Little Cat

When King Labhrainn stormed out of his room, the two maids stared at each other for a while before breaking into an uncontrollable laughter!! Their laughter led them to slam their bodies on the king's bed.

The laughter was not directed at their king, but it was a laughter of self-relief! They were happy they weren't punished! As they laughed uncontrollably, they slammed their bodies on the king's bed forgetting they weren't supposed to be doing that! Literally, they were taking adavantage of the king's vulnerability and lack of attention now! They sat up on the bed and laughed some more with tears rolling down their faces.

"I thought he was going to kill us!"

"Me t..... "

They stopped talking when the door creaked open again and their king showed up! They froze on the spot and their eyes widened spontaneously at the view of their sweating king, who ran all the way from the throne room down here!

"Where is Rex?"The king asked!!

After a long while they cracked open their mouths to answer!

"He... he...he " one stuttered.

"He is in the medical ward... ward sir.. sir! " the other continued.

The king left without another word!

King Labhrainn bolted into the medical ward and rushed in on Rex! Rex was in a very bad state! His whole body from the crown of his head to the sole of his feet were in sores, deep cuts and marks. The king widened his eyes at the almost unrecognizable Rex!!

"REX! REX? WHERE IS ANASTASIA??WHERE IS THE REST OF THE ARMY YOU TOOK WITH YOU? I SENT ANOTHER TROOP DID YOU MEET THEM?"

Everybody widened their eyes at him. Their faces had the expression of 'Really?' written over it!!! King Labhrainn did not mind Rex's health! He went straight to asking questions whiles he could clearly see the pain plastered all over Rex's body as he was taken care of!

The king was escorted out to take a breather and to help him calm down! After he noticed he was all better, he stormed off to the army department again!

The looks on the soldier's faces were gloomy. They were scared of the ingoing situation!!

"Amberjill thinks he is smarter than me but no body is smarter than me! KING LABHRAINN!!!!! He has kidnapped my daughter and I don't know what he has done with Anastasia! He continues burning farmlands of the local folks! I am sending you people out there! Half of you to bring back my daughter if you fail to do so and run off like the others did, I will face Amberjill my self!!!!"

As he ordered that half of the army should leave, they mumbled a while amongst themselves and bravery prepared their weapons,heart and bodies to fight!!

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Meanwhile In Edgeville.

Lysander had placed Anastasia on the bed and covered her with the duvet. He brought down the curtain she had raisedand walked towards the door, upon holding the door knob, he looked one last time at her peaceful face before leaving! He was assured she was okay because he could hear her peaceful heartbeat.He closed the door behind him and walked to his chamber! He entered his room which had this dark and red theme!

He sat on a very high chair customized to his liking! He looked out his grand window with a hand on his chin planning his next move.Just then his door creaked open and a pretty lady swayed her body as she walked closer to where Lysander was seated.

"You should relax a bit on your revenge plans, Lysander!" His sister said and sat on a sofa in his room.Though Melissa was not Lysander's biological sister they shared a pretty deep bond than the rest of the six sisters!Melissa was part of the seven daughters of the past king of Edgeville.

"There is someone I want you to meet, Lysander!"

"If it is one of those ladies you've brought here again you can leave! "

"Lysander you are not growing any younger! You're twenty-five already! You have to get married we need a Queen and most importantly a successor, you might never know. My father had us when he was 20".

"I am not your father. And I can never give you a successor. You would have to choose another successor!" Lysander said coldly.

"Yes we would have to choose a successor as if that is just a simple task!"

Lysander's heart had hardened over the years. He wouldn't be able to give his stone-cold heart to any woman. And he wasn't sure if any woman would want to marry a person like him! A man without emotions!! He wouldn't even have time for his wife to be able to give Edgeville a successor of the throne if he was married by force!

He ended the conversation with his sister and his sister left knowing the was no way she could persuade this man since she had been trying for many years now!

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Meanwhile after king Labhrainn's dramatic act in the medical ward moments ago,he was sent out to take a breather and his advisors together with his wife came to help him calm down! No matter how much he wanted to see his daughter he had to be patient! Rex was not well yet! After about an hour of advice from his loved ones , he was taken to his room to take a little nap to calm him down! Thankfully the two servants had exited the room before he arrived.

It was evening in Edgeville. Anastasia was awake now!She folded her arms on her chest while she leaned on the bed's head board.Her mind was just so messed up! She didn't even know what to think now! She went to take a bathand dressed up! She went closer to the mirror to see if her wounds had healed! Her neck had healed completely it was justher cheeks now! She turned to go back to bed and saw Thyra sitting on her bed!

"How do you do that? " Anastasia asked Thyra!

"I teleport here with the help of my imagination!"

"What are you? "

"I won't say now! But one thing is for sure I have revealed to you more than you should know! "

Anastasia just stared at her and asked the next question she asked was....

"Is Lysander like you ?"

"Yes, it was what your people suspected they thought Lysander's father was creepy and that was why they killed him! Lysander is more powerful than us all! ".

"Why did you say you couldn't help me flee from here?"

"There...there is a portal to which only...." Thyra paused and widened her eyes at Anastasia. The scared princess's eyes widened quickly as she asked Thyra what was happening.

"What? What is going on? Are you okay? "

"I am in trouble!"

"You know you are!!"The voice of the angry Lysander was heard! Lysander walked to the bed and grabbed Thyra by the arm!

The worried Anastasia who was feeling indebted to Thyra for all the help she received from her, didn't know when she got up to stand in the way of the door before Lysander!!!

Thyra shook her head hard signifying the little girl to stay out of the issue to save the life of this little kitten but the little kitten wanted to save the life of the mother cat!!!

"I won't let you do that to her?!" She stretched out her hands and closed her eyes!!!