"So, I finally lost."
Maria said with a faint voice and the man standing infront of her bend at her level. He smirked and made her look at him.
"Yes you lost and You are nothing but a hostage of a fallen empire. You are my hostage. Emperor Avan's Hostage."
Maria looked at him as a she smiled sadly. Yeah, a hostage of a fallen empire, the fallen empire which used to be known for it's knights, it's war stratagies.
"Hostage!"
" You will see the worst. And your worst is staying by my side and suffering every day till you give up"
He said with venom in his voice. Maria looked at his eyes with some unreadable emotions in her eyes.
"You won't be happy even if you make me suffer. Cause Emperor Avan, there is nothing in this world that can make me tear up and give up. Even if I am a hostage of Modious, I am still an Impartial Knight, a knight who killed your pride."
Avan clenched his fist and looked her in anger.
" This. This attitude of yours, Just wait till I break it. COMMANDER JAIHAM, BRING THIS HOSTAGE TO IMPARTIAL HAREM."
Maria looked him and smiled a little.
" So, this is my fate now. Being his mistress, being humiliated, being insulted and being hurt. But what can hurt more than losing my homeland, my parents, my best friend and my brother,"
Maria thought as Commander Jaiham ordered the knightmadians to take her. He looked at Maria as those two ladies took her away then at Avan.
" This isn't right."
He said and Avan looked at him with cold eyes.
"This is what she deserves"
If you are wondering why Avan hates Maria so much and what has happened before that Maria is a hostage. So Maria is a princess of fallen Empire Modious, which was known for its combat skills, martial arts and knights but it falled under Emperor of Normania Avan's warth.
Maria sat her feet in the Impartial Harem of Normania. Her hands and legs were bandaged and her face was wounded too well she fought against Normania's knights till the end. Ladies presented there looked at her and started wishpering.
"Isn't she the great Kinght Commander of Modious?" "Look at her now." *giggle*
Maria didn't put a hearing to their words and followed those two knightmadians into the Harem.
"Stop,"
Maria stopped her steps and looked at the direction of the voice.
"Impartial Princess Arice"
Arice walked toward her with a smirk plastered on her face. Arice took a look at her and her grinning became bigger.
" Never in my wild imagination thought to see the great knight Maria Loifen at the impartial Harem of Normania"
Maria didn't say anything and Arice rolled her eyes.
" Have you gone mute?"
"I dare not to dishonour the impartial Princess of Yuricia and soon to be Empress of Normania"
Arice smirked and patted her left cheek before whishpering to her ear.
"Don't hold grudge Maria for me being a Empress and you being a hostage. I was always made for him, not you, dear my old best friend"
"Of course I wasn't made for him nor do I wish for that. I rather die as a hostage of a fallen empire than being that monster's Empress"
Arice stepped back and slapped her face. The whole harem falled silent under the voice.
"Know your place Hostage Maria."
Maria closed her eyes and bowed in appology.
"Take her away"
Arice ordered those two lady knights and Maria bowed again before following them inside.