We both stared at each other.

"You think you're going to be able to kill me? Ha, you think that there are people who will let you do that?" The bastard father of mine said on the floor.

"You mean to say that there are people who want you alive? Well, they are foolish people." I said to him.

"All your sons want you dead," I said to him and watched him look up at each of my brothers.

"They don't want or care for you being alive. Even the man you kept by your side to do your dirty work wants you dead." I said to him.

"He's been reunited with his brother after all," I said, shrugging my shoulders.

"Many have reunited with their people, so now it's time to end you," I said to him.

"So, you've turned my other sons against me?! You've turned people against me!? You think you'll get away with this, but you won't. As I said before, some people will go against you. Some people will rather have me alive than dead. As with me in power, they're able to get away with things and have the power of their own as well." He said with a grimaced look on his face.

I tilted my head at him. Is that so?

He is right about that, isn't he?

The man is someone who most likely has greedy followers and enviers.

I would have to find them, the people who will disobey and have issues with this happening, and I would have to take them down as well, but for now. The main focus is on him.

"Guards!" I yelled towards the guards who were station in front of the door.

The guards immediately rushed towards me, "Yes, your highness." They said.

I stared and made eye contact with the Bastard father of mine on the floor as I said my next words.

I wanted us to make direct eye contact with each other; I wanted to see the life in his eyes die bit by bit.

"Bring him to the dungeon," I said.

"One way to destroy you is to treat you like you're not royalty. This is what I have been doing, so now you'll be placed in the dungeon, with everyone else that has done the wrong things and horrible things as well. Don't worry; you'll have a cell of your own and won't be there very long, of course. Just an hour." I said to him.

I watch his eyes widened.

He was behaving as if everything that was going around him was delirious. He was astonished that we would treat him this way, great. That is precisely what I want him to feel like.

"You all have some nerves to treat me this way!" He yelled.

"Wait till you find out what else is going to happen to you," I said to him.

He turned his attentions towards his other sons as if they were going to do something about it; I watched as each of my brothers just made direct eye contact with him and stare at him as the insane person he is.

"You all, each one of you will regret this." He said to them.

"You're going to die; that's the end of this. There is nothing to regret but a day of celebration." I said to him.

The guards took him out of the room; I turned to look at the boys next to Mala, and they knew what I meant when I made eye contact with them. They nodded their hands and followed the guards taking my father to the dungeon, as I wanted the boys to make sure that everything that needs to happen happens.

It's a surprise to some that I have a dungeon, but just like Mala, I get interested in other people's views and have adapted to what a dungeon is for and wanted one in my place as well.

I could feel Mala stare at me, so I returned it.

She continued to stare at me, and I wondered from that very moment what she was thinking.

As much as I love Mala and respect her thoughts, this is something she has to realize needs to happen.

As some people are unable to be changed, and things need to happen to them.

They need to be held accountable for all the horrible things that they have done.

I know Mala knows this; we've discussed this.

So why was it that she is staring at me this way?

Was there something else that she was concerned about or something else that worried her?

I know it's something that either she or I will bring up later when we have our private conversation between ourselves.

"Now. How will we begin after that? Well, I guess we will start with what we discussed." I said to my brothers and Mala in the room.

"Will we find out who he was referring to and go after them?" One of my brothers asked.

"Yes, of course," I said.

"Sounds reasonable." My other brother said.

"As long as no one innocent gets hurt," Mala said.

"Of course, my love, no one that has to do with my Father in that way is innocent. Believe me." I said, and she nodded her head.

It was the truth.

"A moment alone with you, please," Mala said.

"Of course," I said.

"We will meet you where the others are." One of my brothers said and left the room to Mala and me.

"So you're giving him an hour in the dungeon," Mala said.

"Yes," I said.

"Then you're going to start with the punishment that everyone agrees with?" Mala asked.

"Yes," I said.

"Are you ready for that?" She asked me.

"Yes. Of course, I am. Why wouldn't I be?" I asked her.

"You have a plan to kill your father." She said.

"Yes, and I am ready for it. Nothing has bothered me so far about it, he deserves everything that is coming to him, and I'll be sure he gets that." I said to her.

"Can you live with that?" She asked me, and I raised a brow at Mala.

Where was she going with this?

"Yes, I can live with it. He was able to live with what he did to those people and me. To my mother." I said.

"But you are not him. Tut, your father is evil, but I want to know will you be able to live with the fact that you had been a part of his death." She asked me.

"You don't think I can do it?" I asked.

"No, I know you can do it, but I'm not sure how the outcome will be for you; you might go through an emotional roller coaster." She said.

"An emotional what?" I asked her; she shook her head and sigh.

"Your emotions might change a lot and get to you. That is the only thing I am worried about. I don't want this to bother you." She said.

"It won't, Mala. I am strong, I've been through a lot, and I might even go through more; I'll be fine, okay?" I said, and she stared at me, not saying anything.

"I'll be fine," I said.

"Okay." She said.

I didn't say anything, but I knew from the way she said okay she didn't believe me.

I let out a sigh.

I will just have to show her.

"Let's go back to the others," I said, placing my hand out to her.

She took it, and we walked out of the room hand in hand.

"So I'm your Queen, huh?" She asked me, and I chuckled.

"From the moment I set eyes on you," I told her.