Chapter 47 - A Twist...

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Author's POV.

Queen Valeria waited for the Emperor all night but he didn't come. This was unlike him. If Sargon said he was going to come to her chamber then what happened that made him not to? She wanted to go and asked what was keeping him but she stopped, maybe he was handling some important matters. When the Emperor was done, he come to her as usual.

But, this time it was different. It was early in the morning yet, there was no sight of the Emperor in her room. Did he forgot? Or something happened that she wasn't aware of ?

Without taking a bath or changing her night gown, Queen Valeria got up from her bed and made way for the door. She was about to go out when she met Naana and her maid Malia at door. Wrong timing she guess, no matter what these two were not capable of stopping her. Its was too late, her mind was made up.

"Good morning my lady, " They both greeted.

"Yes, Malia and Naana good morning" she answered. Queen Valeria was expecting them to excused her at the door but they didn't. She was not in a good mood if only they both knew.

"Where are you going to Queen Valeria?" Naana asked. The way she stared at her was really frustrating. "What was wrong with everyone? " Valeria asked her self.

"It's none of your business. You should excuse me" she said. Queen Valeria was about to step out of her room, when she remembered that these two came from outside, maybe they might of seen the emperor or at least have an idea of his whereabouts.

She turned back and asked "have any of you seen the Emperor today?"

Naana shook her head negatively. Malia who was now arranging the bed was yet to answer to her. She hated all these acts they putting on right now. She, Valeria was not in a good to entertain any one except the Emperor. Their attitudes might lead to the worst punishment of their life.

"Am talking to you Malia" she shouted at her.

Malia dropped the pillow she was holding. She was lost in her thoughts, that she forgot Queen Valeria asked her a question.

"Forgive me Queen Valeria, I was lost in my thoughts" she apologized.

"You better be careful today, because I woke up from the wrong side of the bed" She warned them.

" Am sorry Queen" she gave an apology again.

"Have you seen the Emperor today?"

"Not at all, Queen Valeria. After the party last night, we never saw again" Malia replied, with her head bowed.

Queen Valeria became worried and wondered what went wrong last night. She wished she had gone to Sargon when he didn't come to her last night. She stepped out of the room finally, but Naana stopped this time.

"Where are you going dressed like this?" She asked.

"Am going to look for the Emperor. Am sure he is in his Chambers sleeping, please don't stop me Naana" queen Valeria pleaded. These were one of the things, she was trying her best to avoid.

"Am not going to stop you. But please take your bath before going" Naana told her. It was not good for a woman and a queen for that matter to dress like this outside the women's quarters, she was an example to all the women in the kingdom.

"Am not interested in that right now"

"My lady, change your dress. It's your night gown you are putting on ."

"I don't care about that last sentence. She zoomed off to the Emperor's chamber, before anyone could stop her. When she got there , there were three guards at the door.

Queen Valeria didn't bother to asked them if she could go in rather, she went ahead to turn the doorknob but they stopped her.

"Queen, we can't let you in right now" one of the guards said. He stood in front of the door preventing her from touching it.

"Why? I want to see the emperor".

"He didn't tell us you were going to visit this morning and without his permission we can't let you go in. We are sorry Queen".

"Where you the guards on duty last night?" She asked. Queen Valeria was going to play a game on them. And if she wins, definitely, they were going to allow her to go in.

"No, your highness, they just left" the tallest among the guards answered.

"Didn't they inform you that the Emperor asked me to see him this morning?" She lied. She got them on this one.

"No they never said that rather, we were asked not to let anyone in" the guards who was quiet the whole time, finally spoke. He turned and looked at the others who affirmed his answer by nodding there heads in agreement. Queen Valeria knew that this was her dead end. These three men standing with no smiling face in front of her were not going to let her in, because they listen to the Emperor, not her.

She thought of a plan for while, and a mind blowing idea came to her mind. If she pretends that she has a good news for the Emperor, they might let her in. Good news was what Akkad pursuits right now.

"You see the way am dressed? The news, I carried is very important to the Emperor, if you don't let me in, I don't know what he might do to you later when he finds out the truth" she lied again. Queen Valeria crossed her arms in front of her and waited for the drama to unfold.

The guards were confused on what to do. They were asked not to go in, and also not to allowed any one in no matter who it was, how were they going to seek permission from the Emperor concerning this.. Before they could come up from with an idea, Queen Valeria opened the door and went into the room.