"My queen, Myla went to the temple to pray for your recovery," Lia lied.
Zara gave them a small smile, then she said "I must have made you all worried, for how long was I asleep?"
Seve... Aiden wanted to say, but Catherine immediately cut him off.
"Just two days Zara. You were asleep for only two days."
"But what kind of sickness would make me sleep for two days?"
"You were pois..." Eric muttered but was immediately cut off by Catherine again.
"It's a sickness that occurs when you're pregnant," she said, with a ridiculous laugh.
Carl stood behind them, and couldn't help but feel guilty. Although he was not the one lying to Zara, he felt like he was.
The physician decided to hastily examine Zara when the questions were getting too much, he also felt guilty for lying to his queen.
"Your majesty, the queen is a lot better but still needs to rest for a day, and if the fates allows, by tomorrow, she would be completely fine and can go about her daily routine," the physician said after examining her.
Carl nodded and gave him a light smile.
"I'll take my leave now, your grace, queen Zara" the physician added, bowing in respect, before exiting the chamber.
"Catherine, can you take the children out, so Zara can rest for today?" Carl beseeched.
"Okay son," she replied.
...
Once they were outside the chamber, the trio turned on Catherine, lady Anna, and Lia.
"Mother, why did you lie to Aunt Zara?" Eric asked.
"Yes, you both have to tell us why you lied, when you know quite well that lying is bad," Aiden added.
Ryn glanced from Eric to Aiden, then back at the three women. She didn't want to be left out so she added, "you three are adults, but you don't know how to do the right thing."
The women(Catherine, Anna, and Lia) were gobsmacked, they couldn't believe they were been scolded by little kids.
Crouching down to their size, Catherine said "Yes lying to someone is bad, but if you do it for that person's wellbeing, it isn't considered a bad thing anymore."
"Yes children, Catherine is right. We only lied for Zara's wellbeing," Anna added, while Lia just nodded her head and agreed to what they said, even if she also thought it was wrong.
The three children nodded their heads after hearing the explanation. Although Aiden was still not pleased.
"Mother, I still don't think it's right. Although you thought by lying to her, you were protecting her from getting hurt, I assure you that she will hurt more when she learns the truth, in the future," Aiden muttered, before walking away with Eric and Ryn.
The three women were too stunned to speak and could only watch them leave.
"Catherine, what Aiden says is truth, Zara will definitely be hurt when she finds out," Anna muttered.
"Yes, but we can't go back in there and tell her we lied. You heard what the physician said, that she would be fine by tomorrow, then we'll break the news to her."
"Queen Catherine, I think we should go check on Myla," Lia suggested.
"Yes, after all, she risk her life to save Zara's even if she wasn't able to.
...
Meanwhile, Carl fed Zara some food, and after that, he lay beside her, stroking her hair. "Carl," Zara called.
"Yes, my queen."
"If we have a girl child, what would you call her?" Zara asked, making Carl's body go stiff.
Once again he was consumed by guilt and wished they didn't lie to her.
"Tell me, Carl," Zara urged when he didn't speak.
Carl sighed. "If it's a girl, I will call her Cara."
"What if it's a boy?" she asked again.
Carl could hear the happiness in her weak voice, and it broke his heart. He knew that once he broke the news to her, there will no longer be happiness in her voice.
"I will call him Zane" he replied, suppressing the urge to cry.
Zara's lip carved into a smile as she repeated the names.
"Prince Zane and princess Cara," she mumbled. "I pray it would be a boy and a girl. She will look just like me, and also take after me, while he would look like you and take after you. They would both run around the palace, with Aiden, Eric, and Ryn, causing a lot of trouble."
A tear dropped from Carl's eyes. "I promise you Zara when I find the person who did this, even death would be a small punishment for him," he thought.
After a while, Zara fell asleep in Carl's arms, and he placed a light kiss on her forehead, before walking out of the chamber.
...
When Gwen heard that Zara was awake, she was consumed by rage. "I wish she died with her baby. She should have, that way, she would avoid the troubles that are yet to come," Gwen pondered.
She decided to leave her chamber since she was missing out on things, happening in the palace
She was done with mourning her old self, which didn't have blood on her hands. Now she was the new Gwen who was willing to go to any extent and do anything to get what she wanted.
...
"Lady Gwen, the king said no one should inform Zara that she lost her baby," her servant told her. "but I wasn't there when he said It right, so I can as well tell her," Gwen mumbled to herself.
She had asked her servant to keep her informed on everything that was going on in the palace, after the incident with the little kids, that was how she knew Zara was awake.
"What else did the king say we shouldn't tell his precious queen Zara?"
"He also said no one should tell her about his agreement to marry the princess of Nedal."
Gwen smirked evilly after hearing that." This is a perfect opportunity for me to cause a rift between Carl and Zara. Since no one has told her about anything, I will tell her and make sure to twist it in my own way.