Benetbeot [AC FF - ENG]✔

Chapter 3

"You must get married soon, Tagon," said Sanung suddenly in the middle of a family dinner.

The Tagon choked on the soup he had just slurp, while Taealha put down her spoon, losing her appetite.

"You're thirty-five years old now. When I was your age, you were ten years old. Asa Ron offered his daughter to be an arranged marriage with you. Tomorrow he will come with his daughter, Asa Mot."

Tagon frowned, "Asa Ron? Why does he suddenly want to set his daughter up with me? There's no way he really wants to in-law with you. He must have a devious plan. I reject this arranged marriage. If you want me to get married, tonight I'll find a girl to marry, whoever it is as long as is not descendant of Asa Ron. "

"You cannot marry carelessly women. You are a prince, son of the king, the successor to my throne. So far the one who deserves to accompany you is Asa Mot. You have never even seen her, how could you refuse?"

Tagon moved from his chair, "I just don't want to."

"Why? Are there other women you love?"

The Tagon did not answer and just left.

"Why don't you finish your food, honey?" Sanung asked when he saw Taealha not touching her food.

"I don't feel well, can I rest in my room?"

Sanung nodded, "should I call the physician?"

"No. I think after I wake up, I will be better," Taealha said as she left the dining room.

Taealha stood in the center of her dark room. She cried in silence. Slowly a pair of arms hugging her from behind. She gasped.

"Why are you here? What if Sanung knows ..."

"I don't care. Just let him know. Just let everyone know. I just want to be with you, not with Asa Ron's daughter or anyone else."

Taealha released Tagon's embrace and turned to face him, "it seems we are indeed not a mate. When I was married to your father, at that time our bond was broken. You should have been looking for another woman to replace me in your heart."

"You will never be replaced by anyone," said Tagon then he kissed Taealha's lips.

"I have a plan," whispered Tagon. "A plan that can bring down Asa Ron, and unite us ..."

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A rumble could be heard from Mugwang's stomach.

"Ouch ... i am dying of hungry ... Do you want to eat something, Lord Saya? I will go hunting," Mugwang said.

"I'm sick with all the animal meat in this forest," Saya murmured, absorbed in scratching the ground with a stick.

Maya looked up at the sky, saw several birds flying above them.