The Ape King doesn't play

Sienna cried in bed till the sky started to darken. She just hugged the black panther's neck and sobbed. She did not know what to do at all!

Ramse brought her bowl of warm soup, a little pot of medicine and a crystal glass of water. Sienna retreated behind the cushions at the sight of him, she was a bit terrified of Ramse again, because he was really firm with her!

Ramse looked into her big reddened blue eyes, "Come, time to eat!"

Sienna shook her head."I'm not hungry!" she burst into tears.

"I did not ask you that. Come here or I force-feed you again."Ramse glared at her. Sienna hid deeper in the cushion sobbing uncontrollably.

Ramse sighed and looked at the black panther. "Change."He ordered him.

Sienna tried to hide under the blankets but Ramse was too strong. He propped her on his knees again."Feed her Xander." he said a bit impatiently, he was starting to have enough of this!

Xander took the full mouth of thick vegetable soup. He held Sienna's head as before and passed the soup to her mouth. Sienna jerked but had to swallow it. The soup was warm and tasted quite good to Sienna, but Xander's stomach turned up." I can't handle the soup, is much worse than the medicine."Panther bleak trying to clean his tongue with a tissue!

Ramse bit his lips. "You hold her then!"Ramse and Xander changed positions. Sienna stared at Ramse. "He would not dare!" she thought in panic.

Ramse took a spoon of soup to Sienna's lips," Sienna, you will eat or I will feed you as Xander!" he said slowly to her.

"You would not!"Sienna stared at him in disbelief. Ramse took a mouthful of soup and went really close to her. He held her jaws strongly and forced the soup down her mouth. Sienna felt Ramse's lips on hers and her body suddenly panicked as in a strong electric shock! She sobered up and choked as the soup went down her throat. She flinched her body to push Ramse back but Xander held her too tight! Ramse smiled bitterly and held the spoon to her lips again."Open your mouth and eat or I will do it again!" Sienna rather did as he said. Ramse fed her a few spoons of thick soup. Sienna ate quietly with big eyes staring at him, her body still shaken.

"You will eat what I will bring to you or I will feed you mouth to mouth!"He smiled cruelly. Sienna took the bowl and nodded," Yes, Ramse."She took the bowl of warm soup and swallowed it hard spoon by spoon. Ramse stood next to her as a high tower watching if she eats! Sienna did not dare to look up at him till she did not eat everything in the bowl."Thank you, you made me really nice soup." she said quietly when she finished. Ramse passed her the little ceramic pot of medicine quietly. Sienna just drank it all in one gulp. Then he gave her a glass of mint water. She drank everything."Thank you. "she stared at the firm Ape King.

"Good girl! That's what I like to see!" he petted her head and sighed.

Mathyas watched thru his double mirror satisfied." Ramse's methods surely work well with her." he thought chuckling in his head. He never thought that one female can be so much work!

After Sienna ate she felt kind of better. Her eyes went dry, so she could not cry anymore! Just her heart hurt as hell. She sat on the bed and stared around the stony room.

She looked at the black wood carved table, dark silver vanity mirror with a little black velvet chair and big length mirror on the wall. It actually looked like an entrance to another world than a mirror to her! She imagined entering that mirror and going to Sarcos. To another world. "Will it be so different there?"She wondered in her mind. "Will he still look like a skeleton with a golden sword? Will I become a skeleton too? Well, that will not look so well!"She shook her head and stared at the floor. The stone tiles on the cold floor had marble-like patterns in them and Sienna stared as the different shapes of creatures came out of the patterned twirling grey mass in her head.

She felt a bit of chilly wind coming thru, so she turned her head to the arched little window chiselled into the rocky wall. "At least I'm not underground."She thought and breathed in deeply. Ramse started putting on the candles to light up the room a little as it was getting dim. He put the candles on the table and turned to Sienna."You look a bit better now, go for a bath and I will go get you a nightgown. This dress is dusty already."He said firmly.

"A nightgown?" Sienna furrowed her brows.

"Yes, you are staying here for now."Ramse said carefully, "So listen to me and get a quick bath or I will go with you!"

Sienna felt an anxious current pass her body as he said that! He was not joking! She rather nodded and walked to the door he pointed at as in a dream. "Great bathroom at last."Sienna realized, she really need to wee actually! It had a big silver mirror there, a silver metal bathtub and oval looking toilet behind a carved wall. Sienna nodded her head. "Not bad for a mountain-carved cave."

She took off her dress and went into the warm water, it had bath oil, a hairbrush and scorpion brand soap there! She felt Mathyas must prepare this room for her in a bit of advance and bit her lips painfully. They definitely planned for this!"

Sienna cried angry tears. She felt like a puppet who has been played around!

Then she submerged under the water completely, holding her nose under the water. Just trying to think calmly. The world under the water seemed warm and quiet. It felt nice.

Time passed and Xander did not hear her crying anymore, he called her name but got no reply, so he went to check on her. He felt his heart squeezed in fear. "Did something happen to her?" the darkest thoughts entered his mind in seconds.

Then he saw Sienna holding her nose under the water and panicked. He changed to a man and pick her up hurriedly from the water," Sienna, do you want to drown yourself?" he shouted at her scared to bits.

Sienna shook her head and sobered up," I'm sorry, I'm sorry! I did not mean to scare you."

Xander wrapped her in the big cotton towel and took her out in his arms. He was really shaken up. He felt as if his world was crumbling for a moment and was really upset!

Mathyas heard the commotion and came into the room. He looked at Xander holding Sienna in his arms." Give her to me." he ordered. Xander nodded and changed into a panther straight away. He did not want to provoke him! Mathyas took Sienna and put her on the bed. "You need to dry."He said gently and took another towel and put it on her wet hair. Sienna stared at Mathyas's pale face with big eyes. It felt a bit weird, that he was so nice to her suddenly!

Just then Ramse came into the room with the warm velvet dark blue nightgown."Ahh, king Mathyas, she is done already?" he looked a bit surprised at the pale king trying to dry Sienna's hair clumsily.

Mathyas looked at Ramse a bit harshly. "You were right, the panther stays. She just tried to drown herself!"

Sienna bit her lips. It was no point to explain them anything!

Mathyas touched her cheek."Sienna, I'm also sad that Sarcos is gone. He did it for the revenge of my father and for you. He said to me to keep you well. I will try to be a good mate to you. Just get better and don't do this anymore, promise me!" His scarlet red eyes stared into her blue ones seriously as he held her chin up in his pale hands.

Sienna nodded her head slowly. She had no choice anyway!

Mathyas smiled and kissed her forehead "Rest well tonight." He stood up and went out.

"Do you need help dressing up?" Ramse glared upset at her.

Siena shook her head."Thank you. I will do it."

Ramse grinned cheekily as he put the nightgown on the bed next to her and went out too.

Xander as the huge black panther just turned his back to Sienna. "I will be your guard from now on." he sighed.

"Thank you, Xander, I'm glad you are here," Sienna said softly. She put on the warm blue velvet nightgown. She brushed her hair sitting in front of the black and silver vanity mirror staring into the glass, imagining Sarcos's face next to hers. The tears rolled down her cheeks as she brushed the long golden hair, so Xander put his big panther head on her lap. Sienna petted it mindlessly. She totally forgot Xander is a man!

Late at the midnight, Ramse came to check on Sienna again.

She still sat in front of the mirror in the dark, the candles long time finished, and she was petting Xander's head with big tears running down her cheeks.

"Xander, go away from her or you will be bold!" Ramse sighed.

"Sienna, eat some mint leaves and go to the bed," Ramse gave her a little cup with water and a few mint leaves. Sienna ate it and Ramse put her to bed. He held his hand on her eyes, "Don't cry and go to sleep!" he said firmly.

Sienna felt a bit anxious, but Ramse's hand was warm, so she relaxed slowly and fell asleep. She was exhausted from that horrible long day!

Ramse waited till she fall asleep, then he turned to Xander."Guard, I will come later for you, we need to get some supplies for her and hunt. "

Xander nodded."But who will stay with her?" he pointed his head at sleeping, Sienna.

"I will ask Mathyas," Ramse said and went out worriedly.