Nneka stopped her
Xena waved her hands to Shastina to stop her confession. She heard approaching footsteps, her eyes swerving to the entrance of the dungeon expecting to sight a human coming in.
“Your highness,” She said slightly, as Nneka’s presence was revealed, she was seething with anger. She ignored the greetings.
“What did you think you were doing? You brought the maids to the dungeon without my permission. You stopped them from performing their early morning responsibilities, did you want to wash and sweep in place of them?,” Nneka said cockily. She isn’t the type that pretends whenever she’s angry. She showed her true colors whenever she did.
“Must I remind you, am I in charge of the palace activities? You must take permission from me before you take any action,” she added in a stern tone.
Where Xena stood, she was boiling with anger, she rubbed her two hands, trying to calm her nerves.
“I’m the king’s favorite concubine, your highness. I love to do whatever I want to do, moreover, the maids here, trespassed against my authority, and they must feel my wrath,” She said in a calm tone, yet her voice was full of sarcasm.
“Shastina, you can continue,” She said proudly and pointed to Shastina to go ahead.
Just as she opened her mouth to say a word, Nneka closed the gap between her and Shastina, and an echo was heard on Shastina’s cheeks.
Her eyes bloodshot instantly, she held the place she slapped, she scowled at Nneka, feeling like choking her on the spot. She hated her father, King Louis, and she felt like redressing her.
Nneka’s heart throbbed seeing the scary look on Shastina’s face, she wondered why it held so much hatred, and it was pointing to her. She raised her shoulder, trying to be confident.
“How dare you want to speak when the queen stands against it?” She tried sending a message to Xena by using Shastina as a scapegoat
At that moment, she raised her hands and discharged the maids, and went back to their position.
The maids were afraid of leaving, they didn’t move an inch, knowing what Xena was capable of doing. But Aurora being a fearless type, lowered her head to the queen, then at Xena’s face, she wished to hiss at her face, but she couldn’t, then she lowered her head slightly and walked away. All the other maids followed her, including sharing.
With sheer rage and hatred, Xena moved closer to Nneka. Her piercing eyes were digging holes into Nneka’s body.
“Your Highness, I will leave now, but you should tie your belt strongly…Make sure you always watch your back,” She uttered this… Then she stepped out of the dungeon elegantly, raising her shoulder as she walked back to her chamber. Jeanne followed her quietly after her disdain scanned left Nneka’s body.
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She paddled up and down the room as she entered. Her whole body was crazily boiling with anger, she couldn’t believe, someone would ridicule her authority in front of the maids.
“Calm down Xena,” Jeanne managed to speak out, her friend is a monster whenever she is angry, she could have killed the maid who dreamed of having the king if Nneka hadn’t intervened.
“Go and call me Shastina, make sure the queen doesn’t see you when going to the apartment. She is a bitch and I will make sure she feels my wrath, she will know I am not a nice person,” Xena growled.
Jeanne sighed deeply, then she opened her mouth to converse with Xena. She was trying to be careful not to anger her the most.
“Xena, I don’t think it is proper to call Shastina now, you can call her in the evening. I will suggest you should go and report the queen to the king, the king still loves you more than anyone, make sure she pays for the humiliation she caused you, and don’t forget to make Aurora pay for her insolence too” Her advice sounded like a pouring of cold water, instantly Xena’s body which was burning with fire, cooled down. She lit up and she hugged Jeanne tightly.
“You are such a good friend,” she patted her shoulder… The advice opened her revenge path.
She smiled as they disengaged the hugging, Jeanne looked at her face suspiciously, she suspected she was planning something already.
“What is the plan?” She asked, since she shows her more than herself.
“What is today?”She asked Jeanne, even though she didn’t decode what she meant. She looked lost, trying to figure it out.
“Today is the only day in the month when the king visits the queen’s chamber. He will stay with her, from morning to evening, to discuss… But I will make sure I take today away from her, after all, none of the concubines has a special day like her. We all shared a day in the month with the king in his chamber,” Xena explained.
Jeanne felt excited about the whole idea, she smiled as she looked at her smarty friends.
“But you will do me a favor. Go and tell Shastina to inform the queen, the king demands her presence. She is the only made who hates her right now, she will feel happy when she hears my revenge on her,” Xena let out.
“Yes… I love the fire according to that girl, she’s just like Aurora, but I hope she won’t end up just like her,” Jeanne said.
“I’m not interested in them now, I want to take my revenge first. After I will find the person who tried to manipulate the king among them,”
Just as they finished the discussions, the sound of her undressing was heard. She took off her clothes, letting them fall to the ground, exposing her beautiful body.
Jeanne’s face leaned closely at the big scar on her friend’s back, she told her the history of the scar, but she refused to tell her.
She looked away quickly when she noticed her friends wanted to turn, she quickly leaned and picked up the clothes on the ground, and there inside the laundry.
The scar on her body has many secrets that bonded it. The scar produced the wickedness in her, she murdered even though the king didn’t know this part of her.
Jeanne grabbed a towel and gave Xena to tie on her waist. Afterward, she disappeared into the bathroom.
Jeanne’s humming rhythms as she finds the clothes Xena will wear to the king’s chamber.
She knows her friend will want to wear seductive clothes, and she’s ready to make her seductive this morning.
Once Xena was done with her bathing, she came out of the bathroom, Jeanne rushed to her, helping her to dry her body and dress for her.
She might be her friend, but still, she used to perform the role of a maid since that’s the only way to make her stay in the palace.
She brought out a small mirror, and placed it in Xena’s front, “Open your eyes, what did you see?” She asked her where Xena was seated. Likewise, she has finished dressing her up.
Her mouth parted in awe, she looked so beautiful. “It’s beautiful, what would have I done without you,” she hyped Jeanne, making her blush.
“Go and teach the Queen a lesson, she won’t dare to forget rushing. Let her know her place when it comes to you,” Jeanne said to her, as she placed her hand on the door, wanting to exit the room.