PALACE MEETING AND ITS CONCEQUENCES,
The great King sat on his Throne wearing the unseen aura.He was feeling sad:Sad for his wife who stayed in Dungeons for eight and two days!!!!
He was feeling like blood was seeping directly into his heart.
Forgetting himself for awhile,he looked at the throne besides him and it was empty!
Hadn't they ruled side by side?
"Dearest Amorah Grizeel Charles my love,Where art thou at the time I seek thee?"Echoed the king's voice.
The king's eyes were tender that the people of the land ,the royals , nobles and the personages had mixed reactions.
Others were weeping-because the king was forlorn and broken,others were trying so hard not to laugh at what the king had said because it was a taboo.
The rumour mongers were busy talking in hushed tones.
Recomposing himself he said,"We're going to continue from where we left.Marion disrespected the Queen of the land by embarrassing her . She did her a wrong makeup! Woe to her,I command that she be banished from her people and land never to set her foot to this kingdom lest she be punished by death.l see her not lest I change my mind."Ordered the king.
All were terrified and trembling because they hadn't seen that in their king.
Realising, he warmed up and softened to zero degrees.
"Be not Alarmed my people.I shall do you no harm."said the king.
Lifting his golden-scepter, he put it for the people near him to touch.
Which they did and it became an honourable promise!
The feeling was too painful to ingnore .What with the great gloom and melancholy.
Even the people felt the impact!
Saddness hunged on the royal household;The royal Princes who were loyal to the King were sad with him.
The civilians who came to watch the ruling were in despair.
Mouth dry and agape,their now saucer eyes followed the king's every move.
The cold man was so handsome, like the god of war who had traversed the human world.
With the despair and sadness, he looked more handsome,his always evident dimples more glittering as the dew of the morning.
And when he opened his mouth to speak or rather order around,His teeth shone in their white glory!
The ladies of that could almost swear they hadn't seen a much handsome man in their entire lives.
Suddenly , their was quite and suprise in the throne room!
Alas! The beauties of the world had grazed the throne room.
The identical twins were so similar and inseperable.
Who was Amelia ? And who was Orphelia?They were confusing gifts of the heavens!
"I announce the presence of princesses Orphelia and Amelia.May you Live long your highnesses."Announced the overwhelmed herald.
"We thank thee Mr.Gerald.Live to ripe old age too."Chorused Orphelia and Amelia good-naturedly.
Amelia turned her beautyful face to Orphelia her Azure eyes glittering with mischief.
They were communicating with their eyes!
Orphelia turning her priceless smile to the awed people,walked like a model on the runway her fashionable robe honourably Kissing the White -tittled floor.
She was about to do what his father hated most and there was more!
What is this lass up to? Thought the king tiredly.
Bowing with alot of seriousness-facade,the melodramatic princess uttered the words that flowed like water.
"I salute thee my father and King,I beseech thee to make the rightest possible decision in line with the theme you 've hidden to us.Knowest I everything, father.My ever watchful eyes saw the Schemer only too well."Kneeling and grasping her royal father's shoes,"Do you want to be a king who is mocked that you have no wife?I beseech thee to consider."Said Orphelia .
"Not right...Knowest thou you've intersepted the royal meeting?"Said prince Juel annoyed.
This damn -ass had ruined everything!
Earlier, he was happy seeing the King so angry and despaired obviously,he would make the wrongest decision.But now?
The apt heiress who was now twelve and in her threshold of puberty and ripeness, looked at the annoying prince boldly.
And with a smug smile said,
"I , Gemini, named after our prosperous land is a princess of the Upper tier and the heiress apparent to the throne.I can intersept a royal meeting-Acceptable by law to my awareness.Perchance I annoy thee?"Asked the unconcerned princess..
"My lady....I mea....."Lifting her hand he spared not the prince any glance.
The shame on Juel's face was a sight to behold.
The surrounding Personages were so proud!
The king had trained her daughter so well!
The young prince of Umber principality had been so ruthless and greedy and perhaps the young lady had heard of it.
Or there was more to the loathsomeness!!
Walking back to her sister's side the eye contact was seen again!
Amelia smiled but it disappeared instantly!Her innocent face was full of hidden some passion, a passion they know not .
Walking civily with two ladies in waiting holding the hem of her long gown(She never desired that her beautiful gown kiss the ground).
She walked slowly her beautiful feet worshipping the ground.
"Greetings my father and the God-annoited King of the Upper and Lower tiers.I call thee to fast wakefulness as the land of our forefathers , deserves to be served by married kings and not mocked-bachelor Kings.As I begin my first work of counsel,I want you to know that some rules only unmake and put rulers to shame.Do away with this law.It's not in my place to say this but the heiress didn't say it .Your Highness may you live long!"Said the consoler.
Finally turning and waving that her ladies may give her space,she knelt ,only after her ladies had done so.
She hit her heard thrice on the tiled floor and blood sipped from the wound!
That marked the first work of the Consoler and the forerunner of the land, Amelia Geminine of Gemini Kingdom!
Touched,all the nobles and important personages stood in honour of the pair!
The National Anthem was sung again and the royal celesta was rung twelve times in a raw.
The king stood shocked and alarmed,it took him time to realize that he was in his court and could not overreact!
He wanted to run to the side of the girls and hug them.
Attend the wounds of Amelia and tuck them to bed.
He realised he could do none and a slim tear slipped his opalescent eye!The had wept!
And for the first time!He marked the first king in lineage to do so.
Prince Juel took note of that!
"Queen Grizeel Amorah Charles is present."Said the almost incoherent Herald.
Court had become emotional and tensed!
Everything went to a stand still as only two people remained.
The weary Queen was held in a spell of love as she stared at her King :Many emotions-just too many!
She wanted to hate but couldn't,she wanted to weep terribly that her heart grew heavy but she could not.
She tried so hard to break the eye contact and felt that she was falling, falling and it would be fast and to her death!
Her long and silking -black hair flowed freely the ribbon having let loose,Her dimpled face too calm , perhaps ready for everything to come.
"Your Highness!"Shouted the nobles standings up!
The king jumped displaying his martial skills and in a jiffy stopped the Queen from falling .
His forehead was full of sweat,His eyes unshed tears and heart pounding seriously!He had been so afraid!
"Mmmmh.....Earth to the royal Highnesses."Said the light _hearted nobles.
"Order..... We're going to decide the case."Said the King face down.
"Let's abolish this rule...We decide not ,Just say a word and it will be done.There after we shall leave you to be merry with the Queen."Said Prince Jerry who was so loyal to him.
And by now he gave him the kinglier scepter.
"I king Charles the Great decree that the law that bars Queens from entering the private chambers of king and Princes be removed from our book of law.May my serectary write this and bring me to sign, messengers be sent in haste to give the absent Princes, billboards be erected so that all the civilians see.Hear me."Ordered the king waving the royal scepter.
The way was cleared as the king who left the throne room with the Queen in bridal style.
The princesses had left the throne room in haste to attend to Amelia's wounds.
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"You may leave I will attend to her wounds alone."Ordered Orphelia.
Waiting until they were all gone, Orphelia walked around her sister in circles .
She was vexed and pained at the same time .
A part of her was happy because this was a young woman who do a lot to saver her people but was that a thing to do there?
She was now hurting and badly so!
"We didn't agree that you do that!"She complained almost yelling.
"I felt like doing it ."Said the unconcerned girl.
"Ok,I will attend to your wounds."said she so pissed.
She went to the drawer and removed sipirit and some cotton's and bandages.
She cleaned and bandaged the wounds before leaving her sister's room as though her heels were on fire.
Her sister looked at her back and laughed a little.
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Amelia, having slept and felt refreshed.
After bathing and dressing she went forth to her sister's boudoir .
knocking,the lady in waiting come out carrying a royal tray with a white paper on it.
"Amelia, were it not you who laughed at my concern?I bid you go for I see the e not today.Live long sizzy."
read the note.
Consternation hit her so hard that she almost fell. Angrily ,she knocked and the kicked the door shouting her sister's name.
"Orrrpheeeeliiia, Please open the door." with that she turned and left.
That day she went crying and her pillow her sister having refused to see her.