Kittisawat Dynasty and Theerapanyakul Dynasty have been at war for almost ten years. War for power and the throne has been hanging above the two kingdoms like the most vicious storm... However, His Majesty Kimhan has a plan.
"Is Your Majesty sure th...
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"Today is a blessed day, everyone!" Kimhan says, standing in front of thousands of his subjects, with his brother Tankhun by his right and husband by his left side. After a really, really long time, there's a significant change in the weather. Even though the sun had shone even before, it's different now. It feels warmer on the skin. Its hue has a warmer tone to it. And there's no snow or rain falling down, and Kimhan honestly doesn't like it very much. He would much rather have some rain or snow to accompany this important day, but his little flower wanted to have a beautiful day with warm sunshine kissing the skin of the people of this kingdom while they gathered here to listen to what their king has to say. So, Kimhan, of course, does what his husband wants. There's really no other option.
Porchay keeps smiling, watching the sun dancing all around, and Kimhan, even though his lips aren't smiling, his soul does, as he continues speaking, "we have been at war with the Kittisawat Kingdom for far too long. And finally, the war ended. A treaty between the Theerapanyakul and Kittisawat Kingdoms has been signed, and the joined reign has been established. The times had been hard. They have been dreadful and full of pain and suffering. And I know that all of you have suffered too much. Your families and friends suffered too much. And it might take a while for everything to go back to normal, but together as one kingdom, we will help each other to get better. Before you leave the palace today, at the gate, each one of you will get a bundle of food and ingredients that you can use to cook for yourself and your families. From tomorrow onward if any of you or the people who couldn't make it here today have something they want to discuss with the royal family, something they need or want, my husband, His Royal Highness Porchay will be glad to hold an audience with any of you. And I have only one requirement now—if someone... anyone here disagrees with these new times. Please speak now."
Kimhan goes silent. Porchay, right next to Kimhan, is holding his breath. Tankhun is mumbling something under his breath, but everything else around them is entirely silent. The wind ruffles the trees around the palace, and just then, like it's meant to be when one leaf falls down to the ground, one woman steps forward. She is clothed in an old, raggedy robe, her face is covered under a hood. She doesn't reveal her face even when she speaks, "the lotus flower that I gave you, it blooms beautifully, doesn't it, Your Majesty?"
"The lotus? You..." Kimhan doesn't finish the question. He doesn't feel like he has to. Even without seeing her face, now it's obvious who she is. The woman with the lotus. The one who gave him a lotus when he was born. The lotus that started blooming when Kimhan got Porchay to his kingdom for the first time, and it hasn't stopped blooming since. And it is gorgeous when it blooms. Almost as gorgeous as Porchay and all the lotus flowers he can create.
"Yes, Your Majesty. I gave you the lotus flower that will bloom only when you are on the right path. So as long as it blooms, you never have to worry whether you are on the right path or not, and," the woman turns around to the crowd of people that gathered here with her today and says, "your subjects don't have to worry about that either. And your husband, the Heavenly Flower, will make sure that the lotus will bloom forever."
