His Queen

Chapter 34

Queen Banafsha’s POV

It was almost time for dinner and Junnut and the others were helping me get ready for my dinner with the king, I was already in my dress, I loved the way the dress felt against my skin, the silk was smooth and the lace was delicate, it was a very beautiful dress indeed, the hem of the dress covered my feet and slightly swept the floor, I loved how the neck and shoulders were together, this was the first time I had seen a dress like this before and I hoped to see more of it in future.

Right now, I was seated while they applied kohl to my eyes and painted my lips, my hair had been massaged with perfumed oils and it scented lovely, everything was going perfect, there was no reason for my plan to fail tonight.

I had made sure that Junnut and the others had gone to the kitchen and told the kitchen staffs that I only wanted the king’s favorite dishes to be prepared, the others could not stop giggling all day long, they believed that I was finally warming up to the king of Atrabad, they were simple minded girls that only believed what they saw but Junnut, she had been watching me all day with curiosity in her eyes, it was obvious that she didn’t trust my intentions, she knew I would never invite the king because I had begun to care for him but she didn’t know why I was doing it, she knew me and she what I was capable of.

Once they were done with my face, the next was my hair, they simply brushed it and tied with a gold ribbon at the nape of my neck, the rest plaited into a loose braid that fell to my waist, then after that, they wove pearls in to the braid, when they finally finished, it was almost heavy but once I looked in the mirror, it was worth it, I looked like someone else completely, I looked nothing like a warrior queen, I looked like a beautiful woman, a very beautiful woman indeed.

“You look beautiful Banafsha” Junnut said happily, a wide smile on her face, her hands were clasped to her chest, it was obvious to see how happy she was just by looking at her eyes,

I felt she was over reacting, she was behaving like she was giving out the hand of her first daughter in marriage, I could actually see the pride on her face, I could not believe this.

“You look very pretty your majesty, the king will be so happy to see you looking like you do now” one the maids whose name I remembered to be Rihanna said,

The rest of them were quick to compliment me, it was strange in a kind of way, I was used to been praised for my beauty but it was never like this, it felt different and I didn’t know why but the feeling was new and warm.

The last thing I had selected was a pair of shoes, I had selected it earlier in the day when I decided to add one last part to my plan, the shoe was a golden slipper, it had come along with the gifts I had received from the king, whoever it was that picked the gifts for the king did a work worth commending, somehow, most of the gifts were to my liking,

I knew the king of Atrabad will never bother with picking out a gift for me on his free will, he had no reason to and even if he did, I had no reason to accept his gift.

The final touches were made to my face before my able hands finally deemed it worthy of been called finished.

One of the maids rushed in and said “The king has left his chambers and will be arriving soon”

The rest of them began fussing and running about, one was busy lighting the incense, some others were bringing in the dishes and arranging them neatly on the table and the last of them were opening the giant windows to let the cool night breeze in to the room, soon enough everything was in order.

“The king has arrived” a voice came from outside, by the time the announcement came from the door, everything was already in place, I was seated by the table and Junnut and the others were standing beside me.

A smile was fixed on my face when the door opened and the king walked in, he was dressed in a black Kaftan and matching trousers, his hair was loose just like it had been the other day, he looked casually dressed but somehow he managed to look as royal as possible.

I watched as his eyes widened when they fell on me, I smiled, this was the beginning of my plan, I stood up from my chair and gracefully bowed my head “Greetings your majesty, I am glad you chose to honor my invitation to dine with me this fine evening” I said,

The king said nothing for a while then a smile spread across his face, he said “I am very glad I honored your invitation queen Ifza, let’s have dinner shall we?”

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King Humair’s POV

I felt my heart stop for a few seconds when I first laid my eyes on queen Ifza looking so beautiful in her blue dress, it was a sight I never expected to see, I had expected to see queen Ifza looking as dressed up as she was for a dinner she had invited me to, the game she was playing was getting even more interesting as the minutes went by,

Right now I was watching her dish out meals onto a plate, she was behaving like a nice person and I found everything very amusing to watch, she had not a made a snarky comment or spoken rudely since I arrived, she had been on what could be referred to as her best behavior, she had been smiling all this time, she was yet to say a word to me since she dismissed all her maids leaving us all alone in the room.

“Would you like some grape wine your majesty? I heard it was your favorite drink, I had it freshly made for tonight, I hope you like it” she said and poured some wine into the goblet in front of me,

I watched without saying anything, I wondered what she was playing at, I wondered if it was wise to be in here with this dangerous woman when she looked as she did now and was acting like she was now, this was the first time I had seen her without a veil around her head, that is deliberately, I had seen her without her veil on the day she had almost lost consciousness when I had come to pay her a visit,