Multifaceted || Guesta Rhodes x reader

The Dungeons

The dungeons. Cold, dark and disgusting. If you could you would never want to step foot in this horrible place but fate had other plans for you. You were hiding behind your brother, hand clutching his cape, short of breath and visibly shaking as the four of you stood in front of Anaktcha's prison. You didn't want to face your former capture/torturer right now so you were analysing the kind of fabric your brother's cape was made out of. It was quite soft every time you had clutched it in your hand. There was a guard accompanying you too. Originally your brother didn't want to let you go to the dungeon but you were admitting to facing her yourself. Well.... that didn't work out too well if you do say so yourself.

"It's nice to see you, Anaktcha." Latil stood in front of her menacingly. "You remind me of when I was a child."

"You're right. Seeing you reminds me of better times." Anaktcha replied while kneeling on the floor. "As I remember it... You were sly and twisted, even as a little child, your highness." She smirked.

"Your highness? It's your majesty now, Anaktcha."

"There are only two emperors I acknowledge... Your father and my son!!" She shouted. You flinched at the mention of her son.

"Being an emperor has taught me much about letting go of the silly little things in life. When I was young, I'd tremble with anger whenever you'd say such terrible things to me... But now... All I feel is pity toward you. You're just drowning in your own hatred of me. You lash out because that's all you know." Latil bursted out laughing. She must've held that in forever.

Latil regained her composure soon after. "So... Why did you request an audience with me? And why with Lady Y/n too?" You poked your head out from behind Sir Sonnaught.

"I just wanted to see how that wretched girl was doing. My son was always fond of her." She glared at you. Which made you flinch and your brother held up his arm protectively. "It seems like she's enjoying herself... As for you, your highness... My son... Where is my son?" 

Latil seemed surprised by that and she turned to the guard. He just shook his head indicating she hadn't heard the news. Latil was thinking of the best course of action. "Your son is dead. I ordered his execution as soon as I became emperor."

"No....!" Anaktcha couldn't believe her ears. "No, that can't be...! How could you?! Thula is my son! He's your brother!!!" She screamed her hands on the bars. 

"He was your son, and he was never a brother to me." Latil smirked. "He tried to kill me and steal what was rightfully mine."

"You....!"

"You made my mother's heart bleed."

"you vile thing!" She shrieked. "How could you kill your own brother?! If Thula had become emperor, he would never have executed you!!"

"He was desperate enough to kneel to foreign empires and beg for help to destroy me. He even took Lady Y/n here as hostage and tortured her which you also had a hand in. Do you really think he would have left me alive? Even Lady Y/n was nearly at the brink of death when Sir Sonnaught had found her."

"My Thula is no cold-blooded monster like you!!!"

"Oh, Anaktcha. I am not a cold-blooded monster in my mother's eyes either. Also try saying that again after what he and you had done to her." Latil pointed in your direction. She glared at you and then spat on Latil's faced. It surprises you that she had the nerve to do that. In a split second there was a sword at her throat courtesy of your brother. He had expertly taken your hand off his cape and was now holding it tightly while he held his sword to Anaktcha's throat. 

"You traitor!" She shrieked at Sir Sonnaught. "You were his majesty's knight... and you had a hand in his most beloved son's death!! You are nothing but a traitor. Do you hear me?!" Sir Sonnaught's face was static but his eyes told another story. If looks could kill, Anaktcha would've melted into a puddle right about now. His grip on your hand had tightened even more. You grabbed out a handkerchief, it was your brother's and gave it to Latil. I mean who even wants a random crazy lady's spit on her face.