Chapter 287: The impending doom
"She has thrown you away, Eagle King" Alice’s words rang inside the room as well as inside Kyrell’s ears. It was like he was hearing something he shouldn’t. Even though he knew that was a lie...Yes, it was a lie. His Lyra would never abandon him, "What nonsense are you spewing right now? There are lines that you shouldn’t cross, Female"
Alice sighed sadly, "My king, Oh my poor king. What has happened to you? Are you so bewitched by that female that you don’t see the truth?"
"Truth?" asked Kyrell, "When have you ever spoken the truth in front of me, Alice? Because the only things I remember you doing are lying to me and trapping me in uncomfortable situations. And first of all, why the fuck are you here in my tribe anyway?" he had enough of this supposed talk with this annoying female, "Where is my aide? Nathan!?"
When no one answered he called again, "Is anyone out there!?"
As soon as his voice reached the room, many guards patrolling the inner palace rushed toward the king’s quarters. Alice furrowed her brows not at all liking the power Kyrell had over the eagle tribe. It was quite worrisome yes but, their loyalty to Kyrell had its benefits. Alice spun a false tale about her becoming their queen and most of the idiots believed it. More than believing her, the tribesmen have come to hate Lyra, and that prompted them to replace the former with someone else. And that someone else was Alice herself. The tribesmen as well as elders preferred Alice over Lyra.
It took only a few minutes before the said guards came and lined up before Kyrell, "Your majesty"
"Where is Nate?" Kyrell asked without wasting any time. He wanted to meet his aide as soon as possible and ask about everything he had missed during his slumber.
Instead of answering, the guards fidgeted in their places before glancing at Alice. They had received few instructions from their future queen and one of the main ones amongst them was hiding Nate from the King.
Kyrell gnashed his teeth in anger, "What is so wrong with your mouths that you can not speak!? Or should I make you?"
The guards flinched in their places before kneeling on the ground, "Your majesty, we have not seen the aide for a few days now. He went out and never returned"
’Good’ Alice thought. They were speaking just as she had instructed. For her own safety, Alice didn’t want to talk about Nate. If she said something wrong, then it would be over for her. Kyrell was too sharp in catching her schemes. So the best thing she could do was stay silent and talk only when necessary.