Mahnu, An Immortal's Journey

Chapter 49

"The Queen requests an audience!"

Before the words could finish, the Queen walked into the sitting area that Mahnu, Betty and Donald were currently in.

Her aura was full of power, that she was on top...And everyone else was below her!

"Your...Your Majesty!?" Betty stammered and promptly followed Donald to bow.

Mahnu slightly bowed her head.

"Insolence! You must show respect to the Queen of the nation!"

Mahnu knew, they wanted any reason to get rid of her, even if she didn't hear thoughts...

But, her respect for this Queen, this person, only was as much as lowering her head slightly. Power would not make her get onto her knees! To this, Mahnu stubbornly stayed silent.

Shocked faces looked at her, yet, she was still unmoved. This was what she had thought of 'petty' quite some time ago.

Remembering of making unnecessary problems for the Queen, Mahnu could not help but not regret and still deciding to have done the same again and get involved with Richard in the past.

There were no regrets in Mahnu's eyes, if anything, her eyes showed her determination.

The problem was, she knew, her determination to stay by Richard's side, was instead being seen as determination to make things hard for the Queen.

The Queen sat into the most comfortable chair, to further look like she had the power.

"Make her kneel to me!" Her words were angry but under control.

People started to walk towards Mahnu, but she stared at them coldly. "Do not touch me!"

They stopped at her cold words and stared at her in a daze.

No one had ever done this! In their days of service, they knew that the Queen should have everything her way...Was this person sane?

"My orders will overtake hers always, now make her kneel!" The Queen yelled at her complexed servants.

They continued, as they thought the Queen was right!

But none of them got near as William came between them. "You will not touch her!"

"Who are you to defy my orders!?" The Queen became stupefied, never anything not gone her way!

Mahnu went to stop William talking, by touching his shoulder, and then spoke herself, "You have come into my house, uninvited, yet we welcome you without complaint. You have used power to try to force me to kneel, giving no other reason behind it, and now you are yelling at my brother! If you do not want your secret to be known to others...I suggest you leave quietly."

The Queen stared in shock at Mahnu.

Secret? How could she possibly know? It must be just luck of words! I cannot let her treat me, the Queen of this nation, like this!

Well, my dear 'consort', aren't you just putting yourself into a trap?

"Forcibly take her for slandering the Queen!" The Queen stated firmly.

She watched as William took out his sword, with the look that he had the intention to kill.

How dare he do this to my people!

The Queen narrowed her eyes and decided to use one of her father's tactics that he had taught her, "If you don't put back your sword, you will lose your life. Good man, come to my side, where I can protect you!"

Putting out her hand, in invitation, the Queen looked righteously at William, wanting to take whomever Mahnu would have on her side. This was what her father had taught her, to take her enemies people!