A figure in the darkAlthough Jeanne's mood was not affected by Xena's speech, the word lingered in her mind. For the past three years, she hasn't been in any relationship, sometimes she wished she were among the king's concubines.Although the king doesn't touch his concubines still she prefers him than the isolation from man for the rest of her life, at least she would know she has a husband.Occasionally she wondered if the romantic novel she had been reading had made any impact on her relationship life, she knows different ways to make a man stay committed or love you, but still, men used to leave her.Moving closer to the king's chamber, her gaze fell on Evans, he was stretching his hands, he was a tall and huge man, and his uniform was long trousers short with his shirt, making his six-pack revealed as he stretched his hands, Jeanne's mouth patted in awe at the sight that greeted her.It was late, his eyes were gradually closing and he yawned slightly. His lips looked a bit exha

She wondered, who was trailing after her, she couldn't afford to be disclosed, and it seemed the person was after her identity, she halted, waiting to see if the person will continue to walk towards her, just as she anticipated, the person stopped from taking her next step too. She must find a way out of this since she's about to be exposed. “She can't be exposed” Her eyes traveled around, hoping to find an escape route from the tight situation right now, Malik won't hesitate to butcher her head If he found out her fake identity. Aurora imagined the look Malik will have on his face if he found out about it. The thought alone sent shivers to Aurora's core. “Gosh, I need to find a way out of this,” she mumbled inwardly, as she fell into thought, hoping for a solution to pop into her mind. Additionally, Morena advised ranged in her head, echoing. Maybe one of the king's wives is the one trailing after me', Malik mustn't know she is the one pretending to be the masked girl, he won't he

Xena waved her hands to Shastina to stop her confession. She heard approaching footsteps, her eyes swerved to the entrance of the dungeon expecting to sight a human coming in.“Your highness,” She said slightly, as Nneka's presence was revealed, she was seething with anger. She ignored the greetings.“What did you think you were doing? You brought the maids to the dungeon without my permission. You stopped them from performing their early morning responsibilities, did you want to wash and sweep in place of them?,” Nneka said cockily. She isn't the type that pretends whenever she's angry. She showed her true colors whenever she does.“Must I remind you, am responsible for the palace activities? You must take permission from me before you take any action,” she added in a stern tone.Where Xena stood, she was boiling with anger, she rubbed her two hands, trying to calm her nerves.“I'm the king's favorite concubine, your highness. I love to do whatever I want to do, moreover, the maids h

“What for?” Jeanne asked as she raised the document in her hand, looking into Lena's for an answer. She furrowed her brows, when Xena kept mute, putting her into silence. “Xena, am I waiting for your explanation,” “The king needs a translator that can translate French into our language,” She replied in a curt. “Okay, how did you want to see a French translator? Since you can't possibly ask the queen to help, she is the only one that can read French, being a princess,” Jeanne said. “Not the Queen, the king thinks one of the maids might know how to read French,” Xena said, and Jeanne burst into laughter. “Why are you laughing?” Xena said, giving her a questioning look. “Why would the king think those wackos would be able to read the French language? They can't even read our mother language, Jeanne said, smiling. “Don't forget you could have been one of them, the wackos I hadn't taught you how to read our language,” Xena said bluntly. Instantly, Jeanne's smile seized, she couldn

Aurora gasped, feeling nervous. She looked stunned, meeting with an empty bucket. She paced up and down, trying to comprehend what just happened. ''Where is the water, I fell inside the bucket?” She picked up the bucket, and looked inside, hoping for magic to happen. “Who did this!?” She grumbled, tears gathered in her eyelids immediately, urging to pour down, as she recalled how stressful it was for her before she was able to fetch the water. The murderous beast in her awakened at that moment, she clenched her fist angrily, wanting to kill anyone who had just done this to her. At that moment, a maid, called Tira, passed, holding a bucket to come and fetch water. She's one of Mira's minions, she walked past Aurora and brushed her, she was foaming in anger, but she let it go without sparing Tira a gaze. Tira hissed and dropped the bucket in her hand beside the well. Wanting to pick up the fetcher, “Hey,” Tira called Aurora when she didn't see the fetcher. “Is there a clog in your