After a month
In Rainywood.
The sun rises and left it's brightness on the Praetoriums. It's been a month after the first battle of Aria with Darius.
But today's air carried something different-a presence of someone stranger but also familiar-
Prince Cirion.
He has just arrived on the barrier area of Aksum kingdom.
" Honored to meet lady Aria with my own eyes" He greeted, calm composed but with a familarity that he is still childish.
"It's my honor that prince of Morching dynasty is here to help us" She replied with a respectful tone.
"So what your plan lady Aria. As far as i know-you are not someone who stay silent on a corner" He grinned.
"I think you heard a lot of things already about me? She said more like telling than asking.
"All neighbourhood kingdoms are talking about a heiress who is only 15 now and doing things ever the old kings never thought about." Cirion claimed.
"I am just doing my duty by fulfilling my responsibilities and if anyone think that it's something very different and unique then it's clear that they never see to their people eith warmth" Aria replied.
"But we also can't deny your dare to join a war only at the age of 14" she added.
"Give me the chance to serve you my best and able to be honored by your charm" Cirion said.
"Well, i will also bath you on my charm if you want" Aiden scoffed
Aria chuckled.
"Emm, i had love to bath on your charm if i was a girl but i think i am good with lady Aria" Cirion replied.
"Aiden, stop bothering him" Rowan said.
"But i even didn't started" Aiden said with mocking.
"Prince Darius is not a weak person. He is unpredictable and unmeasurable. If we are fighting against him then we have to be aware" Nolan approached.
"You are right. It's been one month and i understand one thing about him-he is not a weak opponent and more than that-i saw something in his eyes which i couldn't able to deny" Aria agreed.
"And what's that?" Cirion asked.
"Like…he wants to protect something or…everything."
The day ended and night take place. A pigeon came to Aria and a letter on it's leg.
Dear Aria,
I am very happy that you are doing well enough for the kingdom and i am proud of you. We win the battle in Roothollow, and Mincho. Allen did it well, he was alone in Moncho but he won.We are going in Netles now. Said Nolan that Allen is proud of him and he will meet him soon.
Allen is in the capital. He said he has some matter to finish and he also found out that Dagon kingdom never wanted to attacked on us. They just want to protect their kingdom. Now everything is in you Aria that how you solve this matter. And take care Aria.
Ariana Asia
" I knew you could do. And again you proved yourself sister" Aria whispered to herself.
Then she go straight to the praetorium of Nolan but he wasn't there but when she turned to go-
Thud!
Her forehead collided with something hard-his chest.
She shurgged back.
"I-I am sorry. I didn't mean to did that" Nolan said hand on his forehead.
" No. It's my fault" she said. Then she handed him the letter.
"What is this?" he asked opening the letter but stopped seeing the name of her on the top.
"Isn't it for for you?" he asked, confused.
"It is but read it"
"But how could i read a letter which isn't for me-"
"If it wasn't important for you to knew then why should i gave it to you" she interrupt.
"If you don't believe in me then don't opened ot but if you really respect me and believe in me then-"
He opened it without giving her the chance to finish her words.
He smiled when he finished. "Thanks for it and sorry for what i just did."
" Well, i don't have mind to forgive you but you were loyal to me so i decided to-"
He suddenly hugged her. She was shocked by his movements but then hugged him back.
Next morning.
On the battle field, Aria and Darius was across each other.
" What happened? You are looking different today" Darus mock.
"I didn't know that you care too much about me" she teased. "But there is something important to know" she added, serious.
" I want you to cooperate with us. We don't want war or enemies. We just want to live in peace"
"But you are the one who attacked first on us "
" what?" She blinked.
" Your soldiers attacked on a village of our kingdom that's why the war started, weren't they?" He asked.
"Neither i nor anyone of our kingdom ordered anything like this to our soldiers. We never wanted any war" she said, voice high and determined.
" But i checked it myself and they also had a
glass pendant on their cloth and it was from Aksum kingdom".
" where are the soldiers?" she asked, voice low but deadly.
" All of them poisoned themselves but one is still alive but in bad condition" he claimed.
" Bring me to him. I have some talk with him"
Darius gave a look to his man and in minutes, the solder who attacked was there infront of Aria but he even didn't enough able to stand because of his weak body due to poison.
Aria leaned on the ground and match his eyes.
"Listen, before you die and do regrets,just tell me one thing-Are You Happy with This life?"
And that word was more sharper than and weapon on his chest. Not only the man but everyone who was there shared a look at each other even Cirion felt the weight of her word. But she didn't stopped there.
"Don't you want to go back to your family and hug them, to grab your children's hand and to see them marrying happily?" She looked on his eyes and added "Or do you want them to live with a burden of loss and grief"
Silence fill on the air and that man asked.
"I…i don't want to die, please save me…i …i want to see my family" he cried.
"You have two options. 1st tell me who send you attack in Dagon kingdom and i will let you to go back to your home other wise-" she put her sword on her throat.
"Aria-" Nolan blinked.
"Or be redy to die from my own hand" she said, voice low but deadly.
Everyone was shocked by her this move. Even Aiden and Rowan was froze because they never saw her like this-dangerous.
"I… I will tell you. I am Mordin and i am not a soldier of Minoan or Aksum" Mordin said.
"Then who is your lord and why you dirt our name?" she asked.
"I am-"