rose & the forgemaster

tau

"Tau I want you to leave this palace." Rose began, entering the garden where Tau and her husband had met together in anticipation for her arrival.

Both Tau and Osahar looked to the angered Queen strutting through the gardens and towards them, "Beautiful Rose- this hostility, where is it coming from?" Tau asked, briefly glancing over her wondrous figure with a hand up in the air.

When she neared him, she slapped him across the face without hesitation, "Omarose!" Osahar exclaimed firmly.

She put her hand up in his face as he went to grab her, "You sent me into battle with another War Child. How dare you, Tau?! How dare you?" She asked, her fingers spread up right before Osahar's face to her left.

Tau gently touched the cheek she'd slapped, then smiled a breathless grin at her, "I had no idea that there was going to be a War Child present- other than you, precious Rose. Honest. When I heard you hadn't returned from battle- I rushed here as fast as I could." He said.

"To say what?! To do what?! I almost died fending your kingdom. And where were you, oh mighty kings?" She looked between he and her husband with an amused look on her face. Smiling, she nodded and pointed between them, "You're cowards. Take your gifts and shove them up your pathetic ass."

Osahar caught her arm firmly and yanked her aside, "Excuse us, Tau." He said.

He pulled her with firmness across the garden and when she tried to slap him, he caught her by the front of her top and lifted her, "Enough, Rose! I've let you throw your tantrum- but if you think for a moment that I won't have your little ass locked up where you will never see the light of day again," by her shirt he lifted her so she stood on her tippy toes, "you're mistaken."

"You-" she began.

He jerked her body once, "Do not think that because you are a War Child you are untouchable. Do not think that because you are a War Child, you can beat me. I'll always win, Omarose. Do you understand? Always."

She glared up at him with tears in her hazel-green eyes.

"Go now and apologize to Tau. But not before you apologize to me."

"Osahar get off of me." She grumbled angrily.

"I will burn this fucking city down and make you watch as infants and their little families die! Because of you, Omarose. Your hands will be coated in the city's blood. Get on your knees- and kiss my feet. Now!" He shouted, letting go of the front of her emerald and golden top.

Her hands fisted at her sides because she wanted to kill this man.

She wanted to actually- murder him.

But she'd seen this look before.

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Hood pulled over head of silken hair, Rose returned to the gates of the night city on the back of a camel. However when she raised her eyes upon the city- they reflected violent flames up in the air.

Shouts and screams emerged from the town.

"Osahar.." she whispered shakily.

She leaped off of her camel and on stumbling feet ran into the town, "Osahar!" She called, her voice frantic over the cries for help.

Her feet came to a halt and dirt flew out from underneath them when she entered the center of town and saw the palace's chariots littered around the grounds. Guards set shops on fire from atop their horses, slaying frantic citizens in cold blood. Spotting none other that the Pharaoh himself about to strike down a younger man, she sped that way and dove in front of the man just as the blade struck. Her back was pierced by the sword of Osahar, whose eyes went wide for a moment at her return.