"Crown of Lies and Knives"

A dimly lit, quiet hallway right  the massive, gold trimmed double doors of the grand banquet hall. A big kingdom banquet.

Everyone is looking happy but their happiness is because they can kill me my heart is pounding.

The nobles are just showing that they are here for me but they want to kill me like my brother.

I am holding a silver glass. I am going to take a sip of that rich drink but then a dark smell pierced my nose.

The aroma of Poison is coming from the glass. My brain stop and take me in the memory of my brother when we play together. 

Then one day he die because these nobles give him this same drink to kill him. I am looking in the glass with full focus.

My heart beat become fast and I feel like I am going to die. The face of my dead brother is coming again and again infront of me.

And the moment when the physician check him and explain me that someone give him poison.

It's not easy for me to believe them. No one believe that his brother died. That brother die you play with him and feels happy with him. 

My heart feels like it's going to tear up when the physician cover my brother's face and say me sorry.

He is no more. I feel like my world finish because the brother die i love the most. It's the same scent that's lingering from his lips when the physician cover his face.

And now the same exact death is waiting for me. I say to myself "Am I going to just stare in the glass until it evaporates"

Then I hear a polite and smooth voice coming from the shadows I snap my head toward the voice. The voice from the darkness is Lyra. She is my cousin.

When we are kids me lyra and brother play together she always take care of me and never make me cry for anything. 

We always run and play different games and sharing secrets. But now I can't believe in anyone. Childhood innocence was dead.

He say in this court of vipers, the blood in your veins did not guarantee. I looked in her eyes her face is same like when she is a kid.

The same innocence the same eyes her brown eyes are looking at me with amazement and they are looking like they want to say me something.

Then I hold my silver glass and tried to talk with her she is wearing a dark blue silk gown with dark blue embroidery.

"Her hairs are shiny like the stars in the dark sky. Her face is like a new growing wheat."

My heart is forcing me to believe at her but my mind is stoping me again and again showing me the face of my dead older brother.

But i did not say anything to her "My eyes are just stop at that moment and totally not moving"

Lyra smirks and hold her beautiful silk gown touching the floor and she smirks. She come near too me and look inside my silver glass.

And she say Cousin:                                                                     "Be careful which fruit you taste tonight Prince Elian. Some fruits are rotten from inside."

I hope that you take care of yourself and you are not going to die tonight. 

Before I am going to talk to her that I hear a voice the guards open the royal golden gates and announced the Prince Elian is coming.

The guards open the royal golden doors and I hold my silver glass more tightly. When I go inside the royal hall.

My eyes stare at front of the table. The royal table is set and looking so beautiful but behind that beauty there is a hidden plan to kill me.

I enter in the royal dinning room a cold breeze is coming. A feel comes that today i am going to die.

Everyone is staring at me and gossiping. They are smirking and my dead brother face is coming again and again infront of me.

A light music is playing but for me the music is just ike someone is shouting violently when i enter in the royal dinning room.

The light music everyone happiness and the noise stop everyone just stop talking and a light smile is on their face.

The smile is not because of happiness it's a creepy smile every thing infront of me becomes black.

But i don't stop myself I take a long breathe hold my silver royal glass with a fruity drink but in that fruity drink their is poison shinning. 

I look in the glass and hold it tightly then i look infront of me. He bow to everyone and say my majesty did you call me.

The old king sitting infront of him and say sit with me Prince Elian. I look infront of my father and the staring eyes are feeling.

I stare in the surrounding I say yes my majesty. Prince kaelen is also there he is the Prince of our neighbour country.

He have long dark black hairs and shiny. He is wearing a dark black royal finery. Looking royal but it feels like he is wearing that finery for me.

Because when someone die we wear a black dress. He is looking like a creepy crow "who is waiting for someone to die then he eat his flesh"

His eyes are glittering and he is siting on the left side of lyra. He smirks and start looking at lyra.

He is in love with lyra but no one say that it's just love it's also for their kingdoms but lyra is not interested in him.

She is staring at him with anger and ignoring and roasting him.

I start walking and sit next to princess lyra The king is also sitting with me and I am sitting on the right side of lyra. 

She look at me with amazement and she smile politely her smile is so warm but I can't trust in anyone. 

When I sit the king stand and say give attention everyone and listen to me hold your glasses.

Everyone starts staring at king and the Prince kaelen is staring at the king with attitude like his word don't have any importance.

The king say because my older brother your prince die that's why the new king is going to become Prince Elian.

Prince kaelin smirks and look at me in a creepy style my hearts start pounding i am in amazement that now what happened with me.

In the royal dinning room everyone starts staring at me but it looks like I am not going to become the next king.

The king say now I am old I am going to retire now from today your king is Prince Elian.

I look at every one they are looking like they are going to kill me now. The king say let's drink together.

Prince kaelen stands and give me a golden glass of a fruity drink he say it's from me to you Prince Elian i mean king Elian.

And bow infront of him. lyra looks at prince kaelen and move her eyes.

I am feeling so bad it feels like it's my last dinner with the king. Everyone start staring at me it looks like they are forcing me to drink that poison.

I stand and take the golden glass from prince kaelen lyra is looking at us with a light smile on her face.

I am looking at lyra and thinking she is also add in this plan. She acts like something from her hand fell on the floor.

I am sitting on the chair and she is searching it here and there in floor she give me a hint by touching my leg.

When I look at her she say don't drink it. It's poison my face becomes pale because I am thinking that she is also trying to kill me.

Then Prince kaelen look at lyra. Lyra stands and say with a warm smile on her face King Elian can i drink this fruity drink.

Prince kaelen heart beat become fast and he is looking terrified he stand up and say with a cold voice lyra don't drink it.

Lyra warm smile become a pale face she say why? Is there something wrong with the drink?? 

The royal dinning room become silent every one start staring at Prince kaelen and lyra.

He look at her with his black glittering eyes his eyes are showing a true love for lyra.

He say no. I am just saying that don't drink it. It's our King's drink. Prince Elian say by looking at lyra.

If she want it she can drink it. She say ok then Prince kaelen you can drink it with a smile on her face.

Prince kaelen heart start pounding he look at lyra with a serious face and say i can do anything for you Princesses lyra.

Prince kaelen look at her and say again no lyra! With a scared face she say why? Ok if you want to drink this then drink it.

Prince kaelen don't want to lose lyra the women he loves most then his own life.

Prince kaelen holds the glass look at lyra and say Princess lyra if I drink it can you listen to me for 5 minutes.

Lyra say to herself but if it's poison so you can't.  But she say with a confusing face ok Prince kaelen.

But first drink it, he say ok then. He holds the glass more tightly and look at lyra and drink the fruity drink slowly slowly.

When he finish the drink he look at lyra and say now your five minutes are mine.

She look at Prince kaelen with a pale face and then she stand , she say again with a smile on her face King Elian please give me permission.

King Elian get confused that there is no poison in the drink. He say ok Princess lyra.

She bow infront of him then Prince kaelen stands and then by looking at Elian he smirks and say please give me five minutes King Elian.

Then Prince kaelen and lyra go together in the balcony the light of moon is coming on lyra face.

Prince kaelen put his arms on the border of the balcony and the light of moon is making him more handsome.

Kaelen look at the moon and then he say: "lyra you are just like the moon you cast your light on me, but you are a millions miles away"

Lyra look at him and she say I know that you are trying to kill King Elian there is poison in the drink. 

He just look at her he is so tall and his aura is like a villain he say yes I am trying to kill him.

Now what she look at him with anger and she say if something happened to King Elian i am gonna kill you.

He smirks and say: "You killed me a long time ago, from the very moment I fell for you.  But even in death, my heart belongs to you."

She look at him with silence and she say now I am going. He look at her he say why this happened with me.

Then lyra go in the dinning room the old king stands and say my special guest is coming.

Then kaelen come to and he sit with lyra again the guards open the gates a beautiful girl in red like cherry dress come in.

She is looking very beautiful the eyes of King Elian stop at her. Lyra and kaelen look at Elian.

The old King say she is Princess rose my old friends daughter Elian stands and bow infront of her he say Lady rose you can sit here with me.

Lyra look at Elian with amazement Elian say lyra can you please sit on the next side of Prince kaelen.

She stands, she look at rose then Prince kaelen stands and he say lyra yes you can sit on my left side then lyra sit with him.

The king announced that the King Elian is going to marry Princess rose. Lyra's face become pale he look at kaelen but "she notice that kaelen do not look at rose in the full time when she arrive"

But she do not say anything she just stay silent. Prince kaelen is noticing her that she become sad.

Then on the other day Prince kaelen go with his father to lyra's castle. Princess lyra,s father order the guards to get her ready.

She wakeup then everyone start preparing a beautiful white long gown that's looking so beautiful. 

The maid's say Princess lyra you have just some minutes to get ready. She say with amazement what is going on? 

They say the king just order us to not tell you anything. She gets angry but because it's the King's order so she can't do anything.

Then Princess lyra wears a beautiful white gown , white crystal like heels then they make her hairstyle she put some white flowers in her hairs.

Then she say how am I looking they say you are looking very beautiful Princess lyra. Then she say with a beautiful smile i know. 

Then another maid comes and nock the door she say the king is waiting for you. Lyra say i am coming just give me one second.

But when she goes downstairs his father say her to sign on some papers she gets confused but she signed on the papers.

When she say father look i signed the papers which type of papers are these. His father stay silent. 

Then the guards announced the King kaelen is coming she makes a weird face and say what king kaelen.

What is he doing here and how he become a king. "He smirks and come near to lyra he say lyra my wife"

She say what? What are you saying? he say in a cold voice we are going home. Lyra say shutup I am not coming with you.

She say father what is he saying i am going to kill him. When she say this King kaelen guards holds their weapons.

He say to his guards be in your limits she is my wife your queen. She say I am not your wife then the king her father say sorry but now you are his wife.

She say father why you do this with me. Kaelen say now just stop talking. We are going he hold her arm and say I don't want to touch you without your permission now come with me.

She look at his father while he is getting her. He put her in the carriage he sit with her and say you are looking very beautiful.

She say but you are not. He smirks and say ok don't get angry. She say why you are doing this with me you know that I don't like you.

He say we are not real husband wife it's just a contract marriage she say what? He say if you want to make it real so that's fine.

She say no but why you did this he say because your father wants some loan from our kingdom but now because I am the king I need to get married.

So I make this deal that if he gives me his daughter so I give him loan. She make a weird face again he say now you are going to listen to me because you are just 15-year-old.

She say what?? So why you get marry with me? He say in a cold voice just stay silent you speak alot!!

Her face become pale she say but I love king Elian. Kaelen say shutup he is so older then you.

And now I am your husband so you can't talk about other men's or i am gonna punish you. Now you have no choice you just need to stay with me for always.

Lyra starts crying she say with anger leave me. He say "Begin our journey" he instructed the coachman.

Then he say lyra now you are going to live how I want and you already know who I am. 

She stay silent then the carriage start she starts looking out from the carriage to his father. Then the carriage stop infront of a dark castle.

Kaelen say lyra let's go , she look at him with anger but she do not say anything she open the carriage door and she stand infront of the castle.

Kaelen say now we are going inside our castle. She say no! Kaelen holds his arm and take her inside the castle by misstep' lyra tripped upon the floor. 

Kaelen panicked he say lyra sorry i don't want to drop you. Lyra look at him with amazement and starts thinking why he is caring me.

Then she say that please let me go i love Elian. He say ok I'll leave you if you pay the loan. "She say ok then leave. i'll pay you tell me how much loan my father took from you".

He say that he can pay the loan now but the time i gave him is finished in the contract it's written that if he took so much time so I'll marry you.

She say what?? But you say i can pay the loan. He say yes if you listen to me and do whatever i want i'll leave you.

She thinks and say then yes i do everything you want tell me what do i do. King Kaelen smirks and in a flirty way he murmured " You can go, my beautiful princess, as long as you listen to me".

Lyra looked down and say as you wish. King kaelen say then let's go inside the dinning room.

Maria teach you everything then he sit on a chair he say maria from today lyra is going to take care of me you are just going to teach her everything "she needs to do for her husband to make him happy".

Maria bow infront of them and say as you wish my king. Then king kaelen say I am going in my room and lyra take my lunch in my room. 

Then maria say Princess lyra do you want to change your clothes you can't work in them easily.  Lyra say yes.

Then she wears a beautiful red colour dress . Then the maid give her lunch to serve infront of the king.

When lyra knock the door kaelen say come in when he look at lyra his eyes stop at her he say lyra you are looking very beautiful you are looking like kaelen's wife.

She make a pale face and say here's you lunch. Then she put the tray on the table and walking toward the door.

From behind kaelen say in a cold voice where are you going? I don't say you to leave. 

Lyra look at him he is sitting on a grand armchair lyra take a breath. Kaelen say you are going to eat with me she say no I don't want to eat here.

King kaelen say ok then live with me here. She gets panicked and say ok I'll eat with you. When she finish her food she say i am taking the utensils. 

Kaelen say it's not your work he say maria take the utensils. The scenario change king Elian is sitting on his throne and thinking about his brothers death.

He smirks and say lyra why you help me. Is she helping me or not. Now what do i do, my father wants me to get married with rose but I want to catch the person who kill my brother!

If i get killed like my brother because of this throne. He say what do i do my father want me to get married with rose but l love lyra.

But l can leave her for the sake of my father and for the sake of this kingdom. He say i want to live a simple life to I want to live happy to.

But now I just want to catch the person who kill my brother. He stands and start looking outside from the window.

"King Elian say i love night because it feels alone like me" if there is no night so no one find peace.

And then he start staring at the moon. 

The scenario change lyra is sitting near a window like Elian and thinking about him. Lyra was drifting in and out of sleep.

But her mind is with Elian then she sleeps by putting her head against the window.

"King kaelen was walking down the steps when his eyes fell upon lyra". He go near to lyra her brown hairs are looking very beautiful.

He is going to touch them but lyra awake. She bow infront of him and say what are you doing here king kaelen. 

He say why you are sleeping here come with me in our room. Lyra say what?? He say it's my order.

She go in his room with him the room is so big and beautiful. She say where am I going to sleep he say ahhhh in a flirty way.

He say ok then sleep here on the bed and i sleep on the Chaise Longue. Then they both sleep lyra is looking very beautiful in the moon light kaelen is staring at him.

On the other day an invitation from king Elian comes he summoning both lyra and kaelen into his marriage ceremony. 

When kaelen get the invitation he say the maid's to get lyra ready we are going to attend his marriage ceremony.  

Then they go together in Elian kingdom when they enter in the hall kaelen holds lyra hand tightly and by looking at Elian he smirks.

Elian stay silent and do not say anything Kaelen go with lyra near to them he say congratulations on your wedding.

By looking at lyra he say king Elian are you not going to congratulate us on our wedding . Elian look at them with amazement he say yes congratulation on your wedding .

After the wedding a guard announce that the old king is no more. Some one give him poison. When elian run to look at his father only elian mother is sitting with him. 

His heart beats become more fast that if her own mother kill his mother he say no I am wrong. He say to the guards why you are holding my mother they say king the queen is the one who kills your brother and father.

He say with anger what are you saying do you want to die. They get scared and they say king we are not lieing we see her when she gives king a drink by mixing something in it.

He look at his mother he say why , why you do this mother why? You are not my mother you are a killer.

Her mother stands and say sorry my son i don't want to do this please forgive me. He say i can't forgive you. 

Kaelen order to the guards "Strip the queen of her crown, take her wealth, and cast her out of the kingdom, if she ever returns, execution awaits".

He feels so strong at that moment he say it's my order your king's order. I can't forgive anyone. Even they are from my family.

He looks at rose and say let's go my queen. Lyra look at him with amazement and then she look at kaelen her eyes stop at him it feels like she starts loving him.

Then kaelen say lyra let's go we are going to our kingdom this time lyra say ok with a warm smile.

"Kaelen look at her and say don't smile like that if you don't want me to die now"

Slowly kaelen starts loving lyra more He say "lyra my heart belongs to you if you want to break it then break it and if you want to take it then take it.

Lyra's face become full red this time they both are blushing. He say lyra do you remember that you have a test.

She say ahh yes i remember king kaelen i already revised it. He say that's my girl. She blush again.

Kaelen say don't call me king kaelen for you I am just kaelen she say yes king kaelen.

Kaelen say i say don't call me king kaelen. She laugh and say yes kaelen. Kaelen say you are just 15-year-old so don't flirt with me.

His own face become red he say to his own self what did I say to her. She is just a kid. He say but she is my wife too yes.

When they arrive home king kaelen arrange a candle light dinner for her. He cook food with his own hands. 

He is looking so nervous he buy a beautiful daffodil dress "He buy that yellow dress and flowers for her because they are the official flower for the month of March".

And lyra loves daffodil flower her favourite colour is also yellow. When she wear that dress she is looking like a daffodil flower.

She make a light bun and put some daffodil flower in her hairs. She is blushing and then the door knock a maid's say king is waiting for you Princesses lyra .

Lyra smile and say I am coming. 

"As lyra slowly walked down the stairs, kaelen's eyes locked at her. Kaelen stared without blinking once".

Then kaelen with a gentle moment drew back the chair and requested lyra's presence beside the table.

Lyra sit on the chair while looking at kaelen. Kaelen say now you are looking pretty you are looking like kaelen's wife. 

She say whenever I get ready you always say this he say yes because you are my lyra. 

He say "Will you be my Swan, lyra-mine in this life and mine for all eternity?"

Lyra look at him with amazement and tears of joy is in lyra's eyes, glittering like crystal under the warm palace light. 

Looking up into kaelen hopefully eyes all remaining doubts vanished from the Princess heart.

My king kaelen the king of my heart Yes!

 "l will be your swan, my heart is yours in this life, and my soul will remain yours long after we leave this world".

Looking up with a warm smile the princess continued,"Do you remember when i once called you a villain? Now, I realise I love villains 

Do you know know why?

"A hero sacrifices love to save the world, but a villain destroys the world to save love".

Kaelen laughs politely his eyes starts glittering like diamond he say yes i am a villain.

I can destroy everything for you my princess. She stay silent. Kaelen say oh yes i remember that today you have a test.

She stay silent then kaelen laughs he never smile in his past life fully with heart. 

But on that time he laughs so violently. He say I am just kidding my little wife. Lyra say don't call me that and like this they become a real couple.

On the other hand king Elian is sitting on his throne a light of moon is coming on his face.

Rose drew near, her presence cutting through the heavy silence of the chamber. "My king" she spoke, her voice laced with devotion.

"What brings this sorrow to your soul?" For sadness when grips your heart, the stars seems to lose their light, and it feels as through our entire world is on the brink of ruin."

King Elian feels for first time that there is someone who loves him. He smile gently and say though it was a bittersweet sight that didn't reach his eyes.

He gently hold her arms he look into her eyes and whispered: The crown weighs heavy Rose, he confessed softly, his heart hammering against her ribs.

"But your love makes me feel light. Stay like this and the world can't touch us".

Rose look at him the tears of joy come in her eyes she say i need nothing if you live with me.

I just need you in my life even after my death i want you to live happily.

Kaelen whispered "Rose his voice thick with an emotion he could no longer contain. He reached up his thumb gently tracing the curve of her cheek as if she were made of the finest porcelain.

"You are the only true rose in my life, in a world full of thorns and darkness, you are the only beautiful thing I have left"

They start loving each other. The true love of King Elian is Princess rose lyra is just attractness.

He say i hope that lyra also live happily with king kaelen.

In the starting of winters king Elian invite lyra and kaelen on a dinner. Lyra loves snow alot.

She say to "kaelen you are the first snow of my life".

For lyra snow is happiness and a beautiful part of her life.

When they sit together on the dining lyra drop something from her hands. Rose pick that thing that's a beautiful black ring.

Rose say lyra here's your ring it's beautiful she say oh yes. Kaelen look at them he say lyra a ring she say yes.

Let's eat then I'll tell you about it. He say ok then they eat together like a happy family they serve food to each other laugh together.

Then lyra and kaelen , rose and elian stood smilling under beautiful tree. Lyra gaze into kaelen's dark sky like eyes, lyra opened a ring box.

"Do you know how much I love your eyes, my king? They match this ring".

They are smilling together like blossom flowers.