Tracy was terribly wounded, she was thrown into one of the prisons. Tracy was separated from other prisoners, she was the only one in the cell she was kept in
“Where’s the bracelet? You fool!” Beatrice yelled at the top of her voice. She has been torturing Tracy for days now, but Tracy was proving stubborn by not speaking.
Beatrice held Tracy’s face up and whispered sweetly,
“If you tell me where the bracelet is, I’ll make you my second in command.”
Tracy smiled bitterly and kept mute, and that angered Beatrice more. Beatrice picked up a rod that was lying carelessly on the floor close to them and began to hit Tracy with it.
Tracy’s body was inflicted with additional injuries, and still, she refused to speak a word. After seeing the look of Agony on her sister’s face the day her wings were cut off, she realized, indeed, she didn’t have what it took to be the ruler of her father’s kingdom.
She realized she had failed as an older sister, she realized she worked with her own sworn enemies, and that led to her downfall.
If hiding the location of the bracelet was all she could do to protect her sister, who she didn’t know if she was alive or dead, then she’ll keep mute forever. Beatrice finding that bracelet was something risky she would permit to happen.
Tracy coughed out blood as she groaned in pain,
“You’ll still not speak right? I know your kind, you will not last long with this pretentious character.”
Beatrice was frustrated, she had been torturing Tracy for days now, so she could reveal to her where the bracelet was hidden for safety, but Tracy was proving stubborn.
Beatrice never imagined that Tracy would oppose to her request after witnessing how brutally she massacred her family members, Tracy was supposed to be scared of her, but strangely she stood against her unwaveringly.
Beatrice had no use for Tracy, she would have killed Tracy a long time ago if not for the royal Bracelet.
The royal Bracelet possessed an extraordinary power that she wanted all for herself. Beatrice didn’t know where Sabastine had hidden it, but she felt Tracy, who was his daughter and the heir apparent to the throne, would have an idea where it was.
Agnes had told her how Tracy never loved her sister and complained about how her father never gave her his attention.
And in retaliation, she helped Tracy to kill them, so she couldn’t understand why Tracy was acting so stubborn, Tracy was supposed to be grateful to her.
Perhaps if she told Tracy she would give her the throne in exchange for the royal bracelet, Tracy would agree, after all, Tracy was a very greedy person and had always wanted the kingdom for herself. After Tracy shows her where to get the bracelet, she’ll kill her at that instance.
Beatrice bent down and said to Tracy,
“I’ll give the throne and the kingdom to you and leave. But, I need you to show me where the bracelet is.”
Tracy looked at Beatrice and smiled bitterly. What was the point of having a kingdom without a family around to support and encourage you?
What was the point of having a kingdom without being happy?
Can someone who caused the death of almost all her family members, rule the kingdom successful?
Beatrice really thought she was a fool. After killing her family, she also wanted to use her as a tool in getting what she wanted, and she wouldn’t fall for it. Tracy knew it wouldn’t take long before Beatrice would end her life, but she was ready to die as someone who never betrayed her dead family members again.
When Beatrice saw how Tracy smiled, she felt that perhaps Tracy was taking a few seconds to think things through. Who wouldn’t want to be free from daily tortures?
Tracy, with the excruciating pains she was feeling, struggled to sit up and finally, she did. Tracy was now face to face with Beatrice, who was squatting down. Tracy smiled again and opened her mouth slightly like she wanted to say something but did the very unthinkable to Beatrice.
Beatrice anticipated a positive reply from Tracy when she saw Tracy struggling to sit up.
“Yes girl! That’s it. Spill it out,” Beatrice said, inwardly excited, but Tracy’s action made her face turn angry the very next minute. How dare this little Brat called Tracy did that to her? Was she insane?
****
Agnes went around the palace making sure things were in order as instructed by her mistress.
These few days have been the best days of her life, although she was still her mistress’s maid, she had more prestige than a lot of the palace workers.
Since the day King Sabastine was killed, many people, including palace workers, elders and the ordinary citizens of the kingdom, have gone into hiding. Some even left the kingdom, and when Beatrice heard about it, she cast a spell that’ll prevent anyone from leaving the kingdom.
The citizens of the kingdom weren’t aware of the spell that was cast at the kingdom entrance/exit, so some of them tried running away.
But immediately their skin came in contact with the barrier placed, their skin burnt because the barrier was an acidic barrier.
Those who witnessed others getting burnt and killed by the acidic barrier told others of it, and they hid themselves in their various houses by not coming out.
Beatrice instructed some soldiers, she had specially assigned, to send messages to all the occupants of the kingdom that she gave them just three days to gather outside the royal gate for a meeting and If any of them defiled her order, they’ll pay dearly with their lives.
The soldiers carried out Beatrice’s order without hesitation, none of them were ready to lose their lives. Beatrice was a very brutal woman who knew not the word “Mercy”, to her mercy was a taboo.
As Agnes walked around the palace compound, she heard noises from the gate. Agnes quickly flew to the balcony to see what was going on.
Agnes smiled in mockery.
“Oh! So the adamant people finally showed up after much hide and seek game,” Agnes thought within her when she saw the people of the kingdom who had been out of sight gathering in front of the palace gate.
Agnes thought of telling her mistress about the new development and ran to inform her. Agnes knew where her mistress was, her mistress had been constantly visiting Tracy at the prison these past few days with hopes of finding out the location of the royal bracelet from her, but it seemed as though Tracy was proving stubborn.
Anyway, Agnes knew that at the end of it all, her mistress will get the information out of Tracy because Tracy couldn’t possibly endure being tortured for a long time, she would definitely give in.
Agnes entered the prison yard and headed to the cell where Tracy was. Agnes was curious at the sight she met, it seemed as though Tracy had finally given in to her mistress’s request and was about to tell her mistress where the bracelet was, but Tracy’s next action made Agnes dumbfounded.
“Too-ee,” Tracy spat on Beatrice’s with her saliva that was filled with blood.
“Torture me all you want, you’ll never get to see the royal bracelet until you die,” Tracy spoke and laughed so loudly like a maniac, that the whole prison yard was filled with her laughter.
Beatrice’s face turned red with anger!