Everywhere was dead silent. Rob stared at the coffins where his parents rested, a small smile crept up his lips. They were finally at perfect peace. He bowed his head and continued his mourning.
Eleanor looked around to make sure everything was set. The assassins were moving forward to their positions, she smirked. It would finally be over.
Adrian and Ruby were especially sad on this day. Their mourning was heartfelt, unlike some people. Adrian saw the figures in black cloaks moving forward, going near to Rob.
“Ruby look at that,” he whispered pointing at the figures. Ruby looked at them closely then she saw one bring out a knife. She gasped, they were all bringing out knives.
“Adrian, look! Knives!!” she alerted him.
“they’re planning to attack the king.” he brought out his sword and advanced. Ruby just prayed all would be well.
Rob felt uneasy for some reason, he turned back and saw a knife coming straight for him, but it was blocked by Adrian’s sword.
“my king run!! Get out of here!!” Rob tried to run, but another assassin blocked him. The assassin wanted to slash him with his knife, but Rob grabbed his wrist.
Everyone got scared and ran away and took shelter. Eleanor hid and had a smirk on. They had only managed to hold two off, but there were still three left. Today was Rob’s funeral, and it would be sweet to watch.
The third assassin from behind wanted to slash him, he was actually going to die. Suddenly he heard a roar and was speared by Rava.
“OH, GOD!! NOT YOU AGAIN!!!!!” she dragged him away to a safe place. Diana ran to help Adrian and gave the assassin a kick to the face. He stumbled back and fell.
Eleanor growled. This couldn’t be happening. She signaled to Rick and he nodded. He whistled and more of the assassins came out of nowhere. Eleanor smirked, they were outnumbered. And surrounded.
Adrian and Diana backed each other,
“you ready?” Adrian heard Arianna ask a question for the first time in three years. His eyes widened in shock but this what not the right situation to ask. He nodded and they charged towards intending killers.
The battle was fierce and deadly. But you trust them right? Diana grabbed one by the arm, flipped him, and stomped his face. She dodged a strike from another and gave a quick jab to his face, then another one to his abdomen, and finally a sweet kick to his face. Two down, seven more to go.
She grabbed a sword from one of the defeated assassins and rushed to help Adrian who was fighting four at a time. She joined and they easily finished them like cake.
They dodged attacks from the remaining three and blocked their strikes. An assassin managed to knock Adrian’s sword from his hand, he tried to slash him, but he dodged and gave the assassin a quick punch to the jaw and kicked him down.
Diana threw him her sword and faced her opponent with bare hands. She aimed a punch at the man, but he bent over and gave her a punch to the gut and one to her face. She stumbled back,
“that’s the way you want to play huh?” she wiped the blood away from her lips. She threw a punch to his face, hitting the target. He got stunned, and she gave him two of her infamous slaps.
Everyone winced from the sight, they felt his pain. The man fell to the ground, defeated. Diana kicked his legs apart and stomped his region. She felt his balls crush underneath her feet. Now she’s satisfied.
She looked at Adrian who was done with his enemy. He went to her,
“Who are you?” he wanted to hear her voice again to make sure it was Arianna and that he wasn’t imagining things because of the dangerous situation he was in before.
“is the king safe?” Adrian felt warmth swell up in his heart. But it went numb when he had a good glance at her. She looked nothing like her.
“guess I was wrong.” he thought. He cleared his throat,
“remember a tiger dragged him out of here?” he gave a cocked brow. She remembered and whistled. Rava came running, dragging Rob on the floor. She dropped him in front of her and nuzzled against her leg.
Diana bent to stroke her,
“good girl, you deserve a treat.” Rava licked her sister, obviously happy. Rob shook his head, he almost had a heart attack when Rava pounced on him. He looked at her,
“how? How?! How did you escape jail??!!” Rob was losing it. One part of him just wanted to tie her up and force his cock down her throat and the other part wanted to tear her up into little Diana bits.
“that’s not important. You were attacked, are you alright?” she was concerned about him. He stood up and straightened his hair,
“How could this have happened?” Rob wondered.
“they must have infiltrated the castle with someone’s help,” Adrian answered.
“have any enemies your majesty?” she playfully cocked her brow. Rob could see she was making fun of him, he crossed his arms,
“no one.” he lied. Barry was his enemy. Why? Because he stole his girl.
Diana smirked at his childish behavior, she guessed no matter what Eleanor did to torment him he would never change. Her eyes lazily glanced around and saw the assassins escaping,
“Rava get them!” she ordered and Rava chased after them. After a while, she came back with one of them. Alive.
“and where are we running to? Huh?” the man shivered in fear,
“Please don’t kill me. I was paid to do this!” he begged.
“Who paid you?” Adrian asked
“It was, it was—” he was about to spill until his gaze met with Eleanor’s, her face scared him half to death. So he decided to shut up.
“can’t talk aye? Okay, what about if we send you to the slammers. I’m sure you’ll make lots of friends there.” Diana grinned maliciously.
“guards! Take him away!!” Rob ordered. Some guards came and dragged the man away. Diana sighed at the guards,
“Rob you so need replacements.” she shook her head. They were all gutless.
“it’s okay everyone!! You can come out now!! Everything’s alright!!” everyone started coming out of their hiding spots. Sandra looked at Rob’s saviors.
She examined the woman carefully, she looked like her husband. But why so much resemblance? She rubbed her eyes to make sure she wasn’t dreaming, but she was still seeing the same person.
Diana’s gaze met Sandra’s, and her eyes drooped a little. Her mother was just right there, she wanted to run and hug her, but she couldn’t, not when Eleanor’s watching. Sandra wondered why the woman was looking at her like that, she just shrugged it off and took her leave.
Diana’s heart dampened,
“oh mom, can’t you see it’s your Arianna?” she wanted to cry but had to keep it at bay.
Eleanor ran over and gave Rob a big hug,
“I’m so glad you’re okay.” She lied. Diana gave a scoff which went unnoticed. It’s only Eleanor that can do such a thing and act oppositely. Eleanor glared at Diana,
“Rob, isn’t this the spy that was captured?” Rob gulped
“why yes she is.” he knew nothing good will come out from this.
“Rob can’t you see! She planned all this!” she pointed an accusing finger at her. Diana straightened her shoulders and stood tall, she looked down at Eleanor with a cocked brow,
“you were saying something?” Eleanor gulped. She looked at her from head to toe and realized she was barefoot. Rob stiffed his laughter, she was short after all.
She hid behind Rob,
“you heard what I said.” she was obviously shivering. Diana grabbed her arm and yanked her away from him,
“watch it princess, or you’ll be a snack for my sister.” she almost peed in her dress because of Diana’s tone. She knew it was Arianna but was too scared to say it. She was so big and she was so small. And it was so sad.
“Eleanor, she saved my life, and I am in debt to her. So by the power invested in me, she can stay here for as long as she wants.” he declared. Eleanor’s world shattered when she heard that. She looked at Diana who just simply gave a smug grin.
“you can all go home!! The ceremony is over! Thank you all for coming!” he thanked and all the villagers started leaving. Adrian sighed, he was exhausted.
He went inside the castle to take a rest. Ruby ran to meet him,
“are you alright Adrian? Hope you’re not hurt?” he smiled at her.
“I’m fine Ruby.” he calmed her down
“Adrian who’s that woman?” she asked, curious than ever.
“she’s the spy that we captured a few days ago. Apparently, she escaped and helped save the king.” Ruby thought about it.
“go to your room and rest. I’ll be with you in a moment,” she said. He placed a soft kiss on her lips and smiled,
“don’t be too long” he left for his room. She wondered why the woman fought so much like Arianna. And the slaps. So identical to what she does.
“is it really you sis?” she mentally asked. But she looked so different, but she acted just the same. Ruby couldn’t decide and chose her heart. To believe it’s Arianna.