In Arnold's study room
"Emperor, we got some information about koch dynasty"Rowan forward.
"We have learned that they are going to attack in Aksum kingdom by the end of this month" Aiden added.
" Do you know the exact place?" Ariana asked.
" No, we only know that they will attack by the end of this month" Rowan replied.
" Do you have any plans?" Arnold asked, elbow resting on his table.
" Yeah,because we already had suspect this thing. So we went in Morching dynasty on those days when we were out of the palace. The king of Morching dynasty said that he helped us on the war. Brother Allen agen went on the east, so we don't need to worry about east"Rowan said.
He added "China, Mivho,Miloca and Saris are the places where they may attack. We have 90,000 soldier after adding Morching and they have have 80,000."
"Because of the previous battle, his Army became smaller than before. And it is good for us"
" King of Koch dynasty don't know that we cooperated with Morching dynasty" He said, cold calculative, mature. He added "And i have to say that, there is no plan. We will fight face to face and kill our all enemies."
"Sister! I also want to go on war" Aria said.
" and want to fight."
" No, you are weak now. Your skills are not that good that you can go on a war. So first,make yourself strong amd also make your nieces strong with you" Ariana replied.
"Ok, but promise me, when i became strong-you will take me on wars with you" Aria approached.
"Ok. I promise"
"Sister, but we want to go"Aiden added.
" Who said you and Rowan are not going. Without you two, we can't able to defeat them. After all, you two are the one who gave us this important news"
" Ariana" Arnold said like asking her without words.
"Yeah. Send your some soldiers on the border side. Due to this, we will know where they are going to attack but send them as a normal civillians so that no one could suspect them"
"Ok"
"Ana and Mary! Never forgot that whose daughters you two are, so don't be weak and make yourself more strong" Rowan said, turning towards them.
"We left after a week and Aria! You will go outside with me to understand ans learn the state works," Arnold announced.
"But what happened? You never took me outside for state work before" Aria asked, curious.
"You will know it soon"
"Ok".
At night in Ariana's room.
Arnold intered the room where Ariana was sitting on the edge of the bed-deep in thought, tensed. Then with only bare foot he was standing there in front of her-unreadable.
Then suddenly he leaned in, brushing his lips with her's on a kiss. She was startled, confused.
It was soft, lingering- full of unspoken words and emotions and then he deepened the kiss and realization crahed on her like a ghost and she suddenly pushed him-not hardly, but enough to make space between them.
" Arnold! What are you doing? What happened to you? Please stop."she exclaimed, touching her lips. The warmth of his skin against her still there.
Silence
" Sorry" he said, suddenly feeling guilty for what he just did. "I didn't mean to hurt you. I just…i just lost control."
"I am sorry."
Again silence fill on the room.
Ariana was just sitting there, couldn't see on his lingering eyes which held too much emotions.
Then he stood up and went out of her room " Sorry for touching you".
She didn't slept that night-couldn't.
" He loved someone else then…then what was this just happened. If he love someone else they why he… he kissed me. It was not just a kiss but it was like a vow, a promise."
"He just…he just kissed me so is he really love me or it's just my illusion because of stress. He had told me that he would introduce me to the women he love."
"But he never did, maybe…maybe because of the war-he didn't get time for that" she thought on her mind.
She touched her lips again an again because it was something raw but beautiful, maybe she never wanter to deny because…because she also felt something.
Maybe she wanted more than just that-don't know but something was there between them which could able to deny.