The audience within the throne room went silent at what they were witnessing for the very first time, someone going against their king and that too his daughter, the one they called the illegitimate child and looked down on, was now standing tall before her father, with a gaze unwavering and unwilling to back down.
This was a sight they had never seen from her before, something that no one was expecting and had no idea what had suddenly changed and what came over her, to have such an audacity.
The king glared down at her and her eyes met him, reflecting his own gaze and his eyes narrowed, wondering what she was thinkin, to be able to stand up against him and he tilted his head.
"I will punish you for this insolence," He said in a firm and autorotative tone to her and she chuckled and his brows raised.
"Your Highness, do you really think I fear being punished? By now, it's a common thing and I don't care I will do what I need to even if it means going against you and another thing, don't think I will just sit back and take punishments, that's not going to happen anymore and there is nothing you can do about it," She replied with a piercing gaze.
The king left staring at her, nothing knowing what to say or think at her sudden insolence, in his eyes, he had never seen her act this way before, it was as though she was becoming a completely different person and he wondered what she was thinking, challenging him like he was not than a torn in the path.
The people in the throne room, exchanged cautious and nervous glances, wondering what was going to happen next and how the king would react to her sudden assertiveness.
"You seem to have gown quite a feisty mouth girl... What has gotten into you?" He asked as he rose from his throne and he looked at him with nothing but pure defiance.
His eyes narrowed, not liking the way she was looking at him, as he got closer to her, towering over her but she did not even flinch.
"What is going on with you? What makes you think you can just talk back to your king? Defy me and not bare any sort of consequences huh?" He asked in a cold and composed tone and a smirk appeared on her face, seeing how agitated he was getting and she relished in that.
"What is wrong with you? How can you act like this in our current situation! Have you no respect! You are being insolent brat!" He shouted and she chuckled as she circled around him and his eyes followed her, wondering what she was up to and whether or not, she was planning something else, that made him feel uneasy.
"Are you going to answer me or are you going to keep acting like a fool who clearly does not know what she is doing?" He asked as he shouted at her and she exhaled deeply.
"Answer you huh? I gave you all of the necessary answers, the rest are simply irrelevant and none of your concern but mark my words that I won't hesitate from now on," She responded to him and he clenched his fists firmly by his side, trying to keep has self calm and gritted his teeth.
"Throw her into her room and lock her in, make sure she obeys and do not give her any sort of satisfaction, I do not tolerate insubordination, I am the king and I will deal with that later," He said as everyone exchanged glanced and her eyes narrowed as she lowered her head.
Everyone stared, some of them wondering whether she even cared or was just indifferent and if the punishment was not a little drastic on the king's behalf but taken the way she spoke to him, it was only natural to punish her in his eyes and that, right then and there, she had made another decision, one that she intend to bring to life the next day.
"Y- Your highness...Are you sure?" One of the knights asked as he and his friend approached her and she glanced at them, while her mind was twirling with my things, most of it had to do with what she was planning for the next day, since she intended to keep them on their toes.
"Yes, I am absolutely certain, she needs to learn her place now, this has gone on for long enough and I will no longer tolerate such insolence, no matter who it is from," The king responded and she smirked at him and his brows twitched in irritation.
"You think this is funny, do you?" He asked and she chuckled as she looked at him with a dangerous gleam.
"Oh, but it is, things are going to change around here and I will be the one making them and when I do, I will make all of you regret crossing me, it will be fun," She responded and he lifted his hand up to slap me and I grabbed it, stopping his hand midair and his eyes widened slightly and the knights flinched, nervously.
"Don't even think about it, I will not let you or anyone else lay a hand on me ever again, get that in your thick skulls, you just wait and watch... You will see how much things are going to change around here and don't try to lecture me, go lecture your precious no-good kids, who can't even make a proper cup of tea for themselves," She said in a firm tone that made his eyes narrowed and he felt a shiver down his spine.
The knights swallowed deeply, as the audience whispered tense murmurs around them, wondering what was going to happen next, since they never expected something like this to happen in their life, her new assertiveness was now on full high.
She released his hand and he stared at her with a fuming expression and the knights looked at her with a bit of caution and he flicked his hand, gesturing for them to take her away and she left with them, while he stared at her retreating form.