Next day, late morning, everything got silent, Henan stood up because it was time for the maid to bring food for her.
She waited impatiently.
She paced back and forth.
She wanted to hear about Wan Hu before her death, whether he was alright!
The maid came and silently moved the small cover not making the voice to not captured by the girl inside, Henan was standing already there.
She hurriedly stopped the hand from retreating.
The maid was terrified to head to toe.
She tried hard to not make noise but this girl still captured her.
"You are brave to bring me food_ even in dangerous condition_ !!" Henan praised her courage.
"It was ordered by Queen_ and I am mere servant to fulfill her orders_!!" the maid answered truthfully.
"I have something to ask you_ take it as a favor_ before my death_!!" Henan said gloomily.
The maid could feel the gloom and sadness, she mustered her courage and said, "I am a small servant_ if Miss Henan have something small to ask_ I would definitely answer honesty_!!"
"Did the news of Prince combing victorious had arrived...?"
"I am not sure but it is not because if that was the case then King should have ordered for glorious welcome preparations...!!"
"Why is he not still arrived_!!" Henan asked impatiently.
The maid was not sure either, "About this, I am not sure...!!"
"Then, could you ask around the reason... or the situation at the border...!!" Henan was confused, Wan Hu should have returned now.
"This is dangerous but I will try to find it...but miss Henan should not expect lot...!!" the maid promised and went sneakily as she had come.
The maid reached Palace and told the Queen that she had done her job, the color of the skin of Queen was deathly paled and she did not hear the maid.
Maid asked concerning over her health, "My Queen, you are looking not well, should I bring herbal tea or medicine for you_?"
Queen did not hear her and fainted.
She had just received the news which each brought.
The maid cried out her lungs to see the Queen fainted.
Senior and superior maids came rushing and shifted the Queen in her room, someone harried to inform the King, someone ran to bring the group of royal physicians, everyone was concerned.
The King came with his royal guards and they stood outside the room, a number of physicians were there to check her condition, a liquid herb was poured in her throat and after few minutes Queen opened her eyes.
Everyone heaved a sigh of relief but next instant they were concerned again.
Her eyes were wet and she asked the King without any composure in her voice, "What happened to my son_ you said a few days ago that he was combing safe from border front_!!"
The King gestured and all the servants and physicians around left the room.
The maid was walking lazily at the back of others in order to hear the answer of the King about the Prince.
"The enemy schemed and the Prince was captured by the enemy and the border front is silent at this moment_!!" he himself was confused why would they choose to silent after successfully capturing the Prince? would not they have found a golden chance to proceed further!
Queen heard this and screamed, "My son...my son...!!" and fainted again. She was Queen and definitely know how would they treat her son with tortures, she was not strong enough to think about it even once.
The maid picked up the first sentence of the King and then she was out of the room, she was a small maid, they only brought her along in the room of Queen because when Queen fainted, this maid was near her and if something happened to Queen, this maid would be the first suspect.
She ran toward the cold castle and carefully reached there.
It was around evening, she sneaked in front of the back door and uncovered the iron lid.
Henan was anxious for she was not sure whether maid would be able to gather any news about the Prince, she was pacing worriedly.
She heard the small movement and walked there carefully, who could it be? No one was allowed to meet her and there was no one who would come to visit her! She did not think that the maid would come at this hour!
"Miss Henan_!!" the maid whispered.
"I heard something important for you to tell about Prince_ he is not coming anymore_!!" she said plainly, she thought that Miss Henan was waiting for Prince to come and save her.
Henan heard and asked worriedly, "Why is it_? What happened_?"
"I heard_ he is captured by the enemy_ I know nothing else_!!" the maid was ready to go now, she had completed the favor which asked miss Henan.
Henan froze to hear this.
She was naive about many things but to be captured by enemy was clearly interpreted worst than to be lost life in the battle.
"Did you hear correctly_?" it was not easy for her to believe what she heard.
"I did_ the King himself told the Queen_ now I'll take my leave_!!" she whispered and turned in the fall of the evening just when she moved from her standing place an arrow struck there, she was fortunate to leave early.
Henan heard the small hiss of the arrow, she turned away from the iron gate.
Her head was occupied with questions.
She shook her head and now it was filled with a furious gleam, she could not die like this! She could never imagine Wan Hu being tortured! She would not be able to die peacefully! Why should she die? She wanted to live for Wan Hu! This revelation struck her head, she remembered that she promised him to become strong and she would be his strength in the future!!
And now she was waiting for death!
What caused her to think about death?
Wan Hu needed her.