The emporer and the queen

Arga

Arga was even more beautiful than described in books with its lush green forests, waterfalls and vibrant streets. The Palace was the grandest Palace I had ever seen. Even the pink Palace meant for royal women, emperor's concubines and their children was five times bigger than our palace in Emar. Thinking of home made me sad. I wanted to spar with my brother, debate with my father and maya, I missed maya so much. My mother in law, empress regent welcomed me and embraced me motherly. I really liked her. After a few traditions of welcoming the new bride, I was taken to the pink palace. There were no men in Little Palace. It was guarded by Eununchs. No man other than the emperor was allowed to enter the pink palace. This was preposterous, As a man, the emperor could have as many wives and concubines he wanted and us, women were not allowed to see other men except special occasions, like tommorow night, our wedding reception. Pink Palace was very beautiful, with hundreds of rooms and windows. All the women were gathered to see me as I entered. The first wife of the emperor queen Meena was tall and proud with her black braid she looked so elegant. She looked at me with such distaste if I was a vermin. Is that what happened here. Did all the wives hated each other and competed for a fraction of emperor's attention. Oh how much I hated this place.