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Kaion gave her a choice ... to come with him or be taken straight to the dungeons. Very hospitable, Moon thought. Kaion held out his hand again, and she, again, did not take it, bringing her hands and clasping them behind her back, waiting for him to take her forward, to show her the way.
She thought she notices a little shine of amusement in his eyes, and his eyebrow arched a little, but nothing else on his face betrayed what he had in mind. She decided she did not like it, not one bit. She did not like him either. But it did not matter, anyway. Now she was in his world.
When she gathered her hands behind her back, she pulled the sleeve of her shirt over her bracelet, so as not to notice the pulse since they had passed through the portal. Was she still able to recharge the gate once? Wait ... there was no gate left. She had to build one here ... The gate was left in her world, and here the portal was gone. Until then, all she had to do was to follow this... man she was not really like him right now.
He just turned in front of her and started walking, and she was just following, just like the servants were following her mother, the king, behind her. She did not like that.
-Where are you taking me? She managed to ask him but he did not even turn to answer her.
They were walking through a narrow corridor when a male voice thundered.
-KAION???
He seemed upset, and his voice startled Moon, while Kaion just turned his head towards the male figure and bowed in front of him, with his fist on his chest.
-Father!
Father?? The man was huge!! Tall like a tree, his pectorals almost protruded through his ultramarine blue shirt, sewn with gold thread in wonderful arabesques. At least he had a good taste in clothes!
The black pants were not very tight, but enough to give an image of the muscular legs, the black knee-length socks shone. So, fashion was not so different here ... He was an imposing man, he had an aura of authority that emanated strength and severity. Even his shirt was perfectly closed around his neck, and he had matching gold buttons on his sleeves. So this was Kaion's father... She did not have time to bow, as she was just checking his figure and she was so impressed, that she did not realize that she was the only one not bowing in that moment in front of the king.
And he just stared at her. In silence.
-Amm... Your Highness? I presume, Moon regained some posture and bowed, smiling perfectly as she looked at him, then lowered her eyes on the floor, in order not to challenge him. She needed him on her side.
-And who might that be?
The king asked his son, but not taking his eyes from the stranger woman that was following his son, after he was reported missing for a few months.
-Father, this is Princess Silver Moon...
-A princess? A princess of what?? Where did she come from? Murmurs started in the hallway, as everyone present was looking at her and listening to the news. And where have you been?? The king was obviously not in a very good mood. It was understandable as he did not see his children for months, as they have been reported to be dissipating through the portals that opened like crazy a few months ago. Nobody knew what was all with those portals.
-I... I went through a portal, father!
-What?? You alone have left on your own?? How could you be so irresponsible?? Did you not think you are the Crown Prince??
-I just saw it open, and it somehow grabbed me too, with my guards...
-And your sister is missing too!
-I know. She went in there first!
-Wait... Into the portal? And... where did you go?
-I went after her!! To bring her back!
-And... where is she??
-I could not bring her back...but instead I found out where the portals open towards!
Everybody was looking at him, waiting excitedly waiting to say what he discovered. Where did all the soldiers who disappeared through the open portals end up and what happened to them?
-They open towards the new world, the shadows have been populated over a thousand years ago...
-Impossible!! It's been a thousand years, they can not be alive for so long...
-They are long dead, but their descendants still live there.
-What nonsense is that, Kaion?
-I am speaking the truth! I have brought proof of my words! This is the Princess of the Warchild House from that world!
What? They all gasped surprised. His father, looking at Moon almost in terror. If there was the House of Warchild in that world, it would be a dangerous thing to have princesses and princes other than his own. What if they would decide to cross over too? If any of them would reach into their world, there will be war!!! Would they come for this one, that they have lost?
He was looking at the young girl that the Crown Prince brought along with him. They were all looking at her like she was out of this world. Well, she really was out of this world.
Moon, on the other way, felt like a freak in a circus, with everybody looking at her, staring and trying to touch her, gossiping already and covering their mouths. They were all shocked to hear that there was another part of their house, in another world, they thought it was only legends of the ancient times.
-How many princesses and princes are there? The king asked, preoccupied, looking at Moon.
-A few, Kaion answered reserved.
-A few?? Who is leading them? If there are princes there.... is there a king?
-Yes, but she fell sick or something...
-SHE?? His father turned his interest to his son. Their king... is a She??
-Yes, father.
-Are you telling me, that this king is a female?? What a disgrace!! Do they lack men??
-No, father. This king is a woman and she is a very skilled fighter.
-A fighter? A female fighter? This is unheard of!
His father thought he did not hear him right.
How hard was that to believe, it was understandable to Kaion. If anyone else would have told him the same, long ago, before he would see it for himself, he would have laughed into their face! He could not believe that a female can hold a weapon in her hand... Well, and he did not even want to prove it, not with this one, he brought with him... She knew her weapons so he did not need more complications right now. So he could not risk it, to put a weapon in Moon's hands and prove his father her worth.
In their world, there was no powerful woman. Females, they call them. They are the servants of the men. They bear their children; they cook their food; they raise their children and wash their men; they speak only when they are asked. They are only shadows of the shadows he found in the New World.
The king looked at the young girl standing right next to his son. Her clothes were almost like his, with a long shirt and trousers, and boots. The boots were not shining though; she was not taking good care of her appearance. Her hair was not perfect, but it was long and loose. She was, perhaps, unmated? Her skin was perfect though, white as the milk and seemed silky. Her figure was slender, at least she was not fat, maybe he would ask her to dance for them later, in the evening.
A princess from another world, and even one from his own house... that was not good news... Why did she come along with his son? Did he not know better? She was dangerous.
-Why did you bring her along with you?
-For insurance, father!
-What do you mean?
-They are strong, father. In case that one day, they would decide to come back, to their natal lands, we need to have some back up. if anyone would come, one of her brothers will be the leader. And we need to think ahead of this! We can not be at war with our own house! WE will lose the support of the Council! So I thought about it, and the best I could think of was... They will not try anything against us if we have her!
The king looked at his son, thinking about his words. He was right. But, why would the strangers come back if they went to make a better world a thousand years ago?
-And your sister? She cost me alliances! How could she run away from her duty like that?? Irresponsible child!!
-Senere did not...
-Senere accepted the union with the Crown Prince in my world! Moon announced and again everybody gasped in surprise. Kaion did not know, so he did not take it very kindly, looking at her with both surprise and suspicion. She will be queen, one day, the stranger princess spoke in front of the king.
Nobody was expecting that, so they did not know how to react when it happened. One of the counselors- as Moon assumed he was, standing close to the king- gave her a warning.
-You may be new to this world, but there are some things you need to learn, fast!
-Females do not speak before man here unasked, the king voiced.
-I only gave you information that you asked, as I thought as every father, you would want to know your daughter is safe and well taken care of.
The king's jaw dropped. He was never spoken with so much arrogance in his entire life. And, coming from a female, that was.... impossible to imagine. The female was not only incredibly beautiful, ut she looked fiercely. She was not afraid to speak her mind in front of the men. What was that? How did the gods allow that to happen? Ad more important was, how did his son manage to get her here, in Zicon? And if there was true, that her brothers would come for her... There would be war inside the Warchild house?? He could not afford that! He was already at war with the Shadows' Assassins house! He did not need any rumors or gossip inside his house!
What on Zicon did his son do??
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