The Commoner Consort: The Country’s Respected Empress - Chapter 166
Kalki rubs the cross pendent in his hand and grits his teeth.
‘After all I have done to protect you…You can’t even keep your words! Of all the Royal stamps, you chose to give My Chain to her?! To a complete stranger to come back to the Palace?!’.
He puts the chain on Xavier’s neck and sighs staring at him. He masks his emotions with a faint smirk on his face.
‘You might break your promise. But I would never’.
The doctors burst into the sick chamber in ecstacy “Your Highness! We found the cure!”.
Kalki nods curtly as if he was never anxious previously. He allows the doctors to treat Xavier by stepping aside.
Maya who was flabbergasted by the doctor’s words, stands frozen till the doctors fed Xavier his medicine. She lets out a deep breath seeing the injured arm is now wound completely with the clean bandages.
Out of nowhere a doctor speaks “We must thank Your Highness! With the precised thoughts we examined the blood and even found the cure so easily! We all pay our gratitude to Your Highness for the immense help!”.
Maya “….”
Another doctor too steps in and bows respectfully “Indeed, Your Highness. If not for Your Highness’s instructions even us- The doctor of The Royal Infirmary of The Northern Realm, who are praised and respected for our utmost skills in medicines would have become incapable of saving Our Prince!”.
A man who was older than everyone among the doctors steps forward and asks curiously “If I may, with Your Highness’s permission, can I ask how you found about the barks?”.
He looks around his fellow doctors in the chamber and speaks “We are living here for centuries and no one of us are aware of the poisonous nature of the tree’s barks. I request Your Highness to enlighten all us whether you have any more knowledge about the medicines?”.
Maya could only purse her lips at their praises and stutters “I-I just told …what came in mind”.
The old man is still stubborn and speaks “I beg to not believe Your Highness. I couldn’t believe that the thought of that bark touching the open wound would be a mere suspicion”.
Maya frowns nervously ‘What should I do? He is hell bend to investigate me in presence of this man. I can’t tell him about my powers which helped me to find the poison..’.
She smiles masking her nervousness and speaks breathlessly “I am saying the truth, Sir. I found Prince Xavier’s injured arm was supported on the bark of the tree. I know the simple cut from a sword couldn’t have caused the serious illness. So, I myself assumed everything and grabbed whatever I could. I-I ..was scared before as I failed to bring the sword by which he was injured at first..which might also been the main cause of this. I ..forgot even that important thing to do in fright. I don’t have any strong knowledge behind this. I only did whatever I could”.
The doctors seemed convinced by her now and nods eyeing among themselves. Soon they went back to their duty without wasting any time.
Maya didn’t know what to do now. She wants to leave this place and from this man’s presence but she couldn’t leave Xavier alone. He was the only man who she liked soeaking with. Or he is the only man with whom she has been herself without any worry.
She couldn’t help remember how good he was to her since they met in the village.
After few more minutes, Maya was brought back from her thoughts by a deep cold voice.
“Follow me”.
With that Kalki turns and walks towards the chamber door.
Maya “…” Me?!
She stares his back in doubt as she is confused whether he mentioned her or some other in this chamber. Only then she realizes that she was left alone with this cold man!
Kalki replies knowing her thoughts exactly without caring to turn back to look at her “Yes, you”.
Maya could only try to find excuses to not be with him and blurts out blankly “Shouldn’t we look after your brother?”
Seeing her innocent and blank statement ,his smirk broadens “My Brother is not that delicate!”.
He opens the chamber door and steps out.
She gulps and finds herself following him. She didn’t forget how he allowed her before to talk to the doctors. Even though it was about his brother’s life, he allowed her to speak.
Jonathan kneels in front of Kalki almost in the verge of tears “Y-Your Highness..the chain..w-we couldn’t-“.
Kalki declares coldly making Jonathan to shiver “Pay your gratitude to The Queen! She just found that chain too for you!”.
Jonathan opened his eyes wide at Kalki’s taunting tone “…” This. ..
Maya too opens her eyes wide and looks at Kalki stunned ‘What happened to him?! Heavens! Is he praising me or using me to taunt this man?!’.
Jonathan stands hurriedly and bows towards Maya “This servant pays the gratitude-“.
Before he can continue Kalki walks out freezing him in mid sentence.
Maya clears her throat “That’s alright..” and runs after Kalki hurriedly.
Jonathan was in shock tilts his head while still staring at the way Kalki left and wonders “His Highness is upset?”.
Jonathan gulps ‘When was the last time I saw His Highness angry? I don’t even remember…What made him angry?!’.
No one except Jonathan knows how Kalki would react when he is angry or upset. In his years of his service to Kalki, he now has clear realizations from his countless experiences.
‘Didn’t he tell that Her Highness find the chain? Why is he upset then?! Is it because …Her Highness found it?!’
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Kalki’s Chamber.
“Now tell me. What’s your purpose of stay here now?”.
Maya stands speechless “….”
Seeing her panic he decides to speak more today. It’s a rare occasion when he gets angry and he also wants to throw out some taunts at this moment.
He speaks leisurely “You have a goal now. What is it?”.
He didn’t sound like as if he is asking something. He sounded so sure of his words that he knew everything about her.