Chapter 299: Sword rain.
It seemed like a joke, something to laugh about in a moment. But, when Sigrid’s hands curled around the bowstring, tensions rose.
The knights and servants around her held their breath, hoping that she would not target Roland or else, all of them would be losing their heads. They felt the urge to blurt out warning s but the crown princess would be displeased if they did.
It was entirely possible that they would lose their heads even sooner then. So, they remained still and silent, but everyone was certain, that the pounding of their hearts was louder than the laughter of the men in the courtyard.
Down in the courtyard, Miss Keeley Valerius was also preparing to shoot an arrow at at moving target. A bottle dangling from a rope. It was swaying from side to side, following the path the winds pushed it to.
As she drew her arm back, Sigrid did the same thing. She was waiting for the perfect moment.
She released her arrow a second before Keeley’s, with speed it sliced through the air, humming like a queen bee on the hunt because a new queen was trying to emerge in her colony,
The arrow cut through the air, aided by magic to remain unseen until the very last moment. It grazed against Keely’s cheek, changed directing and increased speed, slicing through the arrow she had shot and finally shattering the bottle.
Knights run to Roland and Galen, shielding them behind armor quickly. Roland, being a knight pushed them away and he stepped out in front of them. His eyes widened in surprise when he saw who had fired the arrow.
Sigrid in the mean time was not yet finished. She held out her hand and Mauve gave her another arrow. This time she did not wait for the perfect moment, she just fired it quickly.
It also headed for the same target, Keely Valerius who was standing still, touching her cheek and gasping at the drops of blood from the tear on her fair skin.
Sir Samuel pulled Keely Valerius out of the way. The arrow which was meant to go through her head landed in the wall of the courtyard. It was so strong that it went through half of the wall.
The knights gasped.
Roland’s jaw dropped.
Sigrid raised her hands and unleashed her magic, "Swordis Leviora." she whispered.
Every sword in their vicinity escaped from its wielder and rose, with the exception of Roland’s two pronged sword.
"Sword mage." Someone whispered. fɾeeweɓnѳveɭ.com
Roland knew it was no sword mage, it was his wife. His wife that was carrying the anger of ten storms setting upon one small city with the goal of drowning and wiping it out.
"Don’t." He growled to her.
Sigrid sneered, then she smirked and whispered. "Swordis descensio."
Like steel rain, the swords started to fall at high speed. Some spiraled, others fell like spears, some were deflected by mage knights on the ground. Laughter among the men in the courtyard had long died, replaced in shouts of fear and fury.
"Fortio." Roland roared and waved his wand upwards.
A burst of light of light appeared and a magical shield covered the courtyard, protecting them from the sword rain. The swords landed on the shield and collapsed sliding down to the grounds slowly.
Roland then heard Sigrid’s voice whispering in his ears, "I tolerated it when you brought Emmah to our home because I knew you were being controlled. Bringing this bitch here on the other hand tells a different story. I will not live how your mother lived, I would rather get a divorce."
By the time it was finished and he looked up again, Sigrid was gone.
When he made it to the second floor, she was nowhere to be seen so he found his way to her chambers. To his surprise, he found Mauve and Lanai packing up Sigrid’s personal belonging.
"What are you doing?" he bellowed at them.
Mauve glanced up once and she ignored him.
Lanai was brave, but not brave enough to defy the crown prince so she could not ignore him. "The crown princess will not be sleeping in the royal castle anymore. She has ordered us to pack up her personal belongings and take them home."
Mauve looked at the open window and shouted, "Alistair, get Venom. Sigrid was very clear, he cannot stay."
"I order you to stop." Roland shouted at them.
Alistair dropped down from the window as if he had heard a thing. Mauve swiped a dressing table, dumping all of Sigrid’s creams, perfumes and oils into a suitcase.
"Didn’t you hear my words?" Roland barked.
Lanai jumped up startled.
Mauve waved her hands, collected all the cloaks with magic and stiffing them into a suitcase. She did the same to the shoes and then moved to the jewelry.
Roland clenched his hands, drew in a deep breath and strode forward furiously, planting himself in Mauve’s path.
"Do you not hear my words? I am the crown prince...."
Mauve looked at him fearlessly and replied, "I do not serve you, I serve the crown princess and even if she is no longer your crown princess I will still serve her."
"Who says that she is not my crown princess?" He pulled on her shoulder.
Mauve turned around and blasted him away with magic. The fury in her eyes was equal to that of Sigrid when she had been bringing those swords down. "When you were hovering between Sigrid and Emmah, she tolerated you. She understood you, she was patient. She took care of your estate even though you left her without a coin and made it clear that you held only contempt for her.
She always upheld your image in public, treated you with respect and said good things about you. All the charity she did and every invention she came up with, she named you as a partner or contributor. To protect you, she has gone to many great lengths and done many things that you are not even aware of.
She is fighting problems that you don’t even know of all for the sake of helping you keep your throne. And you, what are you doing?
You are so angry with her that you refuse to talk to you. She personally cooked your breakfast two days ago and you gave it to your servants. She greeted you and you walked past her as if she was air.
You embarrassed her in front of the servants and yet she remained silent. And today, you dared to laugh and flirt with Keeley Valerius. In front of your men and all the servants!! Do not pretend that you are not aware of what the old man of the Valerius family is after. Word spreads quickly in these walls and beyond, one maid even sneakily took a picture.
What do you think people are going to say when they see that picture?"
Mauve picked up a case and threw it to the window. Alistair grabbed it and put it inside the carriage. She sent out six more suitcases, turned and said to the crown prince, "Roland Maximus, you are unworthy of Sigrid Thorin. You do not deserve her kindness and goodness."