Aiden took her hand and lead her to the spacious Throne Room. Sienna saw two tall masked warriors waiting there, with four big chests full of gold. Sienna flinched."He will sell me like a stock." she thought. The warriors saw Sienna and straighten up. She saw how they waited for her to come closer.
Sienna looked at the chests."I'm sure king Sharchan will give you much more."She whispered.
Aiden looked at her."First come, first get. Take it like a little chess game my brave white queen."He whispered quietly to her as well.
Sienna bit her lips. "The queen goes forward, backward, diagonal on all sides, but always came back to its king." she thought."The chess game you will surely win one way or another my dark king," she whispered.
Aidan smiled." You are my clever little tigress. It really hurts me to part with you." he whispered.
"I know. The world domination plan will take all your time." Sienna whispered and nodded.
Aiden chuckled."She will be great Dark Eagle Queen one day. She understood him quite well." he thought.
Aiden held Sienna's arm tight and led her closer to the masked warriors. Sienna found the warriors somehow familiar. She looked at the first, a burly figure, behind the black mask were deep grey eyes, she looked at the second, a gold mask with dark hungry eyes. She felt her heart pounding loud." Ramse and Xander! This is a nightmare on a bright day." she thought.
The warriors removed their masks. They knew she recognised them." Every time I see you, you look more and more lovelier."Ramse curled his lips victoriously.
"I was so heartbroken you were taken from me so violently, little dove," said Xander. His dark eyes were hungry. Sienna felt the same way as before with him. Like he wants to eat her up with his eyes."He is even more muscular than before, he must train hard after humiliating defeat from Ziran."Sienna thought as she looked at the handsome panther.
"How do you like your dress? It is the same fabric from that market we met, I sent my men to buy it for you."Xander smiled in satisfaction and looked at beautiful Sienna in the blue silk gown.
Sienna stood speechless and tried to assess her new situation. Aiden placed a silvery snap-on bracelet with a leather leash on her right hand."Who is going to hold her first? "He asked with a sweet smile.
Ramse stood closer impatiently, "Give her to me."Sienna flinched."She is scared of you."Xander noticed, "I will take her."
Ramse shook his head."Later."Sienna was wary of Xander too, but not so much as of Ramse." Well, at least they do not want to eat me or lock me in the dungeon." she sighed in her mind. She remembered her last dance with Ramse and went a bit paler.
"I have a surprise for you!" Xander pulled her to his side by her waist."I'm the new king of the black panther tribe!" Ramse smiled proudly too."I'm a king now too."He put his hand on her shoulder dominantly. Sienna flinched again and tried to loose it."Nothing will save you now." Ramse said confidently.
Sienna took a deep breath and forced a sweet smile."How nice of you to come here for me. Thank you for the lovely dress Xander, is my favourite now. And I guess, my new sandals are from you Ramse. Thank you."
Ramse nodded. "We will be on our way."He moved the chests to Aiden and led Sienna out of the room.
"Have a good trip!"Aiden smiled with his hands folded on his chest and smirked at Sienna.
"Something is up with him."Sienna thought." I'm sure I will see him soon again. Why will a strong warrior king like him sell me to weaker kings? Surely Sharchan offered him more."Sienna thought."To collect the easy gold!"She realised."He could easily overpower Ramse and Xander and sell me again to my mates."Sienna sighed in relief."I only have to make sure to keep Ramse and Xander at a distance for now. "She thought.
Sienna followed walking between them down the dark corridors. She was kind of glad it is these two." They are weaker than my mates and they will not hurt me. I don't need to worry and I can do what I want. I should show them the real me, "she chuckled in her mind."Also is good is two of them. I will make them bicker for me. If Xander wins, is better than Ramse. I can survive a black panther even if I had to accept him."She thought and smiled. Sienna took a deep breath."Game on!"She thought and her tiger eyes shone cheekily.
Sienna's soft voice broke the dark quietness." Ramse? I feel like a dog. You don't need to hold me on the leash, "she said to Ramse sweetly. "I'm happy you came for me. That dark eagle is really scary. He almost took me inside his bedroom, luckily someone sounded the horns and he let me go. Thank you so much for buying me."
Ramse saw the picture of Sienna under Aiden and yanked the bracelet strongly. Sienna exaggerated a bit and almost fell over."Ah, my hand," Sienna cried more than it hurt," Why are you so violent? I did nothing to you! Are you going to start beating me now?" she moaned.
Xander caught her by the waist before she hit the ground. He called to Ramse a bit upset."Calm down Ramse, she is ours, no need to scare her!"
Ramse said nothing. Sienna was too sweet and it was suspicious to him. If she cries he trusts her more. "Or was Aiden really so scary?"Ramse thought and kept checking on her in the dark as the leash was a bit too long for him. Every time he looked, Sienna had a serene smile on her lips and it was disturbing him." Something is wrong," he thought.
Ramse decided to let the leash go and took the bracelet off. Sienna rubbed her wrist in relief. Ramse took her shaking hand instead and pulled her behind him. She held his hand like he is her mate and followed him really obediently. It was too unusual to him. He had still feeling something is off with her. He squeezed her hand.
"Au, Ramse, please be more gentle. I told you I will be going with you voluntarily. I'm happy to get out!"Sienna moaned again.
Ramse looked at her harshly." Don't you try anything on me this time! I'm taking you for good!"
Sienna nodded."As you say. Just be gentle with me, please."
"I do what I want," Ramse said proudly.
Sienna nodded."I do what I want." she whispered to herself.
Ramse looked at her."What did you say?"
"You are really strong. Were you training recently?" she held her lips tight, trying not to laugh. She saw he is a bit nervous and she find it funny.
Ramse furrowed his brows. He will watch her as an eagle! When he got the news from his spies in the Sand City, that she was taken by Dark Eagle King, he sent an offer to king Aiden straight away.
He met Xander on the way as he had also sent an offer to Aiden. They talked a bit and found out they both wanted to buy Sienna. When they arrived at the castle, Aiden's price doubled, so they had to buy Sienna together. Ramse agreed reluctantly but had no other choice but to take her.
Aiden wanted gold on hand. Xander just wanted Sienna badly."If we don't take her now, he might sell her to someone else or keep her."Xander whispered to him. Ramse nodded."We will share."
Ramse bit his lips."Now, I had to tame the stubborn queen. " he thought. The sharp light came to their eyes as they went to the outer castle gates. The mountain path was so steep, that Sienna gasped and held onto Ramse's hand tighter." If I fell down, I'm dead in a second!"She thought.
Ramse, Xander and their men walked down the steep hill quite easily, but Sienna was frozen with fear. She hanged onto Ramse's hand really tightly, reluctant to move. He was kind of pulling her behind him and she was slippering down all the time with fearful sobs. Xander noted and changed into a huge black panther."Put her on my back Ramse." he said to the ape warrior.
Sienna looked at the huge black panther with wide eyes. She felt her heart singing in excitement. She reached her hand to his face and looked into its sparkly wild eyes. She was taken. Ramse looked at her impatiently and lifted her up on Xander's back.
Sienna felt happy to sit on him. His hair was shiny and dark. Sienna run her hand on his fur. It was so soft as silk. She held onto his golden-black necklace with one hand and played with his fur with another. Xander was not sure if she likes him or the black panther more. He almost got jealous of himself.
Ramse looked jealously at her."Why are you petting him?"
Sienna looked up abruptly. "Well, he is so cute!"She looked at the panther mesmerized." And his fur is so soft. I like cats." she said excitedly.
Xander thought he would explode. She just kept provocating him. His panther was sensitive to her touch and wanted to mate badly. Ramse noted it and hold her hand. "Stop petting him or he will pounce on you. You are signalling him you are ready to mate," he said seriously.
Sienna stopped abruptly. "I'm sorry, I did not mean to provoke you, Xander. You are just so beautiful and cute, I can't take my eyes off you. And hands." she chuckled.
"I'm not a cat!" Xander said a bit grumpily, but his heart rejoiced."And I'm not cute!"
"Well, at least you are not so scary like Ramse, in his ape form."Sienna sighed.
"Scary? Are you trying to say I look scary?"Ramse turned on her surprised.
Sienna nodded."I still have nightmares from the first time I saw you." she said innocently.
Ramse looked at her in shock." Am I scarier than Sarcos's scorpion?"
Sienna nodded. "But a bit less scary than Thurssa's spider, but still repulsive." she thought and bit her lips.
Ramse furrowed his brows."Why don't you like me so much?"
"It is your personality really," said Sienna carefully. "And your plans for me are hideous, you are to have me beaten, what I shall look forward with you?" she said a bit coldly.
Ramse pinched her waist a bit."Then you should be more respectful to me."
"Yes, big brave warrior," Sienna said satirically and rolled her eyes.
Xander turned his head for a moment and looked at her."She doesn't like apes, it is simple. "
"Well, I l like cute panthers. Be happy then."She said sweetly, "If I make them fight for me, it be easier to defeat them." she chuckled in her mind.
"But I like Ramse's blond hair, "she provoked Xander a bit." And Xander has a handsome face," she smiled at him. "And great manly figure." she nodded approvingly.
Ramse and Xander looked at each other "Should she not be worried at least a bit?" they thought.
"Don't you think you can trick us!"Ramse looked at her.
"How can anyone trick an ape? "she smiled cheekily.
"Don't you think you can run away from us!" said Xander dangerously.
"Did anyone ever outrun a black panther?" Sienna smiled. She looked at their confused faces and felt quite good. Spending time with them will be definitely more pleasant, than living with spiders in her room and obeying Adenou like a slave."I'm having a little holiday!"She smiled as they reached down of the steep hill and walked thru the flowery meadow.
Xander let Sienna hop off him and walked next to her." Sienna let's go faster" he tried to nudge her a bit holding her waist, but Sienna could not walk so fast as them, so Xander sat her on one of his warriors who changed to a black panther."Don't you dare to pet him!"He said to her and locked his dark eyes in hers for a moment. Sienna nodded."He is not so cute like you anyway." she said seriously, but the ends of her lips were curling up.
Ramse clenched his teeth."Why is she so happy? Did she get used to us so fast? Well, probably my plan is working. She saw me quite often and she is getting used to me. And Xander has animal magnetism for sure. Panther should be alluring to her, she has eyes of the tiger, so she might like him." he reasoned with himself."Well definitely at least his panther form." he chuckled with a bit of jealousy. But he was quite happy she don't call him cute.