A Common Enemy

''A guest is here to see you, ma'am.'' A messenger came to Sent in Persia to inform her.

Days had passed, and Sent had forgotten about Lucas and the fact that he had told her of a lady who claimed to be Margaret's foster sister, and hated Margaret just as much as Sent did.

''Who could that be? Which one of my family members are here to beg for money again?'' Sent wondered out loud.

''I have never seen this person before. This is a new visitor. I almost asked her to go back to wherever she might have come from, but she insisted, stating that she is from Magus, and that you are expecting her.'' The messenger heard what Sent said and started to explain himself before Sent became angry at him.

Sent appeared to stop for a second to try and recall whether she was indeed expecting anyone.

After thinking for a few seconds, her mind flashed back to Lucas' visit, and she was able to tell who the unfamiliar visitor might be.

''Oh, I think I remember that I should have a visitor looking out for me from Magus. Yes. Okay, bring her to my private room.'' Sent, since she heard it was a female who was visiting, was comfortable enough to invite her into her privacy.

The messenger bowed and left.

Sent was anxious to see this person who claimed to have lived with the Usylon girl all her life and did not know the girl's identity.

''If only she knew, I bet she would have ended her worthless life by now.'' Sent regretted as she took a seat in her private room.

Just then, the messenger returned with Constance.

''My Queen. Here she is.'' The messenger ushered Constance in.

Constance could not believe her eyes.

Constance had doubted Lucas until they arrived in Persia, and even at that, she still doubted the fact that he would be granted audience in the Persian Palace, but just like that, Constance was staring at the future Queen of Persia, Sent.

Sent's eyes were like a dagger as they pierced into Constance' existence, making Constance cowar in fear.

There was nobody who had not heard about the hideous things that Sent did within the eight kingdoms, and just like Constance, anyone who found themselves in front of the Persian Queen would be as afraid as she was, if not more.

Sent continued to look at Constance, waiting for her to introduce herself.

''Long live the Queen.'' Constance courteseyed respectfully with her head bowed.

''Speak!'' Sent did not have time for frivolities, so she was forward with Constance. Besides, she wanted to know if Constance was the person that Lucas had told her about.

''Lucas brought me here...'' Constance started to speak just as Sent had requested.

Sent rolled her eyes and scoffed. So Constance was the girl that her boyfriend, Lucas, was fucking? What if she arrested Constance and made sure that Lucas never saw her again.

A pang of jealousy hit Sent at once.

''You are the person claiming to be the foster sister of the Usylon bitch, right?'' Sent's eyes sent a chill down Constance' spine.

Constance nodded.

''Wait a minute, before we continue with the Usylon bitch, tell me what your relationship with my boy... Lucas. What's your relationship with Mr. Lucas?'' Sent asked, pretending to be formal and just wanting to know how much she can trust Constance.

''Oh. Well, we just started dating.'' A clueless Constance wagged her tongue like a thirsty dog.

Sent folded her fist underneath the table as she was holding herself back from sending a punch on Constance' face.

''I see. So, he trusts you that much.'' Sent said.

Constance nodded.

''Very well then. In that case, you can continue.'' Sent had gotten the information that she wanted, later, she would deal with Lucas.

''I am the foster sister to the Usylon girl. My parents took her from the orphanage and trained her until recently she suddenly disappeared after being accused of stealing. Since then, we never saw her again only for us to eventually hear that she was the much anticipated Usylon...'' Constance was narrating but at the point she got to, Sent shut her up.

''Nobody was anticipating that bitch, so come off it. What are you really here for? Did you come to sing her praises just like everyone else?'' Sent was getting upset.

Constance shook her head vigorously.

''No. No, not at all my Queen. I just wanted to explain in clear terms, that's all.'' Constance made sure not to look into the eyes of Sent at such a time.

''So, what can you do for me then? Lucas said that you hate her as much as I do. It is understandable that you will hate her because you are jealous of her.'' Sent deliberately teased Constance who made sure not to react in any way.

''She is ungrateful. After finding such a fortune, she didn't even reach out to me and my parents. We took care of her all her life. What of if we had left her in the orphanage, will she have lived long enough to become the Usylon girl or whatever they call it?'' Constance started to reveal the anger, hate and jealousy that she had for Margaret and it caused Sent to smile with satisfaction.

Finally, Sent had found someone on the same frequency as her.

''Do you have to go back to Magus so soon? I can arrange for an accomodation for you here in the palace. We need to get to know each other better, and plan a very intricate attack on our common enemy.'' Sent was overjoyed.

Constance could not believe what she just heard. She will get to live in the Persian palace for as long as possible and become acquainted with the future Queen of Persia as her closest ally? Of course she was ready for it by any means.

''Yes. Yes, of course my Queen. I am willing to do anything you want.''