Chapter 9

"My queen, are you okay!?" A guard rushed in and hurried to me with panic in his voice; he must have heard the sound of the breaking cup.

Sage rushed in almost immediately, looking terrified.

"I am so sorry, my queen, I totally forgot to take the cup away… The king will kill!" She panicked as the guard knelt down and picked up the cup pieces.

"My queen, you're bleeding!" She yelled in shock, and fear filled her voice as she stared at my wound.

"I will quickly go get the aid box before the king notices it," the guard said and hurried out before I could say a word.

"My queen, I am so sorry for my carelessness. I am ready to be punished. Just please forgive me," Sage cried as I sighed.

"There is nothing here; it's just a small cut that doesn't hurt much," I said, frustrated by the so much care.

This kind of cut never freaked commoners like me out, we literally licked the blood off, and it's done, but here they are, panicking as if I fell from a high mountain.

The king walked in ge