novelraw Chapter 172 - Why Is That Contest Important?
Chapter 172 - Why Is That Contest Important?
Maya literally asks in shock "A huge Hall for punishing?!".
'How cruel can they be?! First A Pavilion for killing their wives and now a Hall larger than My Pavilion to punish..wait..My Pavilion? Well...I live there...so Forget it..Now this is important!'.
'But the place belonging to me sounds better..what if someone breaks the door open in my absence? What if already someone did like in the dream?-'.
"And why is that surprising, My Lady?".
A voice disturbs the silence and thought strings. She recognizes the voice immediately and asks the soldier boringly "Can I get rid of this man?"
'I hate this man! For no reason...I just hate his presence'.
Justin "..." What in the hell?! How can she get rid of The Imperial Court's Official?!
She asks frowning "Then at least a slap?".
Justin "..." Is Her Highness planning to kill me?! Why would she want to slap His Excellency and dig her own grave?!
The Official answers with a deep chuckle "Of course, Your Highness. As long as you touch my cheek with that soft hand".
Maya almost threw up hearing him.
'How shameless!'.
But she asks the soldier not even sparing the Official any glance from the beginning "Can I order you to slap him for me then?".
The Official "..." What?! My my...look at her audacity! Well ...not even surprising when she has a Crown Prince as her husband. And when Prince Kalki is the Crown Prince this audacity shouldn't be surprising.
Justin gasps horrified "Your Highness!".
The Official stands right beside her. He is shocked yet responded with playful smirk "Only if he has a death wish. A brutal one".
Maya mocks "And says the man who just got saved from one" and glares him with one of her ugliest face.
The Official flinches 'Ouch!'.
Justin stands frozen in his place. He doesn't know what to say. So he just remains silent as if he didn't hear a single word.
She walks ahead towards the door.
The Official asks "Are you going to save them too?".
Maya glares him slowly turning into a mocking smirk.
'Why doesn't this guy just disappear from my sight? And am I that easy to predict?'.
Something made her to become cold even more.
'Now I don't want to entertain anybody here. Not anymore. I wanted to know what was that scream about and I will know'.
She steps to open the door but Justin appears out of nowhere beside her.
He bows "Please allow me, Your Highness!".
Maya nods stepping back and sees the huge doors opened with a thud.
A dread filled scream welcomes her. And the man next to her.
She doesn't want him anywhere near her. But she chooses to ignore him and hide her emotions.
'Now this will be my first ritual before doing anything in this country. Everyone says I have useless pair of eyes which just betrays me all the time expressing my thoughts. I have to pretend that I don't care'.
For some reason she recalls the time when she visited her future and The Empress's cold face came in her mind.
'No wonder she looked cold..... Is this how I should behave from now on?'.
She still feels that she has a long way to turn into a complete Cold Queen.
'I should leave this place before it turns me like that. I don't want to be so intimidating that even I myself fear to approach me!'.
She finds the men who were chained in centre of the hall and recognizes them in one glace.
'Those were the men who fell after she hit them with her arrows'.
"Quite sharp eyes you have got, My Lady. They couldn't even move after that single hit!".
Maya still stubborn enough to ignore him.
'Who are they? What was their motive? Did they plan to kill Prince Xavier?-'
The Official answers her as if he heard her mind "They are from the neighbour Realms".
She remains dangerously calm which was out her nature but she wanted to test herself how long she could act this way.
Even though she doesn't like being like this, only this way she could save herself from future humiliations.
The Official continues "They planned to take Prince Xavier as hostage and ask The Throne of The Northern Realm in return after winning the Contest".
Maya sucks in a sharp breath "That's-".
The Official interrupts "Impossible. Yes! But something they didn't expect is you winning the Contest and saving the Prince on your way. That's really impressive, My Lady".
She asks calmly suppressing her emotions "Would they have given the Throne?".
'Who would hand the country they owned and ruled just for a mere Contest wish?!'.
The Official nods with deep thoughts before looking at her intently "They should have".
She must be lying if she said she was not surprised by his answer.
'Would they give me the throne if I ask it like them?! No! Why would I do such stupidest thing?! But I need to know something else'.
"Why is that Contest important?" She mumbles to herself.
She knows he can hear her and she also knows that he will answer her.
He smiles "Wise question, My Lady".
She ignores him and walks ahead getting the glances of the dirtiest place that she has ever seen in this country.
Everything is filled with dirt and blood. Even the air felt heavy with the metallic stench. She didn't forget to observe the tools and scary wh.i.p.s which made her shiver.
"The Contest was Empress Claudia's idea".
Maya stares ahead in a daze 'His Mother...'
He continues "Empress Claudia didn't like the way The Emperor conquered the lands under his Realm. And she wanted a peaceful lives for their sons instead of an ambitious and cruel one".
She frowns subtly 'Sons? Prince Xavier included too or He has some other brother?!'.
"She loved Our Highnesses and didn't like how Emperor Philips spoiling them to kill everyone who comes in their way of the throne. She wanted to teach their sons to work hard for the respect they get as Royals instead of killing each other for the Throne".
For some reason Maya's heart filled with respect for that lady even though she was His mother.