"Your highness,did you give up on finding out who you were exchanging letters with?"
"I'm afraid so.Since they haven't revealed themselves so far,I think they must want to keep their identity a secret"
"But you must still be disappointed..."
"I don't want to make them uncomfortable "
He's keeping his promise
He really is a good man
From time to time he looked at me, and I smiled and nodded at him
Suddenly our attention turned towards the door when it opened and someone came in. It was the captain of the royal guard.
Oh no...
He must be here for that...
But to our surprise,he came to me
"Your majesty,you may wish to come to the Grand Banquet Hall for a moment "
Instead of approaching the prick,he approached me and reported the matter to me
He sounded serious. There were only twenty people in the room, so everyone could hear what he said. All the guests' eyes were on him.
I can't believe I am being put into that son of a bitch's shoes
I composed myself and responded to the guard
"Is something the matter?"
"Well..."
The captain seemed reluctant to answer in present company
"Take me there immediately"
I picked up on it and I stood up from my seat.
"Excuse me everyone but I have some matters to attend to.Please,enjoy the banquet"
I excused myself from the table and went outside with the knight
I'm not even supposed to go to that hall yet but this just had to happen
I specifically said to Rashta to not attend but what's more annoying is...
I'm not even surprised
I know I should have put more pressure on her by telling her about that man but it might backfire and she'll be more on edge and be afraid of me.
Specially when she's such an assuming girl
When we got close to the banquet hall,I saw the guards on the doorway being nervous
They better be...
They jolted up when they saw me and bowed to me
I glared at them to remind them their in big trouble
They had one job and they didn't even do anything
I went inside the banquet hall and everyone turned their eyes to me
Everyone immediately made way for me and what I saw irritated me
Rashta had fainted and that secretary was just holding her up
Do they think their jobs here are a joke?
I turned to the captain and eyed him darkly
The guests took a step back and the captain called on the guards to help him
They arrested the old man and the old guy kept acting like he doesn't know anything
"Where shall we bring him,your majesty?"
I raised an eyebrow at them
"We shall bring him to the dungeon"
They lowered their heads and made their way out of the hall
I approached Rashta and the secretary lowered his head
"I-i will bring her to the Western palace,your majesty"
I nodded and stepped aside for them
He carried Rashta towards the hallway and I followed suit
The guests ofcourse whispered among themselves
"The Empress is terrifying when she's angry"
"She didn't even had to say anything and those guards took action right away"
"Even a look screams authority "
"Now we know who's really in charge "
I looked ahead and followed the secretary out
I could see him trembling so when we were out of the banquet hall,I went to his side and spoke to him
"You better be careful with her in your arms"I said to him coldy
"Y-yes your majesty"
The secretary hurried to the Western palace and I followed them to Rashta's quarters
When we got inside,the secretary layed Rashta on the bed and I ordered him to get a basin of water and a towel
I took out my fan and fanned Rashta
The secretary arrived with the things i told him and I asked him to leave us alone
I took the basin of water and put it on the nightstand beside the bed
I dipped the towel in and squeezed the water out
I immediately wiped Rashta's face with the towel and dipped the towel back to the water
I squeezed the towel again and put it on Rashta's forehead
I can't believe I'm doing this but I really have only myself to blame for taking her in
I should bear with this until I've accomplished everything I need
I got up and went outside of her chambers
I called on some maids to take care of Rashta and to not let anyone in until I've come back
I have to deal with that old prick and make sure he doesn't get any funny ideas
Who am I kidding?
It's that Viscount were talking about
He's gonna do whatever he wants
And what's worse,I can't do anything to him yet
I need things to use against him if I want to stop him
I'd have to wait for him to take action so I can have dirt on him
Artina came to my side and we immediately went down the dungeons
Even from the entrance I could hear that old man screaming
We were lead to the cell where that old man was and when I appeared infront of him,he immediately knelt down
"Your majesty,I have no idea what I did wrong.Please,I am innocent"
Feigning ignorance?Bullshit
I can only act in his stead then
"Explain what happened today, Viscount"
The Viscount perked up and immediately answered me
This greedy scum
"I can only offer you my sincere apologies,your majesty.I have always had difficulty recognizing faces and it's caused me to make many mistakes.The slave who ran away from my domain also had silver hair and dark eyes so I mistakenly thought she was Lady Rashta.I beg for your understanding, your majesty.It was the mistake of a senile old man.Please forgive me"
Backing down for your advantage
Typical
I can't even keep his mouth shut or do anything to him cause if anything were to happen to him,that would just be confirming what he said
"Very well.You should continue to choose your words in the future,Viscount"
Disgusting
I can't believe I'm acting and talking like the asshole
It feels sinful to be in his stead
"But of course your majesty"
Augh
This pathetic bastard
I ordered the guards to let the Viscount go and I left the dungeons with Artina
Well...
I'm in for a lot of trouble again