Sienna had a peaceful sleep, she was with Sarcos and Tyrell eating peaches and laughing when she woke up in the unfamiliar room. She ran to the window and saw the huge scorpion army attacking the Silver City, leaving everyone dead behind them. The streets were covered in huge dead spiders and greenish mush. The black scorpions were devouring the city fast as the black flame. They were already climbing the castle walls. Sienna held the bars and pleaded."Sarcos, have mercy on them!"Suddenly Sarcos's beautiful cruel face appeared in front of her. He pull out the bars from the window and kissed her fiercely. Sienna's heart rejoiced. He is here for her. Then suddenly from behind the huge spider pulled her with his hairy legs and sank his fangs into her belly."You are so tasty darhling." she heard before she fall into an unconscious state. Sienna saw her body being dragged thru the corridors while crazed-up Sarcos changed into a scorpion and trashed everything in his way to pieces. He caught up with the big spider and teared him up in half with his pincers. The slimy green liquid gushed out. The Spider King was dead. Then Sarcos changed to his human form and hugged Sienna's pale limp body."Wake up, Sienna, my love." She saw, how she opened her eyes abruptly. They were bloody red. She stared at the sad Sarcos and then she bit his neck wanting to drink his blood." No!!! "her consciousness screamed so loud. She felt she can't move and run away from the horrid scene. "No, no, no! "she screamed in pain."Sienna, Sienna ,wake up!" She heard Sarcos's voice from far. The tears were gushing from her eyes. She come to herself and saw Samuel trying to wake her up with the sweet-smelling salt. He kneeled next to her and was drying her tears with a silken handkerchief. Sienna sat on the bed shaking. Samuel gave her a glass of water.,"It was just a nightmare."He coaxed her.
"No!It was a vision. Everyone will be dead and I became a dead vampire.I need to talk to a king. I need to stop the war." she whispered. Samuel petted her head."Let the kings handle the matter. Just rest now."
Sienna shook her head."I want to go for a bath."
"Is still very early morning, "Samuel said."You can't wander around like before anymore."
"Take me then, please. Or I die here in my pain, I need to wash these horrors of my mind." she pleaded. Samuel was confused by her speech."Get ready, I will go and ask permission for you. Samuel went to the room next door. Thurssa was sitting next to the double mirror watching Sienna holding her head dizzily. "She is frail and poetic then, she doesn't pretend."He smiled under his nose. To pour out poetry in front of the guard was like reciting to a dog. They got no idea what it meant. Thurssa was satisfied. He was watching Sienna's nightmare and heard her faint screams. When Samuel entered, Thurssa just nodded. "Take her to the bath. "
Samuel returned to Sienna, who lifted her head. He smiled."Come, you have permission to go to bath."Sienna stood up, but she was too dizzy and collapsed on the floor. Samuel gave her a hand to pick her up. But she teared up again. He sighed and picked her up carefully and carry her to the baths. Sienna was sobbing on his shoulder. Thurssa watched excitedly. She was the exact damsel in distress from his dreams. Fragile, beautiful, poetic. He had to ask her about that nightmare. Just thinking about it made him salivate with excitement. He was weirdly twisted.
Meanwhile in Crystal City. The small wild falcon with a golden scorpion necklace screeched high in the sky and landed in Tyrell's office window. Tyrell furrowed his brows and picked the neatly folded letter. He opened it and read quietly. Sharchan, who lounged next to him in the armchair watched his face go whiter and whiter as he read the letter."The queen was taken by Thurssa. Voltoire snatched her from Sand City. Sarcos suspect Voltoire and Magnus tricked her to enter into the Silver City. Sarcos is waiting for her letter, if he is not getting it in three days he is turning the city into ashes. He said to wait for more instructions."
Tyrell stood pale."How can Sarcos even think of flattening the city with the Sienna inside? He must be crazy. "Tyrell dropped the letter at the table and sat down. "Show it to me, "Sharchan took it impatiently. Sharchan read it and went angry." It looks like Sarcos has no choice. I bet that spider wants to eat our queen sooner or later." he hissed.
Tyrell smashed his hand on the table."Eat her?"
Sharchan nodded."Very, very slowly," she could last him as a food reserve few years, spider royalty have their ways of creating, what they call immortal concubines. Why did you think I did not want her to go to Silver City?" he hissed.
"Well, you did not say this to me before?"Tyrell scoffed.
" It made no difference, king Sarcos did not take Sienna with him anyway. He is not stupid like you, brother," said Sharchan angrily.
"Why do you call me stupid?"Tyrell asked coldly.
"Because you send Magnus and Voltoire with your letter."Sharchan touched his head."Brother, not everyone is so kind as you. I hope you will get Magnus killed for this."
"Why? Sarcos did not say he proved him guilty, it may be just accident and misunderstanding."Tyrell noted.
Sharchan shook his head. Tyrell stood up."I'm going to gather our armies. Sharchan looked at him."Do you want all tigers to be eaten alive?"
"What are you talking about?"Tyrell shook his head.
"Once you are covered in their spider webs you are food. You will be not able to get out of them. Only scorpions can go thru with their pincers."Sharchan said.
"Can you gather your snake army then?"Tyrell asked.
Sharchan shook his head."I can go by myself to help Sarcos to flatten the city, but even I will need help from his pincers."
"Are we going to wait here then? "Tyrell said hopelessly. Sharchan nodded, "I'm sure Sarcos will be here soon with Sienna's letter. It will give us a clue what to do next."
"How can you be so sure?"Tyrell asked.
"She is clever, she will find a way out, "Sharchan said.
Tyrell felt his heart squashed."Yes, she is clever, but can cleverness defeat a spider?"
"Sarcos will kill him for sure. It may take some time though. Thurssa is rumoured to be immortal."Sharchan said.
"How can Sarcos defeat him then?"Tyrell asked.
"Immortal doesn't mean indestructible."Sharchan shook his shoulders."I have to say, I'm glad to have Sarcos on our side. You will probably visit Thurssa anyway because of Magnus squealing and it will be more impossible to get her back without him."
Tyrell nodded. Sharchan was right.
He fed Sarcos's falcon some water and a few pieces of raw chicken meat. The bird of prey ate hungrily till Tyrell wrote the short letter back to Sarcos. It stated only three words." At your order."He folded it neatly. Then he attached it back onto the falcon's feet and let it fly.
Sharchan looked behind the flying bird and laughed darkly."We are becoming Sarcos's servant kings. What a shame. We need to level up."Tyrell nodded."When Sienna is safe, but do you think we can precede him?"
Sharchan shook his head."He is too upfront, but we can try."
"Tyrell nodded." I heard you can actually level up to a flying snake at some point, then you will have an advantage over Sarcos."
Sharchan laughed."Over maybe, but never against him."
Tyrell nodded."Well, Sienna loves him, you can't change that."
Sharchan nodded."Let's go hunt."
Tyrell nodded. At least he can go went his anger a bit.
In the Silver City Samuel ran a hot bath for Sienna. She asked him not to call female attendants to help her bath. She wanted to be by herself. Samuel was reluctant."You need to call to me every few minutes or so, or I barge in. I will be not happy if you fell asleep in the bath."He said to her caringly.
Sienna nodded. She relaxed in a warm bath and sang sad songs which kept coming to her mind. Samuel listened to the sad tones behind the doors and felt wrong that his king is holding her against her will.
Thurssa listened as well from the neighbouring room and felt elated."What a deep sad feeling." It lifted his soul and refreshed his mind. He felt like in a different world and he started to see interesting colourful pictures in his head as he listened. Sienna washed her hair and covered herself in a towel. She went to the mirror wall to go dry her hair and put a dress on but instead she heard a knock."Are you wrapped in a towel yet? "Samuel's voice asked her behind the door."Yes, "Sienna nodded in surprise."I need to bring you out immediately. "Samuel came in and picked her up like a doll. He walks with her thru the corridors."Samuel, I just have a towel on, where are you taking me?"Sienna asked worriedly, holding her towel tightly. Samuel looked at her pitifully but said nothing. That made Sienna really uneasy. At last, Samuel brought her to a room with lots of mirrors, he sat her on the low decorated chair and left.