"He'll be back." Xenia rubbed her hand.
"Why isn't the king doing something about it? His brothers don't care either Xenia." She rested on her shoulders.
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The next Morning she woke up to see Xenia discussing something with Someone.
She peeked through to see them cause Xenia's back faced her and she couldn't see the person she spoke to.
"Your Highness?." She peeked then Xenia turned to face her and then she saw Livia.
"Are you alright My Lady?." Livia asked concerned.
"Where is His Highness? Has he arrived?." She asked sitting up
Xenia didn't know how to tell her he hadn't still arrived. She just looked down to her feet sadly and Reina understood..
"He isn't here,is he?." She felt heartbroken. Xenia quickly went to sit by her side.
"Hey, you've got a high fever. Are you alright My Lady." Xenia held her hands and it was so hot.
"I'm fine Xenia."
Livia prepared her bath and Xenia bathed her and got her dressed for Breakfast.
"Breakfast My Lady." Livia brought a tray of food to her.
"No Livia. I'm not hungry." She turned her face away. Livia could only feel pity for her cause she was looking really weak and anyone who saw her would think she's really sick. Lorcan's absence did a whole lot of things to her that she wasn't even listening to Xenia.
"Please You have to eat otherwise His Highness would kill me." She begged.
"Yes, Please Princess Reina." Xenia begged.
"No, I'm not having anything till His Highness comes back." She meant every word she said. This was an angry wife speaking right now and not a Princess. Her Husbands safety is much more important to her than her health. She's heard many tales about the kingdom of Makai. She knew how those warriors were.
She remembered one of the Greatest warrior of Santok Kingdom went there fir a war and he was slaughtered. His head was brought back to the palace. She never believed a great warrior would be killed just like that.
What made her think His Highness would come back to her?. Was it because of the rumors she heard about him?. He was never defeated in Wars but why did this all made her scared?.
She overheard some maidens say that His Highness had never took this long to arrive so why was he? Was he okay?? Was he hurt? W..was he..DEAD?
Just the thought of it made her really scared. She wanted to go in search for Lorcan. She wanted to go see him even if she got hurt she wouldn't care. It's more better than staying here waiting endlessly for him and he never showed up.
"I need two guards now." She uttered.
"Why My Lady?." Xenia turned to look at her.
"I'm going to search for His Highness." She climbed out of the bed.
"But you haven't had anything and you don't feel alright." Livia gave a worried look.
"I must find him." She walked out of the chamber.
"But you don't even know the way to Makai Kingdom." Xenia said loudly as she went after Reina and Livia followed.
Reina walked to the Stable. Two guards guarded the entrance as they bowed immediately they saw her.
"Your highness." They greeted in chorus
"Get me a Royal Horse." She turned as she heard footsteps behind her. It was Xenia and Livia.
"What are you doing My Lady?." Livia asked.
"I'm going to search for His Highness." The guard helped her got on the horse and she held it tightly so she wouldn't fall.
"You're still learning how to ride a horse My Lady. You should get down." Xenia said calmly and Reina knew she was only worried about her. If anything happened to her Queen Zenith wouldn't be happy with her so she did everything to protect her daughter.
"I've made up my mind Xenia." She rode the horse making it walk to the Mighty castle gate. They spotted Prince Theodore walking with a man and They walked to her with strange looks on their faces.
"Where are you going Princess?." Theodore asked with his hands at his back.
"I'm going to search for My Husband since you all don't care about him." Livia and Xenia was still quite far and they wondered what Theodore said to Reina.
(Chuckles). "You?. Go find Lorcan? Do you even know your way to Makai?." He struggled to hold his laugh.
"Yes." She lied with her head high.
"You shouldn't be worried about Lorcan. Nothing bad would ever happen to him." He didn't gave her hope that was what he knew. He was more than certain Lorcan would come back with an Army Chief's Head.
"Why hasn't he arrived then? You all don't seem concerned about your brother."
"Brother." He looked away and clenched his teeth.
"You should send Your men to go search for Him." She continued.
"You don't Order me Princess." He glared.
"He's your brother!."
"Even a Thousand Men couldn't bring Lorcan down so why would I send my men to go get themselves killed." His face was with no expression. He looked up at Reina who just remained silent.
"They're are over Hundred and thirty five warriors. The last time I checked Lorcan's break record was over a thousand men. He defeated them all. He halted as he walked round in circles while she stood at the middle.
"You must have heard the rumors Princess. Lorcan is a demon if not how else would he be able to defeat strong legendary warriors that trained for years even before he was born. Don't you find that rather, interesting?. He gave he a wicked smile.
"If they managed to kill him I'd give them a great Region I own." He was now standing right in front of her. Reina just stood silent she couldn't believe these words came out of his mouth. His own brother?.
"You still want to go search for Your beloved? You can go, I won't stop you." He bowed and took her hand to his lips and kissed it. We just stared at him still processing all what she had heard from him.
"Well I must say. He made a right choice in this one. Beauty." He put a strand of hair that covered her face behind her ears and she turned her face away. She was so angry that he wasn't worried about his neither one bit. So cruel!.
(Cackles) he walked into the palace leaving her eyes fixed at something. Livia and Xenia were now by her said looking up at her.
They had worried and sad looks on their faces. They knew how worried she must be feeling knowing that her husband hadn't returned from a war. They could only feel sad for her and prayed he returned soon before things got worse.
She felt her head spin, Her eyes went blurry and suddenly everything went black then she fell off the horse.
"My Lady?." They both held her.
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It was about five hours now and the sky was covered with darkness.
She woke up to see them by her side with worried looks on their faces.
"Xenia?." She struggled to see who was beside her. She couldn't see clear then she reached out her hands to her and she heard her voice.
"Princess." She called. Reina's eyes became clear and she saw Xenia and Livia seated by
her side.
"What happened?." Her face was now paled. She was so weak and she just blinked slowly as she talked to them.
"You blacked out." Livia said to her.
"Thank Goodness we were there to hold you. You fell off of the horse." She explained.
"The healer just left. She said this wouldn't stop until you stop stressing yourself. You've been stressed for two days now." She halted.
"These are your medications and you've got to take them so you have to eat something." Xenia said softly.
"Is he.." she said when Xenia cut her off.
"No he isn't ." She replied.
"I want to go look for him Xenia. " she tried getting up but Xenia put her back in place.
"You wouldn't leave till you're much better My Lady." She replied as she took a tray of food from Livia and kept it on her lap.
"Please." She took the food up to her mouth hoping she wouldn't reject it.
Seeing that she had already caused a lot of worries to them she decided to give in. She opened her mouth and ate silently.
She dismissed Livia and Xenia was there to take care of her that night.
Though she had the medicines but her body was really still hot. She took out a bowl and soaked a towel in it and she sat washing her body till she was warm.
She couldn't sleep she just laid down helplessly. She felt bad for Xenia. She was staying up late to take care of her stubborn Princess. Reina couldn't still help but worry about Lorcan.
Two days felt like weeks. She hasn't seen her husband for two days and she already felt like this.
She had lots of thoughts in her mind. Would he ever return? Was he hurt? How was he feeling? Where is he?
"Where are you Lorcan." Said said to herself and closed her eyes letting tear roll down.