Suddenly a knock came to Shiandra's door.
"Come in!" She shouted.Jordan entered."Advisor. What brings you here this late?" "I cannot sleep""What is troubling you, did something happen to Alex?" "I can't stop thinking about you."Shiandra was confused."What do you mean by that, have I done something wrong?""Yes! you stole my heart. I love you Shiandra." Jordan walked closer to Shiandra.Her eyes widened."Your breath reaks alcohol." She said. Jordan chuckled. He walked even closer."What are you doing?" Shiandra shouted"I want you now. Please tell me you want me back."The odour from Jordan's mouth each time he exhaled was too strong.Shiandra turned her face away from the man.But he walked even closer. Suddenly, he grabbed Shiandra by the arm."Let me go this instant." The man was reluctant to let go. Jordan pulled Shiandra to himself and began to kiss her forcefully. Shiandra tried to fight him off, but he was not willing to let her go that simple. He went as far as grabbing her butt. "No!" Shiandra shouted. The man still would not let go.The King suddenly entered the room after hearing the sound of glass breaking."Jordan!" He shouted.Shiandra punched Jordan while he was distracted. A punch so strong that it made him fall to the ground. The King punched Jordan as well."Forgive me my Lord." The man cried."Go home right at this minute. You will return here sober."The King commanded.Jordan ran out of the palace too ashamed to even look at Shiandra."I am very sorry. I don't know what came over Jordan. It is the first time I have seen him that way." Said the King.
Shiandra stood there crying."He should be punished. The people must know what he did to me.""He did not get inside of you, did he?""No he did not.""Then there is nothing he will be punished for.""But Sigh. He grabbed me forcefully towards himself. He kissed me when I was hesitant." Shiandra protested."You shall not say this to anyone. Jordan is the most respected warrior in Kineti. He only touched you under the influence of wine. He will ask for forgiveness when he is sober and you shall accept it. That will be the end of it, understood?""That is not fair my Lord. He is at fault and must be punished, no matter his rank.""He is our best warrior Shiandra. I will speak with him. Try to sleep alright." The King then left the room."Argh!" Shiandra cried, with a disgusted look on her face. The woman felt disrespected. She wanted to teach Jordan a lesson. And what a better way to do it than with her magical powers. The following night. Shiandra changed her appearance into looking like a reflection of Alex. "Wonderful. That man will pay for what he has done to me." She said. Shiandra immediately turned into a bat then arrived at Jordan's house. She turned back to Alex's reflection then began to knock on the door. Jordan opened and immediately hugged the reflection, he thought was his real son."Oh Alex. How I missed you." The alcohol had left Jordan's body. He was completely sober. Even his breath did not stick."You must be starving. I will prepare something for you. Sit there. I am coming." He said.Shiandra sat on the sitting room chair. She kept her legs wide open as if she were Alex. Jordan returned with a plate filled with mashed potatoes and sirloin steak."All for you my son. Eat eat!" He saidShiandra grabbed the steak and began to eat it. "How have you been? You never even visit anymore. Have I done something bad to you?" Jordan asked. Shiandra chuckled. "You have. You did me countless wrongs. Why did you do it father?"Jordan's began to worry."What have I done my son?" He asked."The King told me you forced yourself on Shiandra."Tears fell down from Jordan's eyes. "My son, I am mostly ashamed and regret what I have done. I don't know what came over me.""Do you realise that you have made yourself an enemy?"Jordan paused for a while."My son I will face Shiandra tomorrow and apologize to her properly." He said."And you think one simple apology is going to fix things?""It has to my son. I know that I was at fault. I know that she works hard. My intention was not to hurt her. I had developed feelings for her and I somehow thought she did too." Jordan explained."Father if you thought that she might have feelings for you, why did you not speak to her openly instead of molesting her?"Jordan became silent for a while. "I dont know what was wrong with my head at the time.I only thought she and I would become an item. As I felt very close to her."Shiandra became furious."Did she show any sign of desiring you?" She asked."She would frequently speak with me with such calmness and.." Shiandra interfered."Father, have you not learned anything about women?" She asked.Jordan took offense. He began to frown. "You may be my son, I might love you but I will not tolerate your disrespect!" He said in a firm voice. "What will you do to me, father?""Is that your way of testing me?" Jordan hardened his voice."Father you are an embarrassment to me. I will never be able to face Shiandra now that you have assaulted her in this manner."Jordan widened his eyes. "What can i do to make things better between us?" He asked, with tears in his eyes."I need something to quench my thirst. Do you have any alcoholic beverage for us to drink."Jordan went on to fetch the alcohol and returned that instant.He poured then wine for both of them."Father do you still have a piece of that steak?"Jordan smiled."Yes my son, there's plenty. Do you like how I prepared it?" He asked.Alex nodded.While Jordan was in the kitchen dishing up for his son or who the one he thought was his son of whom he missed dearly was ecstatic to see him again. Shiandra poured a portion inside Jordan's wine. She then sat properly and continued to sip on her wine. "Here you are my son." Said Jordan, placing the plate filled with steak in front of Shiandra."Let's eat." Said the reflection.Jordan began with the wine. He gulped it down that very moment then became ill that very moment. He began to tremble. "Help me son!" Jordan tried to speak, his voice slowly fading.He then stopped moving, yet his eyes were wide open.Shiandra returned to her normal body that very moment. Jordan was shocked."You have never forced yourself to me? Men have a way of thinking that everything they do is justifiable. Well I refuse to be any one's victim. I might be a witch, but I did not deserve what you did to me." Said Shiandra.Tears fell from Jordans cheeks. As he lay there paralyzed."This is what you deserve. You are a perveted man and your King is a coward. Both of you shall pay for your treatment towards me. I will destroy Kineti and everyone who is in it. I will destroy Alex and I will destroy Carmen!" Shiandra said in a sharp tone.She then turned into a bat and returned to the palace.The next day, Shiandra packed all of her belongings and prepared to leave. When Carmen knocked on her bedroom door, she teased Shiandra about not having prepared a hot bath for her as she usually did. Shiandra replied that Carmen was no longer a child and did not need her. Carmen was surprised by her response and asked if she was leaving without saying goodbye. Shiandra confirmed that she was, stating that she was no longer needed as Carmen was now a grown woman. The princess insisted that Shiandra should at least say goodbye before leaving, and ran to fetch King Cyrus when Shiandra refused to do so. The King was surprised when he heard that Shiandra was leaving and asked her if she was doing so because of what had happened with Jordan. Shiandra admitted that this was the reason for her departure and refused to be persuaded to stay. She told the King that she would always be inferior in his eyes, and that he had defended Jordan even after he had forced himself on her. The King tried t
Five days had passed since Alex had received news of his father's illness and he had returned to Kineti as soon as he could. He had transformed into a handsome young man, with a changed posture, bigger muscles, and a neatly trimmed beard. Upon seeing his father lying in bed, he knelt down and tears began to flow down his cheeks. "I'm sorry for taking so long to come to you. I was preoccupied with work and I had no idea things were this bad," he said to his father. Jordan tried to smile, but it was weak. Alex was shocked to see his father move. "You can move!" he exclaimed happily. Dr Collins was also surprised and began to analyze Jordan's condition. "This is the first time he has moved in a while. He must be very happy that you're here," he said. "Really? Then I'll visit him as often as I can," replied Alex with a smile. Jordan smiled, and the doctor noticed the improvement in his condition. "Indeed, the gods have answered our prayers. There is hope for your father," said the docto
Alex was about to leave when suddenly the King caught him leaving Carmen's room."My Lord!" Alex said bowing his head quickly, embarrassed as well as afraid of what the King's reaction might be."What were you doing in my daughter's room?" The King asked."N..nothing my Lord. I only wanted to see if she was alright my Lord. We didn't stay in there for too long. I was about to leave now. I am leaving." Alex said , stuttering.The King laughed."Alex I know you would never take advantage of my daughter. Come with me. I have been meaning to speak with you." Alex sighed in relief. Then followed the king behind."Take a sit." Said the King.Alex did as he was told."Do you drink wine or do you prefer beer?" "Neither. I drink only when I want to be polite to those who invited me to their place."The King chuckled."Just like your oldman. You truly are Jordan's son. He does the exact same thing. He only touches alcohol when invited to a ceremony.""Oh." "My daughter is going to celebrate h
Alex packed his bags, eager to get back to work. King Cyrus arrived at Jordan's home and saw that the young warrior was prepared to leave."My Lord!" Said Alex, bowing his head."Where are you going?""I have to return back to Noracia. My superiors are expecting me.""And what about your father?""Doctor Collins is taking care of him. The man continues to get better than before.""And have you noticed that ever since you began to be around him, he has been healing?""Perhaps he is trying to fight because he wants to live.""That is not the real reason he is becoming better. You are the one whom he is fighting for. Your presence in Kineti is helping your father heal." Said the King."If I stay here I will starve. All I know is combat.""And what if I told you that you won't starve. I want you to come to the palace and train my men into becoming great fighters like you.""That is a nice offer but I am getting a decent pay in my current job." Alex said, telling a blunt lie. "How much do
Year's passed on, Carmen finally turned nineteen. Alex still had not revealed his feelings to the princess. He still kept everything hidden within himself. Jordan had begun to speak yet his speech was slow and still not perfect. He was also able to walk, but only at a slow pace. The portion Shiandra had given him had slowed down most of his bodily functions. Alex felt it was time he spoke to someone about his feelings."Father I need to speak with you about an important matter." He said, one day. Jordan smiled. "Speak my son." He said in a low tone. "Father do you still remember the time when you asked me to play with Carmen?" Jordan tried to laugh but he coughed instead. "Please don't try to laugh. I don't want you to hurt yourself." "You hated the idea. Why are you asking?" " I did not want to play with Carmen, not because I disliked her. I had a crush on her.""Oh! You should have told me. I would have given you advise on how to approach her." Jordan teased. Alex chuckled
King Darius immediately took the princess to Gishon. "You are finally mine. You are my wife." He said, celebrating."And you are mine!" The royal cook's dished up for both of them. When they were done eating, Darius grabbed Carmen's hand and showed her around the palace. "I have noticed that many of your statues here are all made of gold." Carmen pointed out. The king smiled. "Yes, well there is plenty of gold here in Gishon. The statues are our way of taking pride in the resources we have here to attract King's from other countries to trade with us. Carmen was quite impressed."You know a lot about trading?" She asked."Yes my dear. I was a scholar for many years and have traded with many countries." "Then you are very fortunate." "Fortunate how?" "Because you are free." "It may seem that way to you. But there is nothing free when it comes to ruling a country. A king is a King by the people as well as the law's of his country. That my dear is not freedom. It's a duty." Dar
The first three months were wonderful, Carmen enjoyed herself in bed with the King. Her confidence increased, she stopped feeling pain but rather felt excited and more open to love making. She stopped waiting for the king to make his first move, rather she made the first move and she enjoyed being dorminant rather than being submissive. Meanwhile in Kineti. Alex was still keeping his focus fixed on his work. He had managed to train over a hundred men. Kineti had strong defenses. "You have been working too hard. I suggest you take a break for a while then return again after a month." King Cyrus suggested."You want me to leave already?" "No. But I do want you to spend more time with your family. I am certain for father misses having you around the house. You are not my slave Alex, but my helper and I care about you and your father." "But my Lord. I always visit my father everyday after work." "Then you return back here instead of sleeping there with him. What if something bad happ
Meanwhile back at Gishon. Fiona was busy tidying up the Queens room, who at the time was attending other duties with the King. A thought came to her. An evil thought. "Darius belongs with me. This girl comes here and steals my Darius away from me.Who does she think she is? I will not allow their marriage to prosper. I will not! Gods forbid, I will not!" She said, in a low yet angry voice. Shiandra the witch was watching from a distance. She could hear all that the woman had said. She was quite amused." Hmmm. I think it is time, the servant and I met face to face." Said the witch. She made her into the house, flying carefully through the window. Fiona was startled, she screamed but her voice could not be heard. Shiandra mumbled a few words, whilst pointing her finger towards the maid.Fiona stood still, unable to move as well as unable to speak. "Do not worry my dear. I am not here to hurt you." Fiona began to show relief. "I have been watching you. I know exactly how you feel