*Bhairavi Pov*

Their words didn't leave my ear even after a lot of time passed with me standing in the middle of a hut. They do not know that the Agatha have any heirs and they do not even know that my parents are no longer in this world.

I know that Agatha always had a very tight holdings around it not allowing a single stranger into it without the word from the council, but I never thought that my birth is also a secret for everyone outside the council.

But if this war is the plan of this outsider of council then I am sure all the outsiders must have the same plan for Agatha. I am not angry at my parents for letting my birth be a secret, but I wish they had told me this way before.

It is a good thing, that these people are thinking that I am lying to them otherwise there would have been a chaos for my people as I already told these people about my parents death.

So I cannot escape from here by using my title, which leaves me with only a single option to let these people know that I am no harm and get to know my surroundings.

If that involves me being this warrior's slave then I will be but in my heart and for my people I will be never that right.

I glanced around and saw a small hook on the other side of the room. I walked towards it and slowly cut the rope from my hands with no difficulty. He sure doesn't have any experience regarding how to keep a woman in bound.

I walked towards the door and thought about how to open it, but to my surprise it opened normally. I then scrutinized it and found that it is not a proper door. Even it is locked from any side of the hut, it can be opened normally from other side.

If it isn't about the fact that we are far away from any land and I need some vessel to go away it would sure have been very easy for me to escape.

I am actually feeling pity about this warrior as he is going to be ruler, but do not know how to think about these small things except for wars. Wars are not the only ones which we need to know for a ruling.

I just hope he chooses a proper queen to take care of these small things and get the people into safe ruling.

After changing my attire with the clothes Colton got for me, I lay on the small cot, feeling free for not to be in a lad's apparel for another second.

I started drifting off into sleep, but couldn't in the end when I heard the words from outside the hut easily. I drifted closer to the wall and placed my concentration on the words that are flowing.

"It is against our traditions to let a lass execute a king. If she was princess then it would have been little fine, but a slave slaughtering the person to whom she is slaving for is not to be ignored and she must be punished." I covered my mouth hearing their thoughts.

Is this what the revolution they wanted by going against the council? Now I know that I am in a lot of trouble from these people and I need to stay here for my safety.

"But now she is the slave of our Alastair. What if she took his life away too?" The question from someone other lingered around the people.

In heaven's name I am not a Slave. When will I be get stopped calling with that word? That Ramsey made me feel disgusted on myself using that and now I want to execute whoever take that name for me.

After taking my ruling the first change will be in this matter for all the women in the places where I have the power that no one will get this title.

Suddenly the door got opened with a harsh sound, making me fist my hands to throw a fist if the need arises. But then I heard a muffled sound of all familiar voices.

"I know I shouldn't have consumed the spirit." Alastair mumbled in a slurring tone.

"You deserve it after a victory and also a slave." Gavin mumbled in the same tone.

"Will you be careful to her?" Colton questioned him making a smile appear on my face.

"She is a nut. But put an appropriate lock for my door tomorrow morning." Alastair ordered him.

"Why do you need a proper lock all of a sudden? Do not forget my sister." Gavin grumbled.

"It is time for you both siblings to understand that I do not want anything with Jacey and I never did. So do not make me some heartless person infront of people. Even your father supports me so back off." Alastair mumbled in a cold tone before I heard the door slam.

"This armor suffocates the life out of me." He mumbled to himself and I heard some shuffling before I felt him lay on the cot.

"Do not sleep here." I ordered him, hoping he listens to my words.

"Oh! My slave is still here and is still awake." He mumbled ignoring my words and lay beside me.

"Alastair! You need to move away." I mumbled, trying to get down from the little distance I have between the cot and the wall.

"Do not move, Slave." He mumbled placing his hand on my waist.

I slapped on his hand, saying "Do not call me that."

"Ok! Now close your eyes and let me have some peaceful sleep." He mumbled and I turned around to push him away from me, but he tightened his hold even more making me locked in his embrace by which my breath hitch as this is the first for some man to even hold me like this atleast in my conscious state.

"Do not lie on this land again. It is an evil thing to do in this place about some title matter." He suggested staring into my eyes.

"When will I be released from this land?" I questioned him with a frown.

"Until I release you from this bound no one can release you and you cannot leave the place." He replied, snuggling his head closer to mine pointing his nose to my throat making a shiver pass through my back.

To this second I made sure for my hands lie away from him, but they started to pain, making me move them a little and lay them on his shoulders. But it turned out to be another mistake of mine as he is not wearing any tunic, making them contact with his bare skin.

God! Why am I in this situation? I was told to have a man in my life only with the wedlock, but here this stranger is holding me and making me feel the things which are not proper for a Princess.

To top that he already changed my apparel and now this. When will all this will stop or do I have to walk a shame by the moment I return to my Kingdom.

I closed my eyes and took the sleep path after holding him properly and not with awkwardness with my hands.

*Alastair Pov*

I woke up after a long peaceful sleep and meet with a throat infront of my sight. I slowly glanced to see the peaceful face of Bhairavi and then I felt her hands around my shoulders whereas my hands were around her.

Even on the vessel I fell asleep on top of the blankets that were covering her, but now we are lying like this. I sighed and glanced around to feel the sun beams entering the hut which will be the time for the training.

"Slave!" I mumbled hoping she remove her hands.

"I am not a slave." She grumbled in her sleep making me chuckle.

"Bhairavi!" this time I called her with the name she told us which can be false too.

"Hmm.." she mumbled snuggling more into my hug.

"If you had enough of me, I would appreciate for my release from this embrace. I need to go for training." I mumbled in a serious tone and her eyes opened in a second and in the next second she started pushing me away but she forgot my hold on her.

"This was not my wish. You just lay beside me and took me into your arms with your half sense due to the spirits." She mumbled pushing me more.

"I didn't do anything right?" I questioned her even though I am sure I must not have.

"No! Now release me." She replied frowning.

"No need to move away. It is not the time for a lass to wake up. It is for the training time. So continue your sleep while I leave." I said staring at her.

"Ok! I need some more rest." She mumbled nodding her head slowly.

"If someone comes inside shout for me." I offered her pushing her hair away from her face.

"After I take their life, I will shout for you." She assured making me shake my head and I slowly slipped away from the cot while she again slept off.

"Took you long to be here. Was she that good?" one guy asked and few laughed.

"You will know after you do the double training than everyday." I ordered him before walking up towards the remaining warriors.

"Never make fun of her with me and think about the threats we will get now with the attack we made on Palmer from the council." I made them think about the danger and started the training.

No one should talk about her because I do not have any answers for her, but I do remember no rope binding her hands and also her apparel is changed.

Until we can trust her to say everything about her in truth, I will not let her leave my land and give the information about us to the enemy.

As there are two options for us either this or her life. Somehow I am not looking forward for her life to be taken away.

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nothing is perfect so both council and outsiders have bad rulings in their part.... nadir is like of different ruled place and u will know more different things that are followed by them soon...

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