The shade curved around the table that Mordrin and Mordakai sat together and drank their tea beneath . Neither seemed quite comfortable using the delicate china the Emperor had provided for them, the best of their land . Mordakai seemed to hold it as though he was afraid of it, not that they could blame him . It was so thin and delicate .
Mordrin saw the three moving toward him on the path, and his brows furrowed . Waving his hand at them to alert his father, he stood . There was something very wrong . The way Kyera moved and the look on the Empress's face told him there was something very wrong . His father stood as well as the trio approached .
"Empress, Fourth Princess Kyera, Fourth Prince Clovis, to what do we owe this pleasure?" Mordrin asked before his father had a chance to throw courtesy aside .
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"Lady Eve, Lady Kyera and Fourth Prince Clovis . " Lady Eve corrected motioning to her naked brow . Mordakai's eyes darkened as her looked to Lady Eve . The Emperor knelt beside the once proud Empress . There was sadness in her eyes, but anger in his own .
"Did that low life demote you?" he demanded disgust in his tone . Lady Eve bowed her head wiping her eyes gently .
"My Emperor, the Emperor left her no choice but to resign . My marriage has been revoked and I am sent home in disgrace . " Kyera replied softly, the shame on her face apparent . The look on Mordrin's face suddenly matched his father .
"You dare marry Our Lady and then cast her aside like a toy? Does our military strength and ruthlessness need to be demonstrated again?" Mordrin growled, his voice taking a cold steel edge they had never heard before . His father smiled slightly seeing his son show the teeth he hid so well .
"Mordrin, it wasn't Clovis or the Empress . The decision was made by the Emperor and his queens . Please don't start a war now . I just want to come back to Shadow Veil . My people and I don't stand a chance here . " Kyera's voice was tired and drained . He could see exhaustion in her eyes and the pain on her heart . So many dead she had seen, several she killed herself today . Those cold eyes… eyes that bloody kiss . She needed away from it, as Mordakai looked down at her, he saw the frightened child who had requested refuge after the death of her brothers . He saw the soul so close to breaking he didn't think she could handle the softest touch .
"Then come home . Lady Eve, if he will not respect you, you are to be Empress Dowager in Shadow Veil at my side . Afterall, your daughter shall be Empress just as my son shall be Emperor . There are no bloody queens in my nation so Empress will have to do . " Mordakai spat the words with a venom they were not accustomed to . He turned to Clovis . "Do you renounce your bride?"
"No, I still see Kyera as the only Princess I will accept, if her God Father will see fit to honor our union . " Clovis replied, his eyes never wavered . His own anger was sharp in his tone and eyes . There was no mistaking his anger .
"Then you shall wed at our temple of the Shadow King in Shasta, the capital city . Your father will regret this . " Mordakai assured him, placing one arm around Kyera's shoulders .
"Should I send for Raina?" Mordrin asked honestly ready to leave before any further talk of war could he had .
"No, she's with the Caravan . I had Daxin and the other Forest Knights keep her there among my people . We can leave as soon as we alert the Caravan . " Kyera replied, honestly glad she had the Shifters build so many caravans when they had to form the village . Mordakai nodded .
"Good, then we shall leave . Do not worry about packing . We will get you all three dressed and properly cared for as the royals of our family . By blood or marriage Kin is Kin . Those who ignore this fact are the mud I scrape from my boots . " Mordakai growled as he took control of the exit . Kyera let go of The Empress's chair knowing it would be taken by someone else .
Mordakai took the chair while Mordrin followed behind Kyera and Clovis, acting as a buffer to the outside world . The guards took the hint, and the Shadow veil Blacks and purples surrounded the three passing through .
Chapter end
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