Unfolding the secrets

All the workers in Autumn palace were astonished looking at their youngest princess. She looked nothing less then a queen, beside her was the hero of Menoran. The youngest General of the Clan of Blacks. The dashing Arron Black.

It was like the grand celebration. Dalia along with Jeon sat in porch sipping the white wine, remembering their old memories seeing the younger, enjoying to their fullest. Alga's discussion with Belle about human world, Neil teasing Alfiyya, Addam trying to mingle with the fellows. It was all deceptions to someone who secretly had eyes on them.

The next move Aella had in her mind was known to Arron as he read it. He stood in front of her when she was lost in her thoughts as he said, "Princess you are not doing this alone." She looked at him confused when reality hit her as she widened her eyes and nearly shouted at him, "You can not read my mind without my permission Earl."

She was loud enough to attract everyone in the pavilion of Autumn Palace. Addam hesitated to speak but uttered, "your highness General Arron is not an Earl." To end this awkward situation, Professor Jeon decided to end it by the melody of his flute as everyone cheered for him.

Dalia was flabbergasted when she heard him deciding to play his melody. The melody he used to play centuries ago in the little gatherings they had. The melody he played when he used to be hurt but couldn't share it with anyone. The only melody he created as they used to make fun of him, because he never played any other melody.

His magical white flute matching his white attire and hair. When he held it out to outside with his slender fingers, the mouthpiece touching his plump pink lips his black mole under his lower lip making him look like an angel, Dalia's breathe hitched when he played his melody, as the memories flooded their minds.

The music held pain in it somehow Alga felt he has heard it before as he again saw the glimpse of Professor Jeon in a little gathering with people he never saw before. The wind blew smoother with the flow of melody as if it was trying to console him.

Jeon was drowning into his past when unexpectedly someone else joined him in the melody, this time the same melody was no more melancholic but had frivolity and hope in it.

It was Arron playing his black flute, Professor Jeon smirked and decided to make the melody intense, but Arron was nothing less as he was competing Jeon with his full energy.

Meanwhile Aella's power were getting out of control as she was getting angry, because she couldn't distract herself from him. She was standing near fireplace when she screamed, getting rid of the flame in her hands slightly burning them.

Jeon and Arron stopped playing as they heard her scream. All were confused on the fact that how Arron knew the melody except Dalia, she was calm. Alfiyya ran toward her as Aella had her eyes all red with the pain.

She ran away from the pavilion and refrained them to follow her. Arron was worried about her, while other's looked at him with questions, while he had his own mind filled with questions, he thought "Why did she call me Earl? How did she knew I started to hear her thoughts ? Why is she having so many secrets and mysterious friends around her ?"

It was a big day tomorrow, secrets were to be unleashed, criminals were to be punished and evils were to be found. Holding her breathe she went under hot water in the royal bath, she closed her eyes thinking about tomorrow as it was her last day in palace.

Suddenly someone held her both hands and dragged her out of the water, as she crashed in a hard bare chest, he heard her thoughts of being in palace for last day. Before her mind could react her body recognized whose touch it was.

She had her eyes wide opened as their breathe mixed with each others he stared into her eyes for his questions, she silently remained in his arms not wanting to answer. Suddenly she saw his eyes moving down to her white dress almost transparent now exposing her honey skinned body.

He gulped as she realized and turned her back towards him. She was about to get out of water when he hugged her from back like his life depends on it, as he spoke near her ear, "Marchioness Aella ! Don't run away from your husband. I have every right on the body you are hiding." His deep husky voice made her drowned in the moment as he turned her over holding her waist tightly making her let out a soft moan, she closed her eyes at the sensations. As Arron came closer she opened her eyes and spoke with her famous cold tone, mocking him "Indeed this body is yours to get pleasure General."

He stopped his actions, as he looked in her eyes. He was hurt it was visible in his eyes. He softly smiled at her pecking her forehead, he hugged her and again muttered, "I am sorry princess, but remember I will be by your side tomorrow in palace and I promise I will make it up to you." He left her perplexed alone in the bathtub. She wondered whether she did the right thing or not.

It was early in the morning the whole palace smelled like flowers. Everyone woke up and came out of their chambers, what they saw shocked them. The whole palace had bluebell flowers implanted everywhere. The Autumn palace no more showed any signs of autumn.

The news made other princesses jealous as they came to know about it. These flowers made the Autumn palace second in beauty after the royal palace. It was not tolerable to them, so they headed towards Autumn palace to torture the youngest princess again.

As they reached the palace, Meiki panicked and went to Arron saying, "They again came to hurt her. She must not be instigated." He was annoyed yet he took a deep breath and spoke, "Don't worry Meiki. Princess is no more alone."

She was practicing her sword skills in the backyard. When the group of princess reached there to bully her as she seemed unbothered about it. One of them threw stone at her, but someone's sword was fast enough to reverse the direction of stone hitting the princess on head, making everyone gasp with shock.

Everyone widened their eyes as Jeon smirked and whispered to Dalia, "Now look at how he mess them up." Dalia whispered back, "It's so similar Jeon just like everything is repeating again." Arron apologized to the princess politely and spoke, "I am sorry princess but when I saw the stone is going to hurt my bluebell I had to do something and accidentally it hurt you. I didn't mean it."

Every princess gasped at the name Arron called to princess, making Aella's eyes wide open. The eldest princess rudely spoke, "Your bluebell ? You never loved her. Everybody knows it." Arron scoffed and said, "I love her, it's just that it's none of your business to meddle with my princess."

Aella smirked feeling proud when they were burning with jealousy as the second princess asked, "Who planted flowers in palace youngest princess never did it in four years." This is when Arron held Aella closer making her flustered and spoke, "My wife is the most beautiful woman and these flowers grew on border. They always made me remember her, so I wanted to surprise her by planting them all over our home. It symbolizes that even if we are far she is always with me in my heart in the form of these flowers. Am I right bluebell ?"

Aella was shy now as she silently nodded, the crimson color appeared on her cheeks making her friends gasp as they together spoke in a sync, "Commander is blushing" When Jeon and Dalia muttered same thing, "They are unbelievable."

Aella thanked him as Arron insulted those mean princesses with his actions. She was going to leave when he held her hand and spoke to her without turning her. "Your body is not what I crave for, it's your love that I desire. I hope you forgive me, for all those years. Let's sort every little thing and live a happy life."

He left from there after handing her a blue bow, she gasped and stumbled falling on ground staring the same bow, her name carved on it that Earl Arron gave to her last time. She wondered if he is in love with her or princess ?

Everyone was silent in the court she stood in her golden royal attire in front of King and queen with her serious face and Arron stood beside her in his black armor radiating the cold General's vibes, as they both bowed to the king.

The king asked Arron to proceed as he spoke, "Your highness before leaving border, we had to inform you about the clashes within the state." King furrowed his eyebrow and spoke, "You must speak with the evidence."

Aella spoke and said, "You declared a decree 22 years ago about the next king." The king nodded as she continued, "Your fourth wife and my mother died while giving birth to me." The king had sad expressions visible on his face as he quietly tried to contemplate what is she up to ?

Arron continued as he spoke, "Your highness recently there have been many wars, the army of Roosha is heading towards Menoran in a week. Azaarius is going to attack in 3 days." The king furrowed his eyebrow as he wanted to know what is the couple upto. Aella continued, "Father you are not feeling well as you are frequently getting sick."

There were silent murmurings all over the court as queen spoke, "Be more clear with your intentions and speak." Aella sighed and spoke, "Father the plan of your execution." As everyone gasped many taken aback, suddenly the royal guard tried to attack princess but was luckily blocked by Arron and killed by his sword. His furious gaze warning every person in the court.

King turned furious now and demanded the explanation for every statement as Aella spoke, "Oleander father ! The poisonous flowers in your room. They are making you sick." These flowers are kept in king's room by the order of king's second wife. As the third prince interrupted her and spoke, "young princess are you trying to impeach my mother ?"

Arron replied him, "Calm down prince. We will prove it." with that Alga brought the flowers of Oleander and a liquid in Belle's hand as he spoke adding the flower petals in the bowl, "Your highness the petals will change it's color in black because of it's poisonous features which is making your health worst."

Arron further continued as Addam brought many maps along with him, "Your highness the strategy of war is to always stay one step ahead of your enemy, so I always sent my informers inside enemies disguising them as one of them." Addam opened every map as Aella spoke, "The rebels within royals joined hands with the enemies to attack Menoran." King was surprised as the ministers panicked, she showed all the maps one by one explaining to her father, "These are the mines filled with riches and precious stones within Menoran."

Arron further continued with the torn letters written on royal papers of the palace, "these are the letters sent to Roosha to allure them in greed of the riches." While king inspected the letters, Aella spoke, "The bait for Roosha was valuable mines and riches of Menoran in order to get the throne the person behind it wished that all royals shall be executed by the Roosha." The king was confused as he spoke, "But the language of Roosha is only known to one person."

Arron spoke, "Exactly the third wife of king." As Neil brought in the messenger who took these letters to Roosha and the messenger confessed proving Third wife guilty. King was now disappointed as Aella further continued, "Father my mother was killed, she didn't die naturally."

King was losing his calmness now as Alfiyya brought an old women who confessed she was ordered by the second wife to kill the fourth wife and her child because she despised her as she was favored by king, but the princess was lucky as king came and held her, before she was killed.

It was too much for royal court to handle as all the guilty people were taken to prison, when Aella again spoke, "There is something more going on in palace. The treasury is being looted silently. The unknown taxes are forcefully collected from people without your knowledge." She handed him the accounts as she finally asked for leave. "I have fulfilled my responsibilities in Capital father, and you have granted me permission to leave for border."

As she bowed Arron stopped her by saying, "Your highness even though Aella is princess she is still my wife and I demand justice for her." The king asked, "What do you mean by justice ?" Arron replied him, "Even though I was on border I knew everything happening in Autumn palace. My wife has been bullied, and drowned in water in jealousy."

Now those princesses were scared for their lives as they decided to surrender and confess one by one against each other, the eldest princess spoke, "It was the wife of fourth prince who was jealous of her beauty as the news of General Safdar to get her spreaded."

The wife of fourth prince said, "Eldest princess thought she is lucky to get king's attention and General Arron as her husband." When the 5th princess spoke, "Father I am guilty too as I could not take stand for princess when they bullied her, taunted her, drowned her and broke her ribs by beating her up till the time she was no longer breathing."

She took a long sigh and spoke in guilty with her glassy eyes, "I witnessed every thing that sisters and sister in laws did. They thought she was dead and planned to spread the rumor that she was depressed by General Arron's behavior towards her."

All the princesses were impeached for murder, some exiled, some sent back to their kingdoms, when Aella pleaded king to spare the fifth princess and requested him to remove her name from the succession of throne.

As all the secrets were unfolded the work of Arron and Aella was done here and they were preparing to head towards the border along with their group of warriors as Belle briefed Arron about her sea army and the enemies.

Someone mysterious scoffed in darkness while speaking, "They think these coward royals were capable of doing all this. Get ready kids even your parents could not outsmart me. I am not going gentle on you all." The mysterious person laughed like a maniac, while staring them.