The Barbarian Mate [Being Edited]

Chapter 12

"So tell me about the queen."

Althea, Nala and Rubes has set out early with two large straw baskets to pick berries and whatever herbs they come across.

"She's wicked. The people of the town are suffering under her reign. She like walking around in all the luxury gold can buy. She kill her husband because he was against it all. Not many people know but the few who does don't dare open their mouth and say anything."

"Can't she be over thrown?"

"Many tried. She want everything other people has. She's greedy for power and will go through great extent to get it."

"So what does she really want from me?"

"She's obsessed with my brother. Yeilk was one of the king's most trusted guards." That's surprise Althea. "After the king was killed she tried to get Yeilk into bed but she failed. My brother isn't one to jump into women's bed. With you in the picture she see it as a way to get Yeilk to do her biddings. Yeilk get out as soon as the king was buried. Father soon passed on the title of chief to him until he passed. Of course the queen hear about it and was furious."

Althea got chills. Can a woman really be that obsessed over a man that clearly doesn't want her? And she call herself queen.

"Yeilk has never been the same after he left the castle. He avoid female companions. I'm probably the only one he let close since we're blood related. You're a lucky one. If something happen to you it will drive him crazy."

"The queen need to be stopped. Imagine what those people are going through."

"There's not much we can do until someone succeeded in killing her."

They stop at the lake and decide they walk far enough. They got alot of berries and herbs.

"Get down!" One of the men push them down on the ground. Althea wince as a excruciating pain went up her arm. Arrows shoot through the air.

"Those are royal guards arrows."

The men around them stood with their weapons ready. Nala and Rubes shield Althea as they slowly inch back.

"Well it seems like we catch our prize." Men in armour came out of the trees. Althea look up at them with teary eyes. Her arm was hurting badly. "Take her."

She look around and realized they were surrounded and the men that came with them lay on the ground lifelessly.

With her good arm holding the dagger she wait for the man to come close before painful jumping to her feet and stabbing him in the heart. Nala and Rubes jump into action.

Althea push the pain to the back of her mind and defend herself as best as she could. She cry out as one slice her across the stomach.

Rubes slit his throat and lift her to her feet. Nala was holding her own, taking out the men one at a time.

"Go!" She said something to Rubes in their language.

"Hold on Althea. Please hold on."