His Witch Queen

The reply was very much too straightforward to his face, making Cyrus take a deep breath. He knew that her sudden appearance was quite shocking. Moreover, he wasn't even intending to introduce her till yet.. 

"I was here, talking with one of my close acquaintances. What  are you doing here, princess Alice?" Cyrus asked with politeness.

"I was roaming around. Saw you and..the lady here with you." Till now, Princess Alice had shifted her gaze to see the lady who stood at a certain distance, behind Cyrus. "It is nice to see you..miss.." 

"Sharon. Lady Sharon, Princess Alice." Lady Sharon kept a soft smile on her lips, which was not reaching her eyes.

The expressions were rather intentional, and this was surely a test, to come across the hardly seen feelings of Alice. 

On the other hand, Alice passed her the same expressionless yet meaningful smile, "Please, to see you here. But I was thinking...what would you both be talking about?" 

"We we-"

"I don't find any reason for Princess Alice to be interested in our small talks. Is she?'' Lady Sharon's eyebrows lifted from its place. She appeared to be aloof but omitting some vibrant malicious vibes in Alice's direction. 

"Not only that, I feel that Princess Alice should be least interested about whatsoever I and Cyrus talk. Isn't it so?" Lady Sharon put the oil in the existing ignited fire. 

Her intent wasn't on the wrong side either but her plan didn't make any sense with Cyrus. He was more than ever confused by the words, as if, another huge bomb dropped over his head. 

Turning around, he looked at Lady Sharon, with his narrowed eyes. His questionable and disbelief eyes were very much clear his stare but Lady Sharon had only shrugged her attention, to pass him an assured smile. 

Meanwhile, Alice was annoyed. A frown had curved on her forehead where she can't help but rebel back to this statement, "Lady Sharon is forgetting that..Cyrus is my husband, is he?"

"I'm not forgetting that he is your husband. But as far as I heard, aren't you both married just as per the simple turns of the circumstances? You married him for the sake of the two Empires. I don't see anything else involved." 

"That doesn't give the right to Lady Sharon to question me.'' Princess Alice stayed back on her statement. While both the ladies were omitting their dangerous aura, Cyrus was stuck in the middle. 

He had no other option but to stay silent and let lady Sharon pull the strings. However, in the back of his mind, Prince Cyrus was very much sure that after whatever Sharon did, there must be a fatal reason behind it. 

Princess Alice lifted her foot to step closer to Lady Sharon, here her eyes didn't tear from her face. "My rights are mine. Neither King nor the Queen can snatch them from me." 

"I'm the first wife, and the Queen to be of this Kingdom. Lady Sharon, I have all the reason to question my husband, about his whereabouts. You should be thankful that I haven't even said anything wrong to you, because...if I came to say, you won't be merely standing here right now." Princess didn't leave a stone unturned. 

She was harsh, stagnant, and strong. Keeping her shoulders high, her brows had lifted from its place to stare at the lady as if, she was not any Queen. Even at this point, despite being frustrated, Alice didn't seem to get the same vibe. 

'Why is my heart still saying that this lady isn't as she appears right now?' it was unusual, or maybe her instincts acting upon the town. 

Yet to not be stepping into the pit of the fire either, Alice rotated the gaze to stare back at her husband. "Prince Cyrus, may I know what are you doing here right now?" 

"Princess Alice, I think we can talk about this back in your chamber. Please.." was all he muttered in the low voice, despite getting the fierce stare from both sides. 

He was mad at Sharon for letting Alice get on her nerves. She would blast the anger on him, an icy layer had arrived as they are constantly fighting. It infuriated him to the next end where he found everything be going against his odds. 

But to his dismay, Alice didn't react. She only turned in Sharon's direction, to tilt her eyes a bit at the corner before concluding, "It was nice to see you, lady Sharon. But I hope, when we meet next time, you will learn more about me before commenting." 

"I will surely do that, Princess Alice. After all, we are going to live in the same castle." Lady Sharon told openly, but not bringing any smile either. 

Taking a few steps back, Alice didn't tear her gaze off. Rather, she focused on the place before finally glancing in Cyrus's direction before she left the garden for once and all.

Her puffed chest and stern expression were the evidence of her fury. It wasn't missed from Cyrus's eyes, but he didn't make the reaction either.

After he saw that Alice had vanished into the thin air already, he looked back at lady Sharon, "Was that needed for you to do?"

For the next few minutes, Lady Sharon didn't utter. She had brought her hands in front of her body. Her eyes were already stagnant in the certain direction where the princess left.

On seeing her in the daze, Prince Cyrus shook his head, "Lady Sharon, you have created the blunder for me to handle now." 

"It was for you, Cyrus," she muttered, before tearing her gaze away from a direction into his face. "I wanted to know about her behavior and indeed, she is too jealous." 

"What rubbish!" 

"Accept or deny is in your hand. I just wanted to know about her feelings for you and I could smell jealousy in her. She's sweet, but her hatred for me was shown." When lady Sharon noted that Cyrus was hardly believing what she said, she added, "We ladies are gifted with another sense. It becomes too obvious for us. She is a protective one."

"This is an alliance.." Prince Cyrus's words were treated like any other lame joke that was played in front of lady Sharon's eyes. 

"If it was merely Alliance, you wouldn't have allowed her in your chamber. Neither would have you care about what she eats and what not. She is more than just an Alliance, and the changes are very much noticeable. In my eyes, she impacts you." 

"No....she doesn't." Cyrus once again told her openly but in the back of his answer, Lady Sharon knew the truth too well. There was no denying in their mind that Cyrus will never admit anything else 

He was a stubborn one himself. His world is his kingdom. Love, care..were never the states which he learned. Neither did he know about the affections and the true feelings ever in his life. He was a lifeless soul, all that is used for war, strategies, fights..and the schemes of the Royalties. 

A sigh escaped from Sharon's lips. She can't help but massage her forehead in the hurry that he was nothing but a mere walking robot.

But to give him another detail, she told, "Have you seen your wife's hair? And the aura which she carries?"

"I do." Cyrus gave her a small nod, not understanding what was it supposed to do with Alice? In return, Lady Sharon's lips turned into a straight line before explaining.

"I had read books. Normal humans possess black hair.. or maybe blonde. But she has silver hair. Too odd. Moreover, the aura which she carries and that authoritative tone in herself. I don't think any normal human can even have that amount of strength to blurt anything, especially when she knows that we are vampires."

Lady Sharon's analysis did enter Cyrus's brain. For the next few seconds, he stayed mum. Instead of showing his surprise, he let this appear to be a normal act. 'She has aura... her hair...'

"What do you actually mean to convey, Lady Sharon?" Cyrus enquired openly without any hesitation, to which Sharon simply smiled.

Neither did she answer openly nor denied a single thing. But her smile held the mixed emotions as if she wasn't any fool to actually learn the same.

Whereas, Cyrus had already vividly guessed what she was actually thinking about. However, he never took the words too seriously either, "Just tell Lady Sharon..."

"She has powers. Now, don't ask me which and what types of powers because I don't know... and I believe she also doesn't know about them. But she has capabilities and... that is too much clear to see."

At this stage, there were no expressions from Cyrus. He stayed in his place like any other statue but the silence can't be defined.

Yet on seeing the lack of response, Sharon still continued, "Treat her well. She is rare, and try to ask her about this. Because maybe... she is sent for you... to help you and fight alongside you with all the enemies.... to be formed into your best ally!"