The half moon was setting over the Sand City when Sienna and Ramse were sitting on the terrace having dinner together.
Sienna was hovering over her favourite dishes and stuffing herself with grapes, mushroom rice, and sweet cones, while Ramse decided to practise being romantic using the lines Xander was teaching Mathyas.
"How long I was dreaming of a moment like this with you..." he looked at her softly...
"Why?"Sienna asked, surprised as she kept eating her sweet honey cone.
"You know my heart beats only for you..."Ramse said gently.
"Well, your heart beats because it needs to pump blood to deliver the oxygen to your body so you can stay alive..."Sienna noted seriously.
"You... are so wild...and unpredictable..."Ramse shook his head when he noticed his borrowed lines had a totally different effect on Sienna than on chubby Miriam.
"Tell me a secret, Sienna..." he asked suddenly.
"What secret? "Sienna blinked her eyes. He was fishing secrets from her all day, and she was not aware of anything left...
"I want to know how to tame you?" Ramse looked at her seriously.
"Why would you need to tame me?" Sienna asked almost seductively, obviously mocking him a little.
"So you will listen to me more and want to be with me willingly."He sighed.
"Why would I need to be tamed for that? Don't you like me how I am?"Sienna furrowed her brows."If you want me to behave differently, maybe you should look for a different person instead," she shut him down radically.
"Ahh, that hurted!"Ramse touched his heart theatrically."I do love only you, I want only you, I just want you to listen to me?" he tried to seem innocent.
"Why should I listen to you? Shouldn't partners decide together and make compromises to live well? Or would you like a slave instead, begging for a dear life and licking your feet?"She asked wildly.
"Well, if you like that, you can lick me as much as you want," he chuckled.
"I prefer my honey cone, thank you for your offer," Sienna said with pretentious politeness.
"But honestly, Sienna, you are an adult female; shouldn't you be a little calmer and better behaved?"Ramse asked more curiously than rudely, but startled Sienna out. "I mean, like more submissive, hm?" he added.
"Wow, if you're so weak, go find a sheep. They are obedient enough. And you will just need a dog to guard them."Sienna chuckled satirically.
"Well, I prefer you to the sheep any time," Ramse chuckled.
"And I would prefer you to stay my friend, it is safer for both of us."She smiled sharply.
"But I do want you for myself. Do not you feel anything when I touch you?" he asked.
"Yes, I do," Sienna nodded." I used to freeze and want to run away, but now, it is more bearable, when I see you can act like a human too." She nodded her head eagerly.
"A human? I'm not a human!" he grinned."But I want you with every breath in my body. I will be next to you, helping you, following you and loving you, till you submit to me willingly, "He promised seriously.
"Ahm, this makes no sense! Don't you men like wild females in your bed...?"Sienna lifted her eyebrow funnily.
"Sure, you can be as wild as you want in my bed."Ramse rasped. She was making this conversation hot, and he enjoyed it fully.
"And this is the problem with the men. They have no understanding of women's souls."Sienna nodded her head like a teacher."If you want an obedient sheep like a mate, do not expect her to act like a tiger in bed. And if you like a tiger, do not expect them to act like sheep outside of the bed." She shook her head.
"But you women also want men to be fierce outside and gentle with you, no?"Ramse noted.
"Yes, you are right. Gentle with us. That means only one way with us, not two. You want women to be obedient and wild with the same person. It does not work like that. It is you men who need to be tamed to be nicer."Sienna grinned provocatively.
"Will you try to tame me then?"Ramse chuckled.
"Ahh, I'm taming you for sure,... or are you taming yourself for me?"Sienna asked cheekily."Are you not stronger because of it? Men tame women for domination, but women tame men so they can let them come closer to them. We need men to be gentle, we are sensitive, not to be treated roughly. We tame men to teach them how to tame themselves and learn good manners and self-control..."Sienna nodded. "And men get to procreate and keep their genes alive...Do not the men enjoy the soft feeling of love after a hard day fighting?" She looked at him like a teacher.
"I'm tamed then..." he chuckled..."Can I hug you then?" Ramse tried to push her wild mood.
"Sure..."Sienna smiled. "And you might kiss my cheek. As a friend should."She smiled while she delivered him a blow to his kingish ego.
"But you know I want to be more than your friend. I want you to be my all obedient mate, in my bed."He said it bit jokingly, but roughly.
"You are way too rough for this!"Sienna shook her head.
"Really....do you want to tame me as a sheep then?"He chuckled.
"Not a sheep...you are way too clever and strong...I want to tame you like a friend to respect each other, to leave the dictator out as you cross my door."She smiled."And then I can come closer."She nodded.
"How much closer..."Ramse asked feverishly. She was adding oil to his obsession, and he felt hot.
"So close as you tamed."She looked at him seductively with a cheeky smirk.
Ramse looked into her wild tiger eyes and licked his lips...this talking was not bad at all! Sienna looked so hot to him. He just wished to take her hand and pull her on top of himself. To look into her face and breathe in her scent. To have her take off her clothes and watch her breasts bouncing...
"Your tame is up."Sarcos suddenly came from the door.
"Now you have to come, brother..."Ramse sighed, awoken from steamy dreams.
"In the best part is to end..."Sarcos chuckled."Thank you for keeping my Queen safe."He came to Sienna and helped her to stand up.
"Bye, thank you for the nice day, I hope you were satisfied..."She smiled.
"Very much. Good night, Sienna, " Ramse stood up and kissed her cheek. "Feel free to ask me more favours in the future..." he chuckled seductively and went.
Sienna shook her head, entertained as she watched him close the door, and then she turned to Sarcos.
"So my love, tell me everything!!" she exclaimed excitedly.
"Everyone is so happy for eternity now."Sarcos smiled softly.
"That is great to hear."Sienna beamed happily. It felt like a job well done, and she had a quite nice day with Ramse, getting all kinds of secrets out.
"And how was your day, my love?"Sarcos asked her gently.
"Good, we made pancakes and walked around and rested."Sienna nodded. I surely teach him about difficult women's days."She chuckled.
"That is good, my love," Sarcos touched Sienna's cheek. "Now I want you just for myself for the rest of the night."He pulled her into his embrace and kissed her deeply.
Sienna cuddled into his chest for a moment and imagined how Sarcos
brought Odeia to Magnus and how they cried and hugged each other and went on to live happily ever after...
She had no idea that Sarcos had a different plan!
In the hard reality, when Sarcos took Odeia to Magnus, the old Tiger was in the library. He could move around the castle, but as a punished slave, he could not go out of the castle grounds.
Sarcos left Odeia in the corridor with two guards and came inside the Library by himself. He looked at old Magnus studying maps.
"King Sarcos", Magnus bowed deeply to him. "This is surely my death coming. Nobody can mess with the Scorpion King," he mumbled to himself.
Sarcos sat in the chair opposite him confidently.
"Tell me, Magnus, what is the reason you need big armies. Tell me the truth!"Sarcos said seriously.
Magnus was visibly shaking but did not say anything.
Sarcos sighed."That will be such a pity if you are quiet now. I will ask her then. Bring the female in, "he ordered.
Magnus lifted his head. Suddenly, the guards led in... Odeia.She was older, but still beautiful. She had tears in her face.
Magnus' eyes teared up too."You live?" he rasped when he lost his voice.
Odeia nodded.
Magnus came closer to her and knelt, holding her knees as a drowning man."I thought I would see you after I'm dead," he sobbed.
"Enjoy it," Odeia smiled faintly."I have an hour to live, but it is worth it," she said sadly.
"An hour?" Magnus furrowed his brows, confused.
"Yes, an hour, "Sarcos looked at Magnus."Enjoy it!"
"But, how could it be?"Magnus felt his life go away.
"I gave her a choice. To see you, she had to drink half a bottle of my poison."Sarcos opened his hand. The small bottle was half full of green liquid.
"You have the choice. You can drink the other half and spend that hour with her and die, or let her die by herself, and you plot your little revenge."Sarcos chuckled and dropped the bottle into his hand. Magnus stared at the crystal vial.
"Why, she is innocent?" Magnus called in helpless rage.
"My Queen was also innocent."Sarcos nodded."I just wanted to share that feeling with you." he nodded.
"How could you? Take my life instead. Give her the antidote, please!"Magnus begged.
"It's ok," Odeia smiled."One hour with you is all I've been wishing for all these years." She touched his head.
"Then we spend our last journey together."Magnus opened the bottle and drank the poison.
"Enjoy it!" Sarcos grinned and went out.
"Be nice, I'm trying to do something nice for you, but I will not give it to you if you try to come between me and Tyrell...."Magnus heard Sienna's words in his ears."It is more precious then your life, but it has no value to me!... So, this was what she was talking about!" Magnus looked at Odeia." But the Queen, I will beg her for an antidote for you."Magnus wept." Only she can ask Sarcos for it..."
"She is in Sand City... it is too far," Odeia replied.
Magnus hugged Odeia on his chest and kissed her forehead. He felt as if he was happy and dying at the same time. He talked the sweetest words to her, which poured from his heart after all his longing, revengeful years, and he shed bitter tears of resentment over his new dream ending within an hour. Magnus and Odeia talked, holding hands. They were old, but felt young together. It was their reunion after all. Magnus felt happy holding her till she closed her eyes dizzily.
"Bye," she said, closing her eyes.
"Bye." Magnus held her tight. The pain was shattering his heart into a million sharp pieces."Goodbye, my love, I will see you on the other side..."Magnus teared up. It was all his doing; he could have asked Tyrell for help, the Tiger and the kind Queen would not have refused him. Odeia lay deadly silent in his embrace, and Magnus wished he were dead already...his boiling hot tears were dripping on Odeia's pale face till he felt next to her, holding her hand.
In the neighbouring room, Sarcos was looking out of the window, thinking about Sienna. Bran stood motionless by the door, waiting for Sarcos and feeling weird about all this."Why bring a female to him just to kill them? Sarcos must be really something else deep inside." The brave Eagle felt upset.
"What are we waiting for?"Bran asked Sarcos after a long time in deadly quietness.
"For my potion to work." The Scorpion King put down a golden goblet with a vine slowly and went to check his dark work.
Sarcos with Bran entered the room. Bran stared at the bodies.
"You really killed them."Bran looked at Sarcos.
"It was their choice."Sarcos nodded.
"What? What will you tell Sienna? She will be upset about this."Bran gasped.
"You are right, I will tell her they live happily ever after in the city together."Sarcos nodded.