Legency Series

Chapter 6

　　I didn’t want to be anywhere near the noble women the next day but I didn’t have a choice, I needed to know the other wives of Orel fellow leaders, I just have to be present.

　　That didn’t mean that I would be the joke of meeting, I will not show any weakness again, if the ladies think they will be able to degrade me today, they will be shocked at who they will see.

　　I walked into the morning room where everybody was gathered and as soon as I entered, the room dissolved to muttering as I gritted my teeth and walked into the room with a smile on my face.

　　“Pray do tell me what so funny, I cannot wait to see if I can share it with my warlord.” I said breezily, immediately the side talks and laughter stopped as I pasted a worried look on my face while I smiled within.

　　My words worked like a charm.

　　“What’s wrong?” I asked taking my seat at the other end of the table directly opposite the merchant queen and Estrid. She doesn’t deserve me adding the title lady to her name whenever I refer to her.

　　“Nothing” the strained voice of one of the women replied me when I refused to leave the issue alone when they tried to change the topic.

　　“Yours?” Estrid scoffs but I narrowed my gaze at her.

　　“Yes. He is mine, he is my husband and although he should have been yours that doesn’t change the fact that he is mine now.” I replied to her as her cheeks burned red with what I was sure was anger. I saw two ladies exchanging looks filled with humor and when they noticed my gaze, they nodded and introduced themselves.

　　“I am Catherine, the ambassador wife.” The lady with the green sharp eyes said as I nodded to her.

　　“And I am Mary Ann, the wife of the master healer” the woman who looked so out of place but held herself with a certain grace that nobody could question her added.

　　I waited until Estrid picked up a wineglass before I replied. “And I am Themis, the wife of the warlord” I watched as the glass shattered in her hands with my face impassive so I would not laugh.

　　“You might be his wife but know that all he did was to use you to escape a marriage” Estrid said heatedly as I smiled.

　　“I know but at least I am useful to him and I don’t blame him, you are vile enough that he had to try desperate measures to ensure that he is not shackled to your like through the rest of his life.”

　　Estrid said through clenched teeth. “Vile, how Dare you?”

　　“I dare because it is the truth. If you don’t respect yourself, I will drag you by your hair to explain yourself to my husband, he is already at the end of his patience with you, you might find yourself without a head if you don’t cease your mindless statements about power as if you have more than me.” I cautioned her.

　　“You are adept at making threats, ‘Lady Themis’” lady Lillian said as if she would rather say something else than her name and title. “Threats you have no means to issue.”

　　I smile at Lady Lillian “My husband is also angry with you Lady Lillian, it was pure luck that your servant came back alive you know. If you want to test that luck, I suggest you inform my husband of your words just now, he will give you the answer to whether or not I can.”

　　“You little b***h, are you trying to threaten me too?”

　　“No, it is what Orel will do, we all know it, so I suggest you keep your mouth shut before you get yourself into a bigger trouble that you will not be able to get out of.” I replied and when Lillian opened her mouth to say something which she would regret, Catherine cuts in, disrupting our little spat.

　　“Calm down and Lillian, I am sure that our husbands will not like us to be at odds with each other, I suggest we put this behind us and welcome Lady Themis into our fold because whether we like it or not, she is one of us now.”

　　“And you have been a consort much longer than her, you should not exchange words with her, you should be trying to keep peace, I am disappointed in you.” Mary Ann admonished as Lillian snapped her mouth shut but refuse to stop glaring at me.

　　I return her gaze with mine unflinching, if she wanted to insult me, I will return the courtesy to her. This gathering will leave us as enemies.