Of Love and War

New Home ii

Lireo

"The diwani Amihan is here to see you Queen Mother" Muyak announced as they entered the throne room.

Amihan is still in awe, she can't keep her eyes off the walls that changes from colors from blue to white and to yellow.

"Wooow, it's like the lights that we used to put up when it's Christmas" Amihan said

Mine-a smiles as she watches her daughter walk while looking at the walls

"Are you loving it?" the queen asked making Amihan jump slightly, Mine-a tries to hide a smile. She herself is itching to burst from her seat to give Amihan a hug.

Amihan looked at Mine-a, dumbfounded, she can't muster up words to say what she's feeling. It was as if her heart was beating a thousand times faster and louder. She puts her hands on her chest as she stares at the beautiful lady sitting in the throne.

"What's wrong diwani?" Muyak flew closer to her

"I-it's her Muyak, that's my mother, isn't she?"  lips quivering and eyes starting to tear up,  she walks closer to Mine-a

"Amihan . ." Mine-a called and opened her arms

The sound of her mother's voice made all the restraints in her go away. She ran into her mother's embrace and cried

"Shh  my child, you're here now" Mine-a kissed Amihan's forehead

"B-b-but father, father is dead" Amihan stuttered

"He did all of that my dear for you, so that you can come here safely back into my arms" Mine-a calmed Amihan down but the diwani can't seem to stop crying

"It's not just father. A child died because of me . . ." Amihan had shivers down her when the scene replayed in her mind. How the she could see the smile behind the sewn mouth of the child after it protected her.

"It's not your fault love"

"Is my life that much more important than theirs?" Amihan let out her frustration and Mine-a was there to comfort her. She just let her daughter cry her heart out

"Look at her Pirena, it hasn't been a day and she's already making her moves towards gaining the Queen Mother's pity" Gurna whispered into Pirena who was about to go into the throne room but she was stopped by an eavesdropping Gurna

"But Gurna she really did go through something"

"Which is not a reason to be so dramatic about, it's a mad world out there Pirena! Survival of the fittest. The weak gets eaten by the strong remember that" Gurna said before leaving the room

Pirena just stood there, as if contemplating to what Gurna just said. Danaya and Alena then enters the room breaking the sad atmosphere.

"Oh, are we intruding something mother?" Danaya stopped in her tracks after seeing Amihan hurriedly wiping her tears

"N-no no, we were just having a tearful reunion" Amihan sadi as she forced a smile to hide her sorrow

"Oh good!" Danaya ran to Amihan and put her arms around Amihan's waist and gave her a side hug

"Um . . . are you our new sister?" Alena meekly asks, she's not good in interacting with strangers

"Haha new? I've always been your older sister" Amihan gave a warm smile as she extended her arm for Alena to join their hug

"I wonder where's Pirena? She's the only one missing here" Mine-a looked around and as if on cue Pirena evictussed in the room and strutted her way to Mine-a