Returning back to Northshore made me think of the last conversation I had with my husband. Tingles break out on my skin and they were not the good kind. I was going to face Arius and try my best not to sink a dagger in his eyes when he looks at me and pretend like everything was alright in our world when it is clear that it wasn’t. “My Queen.” Soren’s horse came to canter beside mine as he smiled at me. “Hello Sorens, how many miles remaining before we get to Northshore? We are not following the usual road that leads there so I cannot tell.” I asked, I had being riding with them non-stop for days as we hurried to get back into Northshore. I might be one of them now but I could still feel fatigue. The major reason why I was doing this was so that my legion could return home to their wives and children not because I was in a hurry to return to my ungrateful husband even though he had requested for that. 

I knew better than to wish things would be better, that was just wishful thinking on my part. Wishful thinking because, not only did the side comments begin the minute I sat with them for breakfast that day but because they went ahead and brought Faye to have breakfast with us like she was someone of the same rank. It made me angry but I reined it in and never stopped smiling. Or at least I didn’t until they opened their mouth. “Gwenn, when you left and came back, I thought it would be with a better disposition, I mean. You didn’t say anything to Faye even though she is right opposite you on the table.” Catia said with a smile, the brothers were there watching to see how this would go down. I have learnt earlier on to not bank on any of them to correct their sisters. Their sisters are pet to them and they might not approve of their sisters ways of doing things but they will never side an outsider over

Kastav“Prince Kastav, I am just a servant. I am not sure that I can help you.” Faye said biting her plump lip, everything the girl does was pure seduction whether she was aware or not. Catia rolled her eyes like she would soon get tired of Faye attitude. That was one of the things which my younger sisters lack, Patience but it was okay. As their elder brother, I was born with an abundance of it and I will use it to protect them. “You know that you are more than that.” I answered her with a smile. “You are a queen, a beautiful damsel. The only one who caught the attention of my brother truly because his wife is just a connection. That is why you are the only one who can help me.” “My Prince, I would really like to but I am not sure how…” Faye started but Catia rolled her eyes. “Listen, I didn’t invite you to seat with us at the table because I liked your face, it is a fine one but you are underestimating yourself. You had all my brothers enthra

GwennI was like a child who has not seen her father in a while, the way I ran to the shelves holding whips and swords, I kept sampling, thanking Sorens a mile a minute not caring who saw me acting so undignified. I knew that a queen was not supposed to act this way but I couldn’t help myself. I get to have weapons once more, this time Northshore weapons that are very sharp and easy to maneuver. Dar was an empire that do not slack off when it comes to weapons of war and their soldiers but Northshore takes their army a lot more serious, they are enclosed from the outside world and barely face any threat. I really don’t understand why they go through all these. Unless they have something to hide.I shook my head to banish that thought, these are my people now, their secrets and weaknesses are mine and I am supposed to do everything possible to protect it. “What’s wrong?” Sorens laid a hand on my arm, he must have seen me shake my head.&n

GwennI came back to the palace to see Arius pacing round just outside the gate, I was not in the mood for whatever he wanted. “Husband alert. I heard you punched him when you came around the first time and this morning, you slapped him.” “Really? You heard already?” I cringed at what the people who had not seen me will think of me who always hit their king. “The news is everywhere, people are already thinking of you as a queen who does not take nonsense and that is a good thing in my book.” Sorian added. “This was not the impression I wanted to have…” I said but Sorian shook his head. “It should be, but can you try and do any of those things now, I want to tell people that I had a first-hand experience of seeing you put the king in his place.” Sorian said.“He is standing right in front of you.” Sorens tell his brother who raised an eyebrow at him?“So? Can you Gwenn?” He asked as Sorens inhaled a loud br