Chapter 221 - Be My Queen; It wasn't an order.

Kalki carries Maya in his arms and finds anxious Sarah crying outside Maya's chamber.

She was resting her head on the wooden table where she would sleep at night. She sniffs her blocked nose and frowns seeing the oddly intimidating boots in front of her.

She looks up the owner of the boots and opens her eyes wide in horror.

She stands hurriedly knocking her blankets down and gasps bowing "Y-Your Highness!"

Kalki stares her till she noticed Maya in his arms and nods at her when she gasped astounded.

As if it was Kalki's order, Sarah follows him to his chamber.

Sarah takes care of Maya well after Kalki left her in his chamber.

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Kalki's Chamber.

When Maya woke up she was covered with huge quilts of blankets and her forehead is already treated. More than everything Sarah was beside her waiting for Maya to wake up.

"Sarah?"

Sarah grins and squeals in an ushered voice "The Crown Prince brought you out of the Prison, Maya! I still can't believe this and my wrist is already swollen by pinching several times!"

Maya blinks her tired eyes and yawns blankly.

Sarah "..." Wait... How can she even yawn?!

ACHOOO!

Maya sneezes loudly and asks sniffing "Can I eat something? I am starving!"

Sarah wanted to check whether Maya's brain as she looked weirdly insane but runs to get the food for her.

Maya frowns sighing and huffs pushing the quilts aside "Why is everything getting hard for me? First Eros and why the heavens would there be a snake?! I can never think about them without fliching in fear..."

Sarah enters the chamber with Maya's food and asks eagerly "You will not feel cold once you finish this soup after your meal. And tell me soon! Did His Highness carry you from the prison? How did you hurt your forehead? Is that why you fainted? And what happened between you and His Highness there?-"

Maya snaps annoyed as Sarah's happiness starts to irk her for some reason "There is nothing between us, Sarah and there will never be! Can you let me eat alone? Please?"

Sarah nods understanding her and walks away apologising "Forgive me... I was just-"

Maya says "There is nothing to apologize. I will call you after I finish eating".

Sarah nods and walks out of the chamber.

Maya starts eating the food but stops chewing as she recalled the tiny voice from the chamber and the weird shadows with footsteps she heard and saw in that prison.

"The woman must be injured in her back shoulder by the way she held her left hand weakly and someone might have arrived to save her...But what is that? Was that a past or future? Or...Was that all my imaginations? No...It can't be'"

Sounds of footsteps.

Maya speaks impatiently "I didn't finish yet, Sarah -"

She stops speaking as the footsteps are not Sarah's. 

Instead, Kalki arrives in front of her with a stoic face. As if nothing is worth for him to show his emotions. Except for his brother of course. 

She asks looking down the food "Why are you here?" And eats the food ignoring him.

Kalki finds her amusing and states "I must remind you that..This is my chamber".

Maya stops chewing her food "..." Very well

She asks staring him undefeated "Then why am I here?"

He ignores her staring him and sighs looking back "Finish eating. I will wait".

He walks towards a chair and sits facing her. 

Maya raises her eyebrows ".." He will what?

He states "Waiting for someone to feed you?"

Maya rolls her eyes and starts eating again. She is amused as she is not at all scared of him now strangely! She tilts her head suspiciously and wonders 'Is something changing around me? Why does he look less scary? Maybe he too looks more human now? He really cares for his brother! Of course more than me but I don't care anyway-'

Kalki states seeing her in deep thoughts "Don't exploit your brain too much. That's a simple meal".

Maya huffs and rebukes surprising Kalki "At least I have a brain".

Kalki mentally "..." Did she just rebuke me?!

He looks at the warm food placed by Sarah and states "Quite a loyal servant"

Maya frowns and realizes about whom is he talking about by him seeing the food. She rebukes raising a single eyebrow "A friend".

It's time for Kalki to raise his eyebrows and nods in his thoughts.

Maybe he was smiling mentally? Or I thought so...

Maya looks him nodding and gasps ".."

Did he just appreciate Sarah for her duties? Why am I feeling happy shamelessly? Is this how they gain love from their servants and people even after torturing them endlessly?! I find this man amusing!

Maya keeps the empty bowls aside and controls herself from burping as Sarah knows very well to make her stomach full! 

She lifts a glass of water to drink.

"Be my Queen".

PFFFTTTTT!

COUGHS!

Maya spat the mouthful of water and coughs.

"What?!"

Kalki repeats patiently with the same expressionless tone "Be my Queen".

Maya blurts by instinct "I won't!"

Kalki states "It wasn't an order".

Maya is about to snap at him "You can't order-"

She stops speaking confused 'Huh? did he say it wasn't an order?' And looks at him keenly as he starts to surprise her countless times in a single day!

Kalki says staring her in the eyes since he asked her to be his Queen "It was a request".

He never misses scrutinizing the people with their facial reactions. 

Maya "..." Request? Did he hurt his head somewhere too? 

Kalki stands while speaking "I want you to be my Queen till we both attain our goals. You are not stupid enough to create more chaos by asking for a divorce. I believe you know and understand the situation. I can't abandon the wars that I started to close this Cold Prison".

She blinks in shock 'Is he seriously requesting?'

He declares "The day I end this chaos, I promise to help you to close The Cold Prison. You can take your time to think. I will wait for your decision".

Maya "..." Just what is he?!