Elysian Tale: Flare of Frost

Kabanata 60

"Tell me this meeting had a concrete plan to bring that man down and his daughter." King Blizzard said nonchalantly. 

When I gaze at him, he has this natural bored look on his face. His left arm was rested on the circled table while his right hand was slammed as his fingers kept on tapping the surface table. Now I know where Frost got that mannerism from. 

"What's with the menacing look on your face?" puna ni haring Luther nang makitang nakangisi nang malawak ang aking ama. 

"Let her in." Dahil sa sinabi niya ay sabay na napakunot ang noo ng tatlong hari. They were probably confuse who she is. 

Lahat ng mga ito ay nakaabang sa pagbukas ng pinto upang malaman kung sino ang babaeng papasok. When two knights stood up to open the doors, they knew the woman was somehow important. Ito ay sa kadahilanang tanging mga dugong bughaw lamang ang maaaring pagbuksan ng isang kabalyero. 

Nang bumukas ang pinto ay mabilis na namulagat sa gulat ang mata ng mga ito. Isang babaeng nag-uumapaw sa elegente at pagkasopistikada ang bumungad sa kanila. Awtomatikong napatayo ang mga ito nang mamukhaan kung sino ito. They were shock to see her still alive, smiling at each one of them like nothing ever happened. 

"Your queens might get jealous for the way you all look at me." Mabilis naman na nagsiiwas ng tingin ang mga ito sa naging palatak ng reyna. She then laughed softly, dahilan upang mapatingin na naman sa kaniya ang mga hari. 

"How have you all been doing?" Her question made everyone of them look at each other in confuse faces. Nakakatawang makitang parang nagtuturuan ang mga ito kung sino ang kinakausap niya. 

"I'm talking to all of you." She added when they still can't figure out who will answer her question. 

"W-were..." Kamuntikan na mabuhos ni King Aries ang tsaa na nakalagay sa tasa kung kaya napatigil ito saglit sa pagsasalita upang ayusin ang sarili. 

"W-we're doing fine. How about you?" With his question, the queen smiled and cross her legs together with her arms. Now she's sitting at the center table like she owned the place. 

"As you can see, I'm perfectly fine." Sumimsim ito ng tsaa matapos itong sabihin.

"You seem to know us very well, Queen Faxara." She flipped her hand holding the cup of tea she's drinking and turn her gaze at King Blizzard. 

She then opened her mouth to talk without breaking an eye contact with him, "I know everyone inside this hall, Blizzard." When she dropped the honorary title as the king to address him, that would mean an insult, but King Blizzard seemed to be unbothered about it. 

Indeed, she's favored by the kings. 

"I know you all to well." She said in a serious tone. Everyone was silent looking at her facial expressions and every reaction she made. 

"Of course, who wouldn't know you? My husband always talks highly with all of you." Ngumiti naman ito nang matamis na kahit siguro asin ay lalanggamin dahil sa ngiti niya. 

"This is a private meeting, am I wrong? So I was wondering why I was invited here? This seemed to be no place for a queen like me." Payak nitong wika matapos mapansin na siya lamang ang natatanging babae sa loob ng silid na ito. 

"Yes, you are here because we needed to discuss something with you." She nods her head, urging them to talk more and she'll listen. 

"You have  a younger sister and her name was Frinn," Sa naging panimula ni ama'y napahigpit ang hawak ko sa aking espada. I felt my whole body tensed up when he mentioned about mother, his former queen, his wife and the mother of his kids.