War Princess

Chapter 14: Thyr

Zils heard the commotion outside. The guards can be heard arguing with some people. Curious, she approached the door.

"Forgive me, Your Highness but you are not allowed to enter."

"Insolence! You have to make way for Your Highness."

"This is Prince Vrag's private chamber. Nobody is allowed to enter without authorization."

Zils decided to open the door to defuse the situation and she also wanted to see which "Your Highness" is trying to barge in.

"What is going on?" Zils opened the door surprising everybody quarrelling at the door.

Zils can see a man with wavy long auburn hair wearing gaudy clothes. You can easily determined he is a royalty. He is not as tall as Vrag, shorter but his body is more bulky. Vrag easily beat this guy in looks but Vrag have a smaller build. This auburn man though seems trying too hard to showcase making Zils conclude that despite Vrag's smaller build he might be easily beat this auburn guy in a brawl.

"So this is the Azure Beauty..."

Thyr observed the Arethean woman that has been the source of rumours in the castle for some months. She is wearing a blue string dress for summer with a low cut that gave a glimpse of her cleavage. The dress has a slit on one side to her thigh. She has a jet black hair and the most striking shade of blue eyes.

"And you are?" Zils reply back.

"Such insolence! Be polite when you talk to the Prince!"

The guy beside the auburn guy annoyed Zils as his vocabulary only revolve around "insolence". Zils have seen many of these people back in Arethea. They have nothing to offer so they will lick the Royals boot clean with their tounge if necessary.

"Oh where is my manner... I'm Thyr, second Prince of Slothia." he paused. "That you are an exceptional beauty is not just a rumor." Thyr admit that she is a beauty you can't find in the whole kingdom of Slothia.

"And your business here?" Zils is not impressed with this Prince, something about him tick her off.

"I just want to see the woman that my little brother has become so smitten with."

"Vrag is not here so you can come back later." His follower wanted to protest but Thyr has gesture him to be quiet and stand back. Zils calling Vrag by name seems to taken him aback.

"I see... he didn't even lock his chamber door despite you are here..."

"There are the guards and I can only go as far as the garden. I'm practically a prisoner, Your Highness."

"I'm not sure why he has to be so nice to you Aretheans." Thyr said sarcastically. "He even host an Arethean Prince in his chamber."

"In his chamber?" Zils is surprised now. Vrag did say to her that he put Edmund in the dungeon.

"You are just pretending that you didn't know about this. What are you all planning staying here?"

"There is no plan."

"Aren't you two the ones that poisoned the Crown Prince?" Thyr's eyes light up. Zils start to get annoyed with all the accusations.

"I don't even know which one of you is the Crown Prince. "

"Such a smart mouth but it is not impossible for Vrag to poison the Crown Prince for you."

Zils wanted to open her mouth to argue on how she and Vrag didn't have that kind of relationship but a familiar voice stopped both from bickering further.

"That is quite an accusation, Brother."

"Vrag..."

"So you are here." Thyr start to clear his throat.

"I heard that you are looking for me."

"Well... How is the investigation going?"

Vrag knew it's not about that, this sneaky weasel wanted to use the opportunity to see Zils while he is busy. He is kind of annoyed with the fact that Zils has let herself out, giving what Thyr's has come for.

"I don't have the reports yet. The investigation is done not long ago. I would like to excuse myself." Vrag cut Thyr short. He is shooing him away. It was already nearing noon. He walk and stand in front of Zils, blocking Thyr's view of her.

"Sleep well, Brother. We all need the sleep after this commotion."

Well... Have a good rest, little Brother." Thyr walked away followed by his skinny follower.

"So is that the new Crown Prince?" Zils asked.

Vrag turn his head and gave her a displeased look.

"What did I do this time?" Zils start to protest. "He said he is the second Prince."

"The new Crown Prince is not yet decided. Not before we know who killed Khiv."

"Khiv?"

"The Crown Prince."

Zils suddenly realize that this Crown Prince might be a dear person to Vrag with the way he use his name instead of his title. That explain his shocked face before.

"Is he..." before Zils finished asking Vrag has pushed her inside the chamber.

"Hey!"

"Go inside." Vrag closed the door behind them. "I'm tired."