of part 2 of the 3rd chapter

the second part comes..

“Stop ridiculing me, Lord Justin. The High King here will probably stuff his chicken-head curry to our mouths should we continue. And yet…”
The wooden door was pushed wide open, Lord Cheng, upon seeing his lady in her fair complexion, the natural blend of her silk-like hair and her tall height, quickly said in an exciting manner.
“My dear lady, it has been ages since we have been separated by the Knights with their vile schemes! Now that you have returned, I will not let anyone separate both of us again!” Then he ran towards her and hugged her tightly, to the wrath of King Ashvin, even more when she returned the favor.
“My dear Lord Cheng and Lady Xuan, this is the Great Hall of the palace, not a church or cathedral. This is a place where all important matters are taken into discussion, evaluation, debate and conclusion, not to deal with your idiotic matters like this!”
“You shut up!” Lord Cheng’s intonation gave the impression that he was to challenge the High King himself. “I believe that you have not been involved in relationships of any form, thus unable to understand the agony of sundering!”
“Silence!” shouted King Ashvin. He had not succumbed to anger for a long period of time, and he was really angered that time, “Should I say that, for the last time, Ashvin, not Cheng, is the High King of Ossir, thus the authority must not be challenged! As for you, Lord Cheng, get out of my sight, now!”
Finishing his last sentence, King Ashvin left the Hall, leaving them bewildered.
“Well, friend, you shouldn’t speak like that to the High King. His majesty was right; this is not the place to consolidate your relationship. Anyway, let’s go see Lady Carrine.”
All of them left the Hall, and walked towards the Temple of Anazhan.

“I really do not know whether the High King has feelings or not in his heart. A person of ordinary heart will have a surge of devotion when he meets his long-sundered friend. However, he…” Lord Cheng continued no longer, as he looked into the eyes of Lady Xuan with intense feeling.
“The High King is right this time, Lord Cheng. The Great Hall is simply not the place to do it. But I see something in him.” said Lady Carrine, whose voice aroused the mind of Lord Justin, who stood up and looked southwards.
“What is it?”
“I received a message; Lady Yen and Lord Jason are coming here. I think that they are coming to visit you.” replied Lord Justin.
However Lady Xuan said, “They’ll be very surprised this time. Ill news will be told. I had just barely narrated halfway to the High King when Lord Cheng entered. In fact, Queen Khoo prophesized that messengers will reach the Knights, asking for assistance. These are actually of genuine intent, but were long at war with them.”
“Do you mean the Dark Lord of the Dragon Lord Pivinesh will send…”
“Yes,” replied Lady Xuan once again, interrupting Lady Carrine’s words, “but the High King is worried that the Knights will not accept them. The Holy Guardian of Istarugah as well sent a message to the Five, which is now in my hands. It is regarding the full details of Queen Khoo’s vision.”
All of them were excited to know the contents of the letter, but she just kept it a secret, not even her beloved Lord Cheng was able to discern anything of worth.
Two days later, again everyone was in the Great Hall, except for Lord Cheng, who was forbidden to set foot into the place. However this time, Lady Yen and Lord Jason were in as well.
“Now that all awaited arrived, we’ll now decide, who’ll send the important message to the Knights of Koruskan. I need one, who can handle, communicate and most importantly, negotiate with the Five at once. Who will you recommend?”
Lord Jason, eager to help and desiring to exhibit his maturity to his beloved lady, said, “Your Highness, our High Priest here is able to perform everything listed just now. Thus, I’ll recommend that he be sent there.”
King Ashvin, however, replied in a manner that Lord Jason blushed his face, “The High Priest, as we can say, is one of the best negotiators we have. However, the High Master does not seem to trust him. The Archduke also posed a cold stance to him as well. Anyone else?”
Now all of them fell into discussion, and King Ashvin looked into his curry-pot, cooking another dish. The others were busy in thought, to find for a person who can negotiate with all the Five at once. It was nigh to impossible, as the Five had different styles and mood, which they had no hope to comprehend at all. At the same time, Lord Justin was deep in thought, attempting to recall the favorites of the Five, but to no avail.
The discussion lasted for about an hour, and King Ashvin was getting impatient. He ate a bowl of the curry and suddenly got himself emotional by shouting “Malaysia Boleh!”

part 3 comes at 3rd december...