Chapter Seventeen

My king ,it's been more than two hours and queen Krystal hasn't arrived yet ,should we keep on waiting for her arrival ? ,asked Queen Gema .

Your Majesty ,the auspicious time is going against us, said queen Marga .

This is the highest disrespect to authority said, queen Ryza .

Your highness ,if queen Krystal isn't here yet and we haven't gotten any information about what is wrong then I suggest that you let me take her place for tonight to prevent the auspicious time from passing by ,said queen Cassie .

My lord ,today is a very important day in the history of Mugal and if this culture is not performed ,it will be considered as a bad omen for the kingdom so I suggest you allow one of your eight queens to fill the place of queen Krystal as we continue to inquire about her absence ,said the special adviser of the king .

*When the special adviser of the king announced this ,all the queens who were head over heels for this opportunity adjusted themselves well in their seats waiting for their names to be mentioned .*

Alright ,I have thought about this closely and I have chosen queen Alexa to be the queen of the night .

*This news shocked the queens dearly as they did not expect the king to pass this statement *

My king ,queen Gema said standing up on her feet . Forgive me but I do not agree with your decision because queen Alexa is not good in dancing and her voice can't be heard because you know how terrible it is . On top of that ,her pregnancy was just confirmed today and I don't think it's advisable for her to dance in this state .

Queen Gema ,if you are expecting to dance this evening then please close your mind on it because I don't want you to endanger the life of my unborn child in your womb said, King Duxan with a smirk on his face .

But my king .....,but nothing as she was cut short by the king .

Queen Marga ,please mount the stage to start the ceremony .

*This news got queen Gema and queen Cassie boiling in anger but for queen Marga ,this was the best news of her life as she mounted the stage .Just as she was about to start the ceremony ,the lights in the hall got dimly lit *

*For not all that glitters is gold in the heart of the lonely .

The wounded heart doesn't feel the pain on the wounded feet because she has crossed all her boundaries of pain .

If the heart cannot be healed ,how can the feet be felt when in pain .

Trapped behind doors called marriage and yet ,you still live in isolation .

In an era where a woman's voice is not heard ,how can she taste freedom ?

Fate has given me a voice and that is why I will continue to praise you my king and husband because you are my voice and my greatest treasure .

Forgive me if I retorted the first time ,I was so blind in seeing the good things I could achieve by being your queen .

Henceforth ,your wishes will be my commands .

I belong to you only ,my king .

I surrender all to you my king .

I withhold nothing because I will give my everything to you .

We shall live to tell a tale to our children about how it all got started ...*

After the whole place got brightened up , queen Krystal was right in front of the king kneeling with her hands put together covered up in tears as she sought for forgiveness .

I was covered up in shame for these past hours ,I didn't know how to come in front of you my king .

That's why ,I spent these hours putting the poem together to sought for your forgiveness.

My king ,i went to every corner of the palace to inquire about your favourite instrument and I got to know that you like to play the harp a lot so I spent time carving it myself and lovingly learnt how to play it . I want to play the harp tonight to start the ceremony as I sing and dance along my king .

I know I'm no one to waste your time so I will accept my punishment .If you want to behead me then I'm ready because I will consider my death victorious .My soul will be at rest because I died under your magnificent sword my lord but before I die ,you should forgive me only then will I be calm ,my lord .

*These words were uttered by Queen Krystal while she knelt before everyone in the ceremonial hall holding the feet of the king .Everyone present was surprised by her actions especially King Duxan but at the same time ,the subjects chanted ,hail ....hail ,the queen Krystal *.

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