The Gentle Jaguar and her Lion

Chapter 2

As we were walking to a dungeon about three fourth of the way my feet started to get unstable. My head started pounding. Then suddenly I collapsed to the floor. I feel extremely tired. I try to get up but to no avail. "Are you alright?" the two guards ask in one voice. Before I even answer one of them checked my pulse. "Her pulse is weak but not lethally," the guard who was in front of me said in a stern voice. "I-I'm f-fi-ne" I finally manage to answer them. "Luwi, do you think she can walk further?" the guard asked. "I don't think so since she can barely talk;" the guard who smiled awkwardly answered. Then they lifted me up from my arms my feet up from the floor. The two guards are quite tall, about two heads taller than me. Well to be honest I'm quite short of stature so it's no wonder that I'm currently more or less floating by their arms. "Thank y-you" I managed to whisper out. "No problem! We are just doing our job," the guard who checked my pulse answered me. Then both of them smiled to me. As we were nearing the dungeon. When we got to the dungeon the two kind guards who held me placed me to a wide wooden plank that is supposed to be a bed since the whole time they held me my body was just trembling from sheer exhaustion and mental shock of a day I had to endure. After that I thanked them and they left me alone in the dungeon. Now I am able to relax a little. As I started to calm down my mind started to recap today's happenings. Everything I went trough today flashed before my eyes. * Snif** Snif*

*AaaahhHahaaaaÆÆÆÆæææææhÆææ!!! * My eyes are flooded by my tears as I sobbed and cried my heart out. The heartbreak the bottled up feelings just coming out. "Mother...Eliza...Anyone please help me...," I mumbled. I just cried and cried in despair in the dark dungeon my voice echoeing the glimmering stars and the moon as my only source of light. I cried until no more tears were coming.

The king's pov:

What a surprise. I'd have thought that the ferocious jaguar warrior princess would show aggression and struggle but the spy's report was right. She seemed like a sweet person even though she was covered in blood. That is why I chose these two soldiers to take care of her as they are very skilled yet able to be gentle even a child would feel safe with them. What really shocked me was the utter respect she showed and the royal demeanor. I would usually see her type of people while I'm judging just spit at me thinking I'm a some kind of whoremonger. Well... Not exactly spitting at me but in front of me on the ground. Even some in the court seemed pleased with her and even praising her. I can't believe that she is a highly dangerous person. I'm actually feeling guilty seeing her bound in such chains. Even though it's for extra precaution. I can't risk the peoples safety if she somehow manages to escape. "What is your name?" I asked tenderly. "My name is Alicea Rouhani your majesty," she answered her head unlifted her voice calm- "H-how are t-the subjects?!" Alicea blurted out. I was stunned by her question of concern for her people. Wait a minute. How much does she even know of her stituation? Alicea upon realising what has happened started to tremble her breath started to become shaky. I have to try calm her down. I don't know why but my intuition says so. "Have peace. No civillian was harmed," I answered trying to sound confident. Annndddd... Attempting to comfort her from this uncomfrotable throne of mine. No I can't stand this I have to ask how much she knows. When I asked her how much she knew I was flustered. What on earth?! She only knew fully before she entered the throne room?!-"My king please look at this marvelous one. This one actually acts like a true princess," a noble from the court voiced out."Yes my king! She might be the one for you. A fit wife or concubine," another noble from the court suggested. When the word concubine was uttered Alicea's body tensed for a second-. "Oh! Your majesty! Please for I am simply just not worthy to be your wife or concubine for how we have sinned against you!" Alicea pleaded her gaze lifted towards me. My heart sank when I saw her face. She was in verge of tears. Her eyes were glistening from unshed tears she's trying to hold to her best ability. Her bloodstained hair framing her face so you couldn't see her face from side view. Her lips were trembling as she tried to keep a calm composure. A deep silence fell for a while. I was out of words for her. I just can't believe the utter confusion on her face. "Then what would you like to be?" I blurted out.

Ugh! My mind is going all over places. NO ALARIC!!! You gotta focus now! I try to calm myself. "If I have found favor in the king's sight: I am no more worth than a slave. So please if have found favor in your majesty's sight let me be just a mere slave doing hard physical labour for I am able in that area. For we have sinned greatly against your majesty by not payng back for ten years," Alicea answered her face suddenly grim. Her face back to the floor but her head still lifted. "We will see about that, you may go now," I answered her with an order. After that she was escorted out... My heart was throbbing upon seeing her. Then it quickly hit me. I simply cannot let her be in the same prison wing as her nobles for she seemed different from them. I immediatly call one of my servants and told him to tell the two guards who were escorting Alicea to put her to seperate dungeon in a different prison wing and to prepare the cell for her to be comfortable enough for temporary residence. "You may returns to your homes!" I ordered the court. "Yes my king!" the court answered. Then they went out as quickly as possible. When the whole court was out I called a servant to prepare a guest room for Alicea.

"Sigh.." I sigh out. "Is there something bothering my king?" my assistant asked me. "Please tell me everything we know about princess Alicea Rouhani," I asked my assistant. "Well then these are the things...." my assistant started to report me. He told me everything. How Alicea didn't kill any of my soldiers to how she co-operated with the siege and so on. I was immensely surprised. How come she is a ferocious warrior who can kill hundreds of people on battlefieds with a war scythe without mercy. Or so her reputation goes. Is her reputation a lie? After my assistant finished his report we exit the throne room. As I was walking to my bed chamber i come across my two soldiers who were taking care of Alicea. When they saw me they saluted. "Greetings my king!" the two greeted. The two of them had a pained look on their faces. "What's wrong? You are allowed to speak out your minds," I asked them. "My king. It's just that her highness was really kind to us. She didn't ever try to budge or struggle to make an escape," the one who held Alicea's chain started. "Yeah. She was as gentle as a bunny but she has an strong build of an soldier but of course less than men for obvious scientific reasons," the other one said. "My king, we even had to comfort her at the carriage before we were able to escort her, she was so distraught," he continued. "She even collapsed on our way to the dungeon and now she's crying and sobbing so hard my king that our heart throbbed," the one in charge of her chains finished. "And if we may add, our humble opinion is that she shouldn't be a slave of hard labour even if she claims to be able," the two of them requested. "Thank you for telling me," I thanked them smiling a little. The two soldiers smiled back with relief. Then we continued our ways. Now I know what to do about her...