As the dusk approached Crystal City, Sarcos was coming back to his stolen date...Well, "caring so much date" is what he decided to call it! He let Marco graciously rest and sent his Sea-eagle mark instead of him!
Sarcos smiled at the thought of how Sienna would be so pleasantly surprised if he came instead of brutish eagle, he was sure she would enjoy a date with him far more! The strong Scorpion King was practising taming his powers in the sandy mountains and longed to see his sweetheart again. Playing in his head what everything he will do with her...
"Where is the Queen waiting?"Sarcos asked the guard at the castle gate...
"The Queen is waiting in the Southern Tower."The guard said as Tyrell ordered him. He was expecting Sea Eagle King, but it did not matter which of Sienna's mates would be asking. He had to respect all of them."She is waiting for King Marco." The guard added carefully."He just wanted to make sure the strong scorpion knew.
"He is not coming..."Sarcos smiled viciously and went for Marco's date instead!
Sarcos walked fast to the Southern Tower imagining Sienna hugging him tightly and kissing him, all happy to see him. He could almost feel her soft lips and wandering hands pressing on his muscular chest while breathing in the sweet presence of his beloved mate...
Sarcos smiled as he opened the door to the tower abruptly. There was no guard present and he made a mental note to tell Tyrell off for it! Sienna stood by the window covered in an elegant white cape waiting for Marco to fly in and did not hear Sarcos entering at all...She was standing turned by her back to him waiting patiently having no idea that her date just arrived!
Sarcos furrowed his brows surprised that Sienna did not turn. "She must be deep in her thoughts!" he thought and felt a bit grumpy that Sienna might long for Marco to be in such deep thoughts...Sarcos breathed in and stepped inside following the subtle light of candles and a covered figure by the window...He walked quietly closer, sneaking at her like on the beautiful prey, still hoping to pleasantly surprise her.
But just as he passed through the middle of the room a heavy iron net fell on his head and shoulders suddenly!
"What is this?" Sarcos called out but Sienna did not turn.
"A trap!" the cruel chuckle from his Flaming Scorpion sounded in Sarcos's head as he tried to untangle the heavily ringing chain's links when the floor collapsed suddenly and he fell a few steps with the debris till he stood back in the air suddenly! Sarcos was getting angry!
"What was the meaning of this?" He lifted his eyes to Sienna, but she was not turning, so he walked on the thin air to her. She stood on the little wooden plank holding onto the window! Sarcos turned the motionlessly standing figure abruptly and saw an effigy! Sienna's cloak on the broom to be precise...
"They made a broom bride trap for me!"Sarcos laughed viciously...He clicked his fingers and the heavy chained net started to melt, the boiling iron falling from him slowly as a sparkly orange lava rain!
Sarcos decided to fetch real Sienna to see what was going on, so he turned back to the door when he heard a movement behind it...
The angry Scorpion King opened the door in abruptly and saw Sharchan with Tyrell staring at him in shock.
"You!!!"Sarcos went ballistic in rage, but they were speechless as Sarcos walked on the thin air, while melted iron was sizzling deep under him, slowly burning sharp wooden spikes...It looked like a ditch to hell!
"You?"Sharchan said in surprised awe, but his body stiffened when the strong Scorpion King pulled him inside the room simultaneously with Tyrell. Angry Sarcos grabbed both Kings under their necks and walked with them back into the middle of the room with no floor.
Sharchan and Tyrell did not fight. If Sarcos dropped them by accident they would surely die. Sharchan felt really stupid and angry, and Tyrell felt like a guilty tiger cub. Not because they made the trap but because they failed to notice Sarcos coming. They both stared at him gathering their thoughts.
"Are you going to explain yourself or should I drop you now?"Sarcos's voice boomed in the empty room.
"It was meant for Marco."Sharchan hissed."He is a chimera and you kept it from us! If Tyrell's tiger did not find out, Sienna could be killed by him already! Marath had to help me stabilize him till you were in Wetlands!" he said angrily. He was upset that Sarcos ruined his perfect trap. Now he will have to do it all over again!
"Hm, so this was meant for Marco. Pretty deadly for any warrior."Sarcos noted coldly. He also realized it was not meant for him but he was still angry inside.
"You two plotted to kill him without me. That was my choice to decide. We are meant to be one family!'Sarcos growled at them."Who should I drop down first...?"he asked still angry.
"Sienna will be upset with you!"Sharchan noted confidently."It will be too suspicious if both of us disappear at the same time you return. "He grinned.
"I have my ways how to make her happy again!"Sarcos replied but was thinking.
"Great, I hope it will work better than your way of making her feel safe because she does not..."Sharchan said satirically.
"What are you talking about? "Sarcos furrowed his brows.
"That Sienna does not feel safe to get pregnant," Sharchan said in a honey-like voice enjoying the turmoil he could see in Scorpion's King's eyes. This was hurting him more than any weapon could...
"What?"Sarcos asked as his body was feeling freezing tense sensation and deep pain from Sharchan's word. He felt as if he failed his mate. He could see the snake was putting on a brave face as he said it! Sarcos saw that Sharchan did not lie and that both men in his hands were suffering the pain in their hearts the same...they all failed!
"Sienna doesn't feel safe to get pregnant?"Sarcos said in a voice broken in unbelief...His heart was shattered to pieces and his head was burning in pain. It felt like a cold shower on a freezing day...it felt as if his mate secretly betrayed him because he was not good enough!
"She wants to make her own money, to be able to take care of herself first..."Tyrell bit his lips as he said the painful truth. Falling to his death did not feel so bad suddenly...
"Repeat it!"Sarcos's voice was dazed like it was unreal.
"Our Sienna does not feel safe enough to get pregnant; till she does not make her own money..."Tyrell said again slowly paining each word. Sarcos's hand was pressing him a bit tighter and he was slowly suffocating.
"What did you two do to her, to mistrust you this much?"Sarcos asked shocked.
"Us? Look at yourself! Losing her to Mathyas...being with Adenou...How she can feel safe with you? We are at least all the time the same but you are changing as the weather! Scaring her in the bath! She simply cannot fully rely even on you!"Sharchan hissed. It felt so nice to taunt Sarcos...apart from hanging over the burning hell part...
"We need to talk about this!"Sarcos let go of their necks and drop them to stand on the thin air."Let's go to your office."The Scorpion King snapped his fingers to stop all the fires under him magically and went out first. Sharchan and Tyrell walked on the air rather quickly till he could change his mind, but they made it just fine!
Sharchan smirked at Tyrell as they walked down the dark corridors. They successfully turned Sarcos's attention away from them...
The three strong Kings sat down in Tyrell's office...Sarcos watched Sharchan and Tyrell suspiciously as criminals.
"So let's start from the beginning. Why did you make that trap for Marco?"Sarcos looked at them.
"He deserved it and he is the chimera."Sharchan hissed.
"Deserved for what?"Sarcos looked at him.
"He snatched Sienna from me at the falls," Sharchan said upset. He would never forget that painful first feeling of loss.
"That is your fault, you should guard her better. Next!"Sarcos noted. He also snatched Sienna from them because they should guard her better, so he could not punish Marco for that at all.
"He was secretly stalking her around in the city...."Sharchan continued.
"That was his job as a guard..."Sarcos dismissed the notion.
"He did not kill the Eagle King himself...Your crystals did..."Sharchan said what was weighing him the most."I'm still wondering if he would let the old King have his way with her if your crystals would not poison him!"Snake King hissed with anger.
"Sharchan has a point, "Tyrell noted...
"Marco went to fight Kraken for Sienna..." said Sarcos.
"With you..."Tyrell grinned.
"A baby squirrel can be a hero with your help."Sharchan chuckled bitterly.
"Do not forget his latest exploit of acting weird..."Sharchan added to the fire.
"Which one?"Sarcos asked
"You know, like he was forcing Sienna to make herself because he is not a man enough! I don't know how can you suffer him at all..."Sharchan shook his head...
She told me she had a horrible day with him being cold. Then she rather did it for him, so he calmed down. How scared she must be..." he hissed..."He is not a man at all to do this to her..." he was winding Sarcos against Marco.
"Where did he even get that idea..."Sarcos shook his head...
"Who knows...you see he is weird."Tyrell shook his shoulders and Sharchan felt that the battle for their lives was won...
"So what do you propose? " Sarcos asked seriously.
"Send him to do something dangerous...to prove himself..."Tyrell noted.
"Marco's heart is in the right place..".Sarcos noted. He kind of understood them now...."I can see your hearts burn for Sienna, there is no need to kill him,
We all are brothers...
"But why did you not tell us he is a chimera? You keep secrets..."Tyrell noted.
"I have so many secrets it would explode your heads..."Sarcos chuckled..."You did well after all. But no more sneaky traps between us. Marco is fine now...just so you know...Do not mention it to Sienna or anyone else."Sarcos wrapped it up...
"Now the main thing. What we are going to do about Sienna wanting to work? Any ideas? "Sarcos looked at them.
"Well, you both do not agree with my idea of a golden cage, but it would prevent her from even thinking to go to work...Sharchan grinned...
"No, we need to explain it to her gently..."Tyrell nodded. "Or let her do it."
"Are you out of your mind?"Sarcos looked at him in unbelief.
"Why would my Queen need to work? I own half of the world and I'm getting the other half, so..."
"But she likes to buy her own things. "Tyrell bit his lips. He promised Sienna to explain it to Sarcos and he tried his best.
"What!!! ???" Sarcos started to rage." I could give her anything she wants..." he roared in pain. This was so frustratingly humiliating for him!
"I think it is the fear from her old world where the males do not take care even about water properly..."Tyrell nodded.
"That might be possible... "Sarcos thought."But we are not there and we are not them..."
"I think we should explain to her better where is her place."Sharchan noted."She should know the concept of the Queen..."
"I believe it is similar to her old world," Sarcos said thinking.
"We should find out..."Tyrell suggested.
"Sure.. let's call her here."The strong Scorpion King bit his lips worriedly.