Chapter 9: The King was Meant For All...
The women's quarters were always noisy. The wives of the king would sit in different angles and corners of the room chatting. I looked for the most interesting group to join- the one that concerns the Emperor.
"Can I join, please?" I asked the group of women close by, they looked up to see who it was.
"Queen Ariadne" one of the women whose name was Hazel called me. I felt relieved at least they recognized me.
"Come on, seat with us, the youngest" another teased.
I smiled and sat down on one of the chairs, many of them were putting on heavy makeup. The king wasn't here, I wondered who they were trying to impress.
The discussion was based on their first night with the king. Few said he was nice when he acted like a husband. Most women experienced brutal torture in form of sex. These crazy talks brought nothing but butterflies to my stomach.
It was my turn to describe my first night with the king, l couldn't say a thing. There was no night with the king, he had never been in my chamber before nor sent for me to come to his room.
"Go on Ariadne, tell us your experience" Alissa urged.
I became shy instantly, how was I going to explain to this woman that the king never visited my chamber at night. Will they believe that I was still a virgin? I was going to lie to them to gain their trust. Or else they will think I came just to enjoy their story not to participate in their discussion.
I begin "My first night with the...".
"We don't care about your first night with the king," Queen Valeria interrupted. I didn't notice she came around. The woman despised me for no good reason or was she still angry that I stepped on her dress, the first day u got here?
I swallowed hard, trying my best not to get angry with her
"She has the right to talk Empress, moreover she is also the king's wife" one of the women defended me.
"Still I don't give her the right to talk in this quarters," she said. I am in charge here, I get to decide what you do this Palace" she spoke in an authoritative tone.
The women started murmuring and whispering, I could hear them cursing her, they don't like her as much as I did.
"You see this dress I wore, it was given to me by the king," she said. Was there any dress of hers, that was not given to her by the Emperor? One day she was going to brag to me, that her head, it's was the king that gave it to her.
"And also this Necklace, she brought it out. He gave it to me when he came back from his last journey".
She continued "I know the king will bring something special for me this time too", she smiled looking at the necklace like it was just given to her.
I wondered if she didn't notice she was the only one talking. We were all quiet, as we stared at the Emperor's precious wife. I didn't see anything special about her that made the king like her. She was a little demon in the guise of a woman.
From the way she treated the wives and maids, I knew she wasn't different from the king. She was his female accomplice.
"Who will the Emperor come to see first?" One of the women asked, changing the topic.
"That is a stupid question to ask you should all know he will come to me first" Queen Valeria bragged again. (Sh*t I might slap this woman)
"The last time he came to mine instead" Queen Hazel snarled. She sat down with her legs crossed. I knew she was angry and couldn't hide it anymore.
"You shouldn't say that," Queen Alissa said. She was referring to both of them. It seemed she was the oldest when it came to age.
"Last time, when the king went on a journey like this, he came back with a new wife" they laughed.
"That's how I got married to him," Queen Vida chimed in.
They laughed again, I couldn't control myself so I joined them. Queen Valeria was boiling in rage, her face reddened with anger and jealously. How did she want to eat her cake and have it?
The king was meant for all, they were nothing she could do about it.
"I don't care about what you all think, I know the Emperor loves me alone" she almost cried.
"Does the emperor has a heart?" I asked.
They all laughed again. It seemed today was one of her worst.
"You are jealous of me, the king won't return with another wife, just watched and see" she replied.
"Even if the king doesn't come back with another wife. His new queen is still here". Vida looked at me with a smile
"I am sure they still have a lot to catch up on, isn't it queen Ariadne?" Hazel teased.
Queen Valeria left with a frown. Her face looked like she was going to her room to cry her life out. I felt victorious. This woman had been on my neck since I got here. It was a relief seeing her cry.
It was really fun spending time with the women of the palace, I remembered what mother me. She said I will enjoy the company outside and forget about her. I smiled and got up from the gathering. I went to check up on her.
Gifts
-- Gift
received Weekly Power Status
-- Power
Ranking 
-- Power
stone