A novel of An Encounter chapter 22
Kaira stopped in her tracks reaching her little garden Alura made for her.
She touched her cheeks bursting out tears again.
"Why?!" she mumbled starring at the flowers.
"Kaira?" King balem touched her shoulders.
"I know rheagar did a very bad thing just now and I apologise on his behalf I don't know what happened to him" He muttered also sad by the situation.
she sniffed in cleaning the tears off "He was angry I did strip "kaira" "she chuckled softly.
"What do you plan to do?!" he asked ,she turned ticking off the last drop of tears in her eyes.
"Wait till sunrise for now, I need to figure out hat exactly they did to him...grandfather?!" she stopped in her words.
"If a royal blood dies do you do?" She continued.
"kaira?" He was confused.
"I'm just asking because I can't guarantee queen jezebel will live after this I'm going to kill her!" she uttered shocking the man.
"Killing her won't solve the problem kaira,we need to be calm about this , jezebel and phiona are behind this for sure they'll stop it to!" he gave the second option.
"You need rest kaira, you've been stressed since please forget about tonight for now tomorrow we'll deal with them!" he held her hand.
"I need rheagar!" she just wanted to cry again.
"But you're right.. I'll stop whatever they did and he'll be fine" she motivated her self.
"Yes my child ,you're a brave girl you can do it and I'm with you so don't worry, I'm with you" He embraced her
*Are you fine kaira?* Phoenix asked.
*I've received more slaps than that Phoenix I'll be fine* she told the wolf.
*I wish I could come out I would have tore phiona apart!" Phoenix fumed.
"Let's go!" king balem lead her back into the Palace.
~ NEXT DAY;RHEAGARS CHAMBERS ~
Silence ate with rheagar and phiona as she watched him eat his meal.
He wasn't saying anything ,his eyes were just fixed on the food.
"About last night" he finally looked up at her.
"I'm really sorry, I don't know why that lady did that!" he sighed.
"Uh.. oh..yes, she hates me you know!" phiona uttered.
"You know her?" he asked.
"No ..I mean she's from the village she's just one of those jealous girls,im glad you put her in her place!" she smiled at him.
"Ye..yes, I didn't want to hit her but... Forget about it she's gone now!" He smiled back at her.
"Uhmm.. rheagar I actually wanted to ask you something!" she went on.
"I want a celebration to be held for me, as your queen you know!" she stated.
"A celebration? all of the sudden why?" he asked again.
"Can't a celebration be held for me?!" she muttered sadly.
"No no I mean it can, tonight itself!"He agreed immediately.
She smirked "Thank you" she grinned.
"Oh and I might need some new clothes, the ones there ain't really nice!" she pointed at the wardrobe.
"You'll get new ones your highness!" He chuckled.
"I have to go now please don't think about last night, anything you need just ask for it" he stood up, he kissed her forehead heading out of the room.
"This is your new life Phiona get used it to!" she grinned.
"But first I need to take care of that old man, he's going to ruin my plans!" she frowned.
"He's like 100 or something why won't be just die when you need him too.. but that's something I can handle" she plotted cunningly.
~THRONE ROOM ~
"All raise to welcome the king his majesty, the king rheagar" the royal announcer called as rheagar stepped.
"Greetings your majesty" They stood up.
He nodded taking his seat.
"Commander lanister there will be a celebration tonight in honor of the queen I want you to handle it" He Stated.
"Yes my king!" Commander lanister bowed.
"And I want everyone invited, I know it's of short notice but if they can they should, including the entire village!" Rheagar Added.
"Yes my king" he bowed.
"Anythung else?" Rheagar asked them.
"King lucas as issued a request to come to the Kingdom your majesty!" Chief lenor stood up.
Rheagar blinked remembering the letter king balem talked about.
"Some other time then!" He said and stood up.
"Your majesty you haven't visited the Royal army in some time you're supposed to give the new recruits the welcoming speech" Commander lanister reminded.
"Is that today?" rheagar groaned the man nodded plainly.
"alright" he sighed stepping down, commander lanister stood up following him out .
"What celebration?!" Chief hale mumbled, he stood and also left heading straight to phiona.
~ RHEAGARS CHAMBERS ~
"what celebration do you want in your honor phiona?!" Queen jezebel was already there.
"What can't I ask rheagar for anything ?!" Phiona glared.
"Have you gone insane girl, you know what we did do you want him him start calling you kaira in public then everyone knows we did something!" Queen jezebel fired.
"Let them find out I don't care,as it is kaira already left so who's going to stop me , I want rheagar to crown me as his queen before everyone and there's no way he can go back on his words spell or no spell!"Phiona went on.
"That's the plan but we have to wait for the twelfth moon you're supposed to be planning how to seduce him tonight not a party!!" Queen jezebel snapped.
"You don't let me what to do and not what to do!" Phiona snapped back.
"oh..wow you've grown just from yesterday is that it?" Queen jezebel scoffed.
" you can't control me lady or use me as you want yes I'm with you but I'm the one with the face and rheafar will just do anything for this face!" phiona smirked.
"Are you threatening me now?! I helped you!" Queen jezebel flared up in anger.
"I know I know but you see I also have my own desires, you wanted kaira out I helped with my face my father brought the witch and you just paid the money so we all have a say in it not only you" phiona stated.
"Phiona!" Chief hale called standing by the door.
"forgive me my queen please don't listen to her !"- he pleaded.
"Why dad..." Phiona frowned.
"keep quiet my queen you don't worry after the celebrations she will definitely do as you said I will make sure of it!" he continued.
"Alright chief ,let this not repeat itself phiona I got rid of kaira then who are you?!' Queen jezebel uttered storming off.
"I hate her!" Phiona said immediately she left.
"We don't hate our accomplish phiona dear, let's focus on the right thing now, getting rheagar to place that crown on your head ,I love the idea you made!" he was actually supporting.
"Forget the mate bite, if rheagar crowns you as his queen fake kaira or not, he won't be able to take it back no matter what, good job my daughter you're truly my child" he smiled parting her back.
"Thank you dad!" she smiled.
"I'm getting everything I ever wanted I don't care what the queen says ,once I get that crown I'll put her in her place and if she makes a fuss the dungeons will do her good!" she smirked .
"Perfect!" Chief hale added.
~ KING BALEM CHAMBERS ~
King balem watched kaira as she paced back and forth of the room,she would seat down ,stand up,seat back again repeating the same thing.
"I have no idea how to deal with this grandfather!" she groaned, she wasn't seeing any hope.
"Just seat first don't stand up okay?" he walked to her pushing on the chair.
"Its obvious it's witchcraft so maybe we need another witch to break the spell" he stated.
"I've thought of that grandfather but we have no witch in thageran and we can't possibly write to Alura now she won't reach in time to stop what ever plan they have!" she sighed again.
"Then where did they find a witch?" King balem thought to himself.
"I've heard of situations like this but I never thought it would be real" he sighed.
"your grace?" a knock came in the door.
"Come in" he said.
"Your grace, his majesty has issued for a celebration to be made in the honor of the queen this evening!" the guard said heads bowed .
"What is rheagar doing?" King balem muttered.
"Very well then you may leave" He sent him away.
"She wants him to crown her queen!" kaira stated standing up.
"Jezebel has really crossed all the limits with these, there is no way I will let that happen in my kingdom" His was angry now.
Kaira managed to nod, she sighed infrustration but sat back ,she was too weak to think again.
"I'm stopping that party!" she uttered.
~ EVENING; ROYAL HALL ~
As instructed the whole place was prepared and arranged for their queen, guests had already began to fill the place up including the people of the village
"why did rheagar call for a celebration all of the sudden?" Commander lanister said.
"who knows you know how he loves the queen he just wants to express that love" One of the royal advisers said.
"You know in all the years I have served the royal kingdom I've never seen a love like that of the King and Queen its natural and strong that's why they rule this kingdom peacefully!" Another said.
"We owe it to the queen since she's become the queen everything has been going smoothly, the resources from the four panels have been coming bountifully we have rain and more the Palace is at peace" The other one said.
"You're right, all hail the queen! Commander lanister cheered.
"Hail!" They chorused.
"All welcome the great king, his grace, King balem!" King balem Stepped in.
"Greetings great King" the congregation bowed.
King balem nodded walking to his throne,his eyes went to Queen jezebel.
."Your favorite isn't here?" She smirked.
"she left!" he stated.
"Finally I knew she couldn't stay!" Queen jezebel smiled
He sighed taking his seat.
"Now we welcome, his majesty first of his name king rheagar thageran and his ever loving and our wonderful queen, Queen kaira of thageran!!" The royal announced proclaimed with great honor.
The doors opened and rheagar stepped in with phiona beside him.
All jaw dropped in shock of what they saw.
"That's not the queen"
"what in the name of...."
"Am I dreaming?"
"PHIONA!!!"
They could see her as she saw.
"Your majesty with all due respect is the queen sick or something this isn't the queen?" The royal announcer rushed to him.
He turned to king balem who shook his head,those who saw instantly understood what something was wrong.
"This was your plan all along right hale?" Commnader lanister faced him.
"Where is the real queen?" he challenged.
"I don't know don't ask me stupid questions and keep your mouth shut!" Chief hale fired back.
Rheagar took phiona hands leading her to the throne.
"Seat" she was about seating when the doors opened again revealing a lady in red coat.
"Sorry I'm late, I had to get this!" Kaira stepped forward.
"she didn't leave!" Queen jezebel frowned.
"You!" Phiona frowned too.
"yes me, me as in kaira" kaira smiled.
"Guards!!" phiona yelled.
"We only answer to the queen!" They literally voiced out.
"What is all this why do you keep coming back here?!" Rheagar walked to her.
"No no rheagar dont go to her!" phiona tried stopping him.
"Well rheagar you and I are one,I can't possibly leave you no way" kaira stated.
"Do you remember this coat?" She wore it again.
He starred at it getting a glimpse of the very first time he saw her in the oni.
"No!" it wasn't clear.
"Okay, then you do remember this!" she took out her knife showing it to him, again it came in glimpses but he still couldn't pin on it.
"He has to remember something kaira" Phoenix panicked.
she walked behind him and placed the knife in his neck.
"somebody stop her!" phiona kept shouting,but not a single soul moved their muscles.
"this is laced with wolfbane if you move you'll definitely die!" kaira said exactly as she said it the first time.
rhegar chuckled "one thing you missed cute princess wolf ban doesn't affect true bloods" he held her hand pulling it away from his neck, he held her hand tight making the knife drop.
"I've said this before!" he let go of her hand stepping back.
"That was when you took me as your bride rheagar kaira of red keep, the stubborn wolf that left the altar of her own wedding, the same on who made you lay on the floor in your own food , the one who gets on your nerves all the time.." she kept saying walking to him, he held his head as the memories kept coming ,he would see her face clearly look to phiona and see the real phiona but it wasn't done.
"I don't remember" it was getting hard.
"No no, rheagar!" Phiona made to run but king balem grabbed her hand making her stay.
"Rheagar look at me!" kaira held his cheek making sure his eyes were on her.
"Remember when you said you loved me" it was her only hope now, she could see him battling with the thoughts, but she still held him.
"I.. I love you no?" He muttered trying to pull her hand away.
"You didn't say it back, say it kaira!!" Phoenix screamed in her head.
"Of course I love rheagar, I've always loved you but I never realised it until now, I LOVE YOU rheagar thageran!" she said it, she finally said it ad the next thing she did made everyone gasped.
she kissed him in the moment!!!.
Shocking queen jezebel ,Chief hale and Phiona ....... Rheagar kissed her back!!! he held her waist pulling her to him, The spell broke
"I love you kaira, I love you!" He smiled , tears gathered in her eyes as he said that, that unrecognisable look he kept giving her cleared off,she saw the one she knew filled with passion and love for her.
Excitedly the crowd started to clap cheering for them "True love kiss" King balem smiled
"You see me as me?" She asked to be sure.
"You're my kaira, how can I miss your face.. .wait...." It came to him now, everything that happened between last night and now came back to him.
"Phiona!!" His eyes turned red starring at her, she was already trembling in fear she made to move but he got to her already.
Kaira finally breathed out in relief,she looked to at King balem who smiled whole heartedly at her.
"What did you do to me?!!" Rheagar grabbed her hand hard.
"I..I didn't.. .no rheagar you see I'm kaira look!" she still said.
"shut up!" He slapped her across the cheek, he remembered how he slapped kaira too.
"You made me hit my queen" he landed another one.
"You made me raise your voice to her!" she got another one sending her to the floor already blind.
"Rheagar I.. " she looked at him with teary eyes as she held her cheek but he slapped her again ,her hair scattered around her face .
Rheagar held her neck raising her off the floor.
"You made me hurt my queen!" He growled in her face gripping her neck tight.
Kaira stood there, she wanted to stop him but the other side of her wouldn't.
"Your majesty I beg you please don't kill my daughter!" Chief hale fell on his knees begging in tears.
"Kaira cried because of you!" He added force, he was going to kill her ,he pressed her neck as she struggled for breath.
"Rheagar don't, don't kill her!" King balen touched him.
"For my sake don't please!" He sighed, it took all the ounce of control for rheagar to let go of phiona, she fell to the ground gasping for her dear breath.
"Arrest them!" King balem ordered ,immediately the guards picked phiona up the other holding Chief hale.
"You're forgetting one person!" Rheagar stopped them his hard gaze on his dearest mother.
"I regret you being my mother, from today you and I have no tie , As king of thageran I hereby denounce your authority as the queen mother of thageran you have no right to be of royal blood ,ARREST HER!" The words hi queen jezebel right to her core, she passed out in shock.
"Take her like that!" He stated, they picked unconscious queen jezebel like that straight to the dungeons.
"Hurray!!!" The congregation clapped and cheered .
Rheagar sighed turning to his true love, his heart squeezed as he remembered all the horrible things he said to her, he walked slowly to her.
"Rheagar...." kaira stopped as he fell on his knees in front of her.
"I don't deserve you kaira, I don't!" He said so painfully.
"No rheagar ,please stand up ,you didn't know" she muttered also kneeling.
"I made you cry...I hit you!" He wept so heartbroken, he raised his hand to her cheek touching it softly.
"How could I do such a thing!!" He still couldn't believe the fact of what he did.
"Please stop it rheagar, you're making me cry now it wasn't your fault the ones at fault are going to pay you'll make them pay so please!" She held his hand.
"Forgive me kaira forgive me !" His hands together as he begged her for forgiveness his heart arched as he kept reliving the scene.
"I made you hurt when I asked you to leave I humiliated you... I have to be punished ,punished!!" He stated standing up.
"No rheagar stop all these I've forgiveness you ,I don't mind you raising your hand to me please stop this!!" She rushed her words but rheagar paid no attention he walked out of the hall, of course she had to follow him so did everyone else.
He went straight to the training ground looking for something ..
"Rheagar stop these!" Kaira yelled .
"I have to be punished!" He got his hands on two long and strong weeps used on the horses and sometimes criminals.
"No no rheagar you will not do that" she rushed to him holding him..
"Grandfather don't let her come near" He made her stand still.
"kaira stop let him do it if not he'll feel guilty for the rest of his life" King balem held her down.
"he'll hurt him self" she cried uncontrollably.
Rheagar took off his coat then his shirt holding the weep tight , he stood and weeped the first one on his body.
This was wasn't just any type it was made with extracts of iron and hard strong leather ,twisted in granite to be able to pierce through anyone's skin.
and rheagar was wiping himself hard with two!!.
He pictured her tears when he raised his hand to her and it triggered him to continue.
"Stop this please!!" kaira tried to move but king balem held her down, she cried seeing his skin tie open blood everywhere.
Four weeps
Five weeps
six
seven
eight
Nine
Ten!!!!
The congregation kept gasping as rheagar inflicted this pain on himself.
"I will die rheagar stop it!!" He was the getting the pain but she was the crying crazily.
"Grandfather please!" The more she heard the sound of the weep and it kept tieing his flesh she had to plea, she managed to free herself from his hold running straight to rheagar,she hugged him tight making his hands pause.
"Are you mad, do you want to die ,you want to kill me too!" she cried ,hugging him more his body was covered with blood ,hands back and face with deep cuts.
He didn't say anything he closed his eyes touching her soft hair, she was where she belonged close to his heart once again.