HURT. (130 words)
The king was hurt and there was nothing he could do to get better. Time would be the best healer but the impatient young conqueror did not understand that.
His army was used to listen to him, to follow his orders, to assess the importance of things according to the tone of voice he used … but he was voiceless; the hit of that stone to his throat during the attack at Sogdian had left him without his most powerful weapon.
He had used his voice to rally his troops before the battles, to ask and thank the gods for their protection, to whisper in his soulmate's ear how much he loved him.
Alexander felt frustrated and devoid of his voice, he was hurt and he did not like it at all.