"There are wounds that never show on the body that are deeper and more hurtful than anything that bleeds"
- Laurell K. Hamilton
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The huge hall was silent,
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Everyone was shivering,
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The wind howled outside as Cian coldly watched everyone,
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Before he could even open his mouth, I had spoken in his stead, enraged by the acts towards my soulmate,
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"As the queen of the kingdom of Asmodemia, one of the warrior leaders and a mate, I will not let one single person pass through until I've found the fucking culprit"
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I bared my teeth in distaste as I watched everyone lowering their eyes, the only one that wasn't doing so was queen Isolde, she was was watching the whole thing unfold, I knew she had nothing to do with what happened tonight,
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The most panic stricken out of all was the queen of Oceanus, queen Cordelia.
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I walked closer, slowly towards her, Nemesis was hissing the closer I got to her, her wings opened wide in attempt to look threatening to queen Cordelia and king Aegeus.
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"Show me your hands"
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King Aegeus rose up, he was taller than me, brooding over me,
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"You do not get to order my queen around you measly human"
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In a matter of seconds, before I even opened my mouth, Cian was right in front of me, king Aegeus stepped back as he seemed intimidated by his huge built compared to him, I really did look like a measly human next to Cian,
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Lycus was already screeching rudely at queen Cordelia, she shapely extended her hand as she rested her other one to calm her husband down.
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"Who made you do it"
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Her head snapped up towards me as her eyes widened in horror,
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She thought that it's the end for her, that once I caught her because of the residue of the poison in her hands, she would take the blame.
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But no, this wasn't her job, she was known for being kind, very lenient and merciful towards anyone and everyone, she looked like she had a reason,
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"I-I can't tell y-you, he would get punished and I would rather be punished in his stead"
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King Aegeus looked at his wife in bewilderment, in shock that it turned out to be his wife,
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"Cordelia, my queen, who made you do this, I will have them punished right away"
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His wife broke down in his arms as he tapped her back to calm her down,
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She finally uttered,
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"It was for our son, h-he wanted the crown for the whole world, he said I-if I didn't help him, he..."
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She sobbed hectically,
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"H-He would kill h-himself instead"
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My eyebrows furrowed,
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This kid needs some nice beating,
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I sighed in exhaustion as the whole meeting was over because of some stupid kid wanting to rule the world, i know now that Cian has me, he can choose to claim the throne as he is selected by most people and was the strongest,
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I went back to my seat, Cian following me close behind as he intimidated everyone that looked my way,
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I called the maids as they rushed around,
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"Please discard the snacks and drinks, it is also adviced to discard the dishes and utensils or anything used here due to the poison. And if it isn't a hassle, please bring everyone some refreshments, they are quite shaken" I raised an eyebrow at the warriors, kings and queens. The only ones that seemed to have calmed down were the concilmen that quietly observed the situation at hand ,
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The people were shaken because the dishes were meant for us, but they were going to get poisoned too at our expense.
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The maids nodded all together as they hurried to comply by the request, a few minutes of silence passed by then the maids had come back with different drinks and water.
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Evander had started inspecting our dishes and drinks just to be safe, but while I had looked up from inspecting Cian's dishes, I had seen every warrior leader doing the same things we were doing,
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They were copying us,
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I moved the dish and held it up high for no reason to see if they would do the same,
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They all did,
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And they looked like complete idiots, but idiots that wanted to learn, which is admirable.
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I put the things down as I confirmed that everything was safe for us,
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The whole time Cian had been watching me, his yellow eyes had turned into a sweet pool of brown and yellow streaks, they were beautiful as they danced with emotions of love,
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Love towards me,
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My stomach flipped in excitement from his stare, my cheeks reddened at his stare causing me to look down to hide my face with my hair, I tried my best to not let it show to others,
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Cian sneaked his hand over my thigh then to my hand, holding it tightly as he slowly intertwined his large hand and long fingers around my smaller one,
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Oh god his hands,
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Even his hands are heavenly,
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I instantly calmed down at the feel of his touch, I looked up as a councilman cleared his throat to continue the meeting that didn't go as planned,
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"Please everyone, take a breather for a few minutes, we have much to discuss as it was a serious matter, but poisoning someone goes too far, a king and queen at that. Queen Cordelia and king Aegeus will face appropriate consequences of their actions and so will their son."
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Everyone calmed down as they began chattering again, eating and drinking away their earlier worries,
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I had taken a bite out of the delicacies but soon after, the councilman started speaking again,
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"A few days ago, there have been reports that kings and queens are being attacked , our sources ave found evidence for the claim"
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The other councilman spoke up,
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"We suspect that there will be a war at hand, the group consists of different people from the different continents, and they are a huge number, most likely exceeding thousands,
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My eyebrows furrowed,
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"We held this meeting to create an alliance to stand against a terrorist groups"
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