"Reply to me, now." Kaelor Dravane's voice becomes more heavy and sharp.
But she didn't respond to his question. Instead she fell on her knees and started crying loudly and covered her both hands on her face.
All members with the king himself come towards the maid.
"You don't have to make her cry, General." Lord Varrow smirks while approaching.
"Silence." Atahasia makes him quiet. Lord Varrow bends in front of him and apologizes.
Atahsaia in his heavy voice asked the maid. "What happened, why are you crying like that?"
"My lord… my queen is…"
Then a female screams from a high tower. It is clearly visible from windows behind the maid. It is the king's personal room. That lady's scream shakes the whole palace. It's too loud to make an awakened person's ear bleed. Even Atahsaia and other nobles cover their ears and general Kaelor is on his knees.
Atahsaia recognised this scream. It's his queen, so he jumps towards that tower. Atahsaia's body is covered in yellow aura, he broke the whole window in a second. Atahsaia reached the tower room through the tower wall before window glass touched the ground.
Not a single noble was able to see his movement. Then they start running in the hallway to reach the tower room.
"General, stand up, our king needs us." Lord Vitern said.
Kaelor Dravane stands up then starts running with Lord Vitern but Kaelor still covers his left ear with his left hand because blood is coming out from that ear.
Atahsaia saw his wife sitting on the bed. Her tears were flowing down and whole room things were misplaced and broken. The glass of the door to the balcony in the left of the bed is completely shattered. He is standing in front of her. There are many maids fallen on the ground unconscious. And two maid dead bodies near the baby crib.
"What happened dear." This time his voice is sweet and comforting.
Queen Serene vire slowly moves her head upward, her eyes are red and half face becomes black because of lampblack and her night gown is completely wet by tears and sweat comes from sadness. Finally her lips moved, she wants to say many things but only one word came from her mouth.
"Our baby."
Atahsaia run towards her and there he saw his son's shriveled body in Serene arms wrapped in red cloth, the same as those corpses. He feels chill and shock in his body because this is the first time he lost something that was precious to him. His face is confused to show any expression. Atahsaia wants to cry but death battles and wars make his heart stone. Then a crack appeared on this stone and a tear fell down.
Then a maid woke up, there she saw the king sitting beside the queen.
"Hail my lord." she came on her knees and bent down totally on the ground.
But Atahsaia didn't say a single word. He is just sitting there and looking at his baby shriveled body.
Then all nobles and general reach inside the room. There they see this whole situation.
"What happened here?" Jean said then he looked towards the maid. "Hey you explain everything."
Then she start telling what happened here when they were in a bath with the queen.
"A few hours ago everything was fine. But when the queen and us came from her bath. Those two maids who were looking after the young lord were dead. Then when we see the young lord, he was dead and his body is the same as those corpses shown by Lady Sereth. And—"
Atahsaia interrupts her. "Jean, Kaelor, Vitern, Varrow I want that bastard dead body before the first ray of sun falls on the ground of Veylor kingdom."
All four kneel down, and punch the ground. Cracks appeared on the ground. All three's eyes are filled with rage.
"As you wish, my lord."
"As you wish, my lord."
"As you wish, my lord."
"As you wish, my lord."
General Kaelor prepared his battalion and Jean ordered the first quarter imperial army to prepare for battle.
The whole army is now prepared and General Kaelor, prime minister Jean and Lord Vitern are sitting on horses ready to march and a large number of imperial soldiers are standing behind him. Jean turned around, towards the army.
"Soldiers." He announced. "Our young lord is dead now. He is killed by a Blood Art Practitioner that is living in our capital and killing our citizens. But this time he lays his hands on the royal family and that is not acceptable. I want to lend your power to take revenge of murder of our brave young lord. So are you with me?"
'Yes sir,' the whole army shouted in a synced voice. Then the whole army march moved forward.
In the middle of the night when the whole Veylor kingdom is sleeping. Its army is marching. Then after some time they stop.
"Why are we here? Prime minister." Lord Varrow show his anger in his voice.
"Because our criminal lives here." Jean replied.
"Watch your tone, prime minister…" Lord Varrow shouted.
"Watch. Your tone. Lord Varrow. I am the prime minister of the Veylor kingdom. And the murderer of the young lord is inside in this manor." jean tone is still calm but calculated.
"So, you are implying that my son murder young lord. Do you even have any proof because now I am going to file a complaint against you to the king. You will…"
"I have proof." Jean interrupts Lord Varrow.
"Then show me."
"I will show it to the king."
"Jean, if it's your joke then it's funny…"
Jean ignores Lord Varrow and orders his soldiers to attack the manor. It's really a massive manor covered by walls and a gate. And a guard post but because of the night, the guard is carelessly sleeping in his post.
The whole army marches forward with Kaelor, Jean and Vitern in the front and Varrow is still standing, where he leaves behind. Then he rode his horse towards the palace to meet the king to avoid the death of his son.
To be continued…