*Alastair Pov*

"We would be reaching there in a few minutes." Colton mumbled, rubbing his eyes as he just woke up.

"Yes! We will wake up the remaining when we reach. They need to rest." I uttered not looking away from the water.

"You should have taken a little rest. It was a long journey and before this too you were busy with the pirates." He suggested making me frown.

"What if they are torturing her?" I questioned to myself and got an imagination of them harming her.

"I do not think so. She saved the life of a King and that too who is the King of Tanika. She must be given some royalty treatment and showing her their gratitude." He replied and I nodded because that can be true.

"What if she left for her home and no one knows where she is?" I questioned another fear.

"Are you ready to knock on every house in every Kingdom?" He questioned back.

"For her I would." I replied and got the answer.

No matter what I should do, I will do it and get her back. How dare I am to reject out marriage and tell her that she is not my wife? I asked myself shaking my head.

"Which Kingdom are you from?" A guard near the shore questioned surprising all of us as he doesn't have a questioning look but just a curious one.

"We are from Nadir." His highness replied.

"Nadir? But we are not summoned to bring the people from that place." The Guard mumbled talking to himself and gestured the remaining guards to reach us while I placed my arm over my sword.

"You cannot harm them. Did you forget, the order from the Council and our King?" Another guard scolded the Guard who stopped us.

"Forgive me for my mistake. What is the work that you have here?" The Guard asked politely.

"We want to meet King Vali." I replied, still with the confusion regarding the things happening before us.

"I will take you there." Guard nodded after knowing our names and asked the warriors of ours to stay back near the entrance of the palace.

"What is happening, Alastair?" Colton asked me and I shrugged, following his highness and her highness.

"When did Council got a fondness for us?" Jacey questioned for which I again shrugged.

"Welcome King Teodor. This is a quite a surprise to see you all here." King Vali uttered the moment we stepped inside the throne room.

"And I hope you are not furious for the wound I got you with. We were just in a rage thinking you had hurt the Princess." He added and now we are more confused because how would we hurt a Princess.

"We were in a war, King Vali. Everything ends with the end of that war." His Highness uttered, and we were offered to sit on the chairs available in the throne room.

"I should thank you all, even from the Council side for taking care of the Princess." He uttered and we all frowned.

"Princess?" I asked him not wanting to have any more confusion.

"Yes! Princess Bhairavi who belongs to Agatha. Agatha is the essential Kingdom for the Council and also the remaining Kingdoms. We all would have doomed if she had not returned or had not been safe. With which we all give gratitude for the help." He replied, but we all stopped breathing in the beginning of his reply itself after hearing that our Bhairavi is the Princess.

"Are you talking about the Woman who saved you during the war and stopped us?" His highness asked while I couldn't get the words out.

"Yes! But I couldn't know the identity of her as she was covering the face. However, I returned to the land to thank the woman and saw the same woman crying near the shore. In a second I can see that she is the Princess and got her here as per her order." He explained and I sucked in a sharp breath.

"Where is she?" I asked, raising up from my chair.

"In her Kingdom busy for today's ceremony." He replied.

"I need to meet her." I mumbled, feeling my hand tremble with the anticipation of meeting her but I held the sword to hide it.

"It would be impossible for a meeting to be set with her today." He again repeated.

"What is so important today?" I questioned him raising my voice and Colton placed his hand over my shoulder making me realize what I just did.

"She is going to choose her groom and Agatha will get a King today along with some other changes." He calmly replied but my hand tightened over the sword not believing him.

"She cannot..." I started saying, but Colton cut me off pressing a hand over my mouth making me glare at him.

"We would like to reach near her and take a chance of meeting her. We all travelled for so long just to meet her so is there a way to meet her only today." Colton pleaded the King Vali.

"We would be forever in debt for you. So, can you help us with this?" His highness asked along with the Queen.

"Why don't you all come to the Agatha with me? I am on my way to reach there as my presence is needed?" he questioned and we all nodded.

"She can't marry someone else." I mumbled under my breath while sitting in the chariot which is for the first time.

"It is in your hands as I did my part to make him take you to her." Colton mumbled and I cannot start to thank him for this and I will after this.

"How can she be Princess?" I asked myself this time and not let anyone hear it as even they are thinking the same.

"All our warriors are in surprise looking at the Kingdom for the first time. No one from our land entered this area for the double security." Colton offered the information.

"We all thought she wass lying when she uttered that she is Princess of Agatha." I uttered remembering the first day in our land.

"I remember!" Colton mumbled nodding.

"You all be here near the other important people while I need to be at the place beside her." King Vali uttered walking away and made us stay little away from the stage placed in the middle with many people surrounding it.

"Princess!" Everyone shouted and we glanced at the stage to see her standing on it looking beautiful as ever, but now she is groomed in a beautiful royal gown.

"She is really a Princess and here I acted like I am above her asking her to not forget my title." Jacey mumbled groaning to herself while Colton patted her shoulder.

"This will be more difficult than we thought. Why is she ready to marry someone else?" His highness questioned and the Queen too waited for my reply.

"I... I uttered infront of everyone and her that she is not my wife and just a slave." I replied and he looked down with disappointment.

"I didn't know what I was saying." I added, hoping he will not leave my side.

"We do not have anything to stop any ceremony then. She has every right to get in wedlock with anyone." Her highness uttered.

"But I will not allow it." I uttered in a determined tone and glanced up to stare at her.

"I am elated to see that everyone is here, even though the notice given was in short time. We will enter the main matter, but before that I have some news to share and a request." She started her words and everyone sat in silence.

"You all know that the Ramsey, former ruler of Palmer took my parents life and abducted me. He kept me with him as a slave and made sure very few know about my title. He then threw me into the dungeons after I threatened him with matters that many will be there to save me as one person already reached to save me, but got caught." She continued and I wish at that moment that I am the one who took Ramsey's life.

"I would like to add that the man who was brave enough to try and save me now is the new minister of Agatha. After that I heard many guards who do not know about me being Princess but think me as a slave started uttering many disgraceful things to me at every opportunity they got. Like they would take me in to use after the King's desire finished and much more, but I blocked them to not let my spirit waver." She uttered, and everyone had a pain on their faces while I want to pass everyone and hug her tightly assuring that she is safe.

"Then I thought if a Princess can get her spirit wavered with the words itself, I cannot think how a woman feel when she is subjected to them. Today with the acceptance of the whole Council an order is being passed that not a single woman is to be taken in as Slave in any circumstances just for the reason of not having someone to care for her. She should be taken to the Council or any Queen and given the safety." She uttered before stepping back letting King Vali step forward.

"I support her with this initiative and I am honored for the trust she has on me that I will support this. Council was reluctant, but what can we say when the Princess is hell bend for this order to be passed. If her Father who is also my guide in helping me with the ruling at my young age is here, then he would have been proud of her like all of us." King Vali uttered and yes I am proud of her.

"They both are perfect to be King and Queen." One member mumbled from before us making me fist my hands.

She is mine! I need a chance to plead her to take me back and will do anything to make her forgive me.

"And also as per her request the men are to be involved in the harmless fight of swords which would show the strength. Then the top three would fight with the Princess herself and the future King and groom will be the one who makes her lose. If the winners are more than one, then the choosing will be from the Council." He continued to utter and we all felt surprised.

"However, the person who will involve in this must not be a ruler which we already stated in the notices. It is her's wish which will ensure that the person will care for the Kingdome more. And the person can be a widower too, but all he needs to have is the enough heart to be loyal for Agatha." He added and stepped back.

"This is like an arrangement and not a marriage." Colton mumbled and I nodded because it is.

"Do not feel that I am trying to make the men feel low. It was my Father's wish that the person who marry me must be more powerful than me. Do not think it in a bad way and respect my wishes." Bhairvai added and no one seems to think any bad about them.

"The fights will begin in a few moments." A Council member announced and made everyone clear everything.

"What will you do now?" Jacey questioned as Bhairavi walked away inside the Palace which is on the opposite side.

"Fight!" I simply replied before stepping near the person who is noting the names of the people who will be participating.

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i am sure most of you all got the conditions if not then they are to order for not getting another woman as slave and the fights along with not wanting a ruler to involve in it...

So, he is going to fight... will he be reached top three and then will he be able to make her lose?? (Again imagine the voice ;)

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