The word of the Tiger King

The next morning Sienna awoke and get ready for her dancing lesson. Tyrell was working already. She got dressed up excitedly and tried to get out of the castle with Ziran but was stopped by the guards." The queen is not to leave the castle," they said politely.

"Do you want to fight for it?"Ziran's eyes lit up.

"No, please forgive us. It is direct king's order, please fight with him if you must." the guards swallowed hardly. Nobody even wanted to train with Ziran lately, because he was even more brutal than before!

Sienna turned to Ziran and frowned."I was thinking, Tyrell did not mean it literally." she moaned a bit upset.

" You can see now that he was!"Ziran glanced at Sienna. "I told you don't push him. Now you can dance in the garden. I will watch." he grinned.

"Are you going to play the drum?"Sienna giggled a bit wildly.

"I can whistle, "Ziran smirked at her.

"I'm not a dog," Sienna frowned.

"But I can whistle quite well, even the Belua beasts like it." he chuckled.

"I'm not a men-eating beast!"Sienna opened her eyes wide.

"Are you sure?"Ziran chuckled.

"That is enough!"Sienna blushed and bit her lips."I like to practise in private. Let's go to Tyrell's office, maybe I can convince him to let me go."Sienna said hopefully.

"Yeah, that's gonna happen."Ziran chuckled."You have clearly no idea how stubborn he can be."

"Tyrell never refused me anything."Sienna furrowed her brows. "Why would he now?"

"You will see. Let's go."Ziran led her to Tyrell's office. Ziran stood waiting outside the door and Sienna went in.

Sienna came to Tyrell, who was working with Magnus. "Good morning my love." she kissed his cheek."

Tyrell circled her waist and kissed her lips lightly."Where are you going Sienna?" he looked at her cape and warm dress.

" I like to go dancing my love," she leaned on him.

Tyrell felt her blue eyes mesmerizing him again and shook his head from a daze."No! My word stands."

"But my love, Lord Ziran will come with me, and I can take Bran too," she begged sweetly hugging his chest.

"I will take you tomorrow." he nodded firmly.

"But Rosella will be upset with me again."Sienna frowned. "This is not fair. Pleeaaasseee!"She looked into his eyes again pleadingly.

Tyrell felt his heart clench painfully."I have work now, I said tomorrow."He said a bit sternly.

"But my love..."Sienna tried harder."

"We are very busy dear queen," Magnus noted as well.

Sienna ignored Magnus and looked at Tyrell."Tyrell? It is not my week with you? I don't mind you have to work, but you can't just lock me in."

"I said already."Tyrell nodded firmly."I will take you tomorrow my love."

"Ok, then," Sienna bit her lips angrily. She went out of his office. Ziran looked at her curiously and she shook her head frowning a bit. They went thru the corridors. Suddenly Sienna stopped at the big mirror in one of the saloons. She took a deep breath and stared into the big golden mirror."Do I look different or something?" she stared into her tiger eyes."Why he is so cold suddenly?" she asked herself a bit upset.

"You look beautiful as always."Ziran nodded."He is trying to make you feel safe by being firm." he sighed.

"Who told him such a stupid thing?"Sienna laughed bitterly."I'm not a little lapdog." Sienna went to the garden and clenched into Ziran's arm."Ziran, can we maybe sneak out thru the walls?" She looked at him wildly.

"Do you want me to lose my head?" he looked at her seriously.

"No, "Sienna shook her head."Why would you?"

"Then don't push Tyrell anymore. He is lenient with you only."Ziran noted.

"What?" Sienna stared."From when?"

"From his return from wetlands. He became more serious, more violent and hard on people. But I guess is alright for a king."Ziran nodded.

"How did this happen?"Sienna looked at him wildly.

"I think that mage taught him a lesson of being firm." Ziran nodded."He doesn't let anyone go off easily now."He added.

"Aha. Do you think he will punish me too?"Sienna asked him satirically.

"Yes, he will lock you in the dungeon."Ziran chuckled.

"Are you serious?"Sienna asked him worriedly.

"Sure. Rather behave."Ziran pinched her chin playfully.

"Would you ever lock me in the dungeon, Ziran?"Sienna furrowed her brows.

"Sure."He nodded brutishly."I will lock you in the dungeon of my heart and I will not let you out till you will be mine." he said in a pretentious scary voice.

"How could you be so cruel to me."Sienna moaned. "I do not like dungeons or being locked up. If you will lock me up, I do not want you anymore..."Sienna shook her head playing upset.

"Did not Sarcos lock you up?"Ziran lifted his brows cheekily."And you still accepted him."

"Yes, but in his room. Not in a dungeon."Sienna scoffed.

"But what if the cell is pretty?"Ziran smirked at her.

"Pretty?"Sienna asked in a mocking tone.

"Well, Tyrell made you a special cell decorated with pink hearts, little starry diamonds and with sewing stuff in it yesterday night," Ziran said pitifully and shooked his shoulder in almost bitter laughter.

"What?"Sienna felt wrong.

"Magnus advised him. He wants to teach you rules, but it is a secret, so shhh..."Ziran put a finger on his lips.

"Does Sarcos knows of it?" Sienna asked worriedly.

"Not yet." he shook his head.

Sienna frowned and sat in the garden heartbroken."How dare he! Like I need a cell in the dungeon! I can't even break out from my own bedroom, that weak am I here!"She scoffed.

Sienna grinned her face uncomfortably. She would never guess Tyrell will prepare a dungeon cell for her. It really made her upset."Ziran, I do not want to be like this. I want to go home, till he is nice again."She bit her lips.

'You are home, no?"Ziran chuckled.

"I can't have a home in a castle with a dungeon cell for me." she shook her head.

Suddenly the messenger falcon screeched and landed near them. Ziran picked the raptor with a snake sign onto his forearm and freed the folded letter from his leg. He smiled and gave it to Sienna.

"A letter from Sharchan!" Sienna smiled. She opened it and read aloud.

"My dear queen Sienna,

Please, come to my castle as my week starts, I still have plenty of work to do, so can't accompany you. I want to make your stay here comfortable and I'm excited to see you, my love.

Your loving king Sharchan"

"What do you say Ziran?"Sienna stared at the words."When was Sharchan too busy to come to pick me up?" she shook her head in disbelief."And the weird way he wrote it?"

"It is too polite of him."Ziran shook his head."Like he wants to lure you in."

"Well, I'm his anyway. "Sienna sighed." I did not see him for ages. Hopefully, Sharchan doesn't have another golden cage for me at his castle." she looked at Ziran."Why Tyrell has to be like this when Sarcos is not around? If Tyrell will be a dictator as well, I will have only Marco to help me out." she pressed her hands worriedly at her chest still holding the letter.

"Tyrell just kept his word, don't be upset, he thinks he is doing it for you."Ziran noded." Try to convince him gently and be sweet to him. Do not mention the cell to him or I will be in the trouble."Ziran whispered."Most likely he did it so Magnus is quiet."

"What?"Sienna asked.

"Magnus is quite good at manipulating Tyrell because he knows him long."Ziran nodded."Anyway I have a spare key from it." he smiled cheekily.

"I do not like these games."Sienna shook her head.

"Just be extra nice to Tyrell and try to sway him away from Magnus, hm?"Ziran smirked at her.

"Sway?"Sienna looked at him.

"Like seduce him..."Ziran chuckled.

"Hm," Sienna nodded her head and started to think about seducing Tyrell. She knew Ziran is right, Magnus knows her personality quite well and he must warn Tyrell, that she might be upset with him, so he would not budge from his rules.

Sienna spent the rest of the morning in the garden, just walking around with Ziran and looking at the sky. She felt trapt. Then she went to have a light lunch in the kitchen. She watched the cooks prepare the fruits and berries in the glass jars for winter. "Can I help?" she asked sweetly.

"No," the head chef shook his head."King Tyrell allowed you only to eat here and watch, no work. King Sarcos's order."

'Aha..."Sienna bit her lips," It must be my famous cooking skills." she chuckled.

Tyrell felt wrong. It did not seem right to him as he talked to Sienna. It made him upset." I will go surprise her." he thought.