"I don't like this situation," Jayra snorted as soon as the three of them entered the makeshift tent prepared for them. The tent was heavily guarded, and it was clear that their security was being taken close attention to.
"He's simply ticulous, Sis. He's the sa Osman as before. It's just that right now, he has a greater responsibility to think about," Bella reasoned. "You can't bla him after everything he has been through though… It's not easy to be the King of an abused and destroyed kingdom that's been hated by other kingdoms for years now…"
It was just the obvious explanation. Bella understood Amon's plight. He only had one focus on his mind now, and that was the betternt of the Kingdom of Helion.
"Having his mories back… He's probably afraid of it," she further concluded. "He probably fears that he might end up abandoning what he has now to go back to his past…"
Honestly, her mind hadn't stopped working to analyze the current situation. In the end, this was the conclusion she ended up with.
"You really like him…" Jayra murmured with a heavy sigh.
"I love him, Sister," Bella corrected with a firm tone.
"Right," Jayra weakly murmured in resignation. "Then again, how could I bla you for that?"
Bella chuckled as she then grabbed Jayra's hand, squeezing it lightly as she reassured her.
"I appreciate your worries, Sis, but right now, I'm just overwheld. I would rather see Osman like he is now, alive and well than see him dead. Even without him rembering , that's a better thing to have than him just… being gone…" she sincerely stated, her eyes blinking tenderly at her sister-in-law.
"Also, I'm sorry about early. My emotions got the better of , and I know that you and Brother just did what you thought was best for …"
"Co here," Jayra murmured as she pursed her lips, holding a pout as she addressed her. You do know that I'll always support you in everything, right? So tell us, what's your plan now?"
"I want to stay with him," Bella firmly declared.
"But how will you do that when he can't even recognize you?" Jayra quickly pointed out. "He's being so cold to you, Bella."
"Then I'll thaw the ice in him, Sis. I know I can do it," Bella firmly declared. "The Queen Mother told that there will be a competition for the Queen's Throne in Helion, and she was planning to inform the other kingdoms about it during the Global Summit so that each kingdom can send one or two representatives. I'm planning on joining, so I'll need help from you and Brother to convince our Queen and King to send ."
"What?! What absurd idea is that!?" Bartos retorted. "Are you out of your mind? I refuse to let you go out there and die!"
Bella shrugged as she quickly cleared her intentions. "Their competition isn't like the ones we have in Cordon, Brother," she pointedly reassured him. "Will you please calm down first and listen to ?!"
When her brother pursed his lips, Bella continued, "The Queen Mother reiterated that no one will get hard during the competition. The challenges designed for the competition will rely test the physical and ntal strength of the participants to determine those who would fit as the rightful Queen of Helion. The competition will last only for fifty days, and the Queen Mother will send the details to each kingdom during the Global Summit."
Jayra scoffed. "Look at him being so ticulous even in choosing his own Queen!" she scorned with a twitch in her mouth.
"Don't be too hard on him, Sis. We don't know what he really went through after he went missing," Bella chided her sister-in-law.
"I know you're annoyed right now because Osman is like that, but I truly understand the situation… And also, I'm confident…" She flashed a light smile as she explained, "He may not rember right now, but I know his heart will recognize in due ti. All I need to do is be there with him. So please…"
Seeing his sister's determination, Bartos let out a heavy sigh as he surrendered. "Fine. I'll talk to King Darius about this…"
His declaration of support quickly brought a wide smile to Bella's lips. "Thank you, Brother!" she bead, hugging her brother tightly.
"Ughhh, release now, Bella…" Bartos groaned in exaggeration. "I can't breathe!"
Bella chuckled and released him. She then turned to her sister-in-law who was still frowning. "Sis?"
At Bella's questioning look, Jayra shrugged as she stated, "I'm still disappointed. Why do you need to do all the work when you've also already suffered enough? How about I just cast a spell on him?"
Bella pointedly shook her head. "Sis, enough already," she firmly denied. "What can I do for you to not worry too much about this?"
"Fine… Do what you want then," Jayra scoffed. "It's not like you'll listen to anyway…"
"Thank you, Sis," Bella smiled as she hugged Jayra.
With their discussion over, the three of them rested in their tents for the night. Bella, however, couldn't find it in herself to sleep at all. So instead, she got up and went out of the tent. But before she could roam around, the soldiers guarding their tent stopped her from going too far.
"I want to walk around," she explained herself. "Please tell him that."
Thankfully, the guard quickly obeyed and went straight to the king's tent to confirm her request. It didn't take long for Bella to see Amon approaching her. Arriving, he signaled for the guards to move and they promptly gave way for her.
"Thank you…" she told Amon who was now walking beside her. "You didn't need to co and see here, you know. I an, you could've easily commanded to not walk too far or sothing like that then go back to your tent, your Majesty."
In fact, she was honestly surprised to see him coming over to her himself when he could've just done what she said. That alone made her curl her lips at the implications of it.
"I'm curious about what you're planning to do, Lady Bella," Amon plainly answered. "I've cast my spell, but I still prefer to personally observe my captives."
Bella raised an eyebrow as she continued walking with Amon beside her. "So when did you learn to do magic?"
"Since the mont I opened my eyes from my coma and the demon blood within got activated," he nonchalantly replied. "It simply cos naturally for ."
Bella remained silent at his response, and such a silence continued until they ca to a stop in front of a slow-moving river. Raising a brow, she turned to face him. She stared intently at Amon, and with a mischievous smile, she said, "I'm feeling a bit hot, so I'm planning on having a dip in the water. Do you want to join , Your Majesty?"
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