How does she know

I asked no more to Erica and sat down to have food with her. After the lunch I went to the queen.

"Ash? come here. What happened?" The queen asked me in a very motherly tune just like Granny Cora.

"Actually, I was walking by the maid's room and saw a girl cleaning the pole by the side of the room very cleanly so, I want her to be my special maid. Her name is Alexa." I said.

"Alexa? She is indeed the best. You have nice eyes. I don't know why but even being the best no one take her as special maid. You want her? I will arrange it."

I hugged the queen and went out the room. I went back to my room and sat on the bed waiting for Alexa.

She came in through the door.

She looked at me with suspicion whereas I looked at her with my cunning eyes.

She came inside and went towards the windows and started cleaning them. I went towards the door and closed them so that no one could hear our talks.

She looked behind towards me and then again turned behind to clean the windows but definitely had suspicion. She was alert.

I did that intentionally because I wanted her to be alert. According to Erica's story she must be a trained fighter.

My room initially had no swords or any fighting instruments. All the rooms had two sword and one bow and arrow but according to my arrangement with the king, I wasn't allowed to pick any fighting instrument.

So, I secretly arranged for two swords in my room.

I had kept one sword on the table. I had another one in my hand.

Now I suddenly attacked on Alexa. She indeed was a fighter because she was easily able to sense my attack.

She turned around and moved. She kept rotating until she reached the table with the sword on it.

She picked the sword and then gracefully turned back to me, keeping the sword straight facing towards me. Her hands weren't exactly stiff but she was holding the sword tightly.

Her hairs were on her shoulders. Her eyes were emitting a light. She seemed to be an amazing fighter which means I found a soldier for me. The one who can fight with me in bringing down the king.

I still need to confirm one thing which was most important.

I kept the sword down and then I supported my weight on it and said "You are a nice fighter."

"Thank you and I know that." Alexa answered without moving her posture.

Now I held the sword and said "Then how about we have a little cutie fight?"

"Sure, why not." Alexa answered. She didn't have a problem and why should she have anyways.

I attacked her and she blocked my attack. We fought for sometime and then I asked her "So, tell me about your family."

She stopped suddenly. She was leaning towards her right and her sword was on the left side stopping mine. She stopped in that posture.

Then she pushed me back and then attacked and asked "Why do you want to know?"

I stopped her sword and said "I happened to hear that your brother Alex was killed infront of you."

I attacked her now vigorously. She tried to concentrate on the fight and asked "How do you know?"

"So, you agree having a brother." I asked and attacked her where she stopped me and looked at me "That's none of your business."

I again attacked after confirming the news and said "I and you have the same purpose. We are enemy of the same person so, why not become friends and pull down the king?" I kept attacking vigorously and said.

"What!!? You want to pull down the king?" She attacked quite nice but I was able to dodge and said "Yes."

Then she pulled back her sword and asked "Why!!!?"

"I hate him because he forced me to he edge to make me marry Lucifer. He and my arrangement also says that I cannot use sword."

"Why will he do that?"

"I went against him just like your father. He thought that girls are good for nothing so, he just wanted to keep an eye on me. He tried to kidnapp me a lot of time. He couldn't actually arrest me because he has no dirt on me. But I was brave enough to fight back and not get kidnapped. So, he wants to take a special care of me."

She was surprised. She really wanted to believe that someone has the same plan as her but couldn't because I didn't give her proves.

"How can I believe you?" She asked.

I raised my hand to face the sword towards her. "Try it."

"Try what?"

"Human psychology. A human can't lie when he is trying to concentrate on another job and specially when it is about his life. What do you think? I believed you first time itself. I attacked you just because that your mind should not stay alert on the questions. I attacked at you vigorously when asking about your brother."

She was surprised and impressed as well. She smiled a little and said "My father used the same trick. We were babies at that time so, he wouldn't exactly fight but had the same psychology technique and explanation." She stopped for a while.

I kept my sword like that "Come on use it."

She moved her head to say no and said "Acually I believe you because I saw you in the market when you raisedyiur voice against the rule. I was merely angry on you because of the fact that you changed."

I smiled and she said "BTW how do you know the story?"

I was about to speak and tell her a lie so that Erica and Alexa don't have a problem later.

She said before I could even utter a word and said "Don't you dare lie to your friend....Who has a sword."

I laughed and asked "How did you know?"

"Your eyes had written all over that 'Look I am about to lie' That is why." She told me.

I told her about Erica and her story.

She was so mad that Erica told that story to someone. What if I was not a good person? What if I would tell it to the king?

"I am killing her." She said and was about to storm out of the room.

I caught her hand and said "Stop it. Forgive her."

She looked at me and then sighed and said ok.

I asked "By the way how did she know about the story?"