious of her from the first day I set my eyes on her. She's definitely planning something ulterior. I'm sure of it” he added. “What shall we do, your Grace?” He enquired. “We need to watch her…to monitor her every move, from what she eats to what she drinks to even who she talks to and interacts