episode 19
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“Speak quickly, where is King Stone?”
“Salaam Queen … King has not returned yet...”
Rose sighs desperately...
“What happened Queen … why did you come in such a hurry? Everything is ok in the palace?”
“All is right, but I feel something is going to happen today … What happened in the war? King Stone was not injured? Did he? How are you and everything else is fine?”
Mon laughs lightly, “Don't worry, Queen, you have won. Quincy was captured and King was safe... They and everyone else are fine...”
Rose laughs lightly, “Thank god.”
“Queen, you have come here after taking such a big risk … Your courage should be appreciated...”
Rose looks concern at the bottom door, “Why hasn't King Stone returned yet?”
“King will be by the river...”
Rose looks at Louis in surprise...
“While coming they stop there only … maybe they are still there. The river is nearby... just walk straight in front road...”
Rose smiles shaking her head and runs towards the river...
“King is really lucky to have such a brave queen...” Louis starts his work....
By the time Rose reaches the river bank, it is getting dark. There In the river King Stone standing calmly in the water... Water reach till his waist...
“What he is doing …” Rose runs to him, “King Stone …”
King Stone turns around in surprise … he keeps looking at Rose for a moment, “Rose … how come you here?”
“What are you doing here? Why didn't you return to the bottom with the army?”
“I was washing my hands …”
“What?” Rose looks at King Stone's hands … they are full of blood. Rose was stunned, “blood … oh god.. King Stone you …”
“This is not my blood...”
Rose glows and looks at King Stone … King Stone slowly turns around and starts washing his hands in the water … Even after washing his hands, King Stone stays still in the water, “ Rose go to Lake … I will stay here for some time..”
“Why are you staying in the water? Look it become night now... You will feel cold …”
“It will make me cold …”
Rose looks concern... King Stone is standing in the water just looking at her. Rose goes in the water towards King Stone and grabs his hand and pulls him to the shore, “King Stone …”
“What are you doing? Your hands will bleed when you touch me...”
Rose looks at King Stone in amazement... King Stone has sadness in his eyes, “Your hands are cold … Wait, I will rub them so you will get warm...”
Rose grabbed King Stone's hand again and started rubbing it...
“Rose, aren't you afraid of me?”
“What?”
“The hand that you just grabbed has killed countless people today...”
Rose unknowingly squeezes King Stone's hand...
“You must be disgusted with me now...”
“I will never do that again...”
“What?”
Rose suddenly hug King Stone … King Stone is stunned...
“If you are cruel, ruthless then fine.. I don't care what people say about you … I know that you take every decision for the benefit of the state so I am not afraid of you Stone..”
“You are really strange..”
“What?”
Stone starts laughing, “So you don't mind this King Stone that kills thousands of people...”
Rose sighs lightly, “I don't hate you because I know there is a good reason behind to kill everyone you kill …”
“Hearing this really..” Suddenly there is a terrible thunderstorm in the sky … Rose and Stone looks up startled... The clouds are thundering...
“It looks like rain will come...” Stone looks at Rose... Rose look at the sky in fear...
“You are the queen and you are afraid of simple lightning...”
“How is this atmosphere suddenly changes … In the evening before the sky was clear...”
“This is a little weird, but let's go back to the bottom … the rain will start anytime...” Stone said this and it was starting to raining loudly. Rose grabbed Stone's hand tightly in fear, “Stone I don't see this as a good sign …. You should find shelter somewhere as soon as possible...”
“Yes.. I know one place... let’s go...” King Stone, Rose runs and stops in a wooden half-built room nearby. It is night and there is a torrential downpour with terrible thunderstorms...
“Thank god we found shelter here … It was difficult to reach the bottom in the rain...”
“You must be cold … Come here...”
“What? But …”
“Sit quietly near me …”
Rose sits next to Stone without saying anything … Stone slowly hugs her from behind...
“Stone ….”
“You will feel less cold...”
Rose really feels warm... she laugh lightly and lay on top of him, “you are warm...”
“Let's spend night here tonight … Let's go to the bottom tomorrow morning. The bottom is very near from Olton Palace...”
Rose becomes startled, “What? What did you say...?”
“What?”
“A … Are we in Olton Palace now?”
“Oh yes … the same Olton Palace that was burnt. New construction has started but …”
Rose got up suddenly...
“What happened … Rose, are you okay?”
“Why did we come to Olton Palace... no … no … why did we come today to the place where your Tomb Was?”
“Who’s Tomb …?”
Stone stands confused, “What did you say now?”
Rose bites her tongue and puts her neck down … she says in her mind, “Oh no, why did I say that … Now how can I tell him that he was dead and his Tomb was built...”
Rose looks at King Stone uneasily... King Stone stops and looks at her with sharp cold eyes, “Answer … My Tomb means... What exactly you said...”
“Stone... I don't feeling safe here; let’s go to the bottom...”
“This is not the answer to my question … You just said that why did we come to the same place where my Tomb was … What does that mean... My tomb?”
Rose sighs desperately..
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