After breakfast, Audrey stepped out of the room furiously. Just when the door was closed she stormed her feet on the ground and groaned under her gritted teeth, making her maids ran to her wirh worried faces "What happened my Queen?" asked Annie holding her hands, Audrey looked back the closed doors with a glare 'How dare he even invade my privacy too?' she yelled within her thoughts, looking back at her worried maids she sighed "Nothing, let's go!" she walked past them, the three looked at each other 'There is something!' and quickly snapped out of the daze and followed after her "Where to my Queen?" Annietta asked walking beside her with the other two behind them "To the greenhouse!" she muttered and strode even more, she needs ti calm down, getting furious wasn't a good thing for her, and it's only the garden that can calm her before her hairs turns, far better than this massive and huge creepy castle.
"Hiw dare she?" she stopped suddenly stomping her leg again, Celine and Chika bumped on each other fhe to the sudden halt, they quickly stop properly. "Who?" Annie was becoming impatient "Just who pissed you off?" she was deadly curious. Audrey sighed again and turned to continue to walk "Nobody!" The three shook their heads, their Queen isn't normal at all right now, they could only jog beind jer to catch up with her walking speed.
Meanwhile Acine entered her room and slammed the door behind her
BANG!!!
Her maids came to her quickly "Anything the matter my lady?" she craned her neck looking at her warily, Acine took a kettle of tea threw it across the room creaking a clicking sounds
CLING!!!
She bend on the table with both of her hands supporting her balance "Aaargh! What? Show her around? damn it!" she gritted her teeth, nose flaring with anger. She closed her eyes to calm down, shortly she began to chuckle, a second later it turned into a loud laughter, her maids squirmed as their lady looked like a mad woman, a scary man woman! they lowered her eyes down in fear. The laughter died, she tilted her head slightly downward and stared at forward through her eyebrows, looking a psycho.
"Actually it's better that way .... keep your enemy close while you make your moves slowly" she said still stating forward and smiled raising the corners of her lips.
The poor maids kept exhaling silently, thinking whoever it is that dared to anger lady Acine should as well dig their own grave in advance, cause soon they will be laying there six feet under.
King Levyndrion walked inside the courtroom in hi slow steps glancing at the officials and ministers with a smirk, he wore a black pants and long sleeve white shirt leaving the two buttons open, his hardened chest popping to the view, his hairs combed backwards and cascading to his shoulders, he had a golden robe on his shoulders that reached floor length and a bit tail at the back sweeping the floor.
They all bowed respectively, upon reaching on his throne, he waved his hands backwards making his robe flow and dance in the air be sat down before it settled down. He placed his arms on the armrests looking forward, oozing with cold aura like always. "What's in it for today?" he questioned his deep voice reaching everyone.
Minister Lilof stepped forward and bowed "Your Majesty, congratulations on your marriage first..... then I would like to propose to you about something ....." he pause waiting for a consent to continue, Levy rested his chin on his hand "GO ahead..." his eyes were fixed at him, the man carried on "Errrm.... its about the fichers, I was wondering to add them in taxation as well since they earn using the grand sea of Ximpton, thier tax would contribute a lot in our economy" he said confidently to earn gasps and whispers in the room "Pardon my King!" intruded Minister if agriculture, Levy raised his hand for the mand to continue as well, he wanted to hear what Heffman has to say about this, Heffmen shoot a glare at Lilof before continuing "Your Majesty, I am afraid to say that I'm against Lilof! the citizens are already blaming the government for many things that they have to pay tax for and now even the fishers? it's the only thing left for them to at least earn enough income for their families , how worse do you think it would get once they get to hear about this Minister Lilof? Do you want them to protest?" Heffman said seething in anger .
Minister Lilof huffed "Oho! how impudent of you Heffman? Are you saying that we should pity everything? and how do you think Ximpton have been popular lately in economy? If we've pitied on everything then we wouldn't have been her today!" he glared back at him looking like some two wild cats ready to pounce on each other. "That's my point Lilof! we've already achieved a lot in the past few years and our economy has grown-up, there is no need tk torment the poor for tax anymore! how treacherous of you Lilof!" he retorted.
Levy who was silence this whole time hit his hand on the armrest making a loud sound to snapping everyone's attention to him "Maybe you two have forgotten my presence here brawling before me! Do I need to teach you manners?" his vice thundered in the room. Both Lilof and Heffman bowed and said in unison "Apologies your Majesty" then they turned to glare at each other before going going stand back at their spots. Levy stared at the two for a while contemplating, Lilof was right, one has to be a bad guy to earn good achievements but Heffman was right as well they have been achieving enough through the imposed taxes, enough ofr then then carry out the kingdom's needs, there is no need to make up a new tax and wipe the life out of the poor people.
"Lilof ..... Minister Heffman is right there is no need to add a new tax when we get eligible amount already, unless you want my citizens to talk even more I'll about me, saying their Kjng is the cruelest and greedy?" he said teasing the last sentence.
Lilof bowed quickly "Of course not! ....my King is the most kind and wisest of them all, it was just a already proposal " he said with a smile but it shortly went off after looking at Heffman. "Yojr Majesty is the most considerate, thank you for understanding your subject" said Heffman with bow, his lips curled up looking at Lilof, the two had a staring competition with each giving their own looks 'How dare you mess with me?' 'Try again later!' .
Levy sighed he was bored of courtroom and he can't wait to go away. "Anything else?" he questioned lazily, General Hillary stepped forward with a serious look, he kneeled with his hand bringing forward his jads which held onto a parchment "Sire its a message from King of Dillonia, he said it was urgent" once he said with his deep voice all the ministers and officials went down to their knees paying their respect to their now close ally. Levyndrion's face hardened "State it!" he ordered, Hillary got up OK his feet and started to read the news
'Greetings to my great nephew! Levyndrion of Ximpton .... I've been shocked and angered with the sudden news of an attack of my daughter! Who dares to attack my daughter .... I leave that up to you! I am extremely disappointed in you Levyndrion! How come my daughter is attacked without your knowledge? I hope you keep your promises, as per as our contract I can demand anything for my daughter, since you've denied for her to take her own Knight and that she will be safe with you there, which you failed greatly, I want you to provide her with the best Knight of Ximpton if you don't want us to turn into enemies!
Jeremy Maguires'
Hillary folded the parchment to catch his breath. Levyndrion hit his armrests again, anger blaring I'm his eyes startling everyone. "Minister Gordon G's! I want you to investigate this as soon as possible! one week for you. Dismissed!" he uttered in fury, "Yes your Majesty!" he bowed in response the Minister of security Gordon G's, before they all left the courtroom. It was still tense in the courtroom "Look onto it Hillary" he said with a calm tone although his inside was wrecking a havoc. General Hillary bowed "I'm on it your Majesty " he left. He was angered, angry at himself in particular for disappointing his uncle, the only man that he considered a second father, he have been blaming himself for not providing people to go and escort Rey to Ximoton that day, he was very distracted by Acine that day and forgot everything else.