"Ha...haha...hahaha...hahahahahaha..." King Hassan's laughter came in ripples, taking everyone in the room, including his daughter by surprise. No one had seen the king smile for years now, talk less of laughing.
The laughter echoed in the foreboding silence, as everyone dreaded what would happen next.
Princess Amina, scowl deepened, her towering rage terrifying. She was tempted to flaunt her father's order and plunge her dagger into the prince's beating heart. But the one word that held her temporarily spellbound was the mention of her friend's name.
Although Princess Amina had watched a live broadcast of King Xavier parading a supposedly dead princess as Lolitha, she didn't for once believe it. She considered the royal family dead and their memories forever in her heart.
However, hearing this bold prince, who wasn't afraid of death mention Lolitha's name, weakened her killer instinct.