"Listen to me my love, you just need to be patient. This baby can only survive if the king believes it is his. Look at the big picture my love. I will not stop seeing you I promise. We are in this together. You just have to let the king believe the baby is his my love," Lander hushed in a soft determine,d and convincing voice while Asa looks at him with disgust in her eyes.
"What are you saying? I can't believe this. Take off your mask, I want to see your face. I want to see the coward that hides behind that mask. Take it off right now!" Princess Asa yells trying to pull the mask off his face.
She lies about being pregnant hoping that will give him enough reason to go against the king and get her here out of the palace but instead, he wants to use her and their baby for his own selfish gains. He is just like her father. She thought.
"Asa we don't have much time, you need to make up your mind. It either you do this or we all will die," Lander said walking close to her.
"Alright! Let's say I get married to the king, what happens to the nuptial ceremony? Remember I'm no longer pure and on top of that I'm pregnant. How the hell do we make this happen? Tell me genius I'm listening?" Asa yells at the top of her voice holding her waist.
"Keep it down, someone might hear us. we will figure that out later, what is important is completing the ceremony," Lander said thinking about what she said. But he knew someone who can make the impossible possible.
"Great! Just great. You are just like my father, now get out!" she yells at him. Lander went close to her to comfort her but she pulls off his mask. Before she like the adventure and the mystery it brought with it.
She didn't care about his looks but how she made her feel. For a moment she thought he could even get her the world if she asked of it. She was shocked when Lander's real identity was revealed.
"You son of a bitch! It was you all along. I will kill you!!!" Asa yells hitting him aggressively. He could hardly escape from her beatings.
Prime Minister pushes Byron out of his way, he has heard enough and thanks to his precious daughter Jetaime managed to make a mockery of him. Consort Suva turns around and didn't see any of her sons at the ceremony. She ignores it and runs after the prime minister so were the rest of the people present.
Lander had run away leaving Princess Asa sobbing on the floor completely heartbroken. As soon as Asa saw her father, she wipes her tears and stood up. "Father I'm ready to marry the king now," she said and the next thing she felt was a hot slap across her face from her father.
"Father," she cries holding her face. "You disgraceful piece of hoe," Princess Asa was shocked to hear those words from her father much more than him hitting her. She was still clueless about what had happened.
Jetaime and Byron walk in majestically, "I said I'm going to marry you, aren't you satisfied? What else do you want huh? You even made my father.." Princess Asa said looking at Jetaime angrily and with disgust.
"I think we have heard enough, remind me again Byron what her crimes are," Jetaime said tilting his head. While Byron clears his throat.
Princess Asa didn't know what was happening and was still as arrogant as before, no matter her crimes her father could save her. He is the prime minister of the land after all even the King has to obey him.
"The princess is charged with lying to the king, an attempt of faking an heir, and above all raising her voice at the king which can be pardoned because she is the prime minister's only daughter," Byron said with a smirk while the Prime Minister stood there motionless.
He knew Jetaime was up to something but he never fathom it was this big and daring. He wasn't only disgraced and his name drag into the mud but also put him in a position he can't beg or even plead for his daughter's life.
"But custom is custom, by custom you and your entire family are to be put to death," Jetaime said looking at the prime minister who was fuming in anger but had it well under control. "Well I will consider you because of your father's contribution to this kingdom, I will spare your life," Jetaime said proudly making sure he understand who has the utmost power.
"But we can't just forget years of tradition, any maiden that is presented to the king and is not fit has to be sold to slavery or killed but we can't kill you of course.." Byron added with a smile that made the prime minister wish he could kill him.
"Father, he must be joking right? They can't sell me into slavery. I am Princess Asa, the most beautiful goddess in this kingdom," Princess Asa says with much pride. She always gets away with everything that she hasn't realized how deep of trouble she is in.
"Of course, you are too beautiful to be sold into slavery," Jetaime hissed. "Great at least you have good eyes," Princess Asa mumbled turning to look at her father that was still speechless, he can't do anything to turn around what was happening even consort Suva know better and also went mute. She was already in trouble with the phoenix hairpin.
"Byron!" Jetaime calls.
"Yes, your highness," Byron answers with a smile since he knew what was going to happen next.
"Kindly escort the princess to the Kagon, and tell the chamberlain to take special care of her," Jetaime sounded as if he just dropped a bomb that exploded in their faces. The prime minister shuts his eyes in disbelief. He knows the laws but he thought Jetaime was too scared of him to make that declaration but he did and in other words, he just declared war.
Consort Suva held her mouth in order not to scream and it is seen as if Princess Asa is now processing what the king ordered.
"Yes your highness," Byron smirks.
"What did you just say? How dare you! Me the Kagon? Father say something! This is a joke, right? it's not funny father. Alright, I have learned my lesson I will listen to you from now on. Let them stop!" Princess Asa cries when she realized it was happening for real and her father was mute.
"Father! Father! No, let go of me!" She strangle to free herself and call her father to help but he wasn't moving.
She tried to hold King Jetaime to plead for forgiveness but Jetaime steps back while Byron caught her hand in time, "The king doesn't like others touching his body, this may be a mistake but if it happens again, it's intentional. Keep that in mind," Byron announced letting go of the princess's hand.
Princess Asa was dragged by the guards away. It took her that to realize her life from that moment on was officially over, even her tears had abandoned her, and her own air was choking her. 'it's a nightmare,' she thought shaking her head vigorously.
"It's been a long day, isn't it?" Jetaime sighed, finally the show was over. The prime minister bows his head down in shame. "Tell Princess Aya and Princess Mica they are free to marry whomever they want in the kingdom. They just need to say the word. I have had it with women. I'm done. I don't want any more concubines in this palace. What a headache they are!" Jetaime declares as he walks away very satisfied with the outcome.
"Yes your Highness," Byron smiles and is very happy at his decision at least those princesses can have a good life, they can't go back home but can marry descent princes or army commanders.
Jetaime seems to be in a hurry to leave the hall, or perhaps in a hurry to see someone in particular.