Ayat returned to her quarter. She took that bird with her when she was returned jane told her that dinner was distributed some time ago. As She was absent she can't eat tonight. " It's not problem." Ayat replied. Actually she was more excited about that paper than the dinner. Jane grabbed her hand and said,"Come with me."Jane took her to everyone. Ayat saw everyone was waiting for her and her plate was also there. Everyone saved a portion of their meal for her. It was already insufficient for a person .but they saved it for her. Ayat was touched. It was long since she had received this love. It was her mother who would always save anything good for her even if it wasn't enough for her to eat.
"You all saved for me?"
"Yes ,Ayat how did you even think we will let you starve while we eat?"
"But ,Ayat what is in your hand? Casper asked.
"Oh, this? It's a lil guest who will be staying with us for some time."
"Where did you get it?"
"I picked it up when I was bathing. It's injured so I picked it to heal it."
She hid the tube matter completely. Because she had learned a very precious lesson in her life. The very last lesson her teacher taught.
"Don't trust anyone completely."
She will never forget that lesson.
Everyone ate dinner. The circumstances had changed positively. They now speak with each other while they eat or do something together. But Ayat who always cheer up the environment was quiet today. Aurora noticed her change. "What happened Ayat? Why are so quiet today?"
"N.. Nothing happened.I am just tired."
"I see."
After dinner everyone went to bed. As they were exhausted they fell asleep very soon. But Ayat was awake wide. She could not get rid of that paper.
"Just what in the earth is that paper? Who would send a blank paper like that? Why would anyone send it?"
It was clear to her that some one send it. That tube is ...
That tube!!!
Ayat got up from her bed. She brought out that tube. At first glance it was an ordinary tube. She searcher for a false compartment hidden inside. She read enough detective story to have guessed that.
Click!!
There was really a false compartment. It was like a tube in a tube. A paper was rolled around that tube.She got a same paper .when She opened that paper it was ...
"A poem!!!!" She almost shouted . "Is it a secret letter? Let's see."
But the more she read the more it looked like nonsense.
"What is this ?What's with all these moon ,river ,oak tree bla bla, bla? It looks like a love letter sent by a teenager."
"But who sends a love letter with this carefulness? The confidentiality is on the level of a spy letter. Then is this code?My ,my they already have code? What should I do ? Should I try to decipher it? But I don't even have any clue. It's not like computer code breaking. Or should I send it to its way again?"
Ayat thought and thought but couldn't decide on something. So she left all of them.
"I will wait until that bird recovers. Even if want to send it I will need to wait till it gets better." So ayat left everything for time being and went to bed.
The next day she went to work again., But she can't wipe off that paper from her head. "Was it really an overthinking lover who sent it?"
She returned to her quarter in lunch time.That bird was recovering fast. She gave it some food from her ."Stay quiet lil bird. Don't make me Stew you."
Ayat doesn't know whether that bird understood anything or not but it started eating quietly without noise. She was eating ,then Raya was passing by her. She was smelling lemon. "Raya? Did you get work in kitchen?"
"Yes. Why do you ask?"
"No, you smell like lemon."
"Oh, today I made lemonade for those guards. I had to squeeze the lemon. That's why."
"Lemon....lemon...."
She suddenly remembered that blank page "Could it be?"
Ayat was thinking so hard that she looked like strucked by lightning.
"Are you alright?"
"Y...Yes. perfectly fine."
Ayat finished her meal quickly. She went to production area. She took out that blank paper and held it on a heated iron. After sometime letters began to show up one by one.
INVISIBLE INK!!!!
"Who wrote this?Does people know about invisible ink in this time?"She thought while she was holding that on heat. There was no one around at that time . Moreover the number of guards were reduced to minimum. So no one saw her doing this.
When the letter became clear she couldn't believe her eyes. It was a spy letter. The letter was written about a war preparation and enemy army formation also many more information. Ayat could match everything clearly.
There was a war going out there.
"Yes , that's why they are this desperate to increase production. That's why there is not much guard. I can understand everything now. This empire is expecting a war.
In the night everyone came back to quarter. Ayat was thinking about the conversation she had with Jacob this evening.
"Jacob, do you know about an magic ink ?"
"No, what magic ink?"
"I heard it's an ink that's invisible or something like that.."
"No ,I have never heard of it before. Where did you hear it?"
"When I was outside then."
Ayat changed the topic then. But the main thing is this empire doesn't know about invisible ink. So that letter was from the opponent.
Ayat saw an opportunity. If there's a war there will be chaos. No one should notice where four or five hundred people has gone. But the problem is that aftermath. Where will they go. Also if the opponent lose then they will be running away slave. That will also result in their death. So she needed to make sure that this empire faces a power change. But before that she need to know about the other party mindset about black hair.
"I should think about it carefully. Even if I contact them why would they help me. It's natural for the victor to massacre in this time. So why would they help me? I have to prove my worth to obtain their help. What should I give them? Formula of gunpowder? Bomb? stainless steel? Mortal shell? Missile? No missile isn't possible. Well I will decide it after meeting them. So I should write a letter to them now. Of course with invisible ink."
King Carlos became confused inside but he was expressionless on the outside. An women claiming to have their secret letter. But the problem was that she wrote it with invisible ink.
"How did she know about it?" This formula is only known to his trusted people. "Has someone betrayed me?" King Carlos was very very confused.
"What should we do?Your majesty?" Simon asked.
"Investigate if someone has betrayed us. As for this letter , let's meet her."
"Your majesty, whom should I send?"
"Send ?No. I will go meet her. I want to see what she has to offer. Also we have to retrieve our letter from her,right?"
"But ,your majesty it's.."
"Dangerous,right? I know . But I really feel interested. I want to see the rest."
"But it might be a trap."
"It's your duty to make sure that a trap can't catch me ."
"I understand.Then I will go make arrangements."
"Who is that women? Is it really a trap?"