The Broken Rule:

The Preparation (Chapter 10)

"Anderson, give this letter to Amelia and work with her together for this project. In two days I will arrange a ball, every kingdom needs to attend this ball except for the Red Queen. Make sure that she doesn't get here! Now go you have a lot to do!" Paris orders Anderson while holding him a letter. "But, my Queen, are you sure this is the right time to hold a ball with every kingdom?" Anderson mumbles and holds the letter in his hand. Paris puts her ink roller away and puts her shoulders back. She takes a deep breath, then she slowly turns to Anderson and walks towards him. 

"Anderson, what did I tell you?" She says in her graceful and strong voice, while staring in to his soul. "Didn't I tell you-" she stands in front of Anderson and puts her hand up. "- to never question my decisions ever again? Or should I remind you what happened last time when you doubted me?" An evil smile starts to form on her face as her eyes slowly turn to a deeply orange. She points her finger right to his throat. Sweat drops start to run down Anderson face as he looks down to Paris' finger, which now has a dark red power all around it. "I- I am sorry, my Queen! I never meant to doubt or question your decisions!" Paris closes her eyes and takes a deep breath. Her eyes are turned back to pink. She walks away from Anderson and screams at him: "Go Anderson, you have a lot to do or do you want to get a punishment after all?" 

Anderson's face went pale, his whole body is frozen. "Since when is she so powerful? She is so much stronger than I thought. Is she turning evil? It is this damn Cygnus, he is a bad influence for a young Queen like her! I need to get rid of him, before he destroys the reputation of our kingdom!" He snaps out of his thoughts and runs off to get the letter to Amelia.

{Meanwhile with Cygnus:}

After Paris left him standing there at the garden, he decided to look around. After he walks some paths, he stumbles upon something. "Wait, no way the Queen isn't as peaceful as she says she is! Ha!" he laughs and runs to the open field full off training weapons, darts and a person. Cygnus immediately activates his armor and sneaks up to the stranger. As Cygnus swings his sword at the intruder, he dodges. A sharp metallic sound  fills the air as the blades meet. The intruder pushes Cygnus back with his sword and kicks him. Cygnus trembles a little bit but he doesn't fall this easy. "What are you doing, King of War!?" The intruder hisses and stares Cygnus deep in the eyes. A smile creeps up on Cygnus' face. "Oh it is you, the knight who threw me out of my own room while I was barely ready!" "I followed the orders of our Queen!" he answers. Cygnus puts his sword down and stares deeply in the eyes of his opponent. "You hate me, that is good, because I dislike you, too!" he snickers and shows his teeth. "I am not allowed to feel any hate towards someone who is so important to our Queen!" The knight answers. "What was your name again? Caprin? Cidruc?" the knight takes a deep breath in and out, before he answers: "My name is Cedric Avelious, I am the head knight!" "Hmm why would you dislike me? Is it because I bring chaos everywhere I go? Or are you scared that I will hurt your precious Queen!" Cedric's eyes get wider and his grip gets tighter. "You wouldn't dare to hurt her!" he hisses at Cygnus. "Oh so you care about the Queen, is it because someone is in love with her?" Cygnus teases him, which makes Cedric's blood boil. Cedric closes his eyes and takes deep breaths. "Well, I didn't want to have anything with Paris, but if it pisses you off so much, I just can't help myself, but imagine how it would feel to show the Queen of Love some love, if you get what I mean!" With that sentence Cygnus crossed the line. 

Cedric flings his body on Cygnus causing Cygnus to lose his balance and trip. Sitting on Cygnus, Cedric starts to push his sword towards Cygnus' face. Cygnus dodges every time until it cuts his cheek. Tasting his blood, Cygnus eyes start to get orange. "Oh so you want to fight me for real? Well then let's make this to a real fight!" he screams, using his ultimate power to lift Cedric up and throw him against a tree. Before Cedric could even react, he already hears a loud crack. Staring right at Cygnus, he sees a fiery orange aura around Cygnus. Cygnus puts his sword up and glides with some fingers over the blade of his sword. "Hmm now I can finally use my new sword for the first time." As Cygnus runs to Cedric, he suddenly gets pushed back by a strong force. 

"Dumb men! What did I say, Cygnus!? NO FIGHTING!" The Queen of Love and Hate screams as she holds her hand up and points towards Cygnus. Her whole body glows in a dark red gleam. Both men look up to the their Queen, who is now in her full hatred form. Paris takes a deep breath and gets back to her normal form. "I am disappointed of you, Cedric. You are the head knight. You shouldn't fight with someone like Cygnus. He could have killed you." Paris stares at Cedric and passes him her hand. Cedric stands up with the help of Paris. For some seconds he feels a sharp pain, but after some time he feels better than ever. He bows down. "Thank you, my Queen for healing me!" Cygnus starts to laugh hysterically. "I haven't forgotten about you, Cygnus!" Paris voice is sharp like a knife. As she turns to him, she walks up right in front of him, only to slap him. "Auu, shouldn't you heal me?" "I already did, idiot! Now stand up and go to your room before I will give you much more bruises than just a red cheek!" "Okay okay, I will obey, but only this time!" Paris gives him death stares. Cygnus gets shivers as he walks away to his room.

Paris shakes her head and whispers: "God, why are men so exhausting?" she turns to Cedric and gives him a sign to follow her. "We need to talk Cedric! This fact could change everything, so keep it a secret!"