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The Heroic Legend Of Ianthe Chapter 12
The source of the chaos is from the very last person Ianthe would ever expect to cause trouble.
Her betrothed Daryun.
Right on the eve of the battle, Daryun is actually voicing his concerns about the battle plans in light of the change in the landscape layout of the Fields of Atropatene in the open where people can hear before King Andragoras.
Pretty much questioning the unaltered attack maneuvers and strategy, giving his opinion without permission when it is clearly not wanted nor asked.
Therefore, incurring her father's wrath in full force.
It is imperative that none of this gets out of hand.
Highly unfavorable given the circumstances and will undeniably lead to an unavoidable disaster.
By the time Ianthe arrives at the command tent with Lord Vahirz as escort the situation is looking bleak indeed as the report delivered to her has noted. She warily enters the tent with tentative steps and is met with a grisly perspective of this war council meeting.
It's worse than she first thought.
Her father isn't simply aggravated. No, he's enraged to the point Ianthe is seriously worried for Daryun's wellbeing.
King Andragoras is that peeved.
Open insubordination in front of King Andragoras like this doesn't come without its price. By the end of the requested audience, the consequences Daryun receives are severe.
Daryun loses his earned title of Marzbn. One of the highest honors any warrior in Pars can ever receive, shocking everyone in attendance. Lord Vahirz lowers his head in grim acceptance at the verdict.
Better for Daryun to be relinquished of that rank than his head severed from his neck.
It's an even bigger surprise that King Andragoras doesn't void the engagement between Daryun and Ianthe.
Ianthe can already guess the reason why. He already made an unpopular decision when he disrespected Lord Kishward and while the title of Marzbn has been removed he's still widely popular and respected. He can't make a blunder like that again no matter how much he dislikes it.
By the end of it Daryun has his kin Lord Vahirz to thank for the chance at the end of the battle to be reinstated to the Marzbn. Only by a vocal humble apology for forgiveness and careful wording by Lord Vahirz is this so once King Andragoras is calmer.
Lord Vahirz, Daryun, and Ianthe are then crudely dismissed to prepare.
Placing a hand on his arm soothingly, closely scrutinizing Daryun, Ianthe inquired "Are you all right?"
Nodding, smiling reassuringly at her, Daryun said "Fine. I'm sorry I inconvenienced you, Your Highness. I meant for his frustration to be aimed at me. Not you."
Shrugging, Ianthe said "Don't be. It's not as if it's not usually aimed at me anyway. I'm just sorry your rank as Marzban was taken away, especially for this battle. My father may not like it, but taking away your command might hurt in the long run. And by the way, you know you can call me by my actual name in private. You don't have to keep calling me by Your Highness."
Sighing, Daryun said "It's a hard habit to break, Your Highness. I'm still not used to it."
Nudging him teasingly in the side with an elbow, tone a touch playful, Ianthe said "You're going to have to sooner or later. And I stand by what I said about not being ashamed of your actions. You spoke the truth as you saw it, did you not?"
"Yes, I did. Lord Kharlan is of the same mind as I am on this," states Daryun.
Quirking a brow, Ianthe said "Lord Kharlan? I voiced my concerns about the same matter to him earlier. I guess he seriously took those worries to heart."
"Yes, he supported my plan to bring our concerns to His Majesty," confirmed Daryun.
Right then and there a soldier came up to bring her back to the ranks she was assigned to.
Somberly, Ianthe said "I'm sorry. I should return to the ranks now. You know, Daryun, when this battle is over and we're able to return to the Capital, you and I should have a long talk. Perhaps a picnic in the palace gardens?"
Corners of his mouth upturned in a smile, placing a gentle kiss on the offered hand, Daryun agreed "Yes, I'd like that."
Ianthe then allows herself to be led away back to her horse and return to her fellow soldiers.
Watching her go, frustrated, Daryun said "I would think His Majesty might show a bit more consideration for the Crown Princess. Or fatherly concern. He treats Princess Ianthe like dirt when she's nothing but dutiful and hardworking as the heir. It disgusts me."
"Enough now, Nephew," said Lord Vahirz, scoldingly. "Or do you want your head separated from your shoulders? Honestly, Boy. When something gets under your skin, there's just no stopping you. You lose all sense of caution."
"I know," grumbled Daryun, rubbing the back of his neck. "It's just unfair. She has such a good heart."
Thoughtfully, Lord Vahirz said "When the betrothal agreement was arranged, I had you swear a personal vow to always stand by the Princesses side. I'm glad to see that even when the time comes for you to be bound in marriage that vow will hold."
Straightening proudly, thumping a fist to his chest in a familiar salute, steadfastly, Daryun said "I shall always be loyal to the Kingdom of Pars and to the lineage that stands guard over it."
Pleased at this response, approvingly, Lord Vahirz said "Good, very good. Princess Ianthe will need someone strong standing beside her when she inherits the throne. It brings me great relief that it'll be you with her whenever the time comes for me to move on."
Hopefully, that won't be soon.
Authors Note:
Happy New Year!
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When I spoke to the police officers and they checked everything on the message they saw, that while the address and names of business were accurate the people and their names were not. They agree it was more than likely a scam because of the email address on the bottom in order to perhaps get access to personal information or potentially hack my computer. Despite that I'm still very happy they took it seriously as I showed and told them everything. All the same I'm still very happy that I brought this to the attention of law enforcement. Even though the entire thing might be fake I'm still very happy to have brought this to the attention of those who can do something about it if it was legit in some way. This may have been a scam, but it's obvious these people are beyond irresponsible if they try to goad people into sending death threats to random strangers just to get access to info.
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