The Commoner Consort: The Country’s Respected Empress - Chapter 224
Maya asks rudely “What do you mean I was never careful!? I have been careful throughout my life!”
He states emotionlessly “That’s nothing in front of me”.
Maya huffs in disbelief ‘This man is getting on my nerves! I never let any clues until he saw Bhommi while Prince Xavier was poisoned!-‘
She frowns suddenly “Huh? Then… Does he mean that he found even before that? Wait… ”
She stares his eyes and asks in alert “When did you find about my powers?!”
He smirks arrogantly “What do you think?”
Maya looks him suspiciously and tilts her head.
‘He must be tricking me again! How could he… Heavens! I forgot about that cursed water! He must have suspected the incident then!-‘
He declares before she could even speak as her brain’s tardiness makes him impatient “The day you killed Stephen, firstly and then everything you did. You were always suspicious”.
Maya “…” No way!
She scoffs “As if that’s even possible! There is no way you found about me that day!”
Kalki asks nonchalantly “Do you think anyone could kill Stephen just with bare hands?”
Maya frowns and thinks hard to remember how she killed Stephen. She shakes her head as her memory stops just before she kills someone.
She mutters “I can’t remember how I killed him…”
Kalki states “Of course you snatched his heart alive from his body and made him bleed to death”.
Maya looks him in horror “What?!”
‘How could he sound so calm while uttering those ruthless words?! Wait! Did I killed Stephen just like he said?! No! I am not that cruel!’
He shrugs “It doesn’t sound weird to me. I do that often-“.
Maya gasps “Often?!”
He asks “How do you think people shiver just by hearing my name?”
Maya “..”
He speaks without giving her enough time to even digest the information “You left many clues too”.
She lets out a fake chuckle “Clues? Me? Don’t try to fool me”.
“The broken window frame of your chamber, the soldiers’ bodies in the forest-”
She interrupts him in disbelief “Wait. A broken window frame? Whom are you trying to fool? That doesn’t prove anything!”
“The wood is the strongest of all on the Earth. Not even a monster could scratch it”
Maya looks at him stupified “…”
He asks seeing her standing frozen “Anything else?”
She asks curiously “When did you know about your powers?”
Kalki states walking near his bed “I was stabbed and thrown into a frozen water once. I didn’t die instead I got completely healed”.
Maya “…” Heavens! Is there anything normal in his life?
“No”
Maya gets startled “Huh? Did you read my mind?”
He states removing his outer robes “Why would I need to when you have that face? It’s written all over your face”
Maya instantly turns away “…” How shameless! He is changing his robes as if I am not at all present here!
He senses Maya’s uneasiness and walks inside the bathroom and changes his robes. When he came he finds Jonathan waiting for him in the chamber patiently.
Kalki orders “Bring Xavier”.
Maya recalls how last time he shouted at her harshly to get out when Xavier came into the chamber and gets alert.
She stands hastily and walks towards the door.
“I didn’t finish yet”
Maya freezes “..”
He asks leaning on the wooden table “Don’t you understand what I said?”
She turns back blankly “Huh?”
He states “A Queen shouldn’t leave just when the planning starts”.
Maya stammers as she is caught off guard “Q-Queen? Pl-Planning?”
He stands straight from the leaning position and walks towards a chair beside him.
Maya looks at his gestures in alert as she still can’t forget how he poured the oil and tossed the burning candle on her previously.
She gulps seeing him pulling a chair “No-”
Kalki clears his throat “Have a seat”.
Maya “…” Is this a dream? How can a demon from a nightmare become a Prince suddenly? Is he tricking me again? And what’s with his sudden courtesy? Why is he so weird today?!
Kalki tilts his head “Make use of my kindness when I offer myself”.
Maya walks towards the chair and stares him keenly before sitting.
‘Let’s hear what he is planning this time’
Kalki asks looking at the miniatures on the table “Now… Tell me what strategy it is”
Maya subconsciously looks at the table and asks in suspicion “Aren’t you done tricking me?”
Kalki declares “You will be accompanying me to the war”.
Maya snaps at him “What?”
This man will break her neck just making her snap in continuous shocks!
Kalki speaks “I don’t want you to appear in the middle of warlike last time”.
Maya clears her throat awkwardly “…” That… sounds reasonable.
He states “Your prime duty will be-”
She raises her eyebrows “I didn’t say I would accompany you!”
He continues ignoring her whining “Xavier will lead one-third part of the battalion and I want you to protect him from distance”.
Maya “..” That’s… hard to refuse… How could I miss a chance to save him?
She asks curiously ‘The other two-third?”
Maya already forgot that she should act cool and unbothered but this war is an opportunity for her to use her Archery skills again! Not to mention she can accompany Xavier too!
Kalki too answers her questions subconsciously “Marcus and I will take care of the rest. You don’t have to do much. You are responsible solely for Xavier’s protection”.
She asks “Me?”
He states “He is less experienced when it comes to war. He can take care of the whole Realm’s administration solely but I want to make sure he doesn’t even get a scratch”.
Maya asks blinking her eyes “Then…Do you think I am much experienced than a Prince? And would that be fine if I die?”
He stares her for few moments and states “Brainless people don’t die easily”
She grits her teeth and rebukes “Of course! Then wouldn’t you have died already?”
Kalki “…” Why am I even keeping her alive? Her audacity will kill my patience and her one day.