Odette had given up hope to fight back! Tears started to leak out from the corner of her eyes as she lost hope that she would get out of there as a virgin. Who cared if the man was handsome or not? This was against her will! She started crying.
Rion, who was already preparing to carry out the final execution, suddenly froze when he saw tears flowing from the corners of the women's two eyes. He immediately pictured Rose's eyes crying when he looked at her from behind the bars of the cell.
Rion was stunned. He quickly pushed himself away from her and stepped back, as if he had just received a no-parking warning from Rose. With staggered steps, he continued to walk backward until he accidentally fell into the estuary behind him.
GULP GULP GULP.
The cold sensation of the estuary extinguished the fire within him and removed all the aphrodisiac effects he was feeling.
Meanwhile, Odette had taken a seat on the ground. She panted very hard. Her whole body was shaking and she felt numb. She was in deep shock.
After a few seconds of catching her breath, Odette stood up and was about to run away. However, she stopped when she saw the water on the surface of the estuary bubbling.
She could imagine the face of the bastard as he walked backwards then staggered as he fell into the water. If he was drunk then he was probably incapable of swimming and yet this was just karma the man had to accept, but… what if he died?
Odette could be reported to the police and accused of murder.
No! There were no witnesses, and the man fell down on his own. If anyone should make a police report, it would be Odette.
She didn't need to care, it would be even better if the man died. Yet, once again her heart and mind were at odds.
'The job of a doctor is to help and rescue others even if that person is a criminal.'
She remembered her senior's words that she had been holding on to all this time. Because she wanted to follow those words, she had almost lost her future. Odette decided that this time she would follow her wits. She turned to leave and at the same time, Rion came out of the water.
When she realized this, Odette turned around, picked up a twig and immediately got in a ready-to-fight stance. She watched the man crawl up and onto the ground. Odette's heart struck against her chest again– hard. A gust of wind made the leaves rustle.
A few seconds passed and Rion looked petrified in his crawling pose. Meanwhile, Odette felt very much like running, but she was afraid. What if the man pulled her leg while she climbed the slope?
She didn't dare lower her guard as Odette glanced left and right and looked for other routes to escape, but the surroundings looked dark and scary. Still, not as scary as if she was caught again by that man.
After some deliberation, she decided to take the right route. Very carefully, she started to step to the side but suddenly….
Woof!
"Huh?" Odette was surprised. She had just heard the sound of a puppy barking. Had she heard wrong? Were there any puppies around here?
She looked around. However, there was nothing but thick bushes to be seen. She stared intensely at the man in front of her. She remembered that the barking she heard just now was the same as the barking from the man a while ago.
"Huh." Odette's breath hitched as the man's face turned towards hers.
WOOF!
"W-what?" Odette took a step back, and the man started to bark at her loudly as if Odette was a thief who had broken into a safe.
***
Meanwhile, Trish and Anwen looked frantically for Rion. They had searched here and there but could not find him.
"BROTHEEEEEER!"
"YOUR MAJESTYYYYYY!"
The voices of the two echoed in the forest. Trish was overcome with anxiety. What if King Rion was currently doing that with monkeys or an 'evil spirit' was taking over his consciousness?
Under such circumstances, it would be extremely dangerous if King Rion encountered enemies. Enemies could easily kill him. Sometimes Trish felt that Princess Anwen's brain was not in the head but in the anus.
Irritating!
***
Returning to the previous place, Odette seemed to be waving a twig in her hand when the gray-haired man stepped forward while barking very loudly.
WARF! WARF! WOOF! WOOF! WOOF! WOOF!
"Hush. Hush. Don't come any closer!" Odette backed away in fear.
Her mind was frantic, she even began to assume the creature that barked in front of her was a real dog. However, what she did made the creature bark at her even more.
WOOF! WOOF! WOOF! WOOF!
Stump! Odette's back hit a big tree. Now she couldn't back down anymore. She was trapped while the creature before her continued to advance while groaning furiously.
"Stop right there, or I'll hit you!" Odette warned, and for some reason, the creature suddenly fell silent.
At a glance, the changes could be seen in his eyes and facial expression.
Rion's eyes blinked and looked confused as he found himself in a crawling pose. After that, he sat cross-legged and stared down at his dusty palms. Then he looked at the woman in white who was pointing a branch at him.
"You are... a temptress?"
When she heard those words, Odette opened her mouth. She wanted to say something, but her voice didn't come out. Rion exhaled tiredly and stood up. After that, he looked at the woman in front of him very closely. He remembered what he had done to her, and this made his face turn red with embarrassment... But he quickly regained his composure.
"Ahem. I forgive you, but next time, don't accept a job like this again," he said with an even face.
"Huh? What?" A slight surprise appeared in Odette's eyes. Odette's ears must have trouble because water got in them or from the impact when she fell. Why was this man the one who 'forgives' her? Wasn't Odette the one at a disadvantage here?
After he stared at Odette for about five seconds, Rion started walking towards the foot of the slope.
Odette tightened her guard, and Rion, who saw this, curled an eyebrow in surprise. That woman displayed the attitude most women would take when faced with a man who had tried to harass her… but wasn't she the temptress his grandmother sent to him?
Rion recalled again, when he kissed the woman greedily, she was trying hard to end the kiss and desperately trying to get away from him.
What was the reason?
Rion tried to find the answer himself. Was the woman being squeezed by economic problems that forced her to accept a job as a seductress, but at the last moment, she changed her mind?
Well, that might be the reason! Such cases were not new and happened frequently.
Rion felt sad, even though he had worked hard day and night to improve the lives of his people, there were still some who lived in poverty and were forced to do jobs that were contrary to applicable laws and morals.
Now Rion looked up at the top of the slope and the random white clouds above. The wind swayed his hair.
"If you need money, come with me to Green Castle. I will forget what happened today and will not punish you. So you should also forget what happened today. Whatever you saw and whatever you heard, forget everything." he said as he turned to look at Odette, who was still wary.
"You don't have to worry about anything now," he added and climbed up the slope. He left Odette too stunned to speak.
***
In a land far from human civilization, a handsome man appeared to be standing on the top of a mountain. A gust of wind high above made his long black hair flutter while his ruby eyes lit up the land below.
A fairy with pink hair and a green dress seemed to float over the handsome man's broad shoulders.
"Aathreya, are you sure that woman can heal the king?" asked the little fairy.
"Of course," replied the man named Aathreya confidently.
"Why are you so sure?"
"Just a hunch."
"What? So you're just relying on that useless blunt hunch." The fairy looked disappointed.
"This time I'm sure, Kevin."
"My name is Narine."
"Really? Then who is Kevin?"
Odette entered the thicket as she chose the route she had previously decided. In her opinion, it was better than going up the slope following Rion.Which fool would follow the one who nearly harmed him?The girl walked through the tall bushes that obscured the view almost like a show curtain. She used the branch in her hands and swatted it against the vines that blocked the way.Odette really hoped to find a way out of the forest, but the more she walked, the darker and darker the surroundings became.For a moment, she stopped and looked around. For some reason, the place felt unsafe, and the hairs on the back of her neck suddenly stood up when she felt a gust of wind pass by.The gust of wind was as warm as... someone's breath behind her ear.Something went wrong.Odette turned her head back stiffly and instantly froze. Her heart felt like it had just fallen into her stomach when she saw the face of a big bear plastered clearly and distinctly in front of her face.ROAAAAAARRR!The bi
Night fell and stars spattered the sky. It looked so beautiful. However, there was a more amazing sight.Hundreds of red roses grew on the land that lay wide. A gust of wind gently swayed the petals of the flowers. A sweet fragrance perfumed the air while the golden coloured moonlight gently shone on the flower and made its beauty shine even more.Surely anyone who saw this thought that the roses were not from the earth but from the garden of heaven.Among the flowers, Rion stood and stared at one of the rose petals that was there. A petal that was still a bud and had not yet opened. Maybe when the sun rose tomorrow, then the bud would open?Rion's hand moved slowly and touched the flower petals gently and carefully.Rion smiled, but his eyes stared sadly. His hazel eyes were a mist of sadness.From a distance, two servants and a soldier looked at their king who was in the middle of the rose garden.Call them servant A, servant B and the soldier."Even though it has been six years, th
Slowly Odette began to open her eyes. The first thing she saw was a silhouette of a person's shadow until a few seconds later, it became clear."Huh?" Odette was surprised to find the face of a purple-eyed girl so close to hers."You finally woke up," said Anwen with a sweet smile."Wh-who are you?" Odette immediately got up. The hunching Anwen looked at the face of Odette, who looked like she was about to wake up. She thus stood up straight.Odette's eyes wandered, and she found herself in a very strange place again. She was in a golden room. On the walls, there were decorative paintings, that if one looked closely, they all looked like… roses?Odette's blue eyes shifted to the grey-haired girl standing next to her, then to the two women standing behind the girl. The clothes worn by the two women reminded Odette of the maid outfits she had seen in the colossal dramas her mother always watched.Where was she now? And who were these pe
The wind blew the long grey hair of the man who was stood with the pointed sword aimed at Odette. His cold hazel eyes glanced at Trish who was standing behind him, then drew back his sword. And without a word , he just walked past Odette. The surprised Odette turned her head and continued to see the back of the man, who continued to move away. "Are you okay?" "Huh?" Odette turned back to the front and found a brown-haired man bent over while giving a helping hand. Handsome. Those were the first words that crossed Odette's mind when she saw Trish's face. After three seconds of fascination, Odette finally nodded and took Trish's hand to stand up. As soon as she stood up, Anwen jumped from the window that Odette had previously passed. "Miss Ody, what are you doing here?" asked Anwen as she stood by Odette. "Ody? So your name is Ody. Nice name. I'm Trish," Trish introduced himself as he reached out for a handshake, but Odette just smiled wryly and stepped back slowly, which made Tr
Rion stared at Odette in silence until a few seconds later, he said, "I'm sorry. I misunderstood."Odette's eyes blinked. She doubted what she heard. "Huh? W-what did you say?"Before he gave a response, Rion first took and put some food dishes on his plate."Yesterday, I was senseless and under the influence of an aphrodisiac. I hope you can forget what happened yesterday. I didn't do it on purpose," he said in a flat tone but sounded very annoying in Odette's ears because Rion seemed to have no guilt at all. Even Rion seemed to think that what happened yesterday was a trivial matter.Odette looked back at the man in front of her sarcastically. "You think the memories in the human brain are like android data that you can store and delete at will?"Hearing the word 'android' Rion who was about to put a spoon into his mouth suddenly stopped and looked at Odette with one eyebrow slightly raised."Andr ... andro what?" He asked, but Odette paid no heed to Rion's question.The brunette wo
The sun's rays slowly began to sting.Odette was currently in Rion's study. She carefully stared at the image of a large open scroll on the table. If one looked closely, one could see that it was the picture was a map. While Odette tried to read the map, Rion who was seated across the table watched Odette as well as Trish who now stood beside Rion.Odette was currently looking for the name of her country. After breakfast this morning, Rion asked where Odette lived because he would send Odette home if Odette wanted to go home. But when Odette mentioned the name of the city and country, the man didn't understand at all.Odette was annoyed because she felt Rion was playing with her. Rion no longer knew how to make Odette understand that the country she mentioned didn't exist. So, he finally invited Odette to look at the map to find her own country.Odette had been looking at the map for an hour but couldn't find the country she was looking for. In fact, she realized that all the name
The two women watched Odette, and Odette also looked back at them. 'Why is everyone here wearing old-fashioned clothes,' Odette thought when she saw the appearance of the two women who were dressed as royal knights. After she stayed silent for about three seconds, the two female knights, who were none other than Knight Erika and Knight Erina, walked up to Odette. "He-hey." Odette greeted timidly upon seeing the swords hanging from the waists of the two women. Those looked real. "Who are you?" Erika asked with dipped eyebrows and piercing eyes. She looked unfriendly, and it made Odette feel tense. "If you ask with a face like that, anyone will be scared." Erina patted her sister's shoulder, then turned to look at Odette and smiled. Erina's attitude looked completely different from Erika's. She looked friendlier. "Can we help you? I noticed you were confused," said Erina. Her attitude made Odette feel relieved. Earlier, she had been worried because she thought she would not get he
"Do you have any copper or silver coins? I don't have enough change for these gold coins." "I only have this coin. Is there a bank around here or can you tell me where to exchange this money, Aunty?" From a table, Odette watched and listened to Anwen's interaction with the middle-aged woman. The woman was the owner of the diner that Odette and Anwen were stopping at now. When they arrived at the village, Anwen invited Odette to have lunch first before they continued their journey. In addition, Anwen also bought supplies for dinner because Anwen said that they would arrive in the forest by night time. However, when Anwen wanted to pay for all her groceries, the shop owner didn't have enough change for the money Anwen gave her. Odette noticed the gold coins that Anwen had placed on the table as well as some of the copper coins that the shop owner had issued. Those coins also looked ancient, just like the clothes worn by everyone that Odette saw there. "Fifty-seven, fifty-eight, fif