WAR DECLARATION!!
"They still haven't gotten to Windstorm yet?" King Labhrainn asked with a complicated look scaring all who worked around him. His beard had overgrown badly and he didn't care for a shave.His disheveled hair and dark eye circles made him look like a ghost making him even more scarier than he already was.
"No your highness! They still haven't! We've sent out our men to get them. They will be here anytime soon". Ackley informed.
"And you think they would come back with some news?" The king yawned boringly from the lack of sleep and stress.
"Well, we.... we hope!"
In the army's camp, Rex had definitely done what he promised he would do! He never rested from his trainings unless he had to eat or drink. In two days, he found willing and certainly unwilling men who were ready to take on the life sacrificing job.
They had multiplied three times their former number. They trained tirelessly day and night and could certainly say they were ready to fight. They would fight for the revival of Rivendelle!
Almost half of the town had flee from Rivendelle to neighbouring lands. No school!Less people on the few farms left leading to scarcity of food. Less people were in the markets now and prices of goods had gone very high! Rivendelle didn't look like how it did earlier. The burning of trees by their arch enemy, Lysander had resulted to the drying up of water bodies in the land.
Rex's body was aching to fight and triumphantly win over Lysander. Even if he didn't win, it would be an honour to fight on behalf of Rivendelle.To bring back the lost land. He headed to the king's quarters to discuss ways they would begin the fight.
Since they didn't get to see Lysander very often, he always came in mysterious ways, they wondered how they would begin the fight in anyways. Upon reaching their king's room, the guards made way for him after announcing his presence. He entered the king's bedroom but he wasn't present. A female servant standing by the bed side of the King's bed told Rex he could meet the king in his study.
Upon his arrival at the king's study, the king was having a word of mouth with his current advisors since he had fired previous ones due to the bad advices he received from the previous ones.
Once Rex entered, he bowed and greeted the advisors in the company of the King. Rex initially, had thought that once he entered into the room, the king would dismiss his advisors together with a princess who was a family of the king and was a woman who was not supposed to be seen at such places but the king did the direct opposite. King Labhrainn was just too tired to focus on equality and inequality between men and women. The unbothered Rex continued with his case of suggestion after the exchange of pleasantries.
"Your highness, I can certainly with absolute pride say that we, the army of Rivendelle are ready to take down any army, anywhere with the high increment of our men and the discipline taken into seriousness in training. We will no longer act and fight like women but we'll fight like real men!" He said with his voice filled with determination swallowing his spit when he felt the piercing gaze of the family princess staring daggers at his last line.
"Very well, Rex!! You have really proven that I made a mistake not in choosing you as my army leader! You may proceed with the war at anytime". He said with a smile cracking up on his face after what seemed like a Century of not smiling.
"Good plans Rex!" The princess announced out to everyone present especially addressed to Rex but Rex felt a sharp ticklish feeling run through him now! He hated how smart she thought she was, and how witty she was!
"But I hate to break it out to you. Are we going to fight the unknown?" she asked and her question erupted mumbles from the group present in the king's study.
"What do you mean?" Rex asked her in a state of confusion and anger that a woman not even enough that she's present at an all men official meeting, but has the audacity to even ask questions.
"We barely even know who is doing this to us? To Rivendelle! How are you going to start a war without knowing your opponent? Apparently, it looks like none of you know nothing not even a single thing thing about LYSANDER!!!"
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Anastasia was sitting on her bed red faced. Why did Lysander have to enter into her room after the most embarrassing acts she just displayed.
First she was thinking of how he was able to do weird things uncommon to see.
Then she proclaimed her love for the food and worst of all, SHE BELCHED!!!!
"Why do you always have to come here when I am in my most vulnerable state?"
"My kingdom, my palace!"
What he just said clicked something in Anastasia. She just realized how much more she missed her family especially her soft-hearted mother! But there was no way you could escape a place where thoughts can be read!!
'That's right! They read minds! And he can read how much I miss my family....ughh he can hear me saying this too!' Anastasia shifted her gaze into his eyes.
"You heard all that right?"
But Lysander just stared at her indirectly giving her an answer...
"So if you know how much I miss my family, why....why....why can't you let me go? Or just see them for a moment? Please Lysander!"
"I already told you! You don't address me by my name!"
Anastasia was angry he didn't reply her first question but was focused on his integrity!
"Oh why is that so Lysander?" She intentionally asked to poke him more!
"You don't address me by MY NAME!!!"
"WHY? I JUST WANT YOU TO LET ME GO!!! I DON'T CARE ABOUT YOUR STUPID EGO!?!!" she yelled out in sheer frustration!
But what she saw weakened her heart! Lysander was clutching at his heart area on one knee while holding the bed with pain plastered all over his face!
"What....what is happening to you?IS THIS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN PEOPLE ADDRESS YOU BY YOUR NAME? ARE YOU EXPERIENCING A HEART ATTACK? WILL YOU DIE? IF YOU DIE CAN YOU PLEASE TELL YOUR GUARDS TO LET ME GO??"
Anastasia said not believing a man like Lysander could experience this! But when he was on the floor lying flat, she screamed for help out her balcony!!!
Author's Note.
Hi everyone! Thank you for the views and your readings. But I guess this is where I might take a break. Since I will be needed somewhere in like close to two weeks!!! But it doesn't mean the book ends here I am going to update in all those days I missed and give a mass release of chapters when I get back!! Chapters in abundance when I get back. Thank you so much for your understanding! 💕. Please keep this book in your library so you're updated when I am back!!!