Eliora was lost in her thoughts while her eyes were still glued to Lior's back. His steps were firm yet each footsteps said something in no words. He was heading to Aurien's chamber. Eliora decided to turn her head and continue walking, she suddenly bumped into something. It was hard that she started to protest against it .
"Ouch !!" , she said , covering her forhead with her right hand . " My bad !! Am sorry about that " . A voice answered in return . The voice had a mixture of roughness in it . It was so deep . She never had a voice like that that . But there was something special in it . It had a sweetness in it . Eliora moved her head up to see who it was , cause she had never had of any that kind of voice in this Palace.
There he was . He had a beautiful smile on his face with his eyes soften with every blink that he made . She was right , she had never seen this kind of face before in this Palace. "Am sorry about that, next time l will be careful when walking, Eliora said in a low voice ." You better be cause l don't know what would happen if it was someone else , this could even cause an accident , he said with a soft tune but not in a good way.
He walked away leaving Eliora who was stuck on the ground. She turned her gaze to him with sharp eyes. " Why is everyone today in this palace like this , and who does he think he is , when suddenly l thought there is going to be someone better in this Palace just for time to prove me wrong, or should l say seconds , but it still time . Everyone in this Palace are just the same , the only difference is that they have different bodies. I should just get going before l become more annoyed ." She said to herself before making up her mind to go where she was supposed to head to .
"Did someone miss me already ? " . A voice was heard from behind. Ravien decided to shift his gaze from the window to his door .
"Why do l feel like this place is overcrowded now, at first l saw the first prince Aurien at the garden when l arrived and coming to your chamber l saw a beautiful lady walking by the corridor of your chamber . I was just gone for one month and you decided to rent out the Palace , your highness?" , he chuckled slightly.
" You return from war and first thing from your mouth is jest ? Weren't you entertained enough in the battle field, Lucien? " , Ravien said looking at him .
"Laughter keeps wounds from rotting , my lord , Lucien replied.
Whats the matter, my lord ? . You seemed lost in your on thought . Did something bad happened when l was away ? , Lucien asked .
" There is nothing wrong it just l want some private time alone " , Ravien said with a cold smile on his face.
" Your anger hangs thicker than incense in here . Did l arrive at a bad time ? Lucien asked softly.
" Am sorry l shouldn't have said that to you , you are not just my bodyguard but also my friend. My childhood best friend. It just lately l have been dealing with my personal issues and l think they are just gone out of hand by now . It a long story on why those people are in my Palace but l just don't know how to say it . So to cut things short , that lady you saw on the corridor that my wife to be ."
" Ahh what was that again ? My lord , so that lady is soon to be the queen of this Palace, why didn't anyone said it earlier on , now what should l do ? ", Lucien said in shivering voice.
"What do you mean by that , Lucien. Did something happen? " Ravien asked.
"It nothing my lord , you can continue with what you were telling me about ".
"So as l was saying before you cut me off , that is my wife to be . And Aurien is here as he claims he can protect her better under his care and proving that he is the one that deserves her . That what going on now . That why he decided to shift his residential to here , together with his bodyguard, Lior , l think that his name if am right ".
"I sure did miss a lot of fun when l was away, now l understand why all of all this sums up now . I think that you should fight for your love , fight for what truly belongs to you , protect deeply what you truly value. And l saw that lady , am sorry, my queen was not in a good mood , she seemed to be lost in her thoughts just like you , did something happen between you two ?" Lucien asked.
"I think l have wronged her with my tone . That why she behaved like that ", Ravien said in a heartbroken voice.
"My lord don't feel that why , it oky to have a different tone when you are angry sometimes. The only thing you should do know is to go and sincerely apologize to her even though you think she is the one that is wrong. Am not addressing to you as your bodyguard but as your best friend. Women are soft in nature, you cannot just shout at them when they are wrong and pretend that everything is going to be well after , l know you are wondering how l know women when am most in the battle field. It just l got to learn from an old wise man in there." Lucien said it with a bright smile on his face .
"I will keep that in mind , and thank you for your wise advice. I didn't know you will end up gaining knowledge in the battle field, Ravien chuckled softly. "Right now you need to get some rest , you have just returned and l ended up burdening you with my problems. You need to go back to Chamber and rest for now ".
"It oky my lord , l will head back now" , he left after bowing down to his majesty.
Eliora paced through the hallway with the conversation between her and the stranger keeps playing in her head . "What was that all about, maybe that his way to talk to people not everyone is sweet when talking ", she said to her self . "I wonder if he could be a friend or another danger disguise in charm ."
The air in the Palace felt so cold yet it was sunny outside. The tension between Eliora, Aurien , Ravien and now Lucien together with Aurien's bodyguard Lior . All of them under one roof , the Palace felt suffocatingly full. Neither did the maids in the Palace left out on how the changing of the atmosphere in the Palace felt . Suddenly Eliora heard a maid muttering to one another, " lt feels like ghosts and shadows walk beside our prince now ".
In Lucien Chambers, he was standing beside his bed . His tall height with broad chest spoke alot about him . He was polishing his armor while he hums lightly. His thoughts suddenly shifted to Eliora's beauty and sadness, he then noted on Ravien's temper and Mark Aurien's sudden presence in the Palace.
He smiles to himself and then he said " this Palace will be more entertaining than any battlefield ".