The Knights Arranged Bride

Chapter Five : His Friends

Symphony woke up on time realising she is still very nude , Never in all her life had Symphony felt so sore. She couldn't recall the last time her body ached to this extent. Symphony was in agony. She opened her eyes and looked around, She flinch of the bitter pain she is feeling on her back and as well as in the middle of her thighs and it actually took her a while before she recalled the dire situation she was in and what had came across the last night. Needing to use the bathroom, Symphony seek to her needs . 

She finished off her toiletries, tying a towel around her, she proceed on brushing her long black hair. Looking at her reflection in the mirror Symphony cringed. Yes she looked awful, her eyes are still red and swollen from all the crying 

She opted on wearing a simple grey tea-lenght dress which has three quarter sleeves and wore her black flats. Her heart hurt every time she remembered what happened yesterday, what Drake did to her, first he cheats on her with a princess, then he beats her up and finally he r***d her and told cruel things that she never in life knew what Drake is capable of. Drake is a mean arrogant asshole, and she is stuck with him. Walking to the door she leads her way to the kitchen, and head to make breakfast for Drake. 

cutting fruits and making a fruit platter, along with a basket of baked croissant , a few types of jams and butters, she placed them on the table. and return to the kitchen to collect the juice she squeezed , she walks back to the dinning room gasping in surprise seeing Drake seating on the head chair. He eyed her while she lowered her gaze slowly placing the jug on the table. 

Drake was here already, Oh My God he is here already. Symphony tried her best to ignore him.just see to your Task Symphony, just see to your tasks. Drake was there looking smashing. His Golden Blonde hair seemed a little wet, he might had just came out from shower, He wore a black Jerkin and matching black Breeches , for most girls he would had known to be very hot. But Only Symphony sees the monster that he is. His eyes darkened the moment he noticed Symphony eyes downcast. she always greets her good mornings with a small smile on her face. not today, Symphony choose to not greet him this morning . he hurt her so bad.

pooring the Haibiskos juice that she has made this morning it to his Tankard . she ignored her best to look at him. She plated him with two croissant, some fruits on the side and placed the butters and jams in front of him. He asks her to join her, which she did and ate quietly not encouraging him at all.

Symphony continued to eat her breakfast. She wanted to keep herself busy. If she was busy eating then she didn't need to focus her attention on Drake. Drake doesn't seems to like this, Drake waited patiently for Symphony to finish off her meal . 

before she had a chance to get up and to walk to the kitchen still not daring on speaking. 

" I didn't dismiss you yet.." He said, She frown at him seating down slowly at her seat and looked at him.she really did not want Drake's attention focused on her at all. a few minutes has passed, he was eating his meal quietly, the nerve of him.

" what do you want.." Symphony asked still holding her plate, if he doesn't want anything she can just go and start washing up. she had finished her meal. 

Drake leaned back in his chair his sea as the blue eyes boring into hers.

" Are you going to give me attitude, do I need to remind you of yesterday night's encounter ." He was conversing. 

" No sir" she purposely used the word Sir, looking down, Smart girl, Smart Symphony, only if he knows how smart she actually is, maybe he will not treat her as such. 

" I aspect a feast to be prepared when my mens and I arrive this evening" He answered , the nerve of him to ordering her around, yes she is his wife, yes she has seen how her father had asked her mother to do a banquet for his friends , but never ordered more of a kind request, her father never had made her mother cry, always had respected her as a women. 

the fact that her father is a knight as well, and Drake was his apprentice, no excuse of how he could turn out to be so cruel. Symphony can't even blame Drakes parents, She has seen Mark and how he respects Althea, and has seen Draco how he is sweet and kind to Olivia, Why him. 

" how many of your mens are attending " she asks him, giving him a bitchy smile, He eyed her again smirking at her, this is new, a new phase he has yet see of her, always the shy Symphony, always the frighten one, but now she looks she has an attitude about her. 

" Around 20, we will be having a meeting later, I don't wish you to join us on the table, but I do prefer you to be there until I retire you the night" Drake was straight to business giving her one of his charming smile, How hot, Not. she nodded.

" Will, that be all.." she asks , He nodded and she return the task of cleaning the kitchen and the dinner up. Drake left her to her tasks while the whole day Symphony was busy preparing the banquet all by her self.

She missed home, she miss her family, she remembered when her father asked her mother to prepare a banquet for his friends and him, she and her sisters always helped. and together they would make so many variety of dishes together, the whole table will be filled with food. 

It is always fun to work together, Melody and Lyric always fighting on whatever task which has been given to them, competing and comparing and Symphony is always there to pull them out of their fight, she missed those moments, she missed her sisters, she missed her father and mother. 

The whole day she was busy cooking, she did apple berry pie , orange tards, baked a bunch of mixed berry muffins and croissants and placed them in two seperate baskets where she had decorated them in blue ribbons, she had did three types of salads, very colourful with different types of greens, she has also cooked three huge dish of Pasta made from durum wheat with mint gravy. She had also cut up and placed the pineapples, watermelons, honey dews, strawberries, cherries , raspberries, blueberries and a few types of grapes. On the side of all of the fruits at the platter, she had made a few different types of cheese in a platter made out of Glycine max plants. 

She has also placed a few bottles of rums made out from flowers on the side, so the mens can reach and poor it in their tankards.

The world of Lavendram is strictly plant-based diet world. Whoever who eats any sorts of meat in that world, cooked or raw will go terminally eel and die. The people of Lavendram is different, if they eat meat they can die caused by toxicity and poison . Their body is not suited nor design to eat animal meat, it may kill them due to outside toxicity from the animals when it enters in their body. The world of Lavendram and their people can live up until hundred of years , and yet they also age very slow. 

once everything was settled , She placed them all at the dinning table, and went in to her room quickly taking a shower. drying her hair as the best as she could she was up to wear a Chemise which is an one piece loose undergarment, a Bodice which is tight fitting vest that supports her bosom , along with Skirts In two layers, an overskirt and an underskirt. she didn't bother to tie her curls up, her hair was wet but good type of wet, it looked ringlet but she decided to leave her hair like that . 

Drake was looking at her in her room, she has yet to notice that he was staring at her. Symphony is tired she seats on her bed assessing her feat wearing her flats , she wants this day to be over soon, she is tired and she needed her rest. 

" Symphony " Drake called of her , she look up at him holding her chest quickly pulling down her skirt. she had no idea he was there, He walked to her and showed her his hand, she hesitate to take it at first but was in defeat, lets get this done with Symphony. placing her hand on his hand, he pulled her wrist up, she gasped unexpected, her chest touching his chest. He smirked , i***t. He liked that. As he stroked her beautiful hair that she had let drop down. curls falling past her shoulders' until it reaches her back. 

" you did a wonderful Job.." he told kissing her head, she is still very angry at him. she didn't like him showing compassion to her. he looked at her back curling her hair at the back of her ear and trailing her lips. she roughly pull her chin away from him. 

" one day I'll teach you how to pleasure your husband " he said, she frowns at him.

He pulls her with him placing his hand around her waste and brings her in front to greet his friends. His mens were all there on clockwork, one by one came and Symphony being the good girl, she curtsy to them all sweetly. 

They are all about Drake's age , wearing the knight cape and armers just has Drake did. Mark was the first who came in, giving a kiss on her cheek, she winced gasping which made him to frown at her, she quickly faked a smile at him. Drake was watching it all, he knows Mark kissed at the cheek that he had hit her so hard yesterday. He was shocked how she had pulled herself together, she didn't seemed wanting anyone to know about this. Mark looked at Drake no look is understatement, Glared would be the proper term. Mark knows. Twin magic.

Mark also knows that Drake never hurt nor abuse any girl in his life, 

" Symphony could you be a good girl and fill a tankard with some wine for me" Mark asked of her, she smiled to him to the dinning room.

" Why did you hit her.." Mark ask's Drake

" It's called punishment..." was his simple reply.. he has his own tankard filled with wine

" If words spread to her father.." Mark couldn't finish his sentence

" Yes, now I want that don't I.." was Drakes reply, Yes Drake has a mission of his own. but now isn't the time for Symphony to find out. He had been waiting for this opportunity the minute he married her.

" Drake, the girl is innocent. whatever anger you have, it between Damien, father and you, she has nothing to do with them" Mark tells his twin.

" I suggest you focus on Althea while I focus on my wife.." he answered. 

Symphony returns with a tankard, Mark thanked her and start sipping in his wine. Symphony stands back beside Drake lowering her gaze down as he wanted. He smirks at her while she looks away. She hate's the i***t. As the men seat around the table , Drake ask her to poor the wine for everyone, some of the mens complimented of her cooking , praising Drake he had caught himself a good lass, while others looks at her as if this is her job as a women. 

Always not the centre of attention, Symphony was in beetroot red, once dinner was set, she began to clean the table. most of the food were empty. washing everything off , she return to the Hall seeing Drake in the middle discussing something while the mens were around him, some agreeing some not. so they are having a meeting. she feels out of place. 

" The sss queendom, has been this way for centuries, the Amazons women were the first to run their queendom, it is not right to the Fire lord wanting to marry queen Cornelia, He will rule both of the kingdoms"

"The sss queendom if Fire Lord makes it as a kingdom, we will be doomed as well, besides as the legends had thought , the sss Queendom had to be run by the women, in order to keep peace, between all the kingdom "

" its the only queendom which is running in sacred " 

" It's true but Queen Cornelia and Fire Lord had developed a bond, she is pregnant with his child..they had married in secrecy " 

" secrecy never counts in marriage, although it may be true because of their evidence the unborn child in her but still it doesn't counts that she is married by law " No matter how many times you have s*x or made love with anyone, but in the world of Lavendram you will only get pregnant once you are married. the moment you had drank the night cherry flower wine together in a goblet, sealing their marriage bond as husband and wife. Its a gift from gods and goddess themselves to be granted a child from them as they had made love after their marriage. and in the world of Lavendram, you can only get married once, the moment one of them dies the other one will never live that long. Its the bond that they made , it's part of the marriage seal. To get the flower itself is another ordeal all together. 

" If Queen Cornelia had gave birth, it will be more difficult, just imagine if it was the Fire lords son, he will take over the place" 

" But as the law states she has to get married with Fire lord, and once she does He will be the one who claims the queendom then, well truth be told it is his right" 

" It is not fair for the sss queendom , they had been running as queendom since anyone can remember, Amazonian are ruled by women, thats why piece reflects to conceals everywhere, this can lead us to war , if Fire lord is taken their place as his and changing tradition"

" If Fire lord takes this two kingdom, he will be more powerful, he would want all his mens to be mated with the amazonion womens and all of his women to be mated with amazonion mens, and if there was ever a war called upon by firelord, all of the nine regions have to surrender, he would rule the world " 

some mens were agreeing some mens were objecting, what is going on , Symphony has no idea, she was on the side looking at them all on her own thoughts, when Drake spotted her, he seemed tensed, she frowns at him, he calls for her. waving his hands for her to come to him in the middle of all of those men, Nooo... why, why.

she feels so humiliated, now the attention is once again back at her, swallowing , she walks to him slowly lowering her gaze as always. 

" miss moonlit, can't you not see we are on a meeting..its not nice for a women to eves drop " sir knight Louise told looking at her, she was offended. then again he was offended, Symphony made a knight offended, which is worse.

" I.. I was not ... I.. I just came here to request to my husband whether I could retire for the day.." Symphony told getting panic now. what the hell. she was just standing there aside. fault accusation just like that. Drake glares at her.

" Apologies to them.." was Drakes orders, she knows that tone , it is not a good tone. she looks at them 

" I'm sorry. your lordship.." she said her voice in low, curtsy to him slowly. her eyes downcast again. she feels humiliated. centre of attention again. great just great. she feels like she is shamming her fathers name, she feels like she is shamming her husband. she feels like she is shamming herself. 

" come on Louise don't make the poor girl feel bad.." Sir knight Edward told, 

" she cook us food the whole day for us, have my sister in law some respect " she can hear Mark defending her.

"it's a women job" she heard a mile whisper from the men, she do not know who , than again how rude

" yea I mean like, she is a women.. she doesn't knows anything.. they are innocent as that.." Sir knight Jacob told. the nerve. she looks up at him to give him a glare, and he responded by winking at her . she didn't responded instead she looks at Drake.

" could I be excused please.. can I go to my room.." she asks Drake, he eyed her nodding to her, She curtsy to her husband not so sweetly and look in front and curtsy once more to all the men didn't even give a damn smile, all she wants to do is to go up. 

She started her way to walk away when she stopped on her track, don't do it Symphony, Don't do it. but she had to do it. 

" Sir before I go I would like to suggest something, if you don't mind.. Queen Cornelia has a younger sister princess Iris, She can give her queendom to princess Iris before her marriage to Fire Lord, Queen Cornelia still has time to handover the queendom to princess Iris, the Amazonian will still have a Queendom and a female ruler , Fire Lord will not rule the queendom, But I rest assure you Fire lord do love Queen Cornelia .. He.. hmm " she said and stopped herself from continuing more bitting her bottom lips , their gazes were on her, some doesn't like her interfering some respected her opinion , 

"Good night Symphony" Mark told coldly, and tried to back her screw ups, always sweet of Mark. she curtsy to them back feeling very awkward, they we're all speechless , Drake glared at her like its going to cost her bad, she disrespected him, but she didn't. she knows she didn't, did She. sighing.

" Good night, your lordships.." she said smiling at them with that sad smile and awkwardly walk on her way , tired in her eyes 

" Please Miss Moonlit, your plan does has a point, but I do need to ask How do you rest assure that Fire Lord love Cornelia " Jacob asks interest in his eyes, he is cute, he has a dimple on his chick. he is hot, Symphony has to admit she is intimated by him , she responded a smile at him, this time sweetly too. 

" Fire lord is my uncle, he is my mother's youngest brother " and the whole place went silent. 

" Are you finished, Go upstairs Now.. " Drake snapped at her, she smiled at them back and turn to walk on her way. yes she knew Uncle Fire Lord and she also knew his power , although He is not a King by blood but he did took over one by challenging the King for a fight and earning him the title , if he had taken the sss castle. Symphony is always faithful on being right, and she knows that if her uncle had taken the queendom, it won't well pretty for the world of Lavendram. His uncle was to seek for distraction on his own way, his vision is to take over the world and rule the world in his commands but that doesn't mean he took advantage on Cornelia and made her pregnant shared his bond just because he can run the sss queendom. But than again even Fire lord respects the secrecy of the Amazonians and their queendom, he was never that cold hearted but at the same time nobody can never trust Fire Lord, he always had his ways of doing things. As far as Symphony knows that was never his attention, She had seen him dating her and they did loved each other for a very long time.

taking a bath for the third time of the day, she finally felt fresh and wore her loose white nighty, she lay down on her bed, and sleep took over her.

After the last men left the castle, except for Mark he is staying in and is in the guest room. Drake walked in to Symphony's room. he cannot say he is angry at her, she did nothing wrong, she didn't disrespect anyone, Besides his mens did took note and she had a point. that surprised him, she is smart but it didn't really faced about it. Symphony did broke a rule though. she didn't listen to him and it had pissed him off.

making in her room, seeing her peacefully asleep on her bed, made him stop and a change of mind to punish her, her nighty was very loose on her, her shoulders can be seen, and he saw the welt marks on her back. there is a pang in his heart yes, Drake had never hit or abuse a women before, Symphony will be his first and last, that he knows well, yes, but thats not the point, the point is she is his wife, she disobeyed him and she was punished, Drake wants Symphony to be in certain way so that He can have his revenge. A revenge of what her father and his father had put him through. A revenge of what Draco and Damien had did. they broke his heart.

He had plan this the minute they ruined his life, the minute his heart break. Going out of her room, he went to his own room, to take his own rest.