Queen Candidate
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The presence of King Bhian and Zhia received a welcome from all the citizens of Parean. They were very pleased with the arrival of the most important person in the kingdom. The last time they saw the King was a few months ago when there was a plague.

And now their king came again after a long drought accompanied by disease came together in their region.

King Bhian got off first from the horse-drawn carriage and immediately received a welcome.

"Welcome to Your Majesty" they said simultaneously as they lowered their heads slightly.

As soon as they lifted their eyes glared in shock at the sight of a woman descending from the royal horse carriage. Even more astonishing, King Bhian who helped Zhia down and still held the woman's hand as if afraid that woman was leaving.

"Who is that woman?" ask them questions, they are curious.

"Who is that beautiful woman?"

"Is she our Queen?"

"Is he His Majesty's lover?"

These questions have sprung up from citizens who did not know about the horrendous news in the kingdom a few weeks ago.

The citizens of Parean who were busy with the disaster that came to them did not hear of the arrival of the future Queen. Do not know also that the girl who came with their King was the future wife of King Bhian.

Likewise with officials and officials who are in the area to help the difficulties of its citizens. Everyone in the Parean area knew of the news coming from the palace.

King Bhian who heard the whispers and murmurs of his citizens will be the figure of the girl with him immediately raised his voice.

"Include the girl next to me this would-be wife of mine, Princess Zhia, princess of the kingdom of Month who will later become Queen in this kingdom" said King Bhian firmly.

All the citizens nodded in understanding and gave Zhia a welcome as well.

"Welcome Princess Zhia"

Zhia smiled slightly as she nodded in response.

King Bhian walked hand in hand with Zhia towards a building that would be their temporary residence while there. King Bhian wanted to rest for a while before heading to the place where the people affected by the disease were.

"We don't see the state of the people right away?" zhia asked in astonishment as they instead entered that quite luxurious place and sat down to rest.

"Later to go there, now rest first long journey must be tiring for you, Cami does not want Catri why-not just because of soy sauce, what else in a place that is a lot of transmission of this disease" said King Bhian.

Zhia let out a sigh of resignation, her body was indeed tired due to the long journey they took. What else is Zhia who has never traveled far. Only when he was going to the Sun kingdom alone, it did not take long because they used Nae birds so there was not much time wasted.

Two hours later, King Bhian and Zhia went to visit a place that was home to sick people.

Not only adults who are there, children also have diseases and are placed there.

A healer who takes care of the people approached when he saw the arrival of King Bhian.

"Welcome Your Majesty, I'm sorry I didn't welcome His Majesty's arrival earlier" said the middle-aged man, bowing respectfully for a moment and then standing up again.

"How are they developing?" asked King Bhian, looking around where the people who were lying were helpless.

Their families could only see from the outside because the healer who did not allow them to enter helped take care under the pretext of interfering with treatment.

King Bhian and the physician continued to discuss the condition of the sick. Zhia approached a small child who was looking at her with a gaze that seemed to want to say something but could not.

Zhia's white hand stretched out to touch the small hand that felt only bone and skin. Zhia's forehead shriveled as she felt the child's extremely cold body.

Normally people are sick body temperature will be dominant heat and if it is cold will only be felt by the sick only. Whereas if the painless holding will feel hot, Zhia thought.

The hand again touched the person next to the little boy and got the same thing.

"What do you feel?" zhia asked quietly but did not get an answer other than just an inexplicable gaze, Zhia was less understanding but like there was visible pain.

"Is it very cold?" the little boy's eyes moved sideways which made Zhia mean that no.

"Is it very hot?" the little boy's eyes blinked slowly.

"But your bodies are so cold! what disease is this? does your body feel weak?" the boy blinked slowly.

Zhia looked towards the little boy and the person beside her then towards everything inside.

"Everything is female, from a child to an adult" Zhia murmured.

"Are you married?" zhia asked the person next to the child earlier.

The person's eyes move to the side indicating not yet or not.

Zhia walked up to the others again and asked the same thing. The answer is the same all, what else the faces of adult women can be seen still quite young even though very pale weak.

"My son" was heard screaming from the window where a mother seemed to cry to see the condition of her son.

What disease only afflicts women from the small to the present day inner Zhia.

Back Zhia reached out her hand holding the wrist of one of the women there and felt a pulse that could still be said to be normal for a healthy person and strange enough for a weak person dying.

"Mr Princess don't!" yelled at the healer when she saw Zhia holding her patient's hand

Zhia who was startled because of the shout instantly released the hand she was holding.

"Janhan is holding them Princess, you'll catch them, let me see Princess's hand" he said, wanting to hold Zhia's hand.

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"Keep your hands!" asserted King Bhian with his flat voice that sounded creepy and disliked.

Even the young King pulled Zhia's body docked to him and wrapped his right hand possessively around Zhia's waist.

"I'm sorry Your Majesty I just want to see the Princess's hand afraid of contracting" he bowed.

He did not expect to get rejection from the prospective husband of the woman who will be in touch. Only hands are not allowed.

While King Bhian did not respond to anything, just quietly look around him and feel something strange in that place. Even the cold was more pronounced in the room, in terms of conditions outside very hot and dry.

"Is there no cure for them? why are all those sick women?" zhia asked to find out her curiosity.

The healer who heard Zhia voice immediately raised his head and looked at the girl who was talking to him. Even though his eyes were flat when he saw it, it didn't matter.

"I also do not know Mr. Princess, this disease is so quickly transmitted to women only from a small touch, that's why I want to check the Princess' hand fear later contracted also so let me check it" both hands of the healer were outstretched hoping that Zhia would give her hand.

The rope was again just a disappointment that he got because the possessive man in the sampimg Zhia who would not like his woman in touch with other men.

"Are you tired of two hands?" snapping King Bhian stared intently at the healer in front of him who was very presumptuous.