"Diplomats of the Gordeganemian Kingdom are ready to talk with His Majesty King Meghalodein." The guard at the entrance called out.
Suddenly the whole room was in an uproar, how dare they send an envoy after losing so badly against Seodurnag? Prince Arshakein's gaze fell on the entrance straight in front of him. A group of about twenty people entered the room, carrying a large box, making Prince Arshakein frown.After a respectful greeting, the leader of the group immediately conveyed his intentions."I bring a letter containing the offer of a peace treaty between the two parties ....""I reject the offer." King Meghalodein said, eliciting laughter from the room."What have you brought, gentlemen?" Prince Shankarein raised his voice as he pointed to the large box that seemed to be the offering tool."This is a gift for you if you accept our offer, Your Highness," replied their leader. Two men behind him came forward with the box and opened it."A girl?" murmured Prince Shankarein, Prince Arshakein was equally amazed at what they had brought."Who does the girl belong to?" said Prince Arshakein. He was sure that the light-skinned girl with tattered clothes and messy hair was not a Gordeganemian."Certainly ours, Your Highness." The chief diplomat replied proudly."My eyes are not clear enough to see her." King Meghalodein whispered to his children."She is quite beautiful, My Father," said Prince Shankarein. "It's just that she looks so scruffy.""Oh, that's understandable." The King smiled."What is not understandable is if these messengers deceive us." Prince Arshakein stared intently at the dozens of people."What do you mean?" His brother disagreed, and his father and other brothers also turned to him for an explanation."I'm not sure the girl is Gordeganemian." Prince Arshakein responded lightly.King Meghalodein nodded at his second son's reasonable opinion. Although the girl was a slave, they should not have brought her into such a state."Remove the gag from her mouth and bring her here," King Meghalodein ordered.The leader of the envoys came forward while grabbing the girl's arm, but his steps were stopped by two palace guards. Anyone could not be near the king in person, let alone a Gordeganemian. The girl was taken by the guards and presented to King Meghalodein and his sons."Where are you from?" asked the King."I am from Gordeganemian, Your Majesty." The girl replied matter-of-factly."Oh, yes? What is your name?" Now Prince Shankarein showed his interest openly."Arachlea."Suddenly, Prince Arshakein laughed at this. The girl was lying, what was more interesting was that she was not a child of the commoners. A commoner, let alone a slave, would never dare to open her mouth that wide."Tell me, Lady. Do you prefer Prince Hillarius or those Gordeganemian diplomats?" asked Prince Arshakein as he stared intently at the face of the girl opposite him.The room that had been silent now became a bit noisy, people whispering and arguing about what Prince Arshakein had said. Of course, it was not difficult for Prince Arshakein, he recognized accents and dialects from any part of the world.The enemy's trusted diplomats should not be so stupid, but perhaps fortune was on Seodurnag's side."Guards, compel them to confess." King Meghalodein called out to his guards standing not far from where he sat."Yes, Your Majesty." They replied in unison.The girl who failed to be used stood up in confusion as the guards did not arrest her, but rather shackled the hands of the diplomats behind her."How come you are in their hands, Lady?" Prince Shankarein leaned in closer to the girl. "Answer me if you want your twenty attendants to be safe.""Tsk, what a waste of time, Bro. Father, can we get on with providing free entertainment for the attendees at this party?" Prince Arshakein turned to speak to his father."Of course." King Meghalodein shrugged. He whistled to his guards as a signal to move away from the shackled diplomats."Isn't the meat on your plate gone, children? It's a pity the knife is no longer in use." King Meghalodein exclaimed. A dozen princes cheered and jumped up from their seats, rushing towards the diplomats with butcher knives in hand."Gentlemen. Let's see if my children can use butcher knives properly. You can come closer to inspect them." King Meghalodein exclaimed to the governors and warriors.The real party began, and the Gordeganemian diplomats had nowhere to run. Cheers and laughter erupted as knives sliced through shirts and stripped uninvited guests naked."You can watch it with me too."Prince Arshakein stuffed a cloth into the mouth of the girl who could no longer move. A rope coiled and snared at lightning speed around the girl's wrists. Prince Arshakein carried her away by pulling on the rope that had been looped around her neck.A meat feast was taking place in the center of the room. Screams of pain and roars echoed through the vast room. Their masks were removed and revealed the tortured faces of the Gordeganemians."I'm afraid I'm not a connoisseur of birds." A soldier threw a piece of meat taken from the groin of the poor diplomat. The governors and princes, finding the piece of meat on the floor, burst into laughter and kicked it around.Prince Arshakein showed the girl in his arms the fate of the couriers who had brought her here. Many years ago when he was just finishing his teenage years, a party like this had also been held in the halls of the Gordeganemian palace. None of the messengers sent to negotiate returned alive. Only pieces of their bodies were returned.Gordeganemian had already rejected Seodurnag's peace treaty. Now that his position was on the brink of collapse, new diplomats were sent to beg for mercy."There's no entertainment like this in Eufibutla. Ah, I would be so bored if I lived there." Prince Arshakein said in the ear of the girl whose name he forgot, maybe he would ask her again later because he wasn't paying attention. Prince Arshakein was just digesting how the girl's accent was so that he could tell that she was just a hostage victim."I almost forgot about this girl, Brother," Prince Shankarein said as he stepped back and noticed the two of them."Look at her, Bro. She's an obedient dog, isn't she?" Prince Arshakein smiled wryly, showing off the girl who was restrained with a rope around her neck.Prince Shankarein laughed at that, "Do you like her?""Hmm, of course, I'm just keeping her for you, Bro. It's your share, you can keep her as your concubine later." Prince Arshakein replied."You taught me to make a fuss with Prince Hillarius." Prince Shankarein shook his head in amusement."Hfffh, hffh." The girl struggled."Shhh, shut up. Or do you want to be there too?" whispered Prince Arshakein pulling the rope tighter until the girl coughed and had difficulty breathing."Lady, My Brother has many killing skills. So you'd better leave him alone." Prince Shankarein teased."Hmm, killing an innocent woman is not my thing. Maybe I just tortured her and made her into a pet," said Prince Arshakein correcting his brother.***"The party is almost over, we better get out of here now." Prince Shankarein told his brother to remove Arachlea from the noisy room."Let's go," Prince Arshakein said as he pulled roughly on the reins around Arachlea's neck.Arachlea glared and tried to resist what the cold-faced prince was doing. But her hands and mouth could not be used to their full potential. The dirty cloth was still gagging her mouth, fortunately, her hands were tied in front of her so that her efforts to remove the gag could still be done. In front of him, Prince Arshakein did not realize what he was doing. A faint smile appeared on Arachlea's lips."Let go of me. I can walk on my own," she shouted. But bad luck soon caught up with her, Prince Arshakein turned around and slapped her hard on the cheek without saying anything.Dragging her feet because it was hard to keep up with Prince Arshakein's pace, Arachlea finally arrived at a small building whose walls were made of s
A galloping horse carrying a tightly closed sack stood and nodded its head as it arrived in front of the Gordeganemian palace gates. The guards frowned at the oddity."The horse belongs to His Highness Prince Andomure," pointed out a guard, signaling for the palace gates to be opened. To their surprise, they examined the contents of the bag."Someone, please report to His Majesty King Arsemure!" shouted the bodyguard guarding the palace gate.All the guards moved quickly until Prince Andomure was now in his room with the palace physicians. King Arsemure who heard the news of his brother's return immediately visited.Prince Andomure's left leg and right hand were no longer functional, and the physician closest to the King whispered that Prince Andomure had lost his sense of taste."This is unforgivable," growled King Arsemure as he clenched his fists.Prince Andomure was lying on the bed and had not opened his eyes, he had lost a
The hot struggle between Prince Hillarius and the prime minister's wife continued without anyone knowing except the two of them. Repeatedly, they found moments of respite, continuing their secret rendezvous until the sun began its descent in the western sky."Put your clothes on and tidy up. Don't open your mouth or you will know the consequences, Mrs. Pochlea," Prince Hillarius ordered as he quickly dressed himself.Prince Hillarius left the woman alone and headed for the palace. As calmly as if nothing had happened, he made his way to the room of Queen Claudius, his mother. His beloved mother stood on the balcony of her room, having just been examined by the palace physician. A faint smile played on her pale lips as she greeted Prince Hillarius."Hillarius, where have you been?" Queen Claudius called softly."Hunting, Mother," Prince Hillarius replied briefly as he hugged his mother tightly."Your marriage to Arachlea is fast
Prince Arshakein raised his whip, his neutrals staring coldly at Arachlea. The whip landed swiftly, lacerating Arachlea's back. Arachlea bit her lip to stifle a scream. Fresh blood immediately splashed out of the wound."Hm, really stubborn. Now it's your turn, Bro." Prince Arshakein hissed, nodding towards Prince Shankarein.The Crown Prince laughed in satisfaction and followed Prince Arshakein's lead. His whip also landed on Arachlea's bruised body. As Arachlea felt her wounds swell, her defenses finally crumbled, and she cried out in agony from the pain and burning sensation on her skin."Maybe that's enough, little brother," Prince Shankarein murmured, stopping his brother. Prince Arshakein simply muttered and stepped back.In the cold dark cell, the dim light from the wall torches illuminated Arachlea's tired and pained face.Prince Arshakein, stood in front of her, his sharp eyes tracing every wound on Arachlea's body. Nex
Like everyone, Quanes, one of the most trusted soldiers on the battlefield, also has a secret. Every few days when he wasn't on duty, he went to a place that was quite hidden from the public. He no longer went to brothels or entertainment venues to get drunk.After stopping his horse, Quanes removed the cloth that partially covered his head. The atmosphere inside was so noisy that it could be heard from outside the fence. Quanes entered easily without being hindered by the officers."Look, your job is to get pregnant and give birth." The exclamation was heard as Quanes entered an old, worn-out building, barely any sunlight able to penetrate into the interior."If you can't do that, then you'd better die!" continued the old woman who had been pacing back and forth ignoring Quanes' arrival.Hundreds of women screamed hysterically as the men wrapped their arms around their helpless bodies. Quanes just let out a rough breath seeing everything
Everyone standing on the shoreline was transfixed by the arrival of a very large and majestic foreign ship. But there was no identity flag on the ends of the ship indicating where the ship came from. The port supervisors who were initially amazed began to worry.Prince Arshakein, who happened to be around the harbor, immediately ran to the supervisory secretariat building. The magnificent ship was still some distance away, and its identity flag had not yet been raised."Where is the chief superintendent?" asked Prince Arshakein hurriedly to someone in a naval uniform."Oh, Your Highness Prince Arshakein. Greetings, the chief superintendent's quarters are at the far end," the navy man stammered. He ushered in Prince Arshakein who stepped quickly in front of him.The chief harbor master was standing at the window of his room, his gaze fixed on the approaching majestic ship. When Prince Arshakein knocked on the door, the man jumped and immediately diverted his attention."Excuse me, Capt
"My Lord, lower the price of fuel. Our farm machines need fuel!" cried the commoners in the courtyard of the residence of Lord Bromenius, one of the governors in the Kingdom of Seodurnag.“Fuel is a resource for all, including the people. Please lower the fuel prices, My Lord!" The cries continued to be heard in unison regardless of the scorching sun that was getting hotter and hotter.The common people need fuel to support their agricultural machinery, although it is still very simple the farmers are grateful that a few years ago agricultural machinery technology was invented. Now those machines were mostly idle because the price of fuel had suddenly skyrocketed."There's Lord Bromenius!" Someone shouted as he pointed his index finger at the balcony of the stately home where they were currently channeling their aspirations."Yes, it's him!"As the commoners ran towards the balcony, they climbed over the high fence that separated the courtyard from the balcony above. Lord Bromenius' b
Hundreds of soldiers were inspecting the fortress and ensuring its safety, Prince Arshakein and the commanders gathered to strategize. The wide-open map of Pepperland Valley was referenced along with several smaller plans."We should dig a two-layer trench, Your Highness. This will make our archers more effective," said Ron, the senior commander he trusted the most. His voice was not so loud as it had been eaten away by his age."Where will our horsemen be placed?" asked Prince Arshakein while analyzing the strategy described by Ron with a piece of drawing."Here, Your Highness. The cavalry will advance after the archers have weakened the front of the enemy forces," Ron responded. The other commanders nodded in understanding."That's a good strategy, Mr. Ron. But what if the enemy mobilizes its cavalry first?" said the young commander, breaking Ron's strategy."Perhaps we can counter this with cannon fire first?" said Prince Arshakein. "Medium-range cannon fire is more effective than