Chapter 7  Kingdom of irem. part 2(Ch 38)

The Queen stood in front of the door of one of the rooms, and took several breaths. And when she felt that she had regained her calm, she opened the door.




The Queen entered a lavishly furnished room befitting a prince.




There were four young maids, looking after a fourteen-year-old boy, Sleeping on a large bed. One wipes the sweat from his forehead, and another wipes his body with a damp cloth. The rest were standing ready for an emergency, and all wore white cotton gloves.




 




They were about to bow to their queen, but the queen raised her hand to stop them.




And she said to the only man in the room:




" How is he now?" 




 




 The man was an old man with a long white beard that reached his stomach, and his head was long white and curly hair. It looked like sheep's hair.




He was wearing a red cloak. His eyes and wrinkles on his face lit up with wisdom and knowledge. In addition, he had a black wooden stick with a glowing red handle, and the sticks were floating in the air beside him




.




 He said while holding back his tears:




-" There is no progress. His condition is getting worse. I am sorry, Your Majesty..During my long life, and my many experiences. I have never seen such a disease .Even magic does not benefit with him . If this was the alchemeist who I heard about alive، Maybe he could treat Prince ".




 




The Queen knew that well. I heard about that alchemist a long time ago. However. They didn't find this person, and she knew there was nothing they could do. She had to ask to put her heart at ease. 




-"You don't need to apologize.. I really thank you, you served me well for many years, and you did your job as a palace healer with all honesty and honor. Please accept my thanks." The queen bowed her head. The man was of high stature even for her.




 




 But. The old man stood up and said:




- "What are you doing , Your Majesty?! .. I am the one who failed to treat the Crown Prince. Please raise your head." The maids bit their lower lip as they painfully looked at their Broken Queen. The queen raised her head, and with a face torn with grief and pain, said: 




"I'm sorry, I want to be alone with my son."




 -" Concept ". The old man said, and they all went out, closing the door behind them. The Queen sat on the old man's seat, and looked at her son, who was sleeping.




He was a miniature version of his mother. It had six tails Sleep on his bed. Like six white foxes sleeping beside him. It was his arms, legs, and neck. Black as tar from this strange disease. At that moment the blackness slowly rose like serpents crawling to cover his shoulders and chest. The Queen's body shivered at that, and she pleaded:




" God , give me strength. Heal my son."




 The boy opened his tired blue eyes, and tilted his head, letting his silver hair fall over his eyes and forehead:




- " Uh, mom... why are you crying?" The queen pulled the hair from her son's eyes and said: 




- "They are tears of joy, the counselor said a joke that made me cry from laughter." But the prince. I think she was crying for something else. And he said:




"If I had another brother, someone would take my place." Be with me, son.




I can not afford these words . I 'm not as strong as I used to be .




"What are you saying, son? There is no one who can take your place."




- "Mother, I mean matters of governance, there must be a crown prince. So... why don't you marry, Mom?"




 I ran after every man.. and no one accepted your mother, son. Perhaps soon you will see me for sale in one of the countries... a slave who pleases men. Whore, son. Your mother is going to be a whore. Dunya Viktum Petrai irem will become a whore .. And the kings and nobles will be keen to humiliate me .. And perhaps they will make their dogs ..




 




 She would weep from this inevitable fate. However, she made every effort to laugh in front of her son.




 And the Queen laughed sweetly, saying:




"You want me to get married? Me? You must be joking. After your father all the men in this world died."




" Did you love him?" 




"What is the story of your questions today?"




"Nothing. I just want to know. But don't lie. Tell me the truth."




 The Queen launched a noisy laughter, tears welling up in her eyes as she said:




-"You!..you are so funny today..stop that..you will make me die of laughter!"




Her son looked at her seriously and said:




-" I want to know ".




The queen smiled softly and said:




-"You really look like your father. He was serious and daring at your age. As if he was a man in the body of a boy.




Don't look at me like that.. you'll make me laugh again. Ok. Ok. I will tell you."




 




She wiped her tears with one of her tails and continued:




-"Yes. I loved your father very much..you know that he was my cousin, and we were never separated.




I would go crazy when I saw him talking to the girls, I would drag him by the hands to keep him away from them, and your father would laugh at that, waving to the girls. And when we're alone, I'm about to scold him. The exact opposite happens.




 




 He was scolding me, saying that they were the masters of the country. That is why he has to improve the relationship with them to support him in matters of governance, when he becomes king.




I didn't understand any of this, and I thought he liked messing with them. And when I'm about to cry at his scolding, he stops it, and tells me beautiful words with that smile that makes me forget everything, and throw myself into his arms. And don't ask me what he was telling me. I will never tell you."




The prince laughed and said:




"Looks like you've fallen into his net."




 




'Uh, you may not believe it... but... your father was terribly good at dealing with women, he was in a few words. He would make them, do to him, anything, and don't get me wrong. I'm talking about the country. He was your father' An honest and respectful man."




 




"I know that, Your Majesty." The queen frowned at those words, but the prince corrected his words and said:




"I know that, mom."




 




The Queen slapped her hands together. sourced so. Her voice sounded like a light slap and she said happily and with a mischievous smile:




"Do you know what I was calling him?"




"Women's Hunter". Thus said the prince, laughing and continuing to say:




 "You've told me about it so many times."




The queen licked her lips.




"Really, I don't remember."




"That's why you have to get married, even if you don't like it. You shouldn't be alone."




 He turned his eyes away from his mother and continued saying:




"At least, for the sake of the kingdom of irem . There must be a crown prince."




The queen's face was torn with grief and her eyes brimming with tears, and she said in a voice wracked with pain:




"You are the crown prince. Soon you will be king and you will restore the kingdom to its former glory. I will watch your children play everywhere."




 




In a trembling voice, the prince said:




"This is impossible. I will die soon." those words. It shattered its foundations, its castles, its fortresses, shattered what was left of the queen's soul, and plunged her into the depths of despair.




 




 The queen burst into tears and started crying and wailing:




- " No! You will live. You will live a very long time!!".




 And she embraced her son and murmured his chest with her tears. Then the prince cried out with a very frightened face: 




- "Don't touch me!! It might be contagious!!"




 




-"I don't care!!!. If you die, I will die with you. I don't want this life anymore!!!. Yes, we will meet your father.. and live in peace and happiness. In that beautiful eternal life!!!".   




 




"Get away from me, Mama!"




 The prince cried, trying to move, but in vain. His arms and legs were as dry as stone.




Then the people from the past entered, and grabbed the queen to snatch her from the prince. Tears were falling from their eyes as they heard everything. However, the Queen floundered and writhed in their hands.




-"No!!!..leave me!!!.I want to die with my son!!!.let me!!..will you leave me too!..your father and then your sister.and now you!!!.you will leave me in this savage world alone.No. I want to go with you!!!".




 The old man cast a spell on her, and the queen fell asleep in his arms.




" We'll take her to her room, my prince."




 said the old man. 




The prince said without emotion:




"Please do your best to take care of her, she is our queen, and the last of the royal line of irem . If she falls, the kingdom is finished forever." 




 




 "This is certainly what I will do. Do not worry, my dear prince." And they came out carrying the queen, tears falling from their eyes.




And when they came out of the room. The prince burst into tears. He will die soon, leaving his beloved mother to suffer for everything, and at that moment he remembers his father's will.




 His father was on his deathbed, and stared at him with sharp, soul-piercing looks and said to him his last words : 




-" I leave your mother and the kingdom in your hands, take care of them. Be a great king like irem!"




 




His crying rose. His body started to shiver. He will die without fulfilling his promise to his father. The prince's face was filled with copious tears, and he bit his lips to rip them, and threads of blood flowed down his chin to his chest, and passed his black neck.




 The shadow stared at him with his red eyes, and it quickly faded across the wall.




 




 

Chapter end