The Queen and her Ladies

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Morgana along with the pharaoh and his men went back to the palace. Morgana got off her horse and walked up the stairs of the palace but stopped in front of the imperial chambers door. "Morgana you did the right thing." Aknamkanon said as he walked up to her and demanded to the doors to be open. "I made a promise to help your son in order to protect those kids I left behind but now you'll have to promise me that they will have the best life ever." Morgana said as she walked behind the pharaoh. "Of course they will be very good young men and women when they grow up." Aknamkanon said smiling as he went to sat down on his throne. Morgana walked to her position next to the guards and so did the ladies her brother sent her. "Morgana come here." Atem gestured to her to go to him next to the queens throne. Morgana confused walked up to him and looked at him weird. "Yes your highness?" Morgana asked. "Come and sit here you're a queen not a guard." Atem said smiling but was soon changed by Morgana's laugh. "I'll just go back to my post." Morgana said and tried to return to her spot. "Morgana please sit down my son will sit near me on his chair it will make it easier for me to give him my advice." Aknamkanon said as he winked at her. Morgana nodded in acknowledgment and sat down in the throne and sighed. She went through the meetings all day long after the meetings she headed to her room and got ready for dinner. After getting out her room followed by her ladies she walked through the palace to the dinner room. Meanwhile she was walking she heard some whispers from the slaves and guards. "Hmmph how dare she sit on the queens throne and have her room she's a foreigner here her kind is viewed as the worst also her queen she must be dreaming her brother should be king." One of the maid spat. "Men have ruled as Kings and pharaohs never in history there was a queen that had the ultimate power to rule." A guard whispered back. Ivy took out her dagger out of her pants along with Alexa who took a dagger off her sleeve. "How dare you speak of our queen like that silly Egyptians out of your land you guys are the lowest of them all you guys are looked down on while we are on the top thanks to our queen!" Ivy said as she pinned the guard. "I don't know why are you guys so boastful since you guys are nothing, you guys are only good to enslave people and exploit them!" Alexa yelled as she grabbed the servant by the hair. "Enough!" Morgana said as she raised her hand. "Ignore them they will get their punishment for their misconduct later on." Azra said calmly as she followed Morgana. Morgana walked out to the dinning room doors where Atem's guards were standing there. "Be on the look out tonight we need to get the most information as possible so our plan won't fail." Morgana told the guards and her ladies. They nodded and bowed to her before she entered the dinning area. Morgana saw the pharaoh and the prince sitting in there places chatting while waiting for her to arrive. "There you are Queen of Valindria what may have taken you so long?" Aknamkanon asked as he took a sip of his wine. "There was an incident between a guard and a servant of yours with my ladies." Morgana said while sitting down on the chair. "What!?" Aknamkanon asked while Atem rose from his chair. "Who are they how dare they!" Atem said as he banged his fist on the table. "What happened your majesty?" Aknamkanon asked. "Please call me Morgana, my ladies and I where walking towards here when they heard the conservation between one of the guards and servants there and they tried to defend me and my people." Morgana casually said as she grabbed the cup and sipped some wine. Atem pissed off walked out the room to find Morgana's ladies so they could tell him which where the people who insulted Morgana. "Atem! Come back!" Aknamkanon stood up and followed the angered prince as he stormed off. As soon as they saw the prince walk out both the guards and the ladies bowed. "You girls tell me which where the ones who insulted the queen!" Ivy step up along with Alexa to tell Atem who did it when they where pulled by Zira and Lavinia. "Don't you dare." Lavinia whispered to Alexa. Ivy pulled herself away from Zira and bowed in front of Atem then spoke to him. "Your highness our Queen has said not to bother with them and to not interfere." Ivy bowed and walked back to her spot. Atem looked at them and saw no one spoke he walked back into the room where Morgana was peacefully eating her food. "Who were they?!" Atem questioned. "Ignore it and watch your mouth prince you're talking to a queen." Morgana calmly said as she put some butter on her bread with a knife. "Give me the names!" Atem yelled at her. Morgana got up her seat with the knife at hand and pointed at the prince. "I would kill you right here right now for speaking to me like that but you're the crown prince of this land also I don't know your people names!" Morgana said as she stabbed the knife on the table and walked away. She bowed in front of the confused pharaoh who walked back from the hallway. Morgana left the diner room and walked to her chambers but stopped in front of them. "Come into my room we need to discuss something." Morgana said as she opened her room. "Close the door Zira and Eva." Morgana ordered as she sat down on her bed. "Who of you my brother hasn't seen your faces? Morgana asked. Zira, Alexa, Eva, and Ivy raised their hands. "Alright Eva and Zira I want you girls to head to the palace and serve as my eyes and ears I want to find out more about Şah's plans. Alexa and Ivy feed them to the crocodiles on the Nile." Morgana said referring those who disrespected her. "My Queen what will be our order?" Hiromi asked as her along Lavinia, Azra, and Chu Qiao bowed. "You'll stay here and gather information along Atem's guards I need at least one of you with me so it won't rise any suspicion. "We will gather this information before sunrise my lady so we won't be discovered." All of them said in unison. Some the girls left through the balcony and the others walked out the door. Morgana changed into her sleeping gown and laid down to sleep.
    Morgana woke up upon hearing some movement in her room. She got up and to see all of the girls arranging the room and giving the food to the lions. "Good morning girls." Morgana said sleepy while stretching. The girls greeted back and kept doing their work. Morgana walked into the bathroom and was followed by Alexa and Zira who helped her shower. "My lady which dress will you wear today?" Hiromi Azra and Chu Qiao showed different colored dresses to her while she was in the bath tub. "The white one for the morning and the red one for the afternoon." Morgana said dismissing them. Zira washed Morgana's back while Eva gave her a head massage. "My lady your brother's concubine Şah is planning her way to be empress herself." Alexa explained. "She wants to get pregnant so the kingdom goes to your highness the prince." Eva said as she massaged Morgana's head. "We need to find someone in the harem as greedy for power and more intelligent than her." Morgana said while enjoying the massage. The girls agreed and helped Morgana get out the tub and helped her get dressed. "I want you to find a girl and teach her well make her use her charms so my brother will fall in love with her and ignores his favorite one." Morgana said as she looked at her reflection on the water. "I want you to go now I'll make people think you're cleaning my room." Morgana said as she dismissed them and they nodded and left. Morgana sat down in front of her vanity while Ivy and Alexa helped her on putting on her crown and jewelry. "We got rid of them as you wished my Queen we shooed the crocodiles before they ate them all and threw what was left of their bodies near the town where they could be found." Ivy said. "Excellent it will show a lesson to these people to not to mess with us." Morgana said as Hiromi placed some fragrance on her. Morgana got up and motioned for them to place her sword on her. Chu Qiao placed the royal sword on Morgana. "We found the origin of the millennium items and the prophecy Sekhmet talked about and its rumored all over Egypt." Chu Qiao said as she walked back. Hiromi handed the scrolls to Morgana and Morgana opened them up. She saw the report Aknadin made about how he sacrificed the people of Kul Elna to forge the items by the help of the millennium spell book. "With these items they can hurt our Queen." Lavinia gasped. "They were trying to seal Sekhmet into one of the stone tablets!" Zira said angry. "Calm down we won't allow it." Azra said as she hushed them up. "We need to find a way for our queen to not loose the throne." Hiromi said while stroke her imaginary beard. Morgana shoved the scrolls to Ivy's hands and walked up to her bed and sat down. "Where you find these scrolls?" Lavinia asked curious to Hiromi and Chu Qiao. "We found them in Aknadin's room he wasn't there when we along Zander and Ace since they had a lead that he was ordered to do the work for the pharaoh." Hiromi explained. "We also found out this report no one knows about except the guards who were present that day in that village." Chu Qiao added. "Could the guys perhaps Lucas and Jamir found something?" Ivy asked. "They are all dead either by war or the priest himself." Lavinia said while looking out the balcony. "Well what shall we do since we all know what Şah is planning to do with prince." Alexa questioned confused. Morgana sighed and walked out the balcony looking out the garden. "I must... seduce the crown prince and bare his child..." Morgana said shivering at the idea which caused the girls to gasp and rushed to her. "No my queen there must be another way!" Lavinia said in tears. "Our kingdom needs a heir to the throne and if... I have one of... both kingdoms not only the alliance will be stronger but my brother won't succeed on taking the throne." Morgana said as she whipped her tears away and pushed through the girls gathered behind her. "I was brought here to marry him anyways and eventually give him a child..." Morgana said as he looked at her lions then walked out her room. The girls scrambled inside the room to follow her outside. Morgana stared at the door of Atem's room with sorrow. The doors opened and Morgana let Sekhmet control her since she didn't want to face him. Confused Sekhmet stared at the prince who smiled and mini bowed at her and she did the same. "Morgana is something wrong?" Atem asked. "Eh no I was admiring the door artwork the... the people who made it must be really talented... I'm going to take a walk." Sekhmet not knowing what to do sprinted away from the prince who stood confused as he saw her ran along with her ladies. "Don't ever do that again Morgana you confused the hell out of me and why are we still running?!" Sekhmet yelled in Morgana's head. Morgana stopped running and walked to the garden and relaxed. "I freaked out also you saw my face right what would he think if he saw me like that?" Morgana questioned. "I don't know but why do you care if he saw you at any state what so ever don't forget why we are here!" Sekhmet argued. "Right we must use him to keep my throne and have more power." Morgana said confident. "My lady is something wrong?" Ivy asked. "Nothing me and Sekhmet had a little discussion that's all." Morgana said dismissively. The girls nodded in acknowledgment and walked behind her. "Morgana." Morgana turned her head to whoever called her name to see Seto leaning against a pillar. "What do you want Seto." Morgana said annoyed. "It seemed like yesterday you clung to me for help now you treat me like a disease?" Seto said in disbelief. "What you want I know you're not here to chat there might be a reason for it." Morgana said trying to make him go to the point. "Why can't I see your beautiful face and compliment you once in a while?" Seto teased causing Morgana to get more annoyed by him. "Stop stalling will ya you're wasting my time here!" Morgana yelled annoyed. "The pharaoh wants to see you follow me." Morgana rolled her eyes and followed Seto. Morgana, Seto, and the girls walked through the palace hallways towards the outside of the imperial chambers. "My pharaoh the queen and her ladies are here." Seto said as he bowed. Morgana and the girls bowed then walked up to the pharaoh who stood along with Atem in-front of something. "Pharaoh, prince why is my presence required?" Morgana asked as she neared them Aknamkanon move aside and showed the dead bodies of the servant and the guard. The girls shriek spooked out and huddle together while Morgana tried to suppress a vomit coming up her throat. She leaned on Atem's shoulder and turned away from the bodies. "Were they the ones who said bad stuff to you Valindrian Queen?" Aknamkanon asked. Morgana looked at them to see there faces and then rested her head on Atem's chest. "Yes poor souls who would do such things to them." Morgana said as she hid her face in Atem's chest while he hugged her trying to soothe her. "They were found near the Nile someone might've tortured them and tried feeding them to the crocodiles in the Nile but some men found the animals eating them and shooed them unfortunately they were already dead." Aknamkanon explained. "What will happen?" Morgana asked teared eyed as she looked at up Atem. "They can't hurt you anymore don't worry your safe as long as your with me." Atem said stroking her hair while she turned to her ladies who were trying not to sob and smiled then looked teared eyed at Atem. "Thank you my prince." Morgana said as she hugged him. Seto looked annoyed at her as she hugged the prince. Aknadin angered by seeing his sons frown he spoke up. "Well they are dead but who did this to them maybe the queen has an explanation." Aknadin accused. Morgana gasped and separated from Atem and looked at Aknadin in disbelief. "How dare you accuse me of such thing?" Morgana said crying while she looked at him. Atem hugged her again tightly trying to calm her down. "Aknadin don't try and accuse the queen without any evidence." Aknamkanon scolded. "But sire she's the only one who had a feud with them with the simple fact that they insulted her." Aknadin defended himself. "Perhaps her ladies have to do with this!" Seto accused angered by the fact Atem was holding her instead of him. "The girls stayed by my side the whole night!" Morgana yelled separating from Atem's arms. "Then why there's two of them missing?" Aknadin fired back. Morgana turned to look at them then at Aknamkanon and Atem. "I would give up my life for them as they would give up their life for me I promise they didn't do anything!" Morgana yelled crying. Eva and Zira ran over out of breath to where everyone where. "My Queen we are really sorry we overslept yesterday night we kept looking at the stars and guessing how many constellations we could find." Eva said while she bowed and Zira nodded in agreement. "Oh so that's why you girls were looking up at the sky instead of guarding the queen's slumber!" Lavinia hit them both in the head with her fan causing the girls to yelp. "We are so sorry your highness." Zira and Eva bowed. "See they wouldn't do such things they like to talk to the stars to see what the future holds that's one of their many things they do to make the time pass." Morgana explained. "Well Karim and Shada go to the village and ask if they had any enemies also send them to have their proper burial." Aknamkanon ordered as he walked up towards the chamber. Morgana cleaned her tears and looked at Aknadin annoyed. Atem was about to walk up to her but Seto beat him to her. "So your ladies I don't think they are only trained to serve you." Seto said as he looked at her. "They are trained not only to be ladies in waiting but don't forget they were called by my brother in the sea of Valindrian guards." Morgana smiled and walked away. "They are trained assassins then?" Seto said while looking at them. "They are elite but I wouldn't send them to do those kind of jobs they have better things to do other than be killing people." Morgana said as she walked up the stairs while they bowed to the prince and followed her. "I'll be in my chambers if anyone needs me." Morgana said as she walked away confidently. As soon as she got in her bedroom she gestured for the girls to close the door. "So Eva and Zira what did you girls find?" Morgana asked as she stroke her lions who laid on her bed. "There's one girl that has been some sort of a rival with Şah they came together the same day to the palace but they hated each other's gut for wanting the prince." Eva explained. "What's her name?" Morgana asked "Seher your majesty she's blonde girl fair white skin compared to Şah." Zira explained. "Let's not judge by their skin complexion nor where they came from but for their intelligence and their ways to approach my brother and seduce him to keep him busy." Morgana said as she stood up. "Let's get ready to leave I'm going with you girls to observe this Seher girl we need to train her to keep Şah away from my brother and keep from him having any chance from having a heir." Morgana said as she went to change to her red dress. She put some sleeping potion on her lips just Incase if Seto or Atem came in she would make them sleep so she could escape. While she was getting ready with her last touches the door opened and Morgana turned around to see that it was Atem. "Prince nice to see you what brings you here to my room." Morgana said as she walked up to him. "I heard you didn't feel well after of what happened are you okay?" Atem said as he stroke her hair out of her face. "I'm feeling so much better now that you're here." Morgana said as she snaked her arms around his neck. "Really? I thought you...." Atem was about to speak when Morgana kissed him. Atem raked his arms through out her body as they kissed passionately until he fell limp into her arms. Morgana pushed him down her bed and took his shoes and laid him down. "Mmmm it's the perfect opportunity to do what the other plan requires but the other is more important Lavinia tell the guards the prince is staying here tonight girls go on ahead me and Lavinia will catch up with you in a minute." Morgana whipped her mouth with a tissue and give it to Hiromi who threw it away while it burned. The girls left and Morgana sat on the bed near the sleeping prince whipping his mouth from the potion. Morgana climbed on top of him and gave him a long tender kiss. "Not tonight prince hmmph even though I wouldn't had mind but I need to do this first then I'll do you later." Morgana said as she could feel his hard on while she straddled him. She climbed off him and ran to the balcony where she jumped out. "Please for the love of Ra stop thinking those things right now Morgana focus on plan A." Sekhmet said disgusted. Morgana just laughed as she jumped from building after building followed by Lavinia towards where the girls where headed. They gather in some house which had stall in it that had their horses ready. Morgana using her powers summoned Entei out of the palace and appeared by smoke in front of her. She climbed on him and rode towards Valindria along with her ladies beside her.

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