As soon as Sally left Nneka chamber, she called for her maid to dress her up using makeup and accessories to beautify her.
She wanted to show Xena that she is smarter and more beautiful than her in every way, she wanted to prove to her that she owns the king, not her.
With amusement on her face, she stood up after she had been dressed in royal attire, she looked at her reflection in the mirror and a chuckle ensued on her face.
She loves what the mirror portrayed as her reflection.
“Tell shastina to come to my chamber in the evening, I want to have a discussion with her” She said to her maid as she exited the room.
“Okay my queen” Daphne lowered her head, watching Nneka as she left the chamber.
Daphne loved and respected Nneka a lot, she hoped to be like her someday even though it might never happen, since she was born a slave while Nneka was born royal.
Moreover, seeing the way she always carried herself majestically and proudly makes her want to be like her the most.
On her way to the royal prison, Nneka met different servants, and as soon as they sighted her, they lowered their heads deeply and paid obeisance to her.
Inwardly, she senses a little difference in their greetings, she counted their previous greetings as a believable act, seeing them bowing and shuddering as they sighted her makes her more elated.
Yes! She had put the person they feared most in the prison, they must have realized she was the superior, not Xena.
She’s considering going into the king’s chamber after she leaves royal prison, maybe she might have a chance with the king now.
The shuffling of footsteps coming closer penetrated Xena’s ears, she sprang to her feet and walked towards the door, thinking Jeanne was the one coming since she’s the only one that can check on her except the king.
She didn’t blame her friend, rather she poured the blame on Aurora, and vowed to make her pay for the humiliation she was making her go through.
Her temperature rose as her gaze landed on the last person she didn’t expect to see.
Seeing the victory smirked on her face, brewing anger in her.
“What did you want?” She snapped at the queen.
“I came to say hi to you and to ask you if you are enjoying your stay in the prison, likewise I wanted to let you know that I planned this, I made this happen.
When I was plotting it, I never thought the king would send you to prison, initially I wanted to make you suffer a bit like the other women did.
I want to make the king get angry at you, I want him to ban you from coming into his chamber for a few days, but I guess the king did more than I expected, and the feeling made me so excited, I have been laughing my lungs out since yesterday” Nneka said followed with mockery laughter.
Xena’s expression changed instantly, with sheer rage and anger forming in her throat. She stretched her hands into the hole on the prison door, wanting to drag Nneka’s clothes, but her hands couldn’t reach her.
And it’s making her blood boil crazily.
She had thought Aurora was the master planner, listening to Nneka, she concluded that both of them work hand in hand to destroy her.
She had always known Nneka’s true nature the first day she placed her foot in the palace; she knew that Nneka was a pretender, although other concubines were blind to the truth.
“I will make sure I remove your mask someday and reveal your true self to other concubines, especially to the King,” she thundered, making the foundation of the prison shake.
“It can only happen if I allow you to continue to live in the palace because my plan was to send every concubine away from the palace, the king is mine and me alone, I’m his queen, his only wife” She said firmly
“Your failure to realize it as soon as I entered into the Palace will make you pay for it costly” She ended.
Every one of her words was like a dagger piercing Xena’s heart, her gaze hardened, she felt like killing her instantly, seeing the boldness in how she talked.
“The King is mine and mine alone. Maybe you didn’t know, among his concubines I’m the only one he chose by himself, all of you were forced on him, he didn’t have interest in you and would never have”Xena said with gritted teeth.
Hearing what she had never heard before made Nneka lose her confidence, she clenched her first in fury and knitted furrowed brows against Xena.
She thought every woman in the palace was given to the king; she didn’t know that the cold king would marry a woman himself.
The truth glaring at her now is making her lose her balance, she tried not to lose her confidence in front of her, she had been preparing for this since the first day Xena stopped the king from coming into her chamber.
She raised her chin up proudly, not wanting to give Xena the satisfaction that she got through her, she composed herself and took two strides, moving closer to her, she lowered herself, wanting Xena to see her clearly.
“It doesn’t matter if the king married you himself, I know the king hates distrust from the people he trusts, and I’m sure there is a skeleton in your cupboard, I will make sure I find your skeletons before the three days is over, and I will present them to the king
Let’s see if the king would still want you by then” Nneka said, and she bursted into laughter seeing how Xena looked startled by the information.
She wanted to know if Xena had some secrets, but seeing her reaction confirmed her suspicions of her having some secrets.
She turned around after her disdain look traveled round her body, she walked out of the prison without sparing her another gaze.
Xena was screaming and threatening her inside the prison, mumbling different words that she will make her pay for this.
“Wait for me, I will make you pay for this, including with that fool called Aurora that helps you with this”