The prison was full of dragon scales and teeth, it was a very dim and brooding room, Lady Salsa two handmaiden inspected the prison they were thrown into and felt wronged in their mind, their displeasure was written brightly on their face
" kariya, shadia!, you don't have to feel wronged for this Lady" Queen Tekiya was just emphasizing her right and teaching me the right cause" Lady Salsa said to the two young girls besides her
" but my lady ain't she too cruel? This is just your first day of arrival, we haven't even settle in" Shadia said full of contempt
"Keep your voice down, don't forget the walls have ears" Kariya scowled her
"But ..but" she pouted angrily
" it's okay Shadia, we will soon be out" Lady Salsa said to them to ease their wronged and fret heart
My eggs! Will Queen Tekiya harm them, lady Salsa knew she ain't much of importance to Kunshiya kun and he wouldn't side her nor make things better for her but she knew that her eggs are the only hope for him to be a father, will he allow His Queen to kill them? Her safety might not be important but she have to leave this darn place as soon as possible, even if Kunshiya Kun wants to protect her eggs he might not be around always, there are so many state affairs and turbulent issues concerning the country, he wouldn't have enough time to protect her hatchlings.
Lady Salsa was deep in thought when the two handmaiden were making sleeping arrangements with the few blankets and bedspread available in the so called prison , she eyed the surrounding and sighed deeply, she have to think of ways to leave here, her eggs her more important than her life or her prestige, she won't let Queen Tekiya have her ways with them..
Lady Salsa was almost asleep when an imperial guard brought their dinner it was a fish soup some buns, the imperial guards threw the food reckless at them as the handmaiden quickly try their best to safeguard their dinner,
" you sly pig! Do you know who my lady is? She is the future mother of the dragon babies" Shadia retorted angrily to the incautious guard,
Paaaa
The cheeks was met with a slap from kariya and she eyed her meaningful then Shadia bowed her head and kept her thoughts to herself, the guard only laughed and still kicked her more then left the prison
" Do you know your wrongs" Lady Salsa said immediately the guard was out of earshot.
" Yes my lady , I know my wrong"
"Do you? Then tell me" she countered
" I shouldn't have said those words earlier" she said with unshed tears building up in her eyes
"Remember don't count your eggs before they are hatched, we don't know the future situation, we can't bring more troubles to ourselves with our words or actions" we have to do everything cautiously " Lady Salsa explained to the two girls
"I am sorry for bringing troubles to My lady please forgive me this once" Shadia bowed and pleaded
"It's okay, let's eat " Lady Salsa said, then kariya brought the food closer to them then served her Lady, Shadia couldn't hold her hunger as she jumped to pick a bun, Lady Salsa just smiled at her recklessness
Such a silly child, foodie, Lady Salsa smirked which made Kariya laughed happily
" Shadia control your covetousness, My lady haven't even taken a bit" she said to the silly child that already down her buns
"Yummy!! " was the only word Shadia was able to utter as her mouth was still full of bun..
Lady salsa was about to take a bit when Shadia started holding her stomach and complaining of stomach aches
"My tummy, my tummy!! She groaned with pain, Kariya immediately took out her silver needle to test the bun and the soup but the bun was poisoned while the soup wasn't,
"My Lady I failed you, I should have tested the food when they brought it" kariya said to Lady Salsa
" my tum...m...yyy" Shadia groaned and rolled in severe pain
" quick call the guards, they have to safe her!!
Guards!!! Guards!!!!! Gaurds!!!
Kariya shouted from the prison but no one came as it was a set up plot from above, they could only watch Shadia bled and die of agony, Lady Salsa watched as one of the girls that accompanied her for years died from pain and predicament that was meant for her and sobbed uncontrollably, Kariya consoled and cried along with her.
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"It's about time for the cat to catch the prey" one of you go and check how things her in the prison" Queen Tekiya said to her handmaiden.
....Queen Tekiya waited in her palace graciously for the good news while she sipped her fresh wine with her scornful face,"My queen, The prison sent news, there was death but it's not of Lady Salsa" the servant replied bowing"You mean that outside slut managed to escape my plot!" Queen Tekiya roared and threw the glass at her, freshly made red wine poured like blood on the royal floor," I'm sorry my Queen""Get out !!, take her out and beat her to death" Queen Tekiya retorted angrily, the servant shivered and bowed their heads, no one could breath probably because they are afraid that Queen Tekiya might took offense, at that very moment they all held their breath and kept their head bowed in fear,For the next two days, Queen Tekiya was still very paranoid and angry any single mistake of any servants, she will ordered them beaten to death, to the point everyone was now beseeching curses at Lady Salsa for not dying.Meanwhile in th
It was buzzing and ceremonial all over the city as the first full moon first of the year annual festival is coming up, foreigners are seen coming in while indigenes were preparing for the festival, the first full moon festival is one of the most celebrated festival in the kingdom because dragons get the chance to meet their beloved and confessed their love, under the full moon there's no pretense because the moon will trigger the love within and make you to be sincere at that particular moment, so dragons preferred to confess their feeling at that particular day, young dragon girls and boys who haven't gotten a beloved yet always listened eagerly when their parents explained the importance of the festival, most boys would have already prepared and memorized their love essay before the full moon, it was the same particular day some decades ago when the dragon king imperial mother died, since then he was always grumpy and moody on that particular day, it just two
When Kunshiya Kun came back later in the night, Lady Salsa was already fast asleep on the couch, He picked her up and laid her on the bed, moonlight shone brightly on her jade like face, her brows and lashes were so beautiful, he couldn't help but traced it with his finger, what a pity she would have to go for their hatchlings to come to the world, will the eggs share resemblance with her? Kunshiya kun thought, when he was growing up his Queen mother always narrates how his father laid down his life for him as his progenitor, that was why he could be as powerful as he is, and it wasn't only because of that, it was also because his father couldn't watch his beloved Queen die before him, so he volunteered to be the progenitor, but him Kunshiya kun will never love any woman to that extreme, he lacked father's role in his life, he will never allow his hatchlings to go through that same torment, from today onward he will give Salsa anything he wants, and shower her with any gifts u
After so much thoughts Queen Tekiya ordered her best men to destroy the two eggs, the astronomer doesn't clarify which one exactly will be the kukulkan, so they have to take precautions against the two, when the ordered assassins got to the incubator, they saw one egg close to the lake while the other egg was buried deep under the ground, their first thought was to destroy the one under the ground first them go destroy the second one, immediately they brought out the one deep under the ground, the chief assassinator saw the uniqueness and said this must really be the kukulkan, for it was green in color and it's aura was so powerful, the only way to destroy this kind of eggs is to put it in a stream or a lake, Yes, a lake is right here !! The chief assassinator then ordered his men to pick up the unsheathed egg and drop it into the lake with the other egg, immediately the green egg touched the lake, it released a very dreadful and powerful aura that blew all the
..What!!!! Who dare!!" Kunshiya kun roared, who dare hurt my eggs!! Kunshiya kun changed to his dragon form and flew to the cave but what was left of the cave was mere ashes, he changed back and went to the cave but it was ruined and disfigured, he saw his chief steward's body flowing down the ice lake, but what was in his mind at the moment was his beloved hatchling, then he saw the dragon egg, very black in-color and void of all soul.... wasn't this the same egg he heated yesterday? Wasn't this the same egg that looked so gigantic and beautiful yesterday, he cried woefully as he moved closer to the black egg , his hands stroked the eggs and he could sense it soul leaving the egg, his hatchling is really dead... he doesn't mind! He would have welcome it and loved it more than anything, he doesn't care if it was the future kukulkan, it was his hatchling for crying out loud!! Anyone who did this will not go scot free!! He vowed"Send
It's been two days after the death of one of the royal hatchlings, the relationship between The dragon king and lady Salsa became so strained and void, the lady lost all coloring and always look defeated, she stopped doing all her daily routine, she only sleeps and and cry... Tekiya was bewildered, she doesn't know how to console her lady."My lady, don't cry anymore, your health matters" kariya said the hundredth time but Lady Salsa only wailed softly into the now mucus ridden pillow.."My lady, let me get you a new pillow" kariya said as she eyed the pillow her lady had been clinging on since morning, when she didn't receive any complaint from Lady Salsa, she made her exit from the bedroom, on getting to the pavilion, she met the dragon king with his entourages coming in."Your Majesty" she bowed in greetings"How's your mistress?, is she still crying""Reporting to your majesty, Lady Salsa has been bedridden for the past two days, she neit
.."Tell the general to bring him to me" Kunshiya kun fumed angrily. At his order, the message was passed down to the general immediately, the general only thought he was suspicion because of his newly scarred cheeks and dirty cloth, the suspect haven't acknowledged whether he's guilty or not and there's no evidence to prove it, he can only respect his King's order.Unknowingly to the general, the suspect companions had found out that he has been taken and they've reported it to their instigator, and Queen Tekiya already gave an order to make sure he died tight lipped, on the general way to the palace, the general was attacked and waylaid by so many assassins as they tried to fight him off and kidnap the suspect, on the battle field in their dragon form, they threw fire and and slayed one another with claws and teeth, the general's dragon was one of the best dragon and he easily fought of many assassins on his own, The general identity took them by surprise as
Several days after the assassination, the tension in the palace seized and everyone were able to breath deeply, but Lady Salsa has became a shadow of herself. She only smile or look alive whenever she saw or touched the silver egg, her joy and existence only circled on the egg, which made Kunshiya kun happy and sad at the same time, had he really started falling for her? Or was it sympathy? The moon was high in the sky, while darkness fell upon the whole kingdom, the king was sleeping when he had a strange dream, he saw a very beautiful dragon, blue eyed like him, beaming and smiling up at him, as they rode side by side in the sky. "Father!" The blue eyed dragon mind linked. "Father" it called out again as it flew higher and in the sky. When he woke up the next morning, kunshiya kun was in a great mood for he had never felt that kind of protective and loving feeling ever, his servants sensed his mood and was happy that the dragon king is finally normal, well