The Commoner Consort: The Country’s Respected Empress - Chapter 246

Xavier enters the camp and gets stunned for a moment seeing them together.

Even though he never once wanted to say this, he states embarrassed “I will come back later”.

Maya almost got out of the bed hearing him as she doesn’t want him to leave. But someone speaks before that.

Kalki speaks “Stay. I have something to take care of. What about Victor?”

Xavier answers “He is taking care of the Palace in The Southern Realm”.

Kalki asks “What about the Royal family?”

Xavier answers “Imprisoned inside the Palace for now. We will have to hear them before issuing our Edict”.

Kalki declares nonchalantly “Come up with some strict rules for them till the Court issues the order for gathering. We don’t want their representatives other than the ones I allow. Seal the exits and ask Victor to guard them personally after we leave this camp. When is he arriving at the camp?”.

Xavier states nodding “He will visit us by this afternoon”.

Kalki nods before walking out as he has to take care of something.

Maya “…” Did they just ignore my presence? Am I invisible? *sigh*  -_- Well… Why would they even acknowledge me?

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After a few minutes of silence.

Xavier asks masking his sadness “Are you alright?”

He got to know just a few hours ago that she left the battle before them. He was informed that Kalki brought Maya with him and he has no idea how they met! Maya was following him behind till the battalion returned.

After that, she just disappeared.

Kalki went alone somewhere after he destroyed The Southern Realm camp as far as he heard from the head of the battalion.

How and when did he meet Maya so that they ended up returning together?

Maya nods “I am fine” and asks hesitantly “Are you hurt somewhere?”

She doesn’t meet his eyes as they didn’t end their previous fight. They spoke in the war but that doesn’t mean Maya would forget about his previous behaviours.

His harsh words made her heart shatter before and his gentle apology made her heart flutter instantly. She doesn’t know why she is not angry anymore!

She never forgives easily!

He smiles “No. Thanks to you. I was safe under your protection”.

Maya is baffled “…” He knows?

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He smiles seeing the pouch on the wooden table “I know my brother well. He dragged you just for my safety, didn’t he?”

She nods lightly and remains silent after she notices his eyes on the pouch.

‘It is partly true. Even though we had our issue, protecting him was our main task.

She frowns ‘Our main task? Our? We never agreed on anything except … Prince Xavier’s safety. But I still left you to protect this man! Why is he so stubborn?! What’s the need of these bloodbaths?’.

She gazes at him and asks noticing his bruised fingers  “Why was it important to win this battle? Why the hurry?”

‘Why in the heavens would they go this far? It’s not like they are not powerful. If Alex’s and Sarah’s words were true, they are the most powerful in Four Realms. Then why would they ignore their people suffering and wage a war? That too when the rebellions are araising!’

Xavier states dragging a chair near the bed “He said so”.

Maya looks at him with a frown and her eyes are mocking him ‘Honestly? Just because his brother said? Whom is he trying to mock? Wait… Could it be… the truth? They fought this huge war just because of his sole decision?!’

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Xavier chuckles seeing her pouted lips sits on the chair tired “He wanted to attack and we did”.

‘He declares so normally as if his brother wanted candy and he bought him that! Wait… They didn’t know why they fought in this battle?!’

Maya asks in disbelief “You don’t know the reason too?!”

‘I thought they are not telling me because I am a stranger! Prince Xavier too doesn’t know the reason?!’

Xavier nods and adds “I believe his decision”.

Maya gasps in disbelief “But…It’s a huge decision! What if he is just hungry for power?”

Xavier smiles “I don’t blame him even if that was his reason. But there should be something important”.

Maya “…”  -_-!

‘His trust in his brother is… unbelievable! And the trust of those soldiers is…. impossible!’

He forwards an edict towards her and speaks “Every time I follow him blindly, he will always hand me an edict to explain himself”.

Maya gulps seeing the Edict in front of her and wouldn’t dare to get it as she doesn’t want to embarrass herself as illiterate in front of Xavier. She was cursed! She can’t even read or write even if you teach her how to for years!

Her mind would just block everything when it comes to letters.

Maya asks intrigued while her eyes are eagerly looking at the edict in his hand “He tells his reason after that?”

Xavier smirks and nods “He wants our trust. He needs us to believe him before he trusts us”.

She asks curiously “What’s in this Edict?”

Xavier opens and reads “Capturing Southern Realm is the only way to separate Western and Eastern Rebellions from joining”.

Maya opens her eyes wide “This…” Rebellions exist in other Realms too?! Alex told me something about The Crown Prince’s plan to conquer other Realms! Is he really… going for it? Everything was his plan from the beginning!

Xavier smiles meaningfully “Do you understand now why he wanted this battle? If the Rebellion from three Realms has united, no one could have saved all the people around Four Realms. Let alone the Countryside Village…He has been seeing the bigger picture”.

Maya blinks dumbly “…”

She recalls how she mocked Kalki at every chance before for choosing war instead of saving his people from drought and feels enlightened.

‘There was a big picture behind his decision indeed…’

Xavier rolls the edict and speaks proudly keeping the edict in his robe “That’s why he is powerful among all The Crown Princes”.