The Queen & Her Knight

Chapter 25

Anabel stares in fear at your wrists. You do not know how to address this situation and if you can trust her with the truth. But you know if you are not going to say something, she is not going to stop questioning you about it. You quickly hide your wrists behind your back as she steps closer to you.

"Melissa talk to me"

"Yes, something did happen to me but I am not sure if I can tell you this yet"

"But you know you can trust me?"

"I know that I can but this is not just my life we are talking about. This could ruin somebody else's life who I really care about a lot"

"But…but are you okay?"

"Yes, I am fine now. But I need you to keep this a secret from the princess. Can you do that for me?"

"Yes…yes, of course, I can do that for you. But how are you going to hide that scars from the princess in this weather?"

She is asking a very good question, to which you do not have any answers. But you know you have to do something to hide away your scars. Then it is as if you see a light bulb going on in her mind.

"I have a perfect dress that you can wear that will cover your scars completely and not look out of fashion"

You feel so relieved that you have the support of Anabel right now. You do not know where you would have been if she didn't offer what she did.

"Please, if you can help me in any way I will be very grateful"

"Okay, I will be back in ten minutes but we have to move quickly because the princess is already out on the warpath"

"Thank you, Anabel"

She turns around and smiles at me and then quickly walk out the door. Suddenly you feel so lost without Anabel being here.

You try to keep yourself busy with getting ready to see the princess and then Annabel returns with a dress. She holds it up and smiles widely. You look at the dress and see that it has long see-through sleeves but then have a solid material around the wrists.

"It is perfect! Thank you"

"Do not mention it"

You see the concern still lingering behind her eyes. You want to tell her the entire story but you are not sure if you should.

"I am really, okay"

"Just promise me you will tell me everything when you are allowed to"

"I promise"

THE KING

He is riding with Lord Walton to the place where he picked you up from the k********g. The King is struggling to control his anger towards Lord Walton. But he knows he is not supposed to give anything away. Finally, they arrive at the spot where he claims he picked you up. The King steps out of the carriage.

"This is the spot where you picked her up?"

"Yes, right here by the side of the road"

The King looks around him and all he sees are trees. There is not one field insight as the trees are blocking the view of anything but the road. The anger within the King is ready to burst because you told him that there was no tree in sight.

He holds his fists against his sides and walks towards Lord Walton.

"You are positively sure that you picked her up at this spot?"

Lord Walton looks at him with a frown and then answer him.

"Yes, sire"

Then he grabs Lord Walton by the collar of his shirt and pushes him up against the carriage. Lord Walton looks shocked by the King's sudden change in behavior.

"Now, Lord Walton, I am going to give you one last chance. Did you pick Lady Winters up at this particular spot?"

Then a smile appears on Lord Waltons face. He looks deep into the King's eyes.

"You are such an i***t. Did you really think that I am going to take you and show you where I picked up the vulnerable Lady Winters and destroy my plans?"

The King has been trained with the soldiers when he was a young man. He knows how to fight the enemy and what tactics to use to immobilize an enemy.

"Lord Walton, I have trusted you for maybe going on eight years now and I have trusted you with my innermost secrets. And now these are the words that are coming out of your mouth?"

Then Lord Walton starts to laugh as if he has nothing to fear.

"Oh please, do not give me that sack of s**t! I have been licking your ass for eight years, just wishing that this day will come. You do not know who I am, do you?"

The King frown at his remark. He does not quite understand what he is saying to him right now.

"What are you talking about? What plans? You better explain yourself"

Lord Walton shakes himself out of the King's grip, stepping further away from him. The further away Lord Walton goes the closer the King walks towards him.

"Of course, you would not recognize me. I was only the guy that you screwed over about ten years ago. You did not even look back at the damage that you have caused. Well, I have made a plan to get back at you and you are playing right into my hand"

The King then walks even closer to Lord Walton and wants to grab him once more but then he feels someone hitting him on his head. Then everything turns black.

Then he wakes up and everything is dark around him. He wants to stand up but his hands and feet have been tied up. He can not believe that Lord Walton would go to such measures. If the kingsman finds out that he is missing they will surely come and look for him.

"Aaahhh, you are awake?"

Lord Walton puts on the light. He walks around the King's chair and makes sure that everything is still tightly tied. Then he pats the King on his shoulder.

"That is good, cause we are ready for you...