[Bianka's POV]

As Rose started to make Kairo in his best appearance, Arashi said, "We are going to attend the bride's clan. Be sure that no one is able to harm Kairo while he goes there..."

Hans, Koji, Takagashi and Kondo nodded and Kondo asked, "What about his sword? He can't leave his sword here..."

Arashi said, "No. He have to take his sword with him."

Hans asked, "What if they try to say that it was against their rituals? I don't know but I somehow don't like how they had worn only green."

Arashi's eyes narrowed down by a little as he asked, "Green? Did you go see them?"

Hans nodded. "I told two of my men to keep on eye on them and the other two are scouting report on them and I just received they all were wearing green."

Arashi thought for a moment and said, "Kairo would be the sword and if they say anything I will tell that we have a rule not to let go of our swords."

They all nodded as Arashi asked, "What's the bride wearing?"

"Red. Same colour as Kairo." Hans said.

He asked, "Whoever making her ready, tell them to check the cloth since all of their clothes came from Toushi on Lord Gokudo's request."

Koji nodded and said, "We have checked Kairo's clothes many times. There's nothing unusual about it."

Hans added, "Just in case if something happens, he is wearing a full vest under the clothes."

Arashi was really serious this time as he nodded and asked, "Where is Hiroshi?"

"Brother Hiroshi is making sure everyone gets the antidotes and he notified he would be with Lord Gokudo all the time." Shin said as Arashi nodded.

"Make sure no one other than rank A soldiers are nearby any of the Toushi clan. And be on high alert." Arashi said as my heart started to thump.

Arashi looked at Kairo and asked, "Kairo, if she or anyone try to..."

"I know. I will kill them all if they try anything." He said as his face became serious. "But first, I will kill that girl."

Arashi nodded and said, "We are going now."

And he took me outside as I asked, "What did you mean by green? Is wearing green is bad?"

Arashi said, "There is no problem wearing green but there is a type of a poison which in contact with clothes or anything, it turns green."

I gasped. "Are they here to kill all of us? But why?"

Arashi said, "The message to invite them were written by Lord Gokudo and we tried to decipher if there was any other massage hidden in his invitation. Unfortunately, there was none of maybe we couldn't find it."

He muttered, "But he could be thinking anything. Whether it is a revenge or just a simple fun for him. We don't know."

I looked around and saw the vicinity was filled with only Kuro soldiers. There weren't anyone who were a normal citizen near us.

I said, "But we have more than 100 thousand men, right? They can fight them off..."

He stopped and looked at me as he said, "100 thousand men can fight 100 men easily but it is not easy to fight 100 men with poisons of various kinds. One drop of poison could kill 100 men in a blink of an eye."

I gulped.

"But you made an antidote right?" I asked.

"But we don't know what kind of poison they could make... My antidote could save them from a few but not all." He said as we went ahead and all the time, my feet and hands were cold. I was worried for Kairo and others.

Was this decision good?

Lord Gokudo was still in Arashi's custody but he had an upper hand because we needed information which only he could give.

And now, he had called his army as well but in disguise. It could be a disguise...

I just hoped it wouldn't be the case as I felt Hana wasn't like that. She genuinely looked like she wanted Kairo to be her man but I didn't know if Lord Gokudo was a good person or not.

As we went ahead Arashi said, "What is making me worried is that I didn't heard any good thing about him or his clan. And to be honest, we still don't know who is the current head of Toushi."

I didn't quite understand what did he mean as I asked, "What do you mean?"

He once again looked in my eyes but this time I saw worry and fear. I knew he had no fear for death but he feared they would harm our men or maybe Wansai. Even if he didn't want to stay here, it was still his home.

He said, "Lord Gokudo had a lot of siblings yet not one of them is alive or my men couldn't find a single trace of them. He even had a lot of wives which mean he maybe has a lot of sons and daughters. Yet, there is only one infront of us."

And now, even I started to feel cold sweat around my forehead. What happened to them or where were they? Did he kill them or they were the ones who were coming...

Arashi and I came across a large building, Shin, Yoshi, Takashi and Kiyoshi were around us.

Lord Gokudo came out in a green traditional dress as well. The coat was loosened and reached around his thighs as intricating carvings in beautiful colours decorated the ends of his coat.

Hiroshi and Junko were behind him on high alert. Their faces were grim as Lord Gokudo said, "Do you train your men to always stay this serious? It is my daughter's wedding! At least have some fun..."

Arashi smiled and said, "Well, they are trained so you cannot expect them to be honest about their feelings when their leader is here, don't you?"

Lord Gokudo smiled and nodded, "I like how you train your men, Prince. I am very impressed that not a single movement of mine is ignored by them."

Arashi gave him a tight lipped smile and said, "You flatter me."

Lord Gokudo's eyes then moved to me as he asked, "And who this lady might be? Your concubine?"

I didn't like how he gave me a look and said that. He certainly wasn't like Hana. I didn't feel any evilness from her but right now, my instinct were screaming as if he was an epitome of evilness.

It seemed Hiroshi and others were really agitated as he called me a concubine but Arashi still gave him a smile but his voice was cold as ice and his eyes were sharp as a knife and he said, "She is my wife and you are to call her Princess Bianka, Lord Gokudo."

Lord Gokudo grinned and smiled, "I had a wife like her. You know, two three wives. But they all were useless..."

I didn't know why my stomach boiled in anger as I heard him insulting his dead wives. I could only imagine who could have killed them.

I said as I fisted my palms but gave him a wide grin, "That's why there is a saying that useless things always attract useless..."

And everyone around me froze even Lord Gokudo. He said, "I didn't heard any saying like that..."

I smiled, "Because I made them myself. I intend to be a poet." And I asked, "Don't you think that my poems would sell good?"

He gave me a look and looked at Arashi as he said, "Your wife, Princess Bianka, certainly have some great talent."

Arashi gave a nervous smile and said, "You have no idea..."

While Hiroshi and others were trying so hard not to laugh as their lips twitched, I was still giving the old man, a dead glare with an ear to ear smile.

We all started to go to the place where the marriage would take place. It was a lake as Lord Gokudo said their marriages would take place near water. The vast amount of soldiers were standing surrounding the whole vicinity in lines while we stayed a little further than the lake.

Before us, there was a made up gate decorated by flowers and ribbons and that's where their marriage would take place.

The Toushi clan members stood in two large groups both sides of the made-up gate in lines, men and women, all were wearing green and they had large smiles on their faces.

They had come with a lot of gifts and dowry to give it to Kairo and his family. The gifts were placed at a side. It didn't feel like they were any threats but somehow the whole vicinity felt too tensed.

As we reached, Lord Gokudo was beside us, standing with a wide grin. The people from Toushi clan looked at him and they all cheered and said something in a different language to him.

Lord Gokudo smiled and nodded at them as he held his hand up.

And suddenly, Hans came and whispered something in Arashi's ears. He didn't let anyone know of his emotions but I felt he got tensed and a faint frown appeared on his face.

He whispered something back to Hans's ears and nodded.

Hans immediately went away and we were waiting for the groom to arrive.

The bride came before the groom with two maids beside her and her face was covered in a long veil.

As she was coming, there was a little movement around the Kuro soldiers but it was not noticable enough to gain anyone's attention.

And soon, the groom, our Kairo came. He was wearing the red clothes but he had his boots and the sword with him. His shoulder length hair was tied in a pony and the ornaments he was wearing looked amazing on him. But somehow he looked different.

He certainly looked so handsome that the Toushi clan members were in awe especially the women. I smiled proudly that Rose had done a great job.

Lord Gokudo was grinning as well when Kairo went ahead and stood beside Hana.

Then Lord Gokudo released a sigh as he said, "You know Prince of Wansai, you have a weakness."

Arashi asked, "And what is that?"

"You care too much about your people." He said and looked at Arashi, "Which will be the death of you."

Then he grinned and added, "Today."

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22nd December, 22
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