Chapter 54 - Consequences Of Her Actions

The queen opened her eyes slowly and took a moment to adjust to the light around the room. She sat up on the bed and looked around, she found that she was outside. It wasn't the garden that she was used to but different.

"Where am I?" she asked.

"Keep it down. Don't say a word," Malia told to her. She placed a finger on the Queen mother's mouth to keep her from talking.

"What in the world permitted you to act like this with me. I will ruin you," the queen's mother shouted in anger. In all her life as queen, no one has ever treated her the way that this girl dared to do.

"Queen-mother," queen Sofia called. "Hello," she greeted.

"Hello Sofia, what are you doing here?" she asked.

"I live here mother. I am married to the king so that makes me the queen and Alex gave me the custody of his son so that makes me the queen's mother too," she informed.

"But Olivia hasn't given birth yet. She is only on her fourth month of pregnancy," the queen stated confused.

"That was a year ago mother. A lot has changed from then and Arimelari is no longer the same. That is why you must keep your voice down at all costs. Alexander hates any kind of sounds being made in the palace. Be it talking, laughing, or any other sounds," she explained.

The queen's mother was shocked out of her wits by the information she was receiving. It was only yesterday that went into the forest then how did so much happened and what was it that caused Alexander to change so much.

"Wait, you are Ander's mother. Where is Olivia?"

"The king burned her to ashes after what she did a year ago. I can't tell you what it is as it is forbidden to speak of that day. Alexander will kill anyone who speaks of the events of that day," she notified her and picked up baby Ander from the baby crib and carried her in her arms.

"Isn't he just adorable," she said looking at the baby in her arms.

The queen's mother was petrified of the things she came to learn and somehow she couldn't shake the feeling that she was responsible for everything that happened. Not that she felt guilty over Olivia's death, the witch deserved it after what she did to her husband.

But she ruined so many other lives too and missed out on one year of life. To her, only a day had passed but to the rest of the world, a whole year had gone by. The consequences of her actions were too much to bear.

"What about Francis?" she asked curiously if she was successful in at least being him and Alexander together.

The room began to tremble right after she uttered Francis's name.

"What have you done. You know that it is forbidden to mention his name," Malia said and grabbed the queen's mother's hand. Sofia took Ander's baby bag from the ground and ran off following the two out.

"Annak," Sofia called. "Get us out of here now," she ordered.

Annak appeared in front of them. She used her magic to teleport all of them out of the building and once they were out a black dragon set the building on fire and burnt it to the ground.

"What jus.." the queen's mother began to say before Malia blocked her mouth with her hand.

"Annak, haven," she whispered to Annak. Before the Queen's mother realized it their surrounding had changed and they were now in the middle of the forest.

"Where are we?" she asked.

"The only place that is safe in Arimelari and thanks to you for trying to get us killed," Malia stated with hostility. "Didn't we tell you not to talk but no the proud queen mother of Arimelari had to say something especially the one word that is punishable by death," she added venting out her frustration.

The queen's mother was getting on her nerves and her pride and ego were sure to get them killed.

"I told you Alexander hates sounds mother, that is why it is encouraged not to speak in the palace if you must then whisper or get Annak to soundproof the room," Sofia informed her.

"Francis's name is also not allowed to be uttered in Arimelari or the king's dragons will burn whoever does to ashes. The dragons are everywhere so you should never say his name," Malia warned calming herself down.

"Alex has changed mother. He no longer values anything in his life and hates everything and to satisfy your curiosity the man you asked about is frozen in the royal dungeon. He is in a state between life and death and hence Alexander's madness," Sofia said.

"Frozen? How the hell did that happen?" she asked her heart racing in her chest with worry. Guilt was settling in her heart for all that has happened.

"I can't tell you that, it is related to that night and Alexander has the whole kingdom Enchanted if anyone mentions the events if that day. He will come to know and he will send his army of dragons to eliminate the person," she said feeling bad that she couldn't be of help to her. She could feel for the queen mother, after all, it is sad to leave home and return to find it has become hell with no one to tell you why.

"What is going on here?" they heard a loud voice. Malia blinked her eyes and they got out of her mind. She faced the dragon with anger in her eyes.

"Nothing more than me trying to console Sofia's mother who had come to visit her daughter only to have a dragon try to burn her down," she said.

"Apologies my queen," the dragon said to Sofia and flew off.

Malia and Sofia released a sigh of relief. They hurriedly took the queen mother and Ander away from them into the next villa. Away from peering eyes, especially the king who does not appreciate ever seeing his son at any time of day or night.

They spent the rest of the evening each minding their businesses. Malia knitted clothes for the young prince while Sofia looked after the child. The queen mother was just lost in her thoughts thinking about how much her home had changed, she only intended to bring light back to her son's life but ended up sending him further into the darkness.

She regretted the decision that she had made, had she known that one small act could destroy so many lives. She would not have made that step. The part that hurt her the most was her son Francis, he was always there for her and supported her every time she was in need. He had her back for the times that he stayed in the palace and she repaid him by getting him frozen.

She wished that she could go back and stop herself from trying to force their love. She should have just respected Francis's decision and let him take care of his wife and child.

"Wait," she said out loud and closed her mouth with her hand almost immediately. "What happened to Silvia and her child," she asked in a whisper.

"She went back to the home she shared with her husband when Alexander refused to let her take her husband's frozen body. She must have given birth by now, I can't say much from there since I don't know anything."

"Why was her husband frozen?" the queen's mother asked making sure not to speak too loud or mention Francis's name.

"Ander attacked him and wounded his soul. As you know he is destined to kill " him". He has marked him for dead so Alexander thought the best way to save him was to freeze him in a state between the dead and the living," Sofia took her time and explained to her.

"Didn't you just tell me about that day and nothing has happened," the Queen said before the doors to the room were knocked down.

"Who is the brave soul that dares defy my orders and speak of my beloved and that fateful day that took him from me," Alexander asked walking into the room. His voice sent a shiver down all of them.

"Alex," the queen mother called to her son. She was so surprised by how much he had changed.

Alexander stared at her with no emotion on his face. He didn't even feel happy that his missing mother was finally home and didn't bother to ask her how she was. He just didn't care.

"My queen, leave that thing with the old woman and come with me," he said to the queen. Sofia hurriedly gave the baby to the Queen's mother and went to his side. "And you, don't let me hear any of you speaking of things your tongues shouldn't be speaking about or I will schedule your deaths at the soonest," he said to both his mother and sister-in-law.

He took his wife by the hand and left the villa with her.