Xena having a relaxed nap. It was one of those peaceful sleep she loved having in the afternoon. She believes when you sleep after bathing and eating lunch keeps the body fresh.
Suddenly, she jumped as the door slammed open, and Jeanne revealed herself breathing heavily, like someone running away from thieves.
A furious dagger hit her stomach, pulling in and pulling out of her continually, Xena’s furious glare wasn’t removing the dagger anytime soon.
Her stomach churned with anger, she hates to be woken up by noises, and it gives her a banging headache. Knowing that she isn’t ready to remove the dagger, Jeanne spills the beans.
“I heard the king summoned the man who translated the document for me to the Palace” She shrugged.
“What for?” She knitted her brows, confused, her chest rising and falling at the moment.
“I don’t know the details, but I heard someone else translated the document apart from you”
“What!” She yelled, her mind started wandering around, thinking of the possible outcome of the issue.
She slipped down from the bed instantly, wanting to change the cloth she wore, just then a knock came from outside the room; she signaled Jeanne to get the door.
“Good evening your Highness, the queen asked you to meet her in the woman’s hall,” Daphne said, after bowing slightly to her, she swerved, walking to exit the door until Xena’s voice came out, and Daphne halted.
“What is your queen doing in the women’s hall?” Her voice followed calmly. Today was not their meeting day, so she wondered why the queen sent for her.
”Your highness, I’m sorry, I can’t answer your question, I think it’s better you ask the queen directly” she sounded polite, but before she could take the next footstep, a thunderous slap struck her face, pain seared all her body before she could regain herself Jeanne pushed her to the ground.
“You don’t speak rudely to the king’s woman,” Jeanne said, throwing her a killing stare.
Daphne furrowed her brows, she wondered what she ever did wrong, it’s the Palace rules to be discreet, why the slap? Although she couldn’t slap her back, she picked her broken body from the ground, wanting to leave, Jeanne formed a barricade, blocking her from moving.
Xena’s not desiring the drama, she patted Jeanne’s shoulders to let her go away.
“She had learned her lesson, next time she won’t dare again,” Xena said. The maid lowered her head and exit the door.
“Why did you stop me from slapping her once more? Why did you suddenly become Mrs? Nice, after all, you signaled me to slap her” Jeanne shrugged, she wasn’t pleased with her, it seemed to her that Xena intentionally painted her as the bad one.
Looking at her face, Xena knows that she was hurt, her face wasn’t friendly, and she held a frowning face
“I’m not angry at the maid, I used her as a scapegoat to remind the queen that I haven’t forgotten the insult, I slapped her maid exactly as she slapped Shastina that day”
Jeanne’s mouth opened, and her expression lit up instantly after Xena’s explanation.
“Your heart holds no forgiveness,” She said jokingly…
“Forgiveness is for death. My rule is to pay back tenfold if anyone ever crosses my path…. How far about the masked girl? Have you been able to gather information about her, don’t forget to always carry Mira along, also what about Shastina?” Xena asked as her mind recollected the queen’s insults:
“Okay, your highness…with no forgiveness” Jeanne teased her in a sarcastic tone
“You aren’t serious, get me information on the masked girl” Xena started with a joke and finished with a stern tone.
“Okay your highness… concerning Shastina, haven’t seen her since that day, I think she’s covering her tracks for us. She knows full well that you will summon her”.
“Try your best and get me the girl?” Xena said authoritatively, telling Jeanne that she meant business.
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Alpha Malik’s hands moved to the back and crossed on one another, his gaze moved and rested on the document on the table; feeling disturbed, Aurora lingered in his thoughts.
He was lost in thought that he didn’t pay attention to the feedback Jaguar was relating to him.
He asked him to investigate his minister secretly, he wanted to know if the minister had been giving the goods given to them to the needy.
Jaguar halted from explaining further, he noticed the cold silence coming from the King, which Is unlikely of him. His king would have asked different questions with the feedback.
Then his gaze moved to the king, it dawned on him that the king was lost in thought. He packed the document and lowered his head.
“I will come back, my king. You need rest” He said and swiveled around, about to walk away, the king’s hand stopped him, making him tremble and nervous.
He has been living with the king for the past twenty years, but the king has never held a hand with him or touched him. He wondered what would make the king touch him now.
“Jaguar. Did you think Aurora might be innocent?”
Jaguar’s eyes widened; he didn’t want to believe that the king was in thought because of his former maid that murdered his father.
He was aware that the king loved his former maid, and as his right-hand man, he must protect the king from the wicked girl.
“My king there is no truth inside your former maid, she killed the late king. Don’t forget her offense, my king”.
“It’s true, there is no truth about her,” The king replied.
With the king’s response, Jaguar was convinced that he had been able to stop the king from thinking about her; no man would want to love or think about his father’s murderer.
Grabbing the medium, Jaguar brought out the document once again, wanting to continue the feedback, just as he opened his mouth to talk, the king cut in.
“Let’s talk about this tomorrow. Tell Evans to come in on your way out” He said expressionlessly.
Jaguar wondered if he had said something bad by remembering his father’s death.
“Okay my lord” He closed the door behind him and just then the door opened again and Evans entered.
“My king. You summoned me….” He said immediately, his head lowered.
“Get me the masked girl, take her to my private mansion in the city, I will meet you there… Make sure you do it discreetly. I heard whispers that Xena found out about her” The king said curtly.
Evans wasn’t surprised that the king found out that Xena was looking for Aurora.
He had always known that the king’s ears were everywhere, but he was only surprised that the king hadn’t found out that the masked girl was Aurora.
But right now, his stomach churned in fear, and thick sweat was forming on his forehead; how was he going to do it? The masked girl is in the royal prison.
How is one person going to show up in two rooms? He wondered.
“What are you waiting for?” The Husky voice of the king snapped him out of his thoughts, and at that moment, his leg was seen outside the room, trying to catch his breath.