@foolishonewriting "I honestly, think I should," Aurora hummed, a sense of amusement clear in her voice as she kept walking through the garden. "Something tells me he looks like nothing has ever happened at all," she taunted gently.
Basim knew that the newest addition to his harem was not fond of her new position. A flower as exotic as herself was surely far from home, and so he could not fault her for rattling at the bars of her golden cage every so often. But right here in this very moment he had wished for her gentle kindness to lighten his mood, not her teasing. "Taunting words don't suite you little flower", he said, voice low as he walked over to her, the gentle murmur of the water fountain filling the air, mixing with the singing of the birds and the humming of the bees. Blood splatters seeping into his silk kaftan and a bruise blooming on his cheek. Once undressed, his ribs would show a similar discolouring as his cheek, but he was right. His arrogant brother looked much worse, with a deep cut across his ugly face and a missing ear for not listening to Basim.
"But I am sure you will recognize my opponent next time you see him. It is hard to miss the mark I left"