chapter 5

Adrianna's Pov

I couldn't believe i fell for his dirty little tricks, ugh, now he'll think he can control me, if I still want to keep myself, I'll have to avoid him, he will want to come closer , but why didn't I move when he kissed me , instead I responded to his kisses (hitting her head) stupid, stupid, stupid. How can you make such a mistake, I don't want this repeating itself, I'll need to stay far from him.

Lyria: My princess.

Adrianna:( startled) oh it's you.

Lyria: you've been in your room all day, why don't you come outside.

Adrianna: Don't worry, am fine. Can you please help me with something.

Lyria: what is it (arranging the table).

Adrianna: please, go to the library, and get me some books to read, to get myself occupied.

Lyria: ok, my princess ( about leaving when a guard came in).

Palace guard: My Queen, lady synthia asked if you could meet her in the practice room for sword practice.

Adrianna: yes, I'll be there in a minute, you can go.

Lyria: My Princess, sword practice? Do you want to get yourself killed.

Adrianna: don't worry, I'll be fine, it's just sword practice, besides, a woman is going to teach me, if she could learn it I can.

Lyria: not just any woman, lady synthia, do you even see the way she looks at you, she can just take this advantage, to kill you.

Adrianna: (laughing) kill me , she can't do that, she knows what her king can do to her, besides, she not that type of person, she won't harm me.

Lyria: hmmm, my princess, please be careful, I don't trust that woman one bit.

Adrianna: I've heard lyria, I'll be careful.

( In the practice room)

Synthia: my Queen, you made it.(Handing over a sword to her).

Adrianna: you can call me Adrianna, calling me , Queen, feels weird, I already have a lot of people calling me that, even your king calls me that, it all feel strange to me. So please do me a favour and call me Adrianna.

Synthia: princess Adrianna, will be fine by me, cause I don't want your husband getting angry at me. Can we get to sword practice now?

Adrianna: one more question.

Synthia:ugh, what is it?

Adrianna: promise to say the truth.

Synthia: go on.

Adrianna: why did your king kill his mother.

Synthia: why ask me, he is Your husband, you should ask him.

Adrianna: I know that, but I thought since you both have been friends since childhood, you will know thr reason why.

Synthia: I don't know about it, I think you should ask him yourself, (she lied).

Adrianna(in a disappointed tone) oh, okay.

Adrianna's Pov

After sword practice, I went to the garden to have a moment alone, away from everyone, and outside my room. The environment was friendly and the atmosphere seemed cool, I laid on a mat admiring the garden, and I didn't realize the moment I dozed off.

When I woke up, I was still in the garden, I wonder what the time was, but my stomach gave me a brief answer, telling me I had stayed in the garden for a long time, and I probably missed lunch, so I got to my room, and ordered to see lyria.

Adrianna: lyria, could you please get me dinner to eat.

Lyria: my princess,(dropping some books on the table), the king has asked you to eat with him in the dining room.

Adrianna: tell him, I'm busy and I'll not be able to come.

Lyria: my princess, you can't turn down the king's invitation, how do you expect me to tell him that, he can get annoyed the moment I tell him ,and punish me instead. Please I can't tell him, you'll have to go.

Adrianna: if u can't him, tell synthia to tell him.

Lyria: okay, my princess (turning to leave).

Adrianna: And lyria, bring me dinner.

Lyria: okay.

Adrianna's Pov

I was going through the books Lyria brought for me, when I was a particular book which caught my attention. The basics of sword fighting, I was going through the book, and I was getting bored, it was tiresome, I tried forcing myself to read more, when synthia came in.

Synthia: princess, how can you turn down the king's invitation?

Adrianna: I'm busy, and that's why I can't have dinner with him. Moreover, where's lyria with my dinner.

Synthia: I've told her not to bring you dinner.

Adrianna: why?

Synthia: because you are going to eat with the king.

Adrianna: No, I'm not.

Synthia: Are you avoiding him?

Adrianna: No, I'm not, I'm just busy.

Synthia: well, if you are not avoiding him, then have dinner with him, besides I'll also be there, incase you are afraid of him slipping into your pants (trying to hide her laugh).

Adrianna: (Annoyed) why, would I be afraid, am not worried ---------- I'm not------- okay fine, I'll eat with the king, happy?

Synthia: yes I am, let's go before the food gets cold