The lady Gwen covered her mouth with her hands. Celine shut her eyes and the crown prince Alexandro moved away from Celine still holding her hand. "Why are you here by this hour?" He asked her obviously annoyed.
The lady Gwen shut her eyes and opened them again. " I heard the queen was up and wanted to meet her to inform her of something", she said not looking at his eyes.
"The queen is in no mood to see anyone at the moment", he said and she nodded her head, curtsied and turned to leave. " Wait", he said stopping her.
" What is it that you want to tell her?" He asked and she looked at Celine who was drawing imaginary lines on the floor.
The lady Gwen would have poured her mind to him, tell him that that lady Celine was a witch. Someone who wanted to steal and leave him helpless, someone who didn't care about him more than she, lady Gwen did. But, well enough in the name of behaviour, and self respect, she smiled at him and shook her head.
"I wouldn't want to bother my prince", she said wanting to leave before the conversation got heated.
" But I want to know", he said and Celine looked at him.
His voice was deep and scary. It was the kind that made any unconscious human jump out of his skin. The lady Gwen looked at him and shook her head. " I would rather inform the queen, your highness", she said standing her ground. If she made any rash move, she was most likely to be gone in seconds.
Celine didn't like the tension, It weakened her inner spirit. And the so called lady Gwen was shaking out her life out. The poor lady might drop on the ground anytime soon. And it would be a pity that the lady Gwen of south Sheba lost her walking ability due to some issues in Xavier.
Celine tugged the crown prince Alexandro by the sleeves while talking through her teeth. " Let's just go", she said obviously aware that the lady Gwen would hear it.
The crown prince Alexandro stood there glaring at the lady Gwen who looked down and started admiring her shoes. How could shoes be so beautiful and helpful in stormy situations like this.
"Let's just go, your highness", she said again and he nodded.
As they left her standing alone, Celine looked suspiciously at her as they walked out. " I hate people who don't obey orders", she whispered loud enough for only the lady Gwen to hear.
***
" He was making out with her in the hallway leading to the sacred meeting room", she said as the queen sipped her tea. "Why don't you get rid of her, your highness?" She asked and the queen looked at her and sighed.
"I tried, but the idiot misbehaved", she said and smiled evily.
The queen still wondered what that son of hers saw in that nobody called lady Celine of a poor kingdom like Garcia. She was enchanting him slowly so as to gain one thing... To be his queen and we'll enough the queen of Xavier.
"Don't you have any plans to destroy her?" She asked expecting to hear the normal whining of the young lady.
The lady Gwen smiled at the queen and poured her more tea. "I do have, your majesty", she said in something a whisper was better than that she, the queen Thalia had to strain her ears. Luckily for her, she grasped what the young lady had said.
"And what is that, lady Gwen ?" She asked increasing her voice so the young lady would do so too.
Lady Gwen shrugged and put on a sad face. " I didn't try, your majesty", she said looking at her tea. " I only contacted the most notorious bandits and struck a deal with them - " she said sobbing. "I didn't do much, did I, your majesty?" She asked still sobbing.
The queen let her jaw drop for a while before fully recovering herself. "You said you struck a deal with Goldcrest?" She asked again and she, lady Gwen laughed.
"Yes, your highness", she said pouring tea for herself this time.
The queen smiled. "And what was the deal you struck?" She asked feeling quite pleased. "You suit the throne, lady Gwen, you got wits", she commended her and she smiled showing gratitude.
"Well, your highness, I told them to bring the head of the lady Celine in exchange for money", she said and the queen smiled.
She didn't need anymore assurance... That lady Celine was going down.
***
The night sky was beautiful and the environment was friendly today. The crown prince Alexandro was busy with work and she decided to take a walk to the lake. It was the most beautiful at night.
My life has been more than just relaxation. Come to think of it, all my life has been bent on struggling. Enemies everywhere.
And that was true. She stood beside the lake staring at it. It was beautiful like the eyes of the crown prince Alexandro, so dark and deep.
She wanted to free her sister, Amaya, so they could have their life back, but what Alec had said bothered her. It was true no one could ever do something bad to the crown prince Alexandro and do away with it. She was sure if she messed up, she'd end up as his prisoner or worse, mistress. And her dreams would be lost.
If she also messed up with the crown prince Logan of Segovia, she would be in for soup. He would personally behead her and make her only family, her sister, Amaya his mistress. The thought of that was far more depressing than being chased from her organization.
Celine sat on the grass putting her leg into the water and feeling it. It felt cool on her legs. If only she could swim.
Then she heard something, this kind of noise wasn't meant to be ignored, that was what her gangster mind always said to her.
She sat still and pretended she heard nothing.
Then someone ran towards her to push her into the lake. She turned and grabbed the hand, have him a sharp blow using an iron fist and pining him to the ground.
"Who are you? Who sent you?" She asked and the person gasped.
"Celine", he said.
What the...
Celine released the person and stared at him for sometime. This person was a Goldcrest. That bastard wasn't satisfied with the fact that she'd left, he wanted her dead.
"Gosh! You guys want me dead!".