In Tyrell's parents' house, the deadly quietness resided over the dining room. Sienna held Sarcos's letter with unbelief. She felt betrayed by his coldness and was frantically thinking about what to do next!
Tyrell glanced at his dazed mate and took the letter from her hand to read it again.
"You have your answer, my Queen." he bit his lips and looked at Sienna apologetically. "I will announce it to my people," he stood up and went to a balcony where the crowd started to gather after the Tiger guards noticed the falcon flying in.
"No! "Sienna ran after Tyrell, stopping him at the balcony and turning him to herself.
"He said no, Sienna!"Tyrell waved with the letter in his hands."I have to tell it to my people." he looked at her surprised. She acted so unreasonably now, making him look like a fool in front of everyone. Luckily Tyrell was not that self-conscious anymore and let it slip. He would not be seen struggling with his Queen for power even if she walked on his head.
"I'm not accepting his answer!"Sienna said firmly, even her insides were trembling."I will ask again, I will beg harder!"She looked at Tyrell challengingly and stamped her foot upset that Sarcos was most likely changing again...
"But.."Tyrell looked at her in utter surprise. She just decided to ignore the words of her strongest King! Sarcos was the head of their family and Sienna decided to challenge him for the mere traitor!
"You said that Tara has time to dusk!" Sienna looked at Tyrell firmly."I will write another letter!" She bit her lips stubbornly and went inside.
"You heard the Queen," Tyrell noted to his people and went in. She was his universe and he understood she was just following her heart. He did not want her to blame him for Tara's death, so he decided to leave it to her and Sarcos. "If Sarcos upsets her she still sees me as the one who tried to help." Tyrell thought as sneaky lord Ziran taught him...
Tyrell glanced at Sienna, who already sat at the table thinking, "I need to beg more!" She sighed. The falcon was resting next to her, enjoying his fresh meaty snacks as she started to write;
"My dearest Sarcos,
Please, I beg you to reconsider your decision. She was just young and foolish. Please, my King, for the love you have for me, grant me the wish to spare her life. I will be feeling guilty forever if I witness a young life dying of stupidity towards me. Please, I beg you for mercy, my love.
Lots of kisses, love you so much yours Sienna."
Sienna pressed her lips on the letter a few more times and added a heart. She folded the letter biting her lips and gave it to Tyrell to send it. She looked at the falcon screeching into the cold sky and wished Sarcos would let her save the girl. She wished he was by himself.
"Oh, my dearie, have some honey cone with me."Ellaine offered Sienna her favourite sweets. She started to buy them in case Sienna came to visit, but she grew to like them too.
"Thank you, "Sienna smiled sadly at Ellaine. She felt her insides tremble and hoped for the best.
"You are such a sweetheart, dearie, "Ellaine hugged Sienna's shoulders motherly.
"Hm, thank you."Sienna was eating the sweets mindlessly and thinking. The atmosphere was quite tense inside. Tyrell was quietly speaking with his father and Sienna sat next to Ellaine, stuffing herself with sweets and doodling designs on an expensive paper. She felt as if the time flowed and her mind became heated up from so much worried thinking. Even the sweets did not feel so satisfying to calm her shaky nerves.
The falcon suddenly streamed in and Sienna was surprised he was much faster than last time. Tyrell stood up abruptly and freed the letter from the bird's legs giving it to Sienna.
Sienna opened the letter biting her lips feeling scared of what Sarcos would write to her and read in a whisper again;
"My beloved Queen Sienna,
You are still begging me, but the traitor should be executed already. That is the meaning of the word "immediately" and I will explain it to Tyrell myself. I love you the most, you are my life, and your protection is my pride! I'm responsible for making you feel safe, yet you keep urging me to overrule my own laws!
For the love I have for you, I can't. All the traitors have to be punished!
Let Tyrell do his job and do not watch it if it is too much for you.
Love you forever Sarcos"
Sienna's hands placed the letter shakingly on the table. Her face went pale and the wave of sadness and disappointment flooded her heart." Does he not see that I can't live with this?" she thought biting her lips. "Now, he is blaming Tyrell as well! Is he blackmailing me?" her mind raced.
Tyrell glanced at the letter and shook his head...he put his big hand over Sienna's trembling hand, trying to ease her sadness, but she flinched as if she felt electric shock!
"No!"Sienna turned to him fiercely."I have time till dusk so I will write another letter." she bit her lips.
"You will just enrage him more!"Tyrell became worried. "I have already broken his law for you and let Tara live till dusk. "he bit his lips.
"Then Tara has time till dusk. You already did it, so a few hours will not make a difference to you."Sienna hugged Tyrell and looked into his eyes. Her heart was hurting enormously. She was used to Sarcos spoiling her and did not like his new firm approach! It felt to her as if he did not love her enough anymore!
"You are right, we have to finish what you started. Go write it, my love."Tyrell sighed and gave Sienna another paper. He was worried about the Scorpion King a lot now. He did not want Sarcos to keep his promise and eradicate his entire Tiger tribe for this delay!
Sienna took a deep breath and wrote another letter to her Scorpion mate:
"My dearest Sarcos,
Please forgive me for begging you, but I can't accept a death sentence to leave my lips. I'm the one who stopped Tyrell, please don't blame him, I pushed him to do it in front of all his people in the hope of your mercy. I know the young female, Tara went against the law, but I think she might change her heart. Please, I'm willing to pay for her whatever you want, just let me help her my love...please, please, please, I beg you....
Love you so much with my bleeding heart your Sienna"
Sienna covered the rest of the letter with red hearts and kisses. It was a little childish but it was what she felt. She felt the love in her heart for Sarcos and wanted him to feel it from her letter too.
Sienna folded the letter and gave it to Tyrell, who attached it to falcon's leg. They both went to the balcony to send it. The people looked murmuring as the Royal Couple did not read the decision from Sarcos to them but they felt the answer was no because the Queen was sending another letter again...
"Tara has still time to dusk...so nobody dares to touch her..."Sienna called to the people gathered under the balcony as Tyrell sent the falcon to fly again. Sienna watched him speed away while biting her lips and holding Tyrell's hand. They went inside to face worried Tyrion and Ellaine. Tyrell went to discuss it with his father again and Ellaine stayed with Sienna.
"You have courage my dearie and perseverance, let's hope your Scorpion King will not punish you for it..."Ellaine hugged Sienna around her shoulders.
"Why should he punish me? What can he do to me? "Sienna shook her head. She could not imagine Sarcos punishing her for begging. "But he is not by himself...."The Adenou's punishment spiders in the dark room flashed in her mind! But Sienna was so angry in her heart that she would be able to stomp on those spiders and scream later!
"How would you like to come embroider with me a little, hm?"Ellaine asked Sienna to help her calm down.
"Ok, " Sienna sighed. She needed to take her mind off the things because the pressure started to drive her crazy...the Crystal Pincer was stuck in her mind instead now...She felt scared. But she will not back up...punishment or not!
Sienna followed Tyrell's mother to her cosy lavender-scented sewing room and watched as Ellaine picked for her a fabric with a tiger design already drawn on it snapped in the round wooden embroidery hoop.
"It is just cross-stitching, I find it very relaxing."Ellaine passed it to Sienna with a needle and soft thick white thread.
"Thank you."Sienna sat into comfortable cushions next to the windows and started to embroider staring at the tiger's head, she was stitching in white as if colouring it in. "Will Tyrell pay for my letters too?"She thought worriedly.