- Laith Taher 67
He entered the room and was shocked when he saw
the queen murdered and covered in blood. The king was
sitting on the side of the bed with his elbows on his knees
and his hands supporting his chin, staring at the floor. Tears
were falling from his eyes. Reid could not come to terms
with the queen’s death and how and why she died. He was
in deep sorrow and pain because he knew how much the
king loved her.
The king said angrily with a voice of someone who
obviously had been crying, “Get me Frederick, son of
Albert, wherever he might be.”
Then he shouted, “Even if he is in the land of jinn.
Even if you have to look for him in hell.”
The king paused for a moment then added, “And the
guards who were with Heather. Gather them and send them
to Fitoma Palace. Do not let any of them leave until I have
seen them.”
He paused again then added, “And the families of
the Three Guardians. Kill them all, every child, woman,
and old man of them as well as everyone related to the
Three Guardians. Even if they were enemies to the
respective guardian, they must be killed.”
He finished with extreme harshness, “If, even in
hundred years, I learn that any relative of the Three
Guardians is still alive, I will have you killed, Reid. I will
have you killed in cold blood.”
That was one of the very rare occasions for the king
to be so harsh on Reid and threaten him. Such occasions
were as rare as diamonds. That was because of the gravity
of what had happened. Reid appreciated the king’s anger
and pain because, like everyone else, he knew that Heather