The act of Sheer folly
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Chapter XI
After the task, Arayan was summoned by Queen Ainhelier. She was sipping on her goblet a wine finer than any of her days as the Queen of Qionar. Crossing her legs on her long golden divan, vividly thinking of something.
“you’re Majesty” Arayan announced as the other servant take her leave and closes the door
“Lamon, congratulations on your win against the Mourhak, you have truly proven your strength” the queen did not faced her until the the last drop of wine on her goblet
“your majesty, I am not here for that, I must tell you, I am looking for someone and will take my leave immediately” Arayan was about to turn around and head towards the door way but the queen stood up and snatched her hand before she can manage to open it
“Lamon, why do you believe in your King so much? Why do you have so much faith in your kingdom?” liquid bared from her eyes and her words trembling.
“Your prince is a monster, and his father—the king of Shuixron has been raising this devil” Arayan couldn’t disagree with her, she herself saw everything she has to know. And the pain caused by this fact is severely depressing. However, she couldn’t say a word to her about it “He killed my sister! He killed Anatolia” she let go of her. Her voice tranquil to almost a whisper.
“she was his mother” Arayan responded gravely.
“He doesn’t have a mother! He is not human, my sister did not deserve this demon as a son. She did not deserve to die” for a moment, Arayan felt pity for the prince. He is somewhat cursed by something he couldn’t do anything about . But she doesn't know anything about it as well, except the fact that he is what one can call a demon
“what are you planning to do?”
“will you abandon your kingdom if I tell you I know where to find the people you’re looking for” she was surprised that the queen has an idea whom she is looking for, but who could she think it is? Since she thought that she was Lamon
“you are looking for the Gathoms and I know where to find them!”
“Gathoms?”
“Yes! Gathoms, I know! My daughter knows where they are” Arayan faltered her thoughts, she was thinking another thing and then such information came up. What if these people took her brother and brought him with them, for his physical is no doubt a Gathom
“Forgive me your majesty but I’m leaving” she reach for the door again
“your Prince has killed hundreds of innocent people!” the queen said persuasively. Arayan refrained herself from going further “soon, he will bathe himself with all your people’s blood, he will not forgive the people who done him wrong, or someone whom he just finds entertaining”
Arayan quivered as she suddenly felt the wind coming from the windows
“do you think I don’t know that”
“then why? Why still believe in him?”
“I don’t”
“then come, join me in this”
“what do you think can we do about it?”
“the prince’s weakness is the scroll, we will lure the prince here and use the scroll to weaken him”
“how will you do that, since you and Shuixron has long been parted”
“we will hold a tournament, where you can compete to display your power and show the world how strong a Gathom could be ”
“ and you will use the scroll as bait?”
“Yes” her expression lighten up seeing Lamon seemingly convinced to join her plan. her desperation has brought her into shameless pleading. However, for aryan, everything is a mistake, and that the Lamon she knew is not the Ashoqhamen of Ligayun, but the Ayah. The princess who run away right after her marriage was proclaimed. Arayan feels so bad about it, she knows she is not Lamon, not as endowed, and definitely not an Ashoqhamen.
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