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Love Story
Chapter 15:
"War? What war?"
"Well... I,,, You..." Richard rubbed the back of his neck. How could I tell her anything about it?
"My, my... What have I found here? Prince Richard flirting with my darling princess..."
"Slade," Richard hissed.
"Go away! Get you filthy hands off Princess Rachel," Slade shoved Richard away and rested his hand on Rachel's shoulder.
"I should be the one to ask you to get your filthy hand off her."
"Go back, Robin," Slade mocked at his nickname, "go back to your nest."
"Will you two just shut up?" Rachel's eyes flared with rage at the sight of the lead commander.
Richard and Slade looked at Rachel. Richard's eyes softened. He walked towards her, but Slade yanked him away, preventing the charming prince to get any closer to his fiancée.
"Go away," Rachel pushed Slade out of her way as she walked towards Richard. Since Slade forbid Richard to get any closer to her, she'll have to do the opposite.
"Richard, what war?"
Slade chuckled, "Ya' think this lad's gonna tell you anythin' about it?"
Rachel spun around and met the gaze of the tall man. Slade was a tall man, with luxuriant black hair and angular features that would had been very attractive were it not for the cruel mouth and the cold, merciless gray eyes.
"W...What do you mean?" Rachel stuttered. Don't tell me...
"You dearest daddy, Trigon, had just declare a war. And yes, it's Gotham were against," Slade smirked as Rachel blanched at the mention of Trigon's name.
"Is it true? I mean... I..."
Richard looked away, he dared not face her. After all, Trigon was her father. He did not want Rachel to be stuck in the middle, in between him and her father.
"My God..." Rachel's voice faltered. In life, there were many ups and downs, there were many obstacles to pass, but she didn't expect it to be so... grave and severe. She knew how stubborn her father was. This war is going to cause the death toll to rise, and it wasn't just any ordinary war. She wasvery sure it was going to take years. And that means, the possibility of seeing Richard again would be scanty.
"But look on the bright side," Richard tried to lightened her mood. "At least you'll not have to see Slade for years."
"What?" Slade's eyes widened.
If it was not for the severity of the problem, Rachel would have laughed.
"You know, boy. If Princess Rachel wasn't here, you would have already begged me for mercy."
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"Uh... Father..." Rachel mumbled as she saw her father sitting comfortably on his throne.
"HOW DARE YOU!"
Rachel was initially taken aback by so sudden a change in her father's demeanor. "I... Sorry...?" she stuttered.
"You ran off in the middle of the most important announcement of your whole life? Rachel, you're... you're beyond hope," Trigon sighed at how illy behaved she was.
Rachel rolled her eyes and mocked at her father, "Ohhh... You ran off in the middle of the most important announcement of your whole life? Rachel, you're... you're beyond hope."
"Rachel! Behave yourself!" Arella shot her a look of disgust.
"Father," Rachel acknowledged him in her serious tone and Arella knew it was about the War.
Trigon arched a brow, "Yes, daughter?"
"You planned to attack..." she hesitated. "Gotham?"
Trigon was instantly bewildered. How does... Richard couldn't possibly tell her.
"Who told you this?" Arella questioned.
"Oh... Some lead commander that some king favors..."
"Slade."
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"Why did you tell her about the war?"
"It's Ri—"
"Don't tell me about him, it's impossible. He wouldn't hurt Rachel."
Seeing that he could not turn the tables, he thought of another plan to fool the king, "Well, King Trigon, you see. If we told Princess Rachel about it, well, when she found out, she'll not blame anyone of us. Look, the war is starting some weeks later. She'll find out sooner or later. It doesn't matter. At least she still have enough time to think carefully who should she side with. And it will, obviously, not be Gotham."
Trigon arched a brow, "Really? Why did you say that?"
"Because, as you said, Rachel hated anyone who accused or hide anything from her. Richard seems to have done these two taboos. So, I am sure, very sure, that she'll side with us and leave that pathetic Richard alone. Unless... You still don't know your daughter that much and cannot understand how she feels."
Trigon smirked, seems like Slade Wilson could really be my tool. I'll be invincible.
Tsk tsk. Trigon, what a poor thing. Better watch where you're going.
MUAHAHAHHAHA Slade is rather cunning... And Trigon was like... "Wow., guess he really did have some conscience after all..."
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