Before the matter escalates the whispering started, as they all agreed to what I or Katherine had said
"Oh dear, these n always behave like they are free to move and we are bound to the ho. It's high ti that we would also work," spoke redith, and many nodded.
In this way, everyone soon started discussing it. I took a sip of my aromatic tea. Its taste was wonderful, due to royal tea or because of my first win, the only god knows.
I continued nodding my head every now and then when my eyes fell on Isabella. There was a smirk on her face. 'Why!'
Suddenly bad premonitions started filling my heart as I found her smirk unnerving. Oh lord! Does she also plan sothing? But what.
'Maybe her plan was the sa as the past.' This idea gave new hope as I closed my eyes to rember what had happened in the royal tea party in the past.
But no matter how hard I try to rember there was nothing that seed out of the ordinary.
The only incident I rember was between Killian and . As I was being mocked by the nobles in the past, Killian approached . And I took all my anger by pouring hot tea over him in the na of the accident.
But I was not going to repeat it in any case then why! Why was she happy?
Just then I heard voices in the background.
"Your majesty, your majesty." so maids ca there with hasty footsteps.
"Your majesty, the kids are fighting."
As the maids finished her words, I saw Isabella's smile growing wide as she looked at and then her eyes widened in surprise in a blink of a second.
That was the mont my eyes widened too. Had she done sothing to Killian? Before anyone could react or ask anything?
Before my mind could process what was happening, I was already running to the other corner of the royal garden, where kids were playing.
I heard many gasps, whispers that were turning into loud noises. But I did not have the ti to think about it.
If Isabella had done sothing to Killian, she would have planned it in a way that its bla would co on .
But how! Weren't there two knights with him.
It took fifteen minutes to reach there even when I was running, that's how large the garden was.
The scene that I stumbled upon was Killian beating two children of duchess redith. Oh lord! What just happened?
"Killian, Killian" I was calling him but he was not listening.
I saw all the knights were standing there hesitating. It was no surprise to as all kids were nobles and taking one's side may cost them their life.
The kids were not in grave danger, that knights needed to interfere.
So now I had to depend on myself.
I walked forward trying to hold him, still calling him, "Killian what are you doing? Killian left him."
Just when I touched him, he was pushed backwards. Its pressure fell on as I stumbled upon and was about to fall.
I closed my eyes, afraid of falling.
'Oh lord, This would be the most embarrassing mont of my past two lives'
But what I felt was not the hard ground but the hard muscles.
Soone had caught , thank goodness, I will not fall now.
I opened my eyes and the first thing I saw was deep golden phoenix eyes.
I had never seen such beautiful eyes in my life.
"Are you alright, your highness." the man spoke only then I ca out of stupor.
That was when I realised I was still in the arms of a man, a stranger!
My eyes widened as I tried to stand properly but my legs wobbled.
He held again, this ti his hands were on my waist.
"Are you alright?" he asked again.
"Yes I am, sir" I didn't even know his na. But that was not important right now, what important was his hands on my waist.
It could create a great scandal. We live in a world where a female could not be touched by a man except her hands unless he is her husband.
I straightened myself just on ti as the other ladies entered. I took a breath of relief at the fact, no one saw what they would call opprobrium. But I was so wrong, just when I turned, I saw the empress.
She was looking at with twinkling eyes. As she moved towards , her eyes were mischievous. But why?
For a minute I even forgot why I was here. She approached us with a smile as she asked,
"Are you alright Marianne?"
That was an intimate way to call . Normally she would have called duchess, or lady Marianne. But just taking my na was sothing I was not expecting.
"Yes, your majesty. I am fine. Thank you ``I replied with a bow.
No matter how she behaved, I could not break the protocol.
She nodded and then looked at the man, then only her gaze went to the children as others also joined us.
They were huffing just like , I wondered why the empress was not, she was standing there like a demure lady she was. Now I feel jealous of her stamina.
All the maids, knights and children presented there bowed as they wished her.
"Glory to the empire, her majesty."
"What is happening here?" she asked the knights.
"Your majesty, the kids were playing here, then suddenly they started to fight. We could not interfere as it was not a grave situation," they replied hesitatingly.
"Grave or not, I expect you to help the children in maintaining the decorum of the palace." she comnded coldly.
As I was looking at her srizingly. She was a gem, I say. But the emperor was foolish to not realize that.
Finally, her gaze went back to the man standing on the sidelines, the one who had held as she asked him,
"Are you alright brother?"
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