When Kaida walked to the entrance of the north wing of the palace, she saw guards standing. As she walked on, she saw that the entrance hall was covered with ice, and a strong storm of cold wind approached her. The wind was so intense that the guards themselves were affected.
The moment she wanted to enter the hall of the north wing of the palace, she was stopped by the guards.
"I apologize your highness on orders from the kings mother you are not allowed to enter the north wing of the palace"
Kaida laughed mockingly at the gaurds, on orders from whom? Don't make me laugh, she's getting bolder every day. I think I've been to nice to that woman.
Without continuing to pay attention to the guards, she continued with kyona.
The guards saw that they just wanted to continue their way so they blocked the way. Kaida looked at them with a straight face and said in an icy tone
"move"
The guards shivered and were in conflict. It was difficult to go against the orders of the king's mother, but it was also not an option to go against the orders of the queen.
Kaida saw that the guards were not about to move aside so she radiated a great deal of heat. Because of the power of the heat, the guards each flew against a wall and fell down.
Kaida walked into the north wing of the palace and looked around the hall. Everything was covered with ice. A path of melted ice emerged where Kaida had walked.
Halfway through the hall she saw Haya and a few guards approaching her. The moment she saw Haya, kaida felt great irritation coming over her.
She preferred not to have anything to do with that woman and couldn't wait until she finally left the palace. She had asked huli several times when the day would come when his mother would finally leave, but the conversation never went well.
Haya saw that Kaida made no effort to stop, so she blocked the road with the guards.
"What are you doing in the north wing of the palace after what you have done with my son"
Kaida rolled her eyes and looked at Haya with a cold look
"it looks like he is still in top shape, if he can freeze the entire north wing"
Haya gestured to her guards that they had to surround Kaida and Kyona. when the two were surrounded, she stepped forward and said
"How do you know for sure that it is his ice and not mine? In addition, you would not know in which chamber he is without my help. I ask you to leave without a fuss otherwise you leave me no choice "
Kyona looked at Kaida and then again at the guards who had surrounded them. She saw that Kaida was very calm, so she decided to wait and see what her big sister would do.
She looked at Haya and shook her head, she didn't want to know what nonsense was in her head.
Kaida lowered her knees and touched the ice. She got up again and approached Haya with a grin
"King's Mother, I suggest you get to know your place quickly. I kindly ask you to go out of my way so that I can go to MY HUSBAND. Because believe my words I am going with or without your help "
The moment Kaida had finished talking, she gave off such a heat that a sea of fire flew through the corridors. Almost all the ice had melted and only a small path of ice remained.
Kaida and kyona walked past the startled guards. Before Kaida continued walking, she turned to Haya
"I am already tired of you and your nonsense. I suggest if you really want to stay here the whole first year you stop this nonsense "
Kaida didn't want them following her, so she created a sea of fire in the hallway that blocked their way. Then she followed the path of ice until she came to a door. She opened the door and a strong storm of cold wind met her.
The moment Kaida had opened the door, the temperature in the chamber quickly rose. Huli and Hu stood in the middle of the room and a pleasant warm air came towards them
"My king, I think you had enough fun for today"
The moment Huli heard Kaida's voice, he no longer gave off cold and seemed calmer.
Did she use the same words he used in the dressing chamber? he turned and approached her.
He stopped when he was right in front of her and looked at her from head to toe. His eyebrow raised when he saw some bruises on her shoulders. He saw that her arm had a bandage where he had cut her with his sword.
Hu and Kyona saw that they only had eyes for each other so they decided to leave the room. Kyona still had to get ready for the dragon ceremony and go search for Cuan.
Hu was happy that he no longer had to experience Huli's anger and could not leave the room quickly enough. He knew for sure that his mother had a part in the bad mood of Huli.
Kaida looked at Huli, she saw that he had a cut in his lip and a few bruises on his arms. They had only been married for three weeks so she still was not good in reading him.
Although he did not treat her badly, he did not show much emotion towards her. Only when they shared the bed did she feel that he was more accessible. In addition, she had been able to experience his anger a few times and each time it had been thanks to his mother.
She swallowed and looked at him with a warm look
"how do you feel?"
Huli looked at her with the ice-cold look that he always had, but said in a tender tone
"I'm fine. Don't you have to lie in bed? "
He took her hand and led her to the edge of the bed so she could take a seat there. He sat down beside her and looked at her.
Kaida laughed and said
"why should I lie in bed and not you? And give your mother the pleasure of driving a wedge between us? And seeing the north wing she almost had her way! Do you really think so little of me?"
Huli looked at her with her eyebrow raised. Altough he could understand Kaida he also could understand his mother. Nobody knew what Kaida strenght were.
"What do you mean?" It's no more than normal for my mother to think what happened is suspicious. Especially because nobdoy in the north know anything about your skills. I also thought it was suspicious "
Kaida looked at Huli with irritation. He always wanted to start a fight and defend his mother. if I didn't need him for the dragon ceremony I would have gone with my father. She took her hand out of his hand and stood up.
"Since you're doing well, I'm going to get ready for the dragon ceremony. My father will keep you informed of your task during the ceremony "
Huli knew that Kaida was irritated, she always was when they had a conversation about his mother. And he also knew that the words he just spoke were to harsh. He also got up and scratched his head
"I'm sorry, Let's not talk about my mother anymore, won't you tell me about my task for the dragon ceremony?"
Kaida made no effort to look at him and walked past him to the door
"Since I was unconscious for three hours and had to waste my time on unnecessary things to visit you, I don't have time for that"
Huli looked at her confused and walked over to her
"what unnecessary things?"
Before he could reach her she had opened the door and said
"ask your mother, whose actions are no more than normal"
before Huli could say anything, she had already left the room.
....
Dressed in a red silk yukata, Huli walked into the Chamber next to the grounds where the dragon ceremony was held. Zuko, Kyro, Cuan and a man he did not know were present in the Chamber.
The four men wore just like Huli a red silk yukata, dragons were embroidered on the back. Huli saw that every image of the dragons that was embroidered on the back of the yukata differed.
Zuko saw that Huli had come in and walked towards him with a smile.
"Come and take a seat and drink with us. It takes a while for the women to finish, you know how they are"
Huli nodded and sat down, he took the glass that Zuko handed him and took a sip. He felt his throat burning again and cursed the alcohol of the dragon tribe. He didn't understand how Kaida could easily drink three barrels of it.
The unknown man stood up and bowed
"greetings king of the foxes tribe, my name is Zinan and I am the husband of Kayra"
Zinan was a muscular man of at least 1.85 cm. He had dark brown hair and green-blue eyes.
Huli nodded at him and said
"Greetings, its a pleasure "
Cuan sat next to Zuko and poured drink into Zuko's glass. He visibly wanted to get in his favor.
"Father-in-law if I may say so, it is an honor for me that Kyona has given me this task"
Huli rolled his eyes but suddenly realized that he was the only one who did not know what task they had been given. He cleared his throat
"What is the dragon ceremony and what is our task in this?"
Cuan looked at him with a sneaky grin and said
"oh didn't the queen tell you about it?" My fiance explained this to me in great detail, you would think since you are married that this would also be the case with you "
Huli gave Cuan a cold look while Cuan looked back at him with a grin on his face.
Zuko looked at the two and sighed
"the dragon ceremony is a ceremony to awaken the dragons that are still sleeping, and to honor the dragons. With the help of the dragon dance the dragons get the necessary energy to get enough power to leave their resting place. It is the task of the dancers' beloved to lit the wood and the leaves with a torch of dragon fire "
Huli took a sip of his drink and asked
"how do the dancers get the dragon fire? "
Zuko laughed
"I assume you saw the necklace that Kaida is wearing. The rubies of the necklace contain the dragon fire. The fact that she is in possession of the necklace is also a sign that most dragons have awakened "
Cuan rubbed his chin and asked
"what kind of dance is the dragon dance and does only the members of the royal family know the steps of the dance?"
Zuko shook his head
"the dragon dance is a forgotten dance. Its been centuries ago that there was not a successor on time who could handle the dragons. However, we attach great importance to the dance of the dragon tribe. Therefore, as soon as they can walk, the girls receive lessons about the dragon dance. As you know, there are no class distinctions in the dragon tribe. A commoner is no less than a member of the royal family. The royal family eats and sleeps with a commonr, ensuring that we are close to our people and remain humble. the title of mother of the dragons goes only to the person who is worthy, so this can also be an commoner. "
Huli and Cuan had more questions but they were interrupted by a servant
"Your highness and my lords, I have come to inform you that the queen and the ladies are ready"