Chapter 379: Silence
Mineah couldn’t help but sigh as she made her way to her friend Niran to give her a visit. Things have started to spiral out of control, and yet she had no power to stop it from happening. Well, she did, but Nikolai had told her that everything was still under control, so she had no choice but to play the damsel in distress even though she had every right to do something about the worsening conditions in the kingdom.
"And that minister wants my hand in marriage too," she mumbled to herself as she seethed in anger. "To think I didn’t notice his plans too..."
It was something of a sore spot for her to know that she had failed to read Ahmed’s thoughts properly. If only she had managed to do so, then Nikolai wouldn’t have had to fake his death and everything would be the way they were before things got worse. The plague ravaging the kingdom probably wouldn’t have existed too if she just managed to suss him out.
As such, all she could do now was sigh to herself just as she reached Niran’s door. It wouldn’t be much, but she wanted to cheer her friend up, and she managed to do something for her that would do exactly that.
"Ah, it’s you, milady," Niran greeted, her tone subdued compared to her usual disposition. "I almost didn’t hear you knock."
"Don’t worry. You still managed to open the door for me, right?" Mineah chuckled as she reassured her friend. "That’s more than enough for me."
Weakly shaking her head, Niran casually ushered her into her room and closed the door behind them. Taking her spot on the nearest empty chair, Mineah couldn’t help but frown as she observed her friend’s movements. She was clearly worried about everything that had happened, and it didn’t help that Raul was currently in prison as well. If only she could tell her everything that was supposed to happen. Unfortunately, Niran wasn’t immune to being hypnotized, so that meant keeping her in the dark to make sure that Nikolai’s plan would still come to fruition.
"Would you like some tea, milady?" Niran asked.
"Anything’s fine, Niran," she replied with a sincere smile.