Daughters, Swords &Dragons

"Lord Regasus you're still so handsome even with age, your face never depreciates how sad." Alivara sneered.

He didn't reply; it was a rhetorical remark nonetheless the second concubine had an uncanny humor. "You are still lovely my lady."

The emperor had a wide variety of tastes. Alivara was very dark skinned, her eyes a shining midnight sky, her hair ebony black curls and teeth as white as the snow during winter.

A remarkable beauty with brains having been a goddess of war in her prime before being forced into marriage by the emperor.

In a different light she seemed more ethereal a beauty than Laifeyar being a southern princess.

It was no secret that Laifeyar envied her beauty but they were both Cunning and evil women.

"Come in, my lovely wives." the emperor's voice sounded in the throne room.

They bowed to lord Regasus and made their way to their husbands side taking their place at the foot of his throne. "So my wives, any entertainment today?"

Laifeyar smirked watching Regasus take his seat at the middle of the royal roll. "As a matter of fact there is."

She signaled the head guard Aidar and he moved out of the throne room swiftly.

Regasus was bored and was terribly missing the company of his wife and mischievous daughters; he was hoping the three days of the ball would pass quickly as the head guard returned, dragging a familiar girl into the throne room.

As soon as he saw her face he stood up abruptly "What is this?" the emperor asked, staring at the girl in the middle of the event.

"She's a thief. I found her lurking around the kitchen." Laifeyar said cunningly.

Quickly, Regasus spoke up in her defense "That is my maid, your majesty."

Laifeyar straightened on her throne loving the furious look in those eyes that stole then betrayed her heart "she's a thief" she repeated.

The emperor was caught between a rock and a cliff. He couldn't afford to annoy Regasus and he couldn't afford to embarrass his wife. "What do you propose I do with this maid, my dear."

Looking at regasus straight in the eye Laifeyar spoke with as much contempt as she could muster

"Kill Her."

Vastus shut his eyes signaling the guard "Strike."

Regasus couldn't breathe as the sword rose high in the air, at that moment prince Myth the second prince stepped in "She's my property."

Everyone knows no one dares to touch a prince's property; it was a matter of respect in their law.

A law even the emperor was subjected to as a prince could be the next emperor.

Myth held the guard's sword in his hand in one quick move he grabbed the sword from the guard and the blade sliced through the palm of his hand to her elbow.

He caught the hand before it touched the ground and dropped it before the empress "Accept the hand of a guard in her place after all he dared mark a prince step mother."