The man lying on the ground had already lost his senses but the loss of colour from the remaining three culprits indicated the terror which they were feeling. Seeing the condition of their friend, none of them had the guts to open their mouth.
Seeing such a brutal treatment given to the culprits, one of the soldiers mustered up his courage to put forward his perspective, " your highness, they can loose lots of blood because of the injuries and can die also. We, soldiers are not allowed to kill someone without orders so I think we should give them a lift till palace henceforth let our king pass the judgemen..." his voice stuck in his throat when Ritha's gaze went stoic on him. He didn't have the courage to add further seeing the penetrating gaze of the princess.
Ritha slowly and gradually took calculating steps towards the soldier and stopped directly in front of him.
She spoke after a minute of silence, "did you see what they all werKing Atticus rushed outside seeing his son shouting because it was a rare case. Augustus had always been a man of few words and him shouting meant serious consequences. He took crying Justus from Augustus's hands and asked him to calm down. No sooner did Justus went in king Atticus's arms, Augustus strode towards Rithambara.He held Ritha's shoulder and raised his eyebrows in a way as if demanding answers from her. He was so engrossed in looking at her face that he didn't notice her wounds but before Ritha could reply, a loud scream echoed startling Augustus. He removed his eyes from Ritha and looked down. Since, it was a night time therefore visibility was translucent.He narrowed his eyes and ordered a soldier to bring the lantern closer. He was shocked to see a man whose face was covered with blood and clothes were torn and on top of it, he was tied to the carriage. His condition looked as if someone has assaulted him brutally. He gaspe
Please tell me your views on this chapter. Hope you all will enjoy it. ❤❤When Ritha's brown orbs met with his oceanic blue one, the magical combination made the vibe around go goofy. Intense gaze of Augustus made Ritha gulp in nervousness while her heart was doing lub dub with regular acceleration.All the while in the back of his mind, Augustus was in turmoil whether his feelings for Ritha are justified or not?'Am I cheating on Valentina? Is it wrong? Can I reap feelings for Ritha?'But his rational part told him that he deserves happiness. From past two years all he did was to punish himself for the crime he didn't commit. It was the fate which didn't allow him and Valentina to be together and it was nobody's fault. Valentina always wanted him and their son Justus to be happy. Justus loved Rithambara and this time, even he couldn't deny his love for Ritha. Moreover
The bronze metallic colour was appearing back after being suppressed by the charcoal night promising to shine like a gold this time.Augustus looked at Ritha who was in her own distinct land. Her eyes held worry, fury, compassion and empathy at the same time. He knew that she was fretting over the girl and it was evident from her eyes. He stiffled his yawn and brushed Ritha's hair which was falling on her head. Feeling her husband's touch, she passed him a genuine smile.Her face was glowing post night events and Augustus couldn't help but adore her. Yet, he didn't like her being upset when he was there to care about her wishes."Stop worrying about it. She will get justice and this is my promise to you. You can do what you want to do with those culprits. No body will dare stop you.""Rosa will decide what she wants to do. Those are her culprits and justice will be
Augustus turned around to see Aurelius heaving and panting while his perfect white crisp poet shirt was soaked in sweat.After taking few more heavy deep breaths, Aurelius calmed himself and struggled to speak. Augustus on the other hand was hell worried for his friend seeing him in such a havoc condition. "Your honour, someone tried to poison our horses!" after heaving and panting, he revealed this piece of information."poisoned our horses?" After listening such a shocking news, Augustus's mind was ready to blow up in any moment. He couldn't understand how to take this information. Seeing his friend in distress, Aurelius's heart went out for him but he had to continue with the news. He further spoke, "yes! And those horses, which soldiers rely on. We catched the intruders in our stable when they were about to add the poisonous
The messanger couldn't decide about his next action. Should he agree with the rants of the cruel queen or should he take care of his bleeding mouth. 'What was my fault? ' The blood was spilling out mercilessly from his mouth trickling down to his jaw to his shirt and breech drenching them in the process and then finally colouring the floor.Not even for a second, a look of sympathy adorned the queen's eyes. In the end messanger's body succumbed to the blood loss and he fainted. After throwing a last glance at the fainted body of the messanger, she strolled out of the dark room ordering one of the maids to clear up the mess.She entered in the hall where the members of ministry were waiting for her. Sensing the presence of the queen, all of them stood up in order to pay respect to her. All the eyes automatically drifted to their queen's hand drenched with the blood, as it was the first thing which caught their attention
Ritha had to admit that Mario was a tough competitor. He was very well versed in using his pawns and knights but she also had great experience of chess as she played it a lot with her father whenever he was free.Finally after two hours, curtains were drawn at the game when Rithambara won. Fuming Stephano was on the verge of losing his temper but masquerade his feelings in order to not let Ritha doubt him. After escorting Ritha out of the room, Stephano gently took Ritha's hand in his and kissed the back of her hand tenderly.Rithambara watched his retreating back and turned around to see Aquila watching him with keen interest. Rithambara raised her one brow in a questioning manner while Aquila's expressions turned bedazzled. After observing her for a minute or two Rithambara went away.After talking to Rosa and doing some other usual errands, at night time she was laying in the arms of her husband while Justus was cradled
"Magnus? You?" shock and inquisitiveness was evident in Augustus's tone. His jaws were clenched tightly seeing his brother at this hour. Even Rithambara got up from the bed to get a better view and gasped seeing her brother in law.Augustus held Magnus from his collar making it difficult for Magnus to breath. "What the hell are you doing here at this hour?"After getting no response from his brother, Augustus threw Magnus down at the floor with a thud making him moan hard in pain."Dammit Augustus!" Magnus screamed back at Augustus when he felt pain in his head.Glancing at the sleeping form of his son, Augustus dragged Magnus in the balcony and drew the curtains.Seeing flames of hot anger in her husband's eyes, Rithambara decided not to interfere in the matter. She went near Justus and covered him properly with the blanket and sat next to him caressing his head.A tiring
The king's very presence in the room was giving away the vibes of his strength. He had a scar on left side of his forehead which ran down till his left cheek. His shoulder length grey hair was flowing freely while his eyes were analysing everyone meticulously.Glancing at everyone's slumped shoulders and worn out eyes, the king guessed that something is not in their favor but being a king, he can't afford to acquire their attitude. In order to survive upcoming events bravery was the key, not cowardness.In order to boost the spirit of his team, the king spoke, "Is something bothering my brave Eagles?"Shoulders which were slumped till now, straightened a bit hearing the adverb brave. One of the ministers broke the news shakily that king Atticus wasn't dead because their plan backfired. There was a sharp intake of breath by the king listening to such a disheartening news but in order to not put down his team's self moral, h