Fake Smiles

"Hector..!" Ashoka ran up to him in the halls as she was worried, Hector looked at her and calming her down. "Breathe in and out, tell me what's wrong?" "Your mother.. She have Annalie, and children at the throne. She's torturing Annalie and Have the children held by the guards..!" Hector was shocked, Ashoka grabbed his hand and started to run with him.

"Queen, don't you think this is too far.. Having the kids even look at this.." Enkidu spoke, Elizabeth smiled at him and nodded as she began to speak. "As for the children, slice their neck." The guard grabbed the dagger placing on the child's neck gently, Annalie yelled as other guard whip her. The guard slice the child's neck, the other children were crying and screaming.

"Stop what you're doing!" Hector glared at the guards as he turned to Elizabeth, he placed his hand on the handle of the sword. "Why are you doing this." Elizabeth rolled her eyes and smiled at him. "Guards. Slice the children and don't make me say it again." The guards placed their daggers on the children, Hector rushes his sword out attacking them. Annalie was held up by the guard from pulling her hair, she stayed silent staring at the queen. "Hector..!" Elizabeth stands up glaring at her son, Hector slain two guards as he looked at his mother.

"Enkidu, take these slaves back to their chambers. I'll have to talk to my son." Her voice sounded calm, Enkidu nodded walking towards Annalie as he glared at the guard, Ashoka grabbed the children as she stared at the child on the ground bleeding. "I got you..." Enkidu whispered as he carried Annalie in his arms, Ashoka nodded to Enkidu. They walked away to the chambers as Elizabeth stared at Hector, he put back his sword glaring at his mother.

"Ashoka.. Enkidu. Please take these children to different chamber, the Queen told me they were there at the time Hector was with us.. But I beg for mercy for them, but instead she made the guard ripped my clothes and whip me.." Annalie coughs, Ashoka made worried face staring at Annalie, Enkidu nodded slightly. "Get some rest, I'll take these children to other chamber were other children are at.. Have you seen Laurence?" "Laurence was sent off this morning to look out the kingdom.. Can you check on him?" Annalie looked at Enkidu as she was placed down slowly, Enkidu nodded. "Yes, I'll do that. I'll send Octavius to look at this.." Annalie sat up slowly as her back was bleeding from each rip skin. Enkidu left as Annalie hummed slightly, a tear dropped from her cheek.

"Octavius! Ah..! Laurence aswell." Enkidu and Ashoka walked towards them as Octavius nod greeting, Laurence did the same. "It's Annalie.. Queen Elizabeth tortured her and killed a child. Apparently it was involved from Hector, I wasn't there to hear it but came late." Laurence was shock. "Where is she right now?" Octavius asked. "She's in her chambers now, I wanted Octavius to heal. Can you do that?" Enkidu looked at Octavius as he nodded. "I'm coming too. I want to be there for her.." Laurence stepped forward aside Octavius. "I can't allow that. Octavius go, Laurence you stay here on looking out. Ashoka and I need to head back to the castle to see Hector." Laurence nod as he turned around walking away, Octavius, Enkidu, and Ashoka walked away towards the castle.

"Annalie..?" Octavius walked towards her, Annalie opened her eyes slowly as she smiled at Octavius. "Octavius, hah.. You're here, Enkidu told me you heal..?" "Why yes, when I was a kid who was severely wounded. A doctor helped me heal while I stayed at his place, he teached me the basics if someone else got injured here." Octavius grabbed bandages as he opened the bottle dabbing gently with cotten. "Ever since then. I helped children from these days, even men. But mostly were dead, I try my best to heal possible way." Annalie smiled gripping onto the rock. "You know.. Nikita would be proud for what you done, it felt nice seeing you with us.."

Octavius nodded smiling, he started stitching slowly. "Your kingdom.. It's amazing, I enjoyed there so much. Hopefully I live there.." "Of course..! You're always welcomed to." Annalie chuckles softly. "Nikita is always right, you're very joyful these days even when bad days comes." "You're wrong.. I don't always act like this sometimes. Even when I'm alone, I lost so many people who was killed.. Now a child died because of me." Octavius stayed silent, Annalie looked down.

"Enkidu. Ashoka. Hello, how's she doing?" Hector smiled as Enkidu and Ashoka nod. "She's doing fine, I suppose.. You seemed happy." Enkidu spoke as he crossed his arms. "Why not.." Hector looked away.