Chapter sixty seven

"Leave me ,I said leave me alone ,a lady cried out ."

Leave her alone ,a voice from behind spoke and feet kept walking closer .

Enough ,she ordered with a wave of her hand and Grace was left alone by the guards .

"My Queen ,they bowed down to greet her "

Why are you dragging her on the ground in this hot scotching sun ?

"My queen ,we are following Princess Rhian's orders ,a guard said ."

Let her go and move to your respective chambers to dispense your duties as expected .

I will take care of this lady by myself .

"But my queen ....."

But nothing ,I gave an instruction and you should follow suit without asking questions .Go now and do that quickly .

"And who are you to cut short my guards when I have ordered them to execute a task for me ,Princess Rhian came to the scene and questioned Krystal ."

*The news about Princess Rhian and Queen Krystal's argument was spread around the whole kingdom and the king as well as other queens including some princes and princesses rushed to the scene in no time .

Prince Wales rushed to the scene too once he was informed *

"Once Rhian saw that everyone had gathered there ,she wanted to get everyone's attention on her side so she began to question Krystal about her actions ."

I asked you a question ,queen Krystal .Who are you to stop my guards from carrying out my orders ?

Ever since when did I give you the license to get involved in my personal issues ?

I remember how you dragged your maiden's case to the royal court when queen Gema interfered in your case so I don't understand why ,you would interfere in my relationship with my maidens .

"What is going on here Rhian ?"

Ask her mother in-law ,she had the audacity ,the effrontery and the guards to disrupt my duties as a crowned princess of this kingdom .

I asked my guards to throw the maiden inside the dungeon because she disrespected me in the highest degree by talking back at me in an insulting manner and she stopped the guards from doing so by instructing them to come back to the chamber without implementing my task .

I don't know which audacity she has to do that because it's not right on her side to get involved in my personal matters .

If I am wrong then tell me queen Romina since you are the head queen, if what she did is right ..

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There's no need to create a scandal Princess Rhian .

"Me ?

Creating a scandal ?

This is ridiculous ? ,queen Krystal " .

Don't you think that it will be more civilized of you if you could calm down and ask me for an explanation because trying to prove yourself to everyone around will not solve the issue .

"What are you trying to say queen Krystal ,that you are the civilized one here by keeping quiet to my questions even when you are wrong ? "

That's your version Princess Rhian .I have no intentions of getting involved in your personal matters .

I rushed out here since I heard her scream out loud .

Because I care about what goes on in this kingdom,I came out of my chamber, only to see her been dragged on the ground as if she wasn't human .

What were you expecting me to do ?

"You were only supposed to watch and pass by but since you wanted to satisfy your curiosity ,you got involved in an issue which doesn't concern you " .

So this clearly means that ,you ordered your guards to drag her on the ground from your chamber into the dungeon .

"Yes I did ,if you care to know because she deserves it for her disrespect " .

Is it because she is a maid ?

Answer me Princess ,you are treating her like this because you are a princess and she's a maid .

Am I not right ?

Your spitting on her face wasn't enough ,punishing her by throwing her into a dungeon wasn't enough also, instead dragging her on the ground so that her skin wears off is what you consider enough ,am I not right ?

"Yes you are right ,I wanted to teach her a lesson about how to go about herself when she's around royalties .

My strand of hair was better off than her life ...."

Ohh ,so you are admitting that you are punishing her because she pulled your strand of hair ,is it ?

"Yes it is ,she should learn to know who I am .."

And who are you ,Princess Rhian ?

"What sought of a question is that queen Krystal ?

Don't you know that I am ....."

"Shhhh ,she was cut short by a wave of Krystal's hand ..."

You are the daughter of the great king of Champa ,daughter in-law of queen Marga and King Duxan ,wife of the crowned prince of Mugal kingdom and the crown princess of this kingdom .

I hope I'm right with your everyday poem that you keep bussing my ears with .

"How dare you ,queen Krystal "

Keep your voice on the low my princess ,I haven't even started to speak in the words which should trigger your anger so keep your voice low .

You see for a moment ,I thought I should give you respect not because you are a princess but because you are fit enough to be my elder sister .

Honestly ,I haven't done anything wrong by stopping your guards from dragging this lady on the ground to the dungeon ,on the contrary ,I'm right and because of that ,I have lost my respect for you totally which i know you don't care about because you are been shaded by your ego .

"Speak clearly ...."

What I am trying to say is that ,with the way she was screaming ,anyone else apart from me could have come to her aid .

You owe your chamber and outside your chamber ,everyone owes it with their thoughts and explanations .

Speaking of queen Gema 's case with my maiden ,everything happened within our chambers and I asked permission from the king before making any changes ,however ,she dragged it to court and I won because I was right .

If you had wanted this case to be a private issue then you would have asked your guards to calmly chain her up and escort her to her dungeon but you did exactly the opposite and you want to prove yourself right even if you are wrong .

You want to be a crowned queen yet ,your attitude doesn't compliment your position .

Forgive me to say this but you don't merit the position of being a crowned princess .

A beautiful face with an ugly character doesn't make you fit for having control over your subjects .

"How dare you .....she raised her hands to slap Krystal but was caught by Krystal's hand ".

*Everyone was shocked by her action especially Wales who stood calmly but almost reacted to Rhian's aggression towards Krystal* .

'How dare you too ...'

Krystal landed two hot slaps on her face with the back of her hands and once again ,everyone including Rhian got shocked that she was actually slapped by her .

If you are adorned with respect and you don't merit it ,don't expect to cross your limits .

If you think you can molest me because of my age then ,I'm sorry because age doesn't define strength .

The next time you raise your hands on me again then just like today ,even without hitting me you will receive what is bigger than this ,this is a strict warning from the ninth queen of this kingdom who is also the special queen of this kingdom .

Now you can keep your hands down and your tears to yourself .

If you don't know how to respect others then I will teach you how to do so by erasing your ego ,arrogance and pride at a goal in public .

*After uttering these words ,Rhian kept sobbing in embarrassment with her hands on her cheeks while Krystal rushed to Grace who was lying helplessly on the floor while blood seeped from her scratched body .

Krystal quickly sat on the floor and tore a part of a robe and covered her wounds .

With her head on her lower body ,she offered water to the helpless maiden.

The other maidens who witnessed this quickly came to her aid and helped out their colleague *.

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She is not my family ,my friend or my blood but then ,grace comes from smaller things .

If you treat those who serve you like animals ,they will never respect you as their master .

Look at me Rhian ,what has changed after helping her out ?

Nothing ,this means that we are no different from each other .

There's no special remedy for royals after death because our bodies will be eaten off just the way theirs will be eaten off .

The only thing you have to treat her like an animal is the fact that you are a princess and she's your maid but greater things evolve from smaller ones .

Time moves in cycles Rhian ,so learn to adorn respect to everyone because it's reciprocal .

Have a nice day ,my princess .

Thanks for reading ....@sunnyrays

Always remember that it's #RESPECT IS RECIPROCAL.....