The throne room wasn't as orderly as it used to be as the kingdom officials, ministers, and other high positioned noble men, were all gathered in the throne room, each bringing up questions, suggestions or their worries, all speaking at the same time creating a ruckus. They all needed answers in what will happen to the crown prince and Satiah.
The news about the wedding had gotten to all of them leaving them with questions they were willing to voice out to the Pharaoh that moment. Will Satiah still remain the destined queen? The destined queen are usually chosen from birth and now, the fourth prince married her instead. That is a huge problem for them.
A situation like that haven't happened before and they don't know what the repercussion will be, because the fourth prince broke the words of the gods and not of mere men like them. This might bring the gods anger on them and they might encounter a huge lost in that season. They wanted to know what to do to avoid the wrath of the gods upon them.
The pharaoh entered the throne room and everyone went quiet. The loud ruckus was brought to an halt. The pharaoh walked pass them with the Queen Regnant behind him. Everyone present in the room bowed down to them as they make their way for their throne.
The Pharaoh sat down and studied the people present with a poker face, but behind it was a disturbed heart, waiting anxiously for a feedback from the royal priestess. They were a lot of palace member in the palace than the way it use to be. They were all there for one reason and he knew what that was already. They were present to hear what he has to say about Koshari and the abominable crime he committed.
He cleared his throat and opened the scroll in front of him. "I got a lot of disturbing news about the works going on. The work at the gate is so slow." His eyes landed on the minister of works who bowed his head immediately. "Why are the slaves so slow?"
"Your majesty, we know the work is important but I think we have more important things to discuss. The work can continue when we are done discussing about it." A minister said and the rest nodded in affirmation.
"He is right, your majesty. We should talk about the marriage between the fourth prince and destined queen. The fourth prince committed a big sin against the gods and their wrath will come upon us." another minister said.
"Yes your majesty, we want to know what to do now. The wise men should be invited."
The Pharaoh raised his hand keeping them shut. When he was satisfied with their silent, he brought down his hand and said in a clear and authoritative voice, "I am the Pharaoh and wouldn't let the gods do anything. It's been taken care of." he said and opened the next scroll.
Before he read it out, a soldier ran in and fell at his knee, breathing heavy. The palace members all stared at him in confusion. They were having an important meeting and for a soldier to run in like that, there must be something going on.
"Your majesty, the troops of armies sent along with prince Koshari are all dead and prince Koshari is no where to be found. He killed them singlehandedly and escaped. Everyone died...." he bowed his head to the ground and sniffed, "Including the royal priestess and the chief of the armies."
A gasp of shock echoed in the room and the room was thrown into a ruckus. The pharaoh jaw hardened and he clenched his fist tightly. It was indeed a shocking news to everyone present.
"What is going on your majesty? The royal priestess is dead. The chief of the armies is dead and a couple of soldiers too." one of the noble men asked in panic. If truly Koshari wasn't in jail and was roaming about freely, then they are in big trouble. He is rumored to have demons in him and they might take over his body soon.
"We all thought prince Koshari was arrested and locked up in the dungeon, why were soldiers escorting him?" an official asked.
"This is huge trouble for us. We have to arrest Prince Koshari and kill him immediately."
The pharaoh slammed his hand on the throne arm rest and stood up, causing everyone to keep quiet because of the wave of silent he threw at them.
Without a word, he left the room boiling in anger.
Some of the elderly palace members were angered by his behavior of leaving when they weren't done talking about what happened. They felt disrespected and the Queen Regnant noticed it. The room was becoming noisy again as everyone wanted to talk. Each bringing out his opinion to another member.
Queen Tati raised her hand and everywhere went silent again. "The pharaoh had everything under his control but there was a change of plan. He is in a fit right now and the meeting will be suspended. We will definitely find a way to solve everything." she said and left the throne room too.
Everyone had no choice but to leave and they all did that one after the other, with fear of what may happen to the kingdom soon enough.
Queen Tati walked into the Pharaoh's room which had broken jars all over the floor. The pharaoh was in a fit of rage, destroying everything in the room. She fell on her knees and joined her palms together.
"I pray my lord calm down and listen to me. We will solve this and you shouldn't be worried about it." she said in a soothing voice, praying silently that the pharaoh listen to her and calm down a bit, but he was still in rage.
He faced her sharply and clenched his fist. "I will kill Koshari this time. I will do what I should have done twenty three years ago." he said in a tight voice.
"Your majesty, remember what you were told the day he was born. Even death can't solve this problem. You should calm down and we will think of a better way." she said trying to convince him. When she saw he wasn't ready to calm down, she went on, "He wouldn't come out of hiding now. Why don't we make him come out and arrest him. We will lock him up in the eternal dungeon and seal him there. That way, we will be free from him."
The pharaoh stopped pacing and looked at her. Her idea is surely the best again. He became calmed a bit and sat on his bed. Seeing he was calmed, queen Tati got up and sat beside him, slowly moving her finger across his hair.
"We just have to create ways to make him come to us."
"This time, he is going to feel my wrath." he said.
Queen Baketmut grinned and took a peek again at the Pharaoh and Queen Tati. She heard all they said and smiled at the new idea which pooped into her head. She is going to use the situation for her own gain. The marriage failure will be for her own gain now. She breathed out silently and left, excited about her new plan. She is going to make her comeback now.