“Dang! The baby I trained became a ferocious bear!”
This opponent of mine gave a triumphant smile as I wiped the blood on my right cheek, so I immediately chanted a spell because it might leave an ugly scar on my fair, blemish-free, seductive face. We should take care of our best assets.
“Thanks to you, I got better every day however, this new skill of mine would be only helpful in dire situations.”
Every day is a dire situation, my dear cousin! The adrenaline ran through my system now I found a decent sparring candidate.
I stood up and thrust the pointed tip of my sword was in his stomach. One wrong move to kiss him goodbye forever.
“Wouldn’t you think it is already time for us to head inside the manor unless you thought that the actual battle is just getting started?”
In a confident tone, I said, “I’m happy that someone knew myself better than me,”
I pulled back my sword, and he just shook his head.
“I can’t believe you, and if you’re aiming for suicide, then go ahead.”
“You’re the killer who murdered my excitement! Scared because of the cold? Unbelievable!”
“No, I just want to save that Lady.”
He pointed at the woman who was adoring the dim, greyish sky.
“Why would you waste your time talking to an idiot?”
Reyner’s making a lame excuse to end this duel, but I won’t let that happen now that I’m in the mood for a revengeful attack.
“No, she had a reason and, I want to know it.”
He inserted his sword in its scabbard and walked its way to Miss Idiot. I don’t have a choice. Damn it!
“Hey! Bro, maybe she’s already frozen?”
He stopped, turned around, and with those glistening eyes, he put his hands on my shoulder.
“Then, I have more reasons to help her. Let’s be altruistic today, Frederick.”
My prophecy is Reyner would die because of helping someone! If it won’t happen now, then it would take place in the future! I wrapped my left arm on his shoulder. Maybe I also have a reason to meet this idiotic lady who ruined our swordsmanship practice.
“What was in the sky and you look focused?” Reyner asked.
It turned out that she’s not yet frozen because she trembled and stepped backward. Do we look like ghosts? Ladies in the capital would risk their lives only to touch the tip of our fingers, yet this woman treated us like a contagious disease.
I told ya, Reyner, people are not worth saving for. After six steps, she stopped and gave us a curtsy.
“Greetings to the Crown Prince of Daria and Duke Frederick.”
You did the right thing, Miss! I’ll teach you how to address me correctly next time! Reyner repeated his question, which I don’t understand because if I were him, I’ll demand an answer right away. Anyway, the lady in question gave a bland answer, so this is the time to shake things up a little.
“Your answer lacked details,” I said.
Reyner looked like a mad bison when he glanced at me. I shrugged my shoulders as a response. Why so agitated ma’ dude? All I did was to state a fact!
“Your Grace, I apologize if you thought that I gave an unsatisfactory answer. Please, enlighten me.”
This lady was interesting. She appeared calm, but when you look at how she formed words, her teeth had some grinding action which she tried to mask with a smile. I don’t know if she was just terrible in hiding her feelings or wanted to express herself elusively.
“The question stated a specific thing in heaven to admire it. Your answer was vague.”
“Hey! Frederick, that was alright! Do not bother Lady Bethany anymore. Look! I did not know if she shivered because of the cold or if it was just you. Let us go inside.”
Reyner, stop it being a firefighter. You always extinguish my zealousness in everything.
“Your Highness, please allow me to hear Lady Bethany’s complete answer.”
Sorry, not sorry. I wanted to see more of Lady Bethany’s amazing expression.
“Thank you very much, Your Highness. I am sorry if my plain and boring answer confused the both of you.”
Yes, please! Be sarcastic, the more you do, the more I become entertained and, for that, I’ll give you a thumbs up!
“I know that beauty is a subjective matter for everyone. What is beautiful to me can be ugly in your eyes,”
We nodded at her statement. This lady knew how to make rational statements. Even though she’s rational, how could women change their moods at the speed of light?
“I can clearly see the mixture of two colors that formed a new hue. Of course, it is not a bright color. It was still helpful for us because it warned us to prepare for the terrible weather. Another example is you, Duke Frederick,”
I knew it. She belonged to our fan club! Honestly, I like her approach — a very creative one.
“They said the face behind that mask was hideous. I think they were wrong.”
Oh, my cute little fan, I wanted to show this to you but, other fans would get jealous.
Fortunately, Reyner couldn’t stand it anymore.
“Good job, Lady Bethany! I think the Duke had the same opinion,” Reyner said.
“Your Highness, I agree with your statement.”
What could I say? This new fan who’ll top my list of interesting toys blew me away.
All right, time to go inside before Reyner gets grumpy.
“Hey, where was Lady Bethany?” Reyner asked.
“She’s walking behind me.”
We had eye contact after comparing her distance between us.
“If she was, then explain what I saw.”
“Don’t worry, I’ will go. If it’s me, then I could break it.”
I volunteered, knowing that Reyner has strong inner morals. He wouldn’t bend rules unless it is beneficial. Besides, gossips wouldn’t be complete without mentioning my name, and she would turn into a frozen statue for real if I didn’t hurry.
The poor turtle stumbled when she bumped into me, so I guess I had another inspiration to be buff.“Your Grace, I apologize for my slowness. Expect me to speed up the pace.”I shook my head when she said that she would speed up her space. What a great joke because if she can, then why would I return?I put my cloak on her because she was as pale as a sheet of paper. Giving fan service and carrying a lady in a bridal style way was never this fun!“Your Grace, you could put me down, the woman and the man ...”How dare you nag me as if you’re my Mom? Wrong response, it should be: “Your Grace, what an incredible strength you have!”“Tell me that fucking rule, and I would not show any mercy to you.”This woman had to know that I’m not the type of person who would resist being put in a box.Did I become too hard on her? Carrying a rock made time slower, but when I glanced, I
Why do people hate darkness? All of my life, darkness fostered me, gave solitude to my wounded soul. Light for me was often short-lived.I am a deformed cub, so my parents only saw me as a competitor for resources. Why not erase my existence in this cruel world? Why would you always hit me with your leather belt when you could have strangled me with it?If the sight of me made you puke, then why not behead me? Please end my suffering now.Yes, I’m an unlovable child, but why am I still longing for warmth that would thaw my frozen heart and let me grow as an individual?Was it because of my dream that an angel would knock on my door on an unexpected day?“I’m Lady Bethany Grimaldi and, I want to be friends with you.”The Almighty God, was she the angel you’ve sent me?I made sure that the sleeves of my dress w
When someone’s life turned a complete 360 degrees, that’s when everything became shaky just like this carriage. I completely understood why Miuerella’s been acting like she lost her mouth.For sure, there were lots of questions inside her head and answers would arrive soon. I’ve been in her shoes before, that’s why I was in this kind of predicament.I held her hand, and that’s when she glanced at me.“I don’t know what would be the right words to say to erase your pain, but I will make sure that everything will be alright, Ella.”A sweet smile lit the spirits of people riding in this carriage that forced me to give one as well.“Thank you, Beth, I didn’t know how would I repay you for all the help you’ve given me.”Words left me. The muscles in my mouth hardened like a block of cement. At first, she meant gratitude for the “real
I got out of the bathroom and bent my body to check if he hid under my bed. My wardrobe creaked, but the figure of the Duke wasn’t there. A shadow resembled a human figure which made me unhinged, turned to be shadows of a coat and hat hanging on the coat rack near vanity table. Heavy tread of someone’s boots outside my room gave me false hope only to find those belonged to the maids.“Your Grace, please tell me where you are!”This endless pursuit needed to stop. I sat on my bed while rubbing a cotton towel onto my damp Rapunzel length hair that would take a lot of time to dry.“I’m still in Larson when I met a mage and told me a secret about the gift. I couldn’t believe it at first because Empire’s archives didn’t have any scripts mentioning the extra perks, so I gave it a shot and Voilà!”“Wow!”Phew! An image of a twisted man hidden in the bushes holding binocul
The dimples molded on my cheeks upon learning the glorious news.No one beats the careful plan paired with great execution! I stepped backwards because if someone might see me eavesdrop, missiles of nags would blast my ears afterwards.I guess sleep was still the best medication for boredom.“Lady Bethany, what a coincidence, I need your help right now!”His disheveled hair, heavy breathing, and unbuttoned wet shirt backed up his statement. What happened to this man?“Of course, this humble lady lends her hand for Your Highness.”Crown Prince Reyner invited me to his colossal VIP room, decorated with crafted furniture and golden embellishments. Whenever I stepped on the Venetian Red woolen carpet, it was like murdering the beauty of this exquisite material which costed half of my eternal soul.“Please wait for me, this won’t take long. I prepared everything on the dessert platter for you.&rdqu
“How about me, give me a task!”He even pointed to himself and raised his hand like a student who wanted to get called by his teacher. Do I really need to include him? But he flooded the discussion with his outrageous ideas about this love-friendship operation.“You killed her Father, do you think she would befriend you?”Before the debate ignited, I told them we need to be friendly and cautious about every word that would come out from our mouths because it might scrape her vulnerable heart.Like what I wrote in the script, I greeted Miuerella when I saw her sketching Mingming. She immediately dropped her graphite pencil when she saw me holding a tray.“Beth! Look at our Mingming, isn’t she cute?”I applauded at her artwork, then stroked Mingming’s black fur. Yeah, maybe the other reason Ella empathized with her was because no one wanted an animal that would bring misfortune.
The moment I stepped foot in their room, I asked Uncle whether the reason they summoned me was I pointed out their similarities.Duke Le Merck, you became like a cat who cannot urinate when I stated the fact that crimson eyes are a trait exclusive to the Le Merck family.He praised me for being sharp and requested if I could convince Miuerella in cooperating with the paternity test.Seriously, people in the higher part of the pyramid lived comfortably! They passed their important jobs to other people, even persuading their daughter on me.Of course, I didn’t have a choice or else I won’t get any points. I went back to the roofed deck to check whether the future couple was still alive—what I meant was breathing.Reyner’s gone. Maybe it had to do with the devilish Duke’s affairs since James also mentioned his name.Her dazzling aura caused by the power of love almost killed me.I called her name
I expected he totally forgot about me after the Count’s case. What does he need?~~~“Good Morning, Your Grace. What fine weather do we have, so am I.”“Have you felt good?”“I’m an optimistic person.”“Optimistic, you say?”“I have a visitor today, so I am afraid that I might not fully entertain Your Highness.”Let’s not waste our time over nonsense people.“What’s your favorite color?”“It’s green.”~~~He thanked me before we ended the conversation. Why would he ask for my favorite color?“Beth, should I tell them to slow down?”“We should reach the place before lunchtime, so that’s a big no.”She explained I occasionally shook my head, so I assured if something was wrong with me, I’ll tell her