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The Impact of Her (ALL SEASONS) ~ Forty-One - Season IV ~
I waited patiently behind the trees and bushes for the perfect time to strike.Before we took off, James gave us one final instruction: that the griffins would only arrive once the front guards were removed.I already sent five guards to move closer towards the front gates. As for the rest of the soldiers, I assigned them to the back gates. My specific instructions was to wait for them to drop their defences. And though our position was uncomfortable, we couldn’t be reckless with our actions.One mistake could cost the whole mission.Finally, the three guards at the front gates sat in front of the entrance. They put their spears aside. They yawned as they shared bread with one another.I nodded at my men. Immediately, they shot their sleeping darts. In no time, the drowsy liquid took effect and put the guards to sleep.It was an incredible surprise and blessing that the captain brought some sleep syrup with him. Before we completely made our journey to the front entrance, we made dart
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His eyes remained still on the full moon.In the darkness of the room, he stood silent.He was still, almost a life-like statue.He should be asleep. But he couldn’t. He eagerly waited for news in regards to his plans.Any misstep could lead to utter disaster.Finally, a knock came upon the door. It creaked open and his page spoke, “My lord, Sir Hector has arrived. He wishes to see you.”“Let him in,” the voice of the lone man echoed.Silence entered the room once again as he waited for his visitor. Footsteps then approached him. Even though he wasn’t sure it was the guest he expected, he remained unmoved by the window.“Your Highness?” Sir Hector, his secret right-hand man, spoke from behind.“Any news?”“As you predicted, they went to the duchess’ residence. But we were able to remove the girl before their arrival. We also left no trace of our presence within the grounds,” Sir Hector delivered his report.“Where is she now?”“Where you want her to be, my lord.”The young man sighed
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She groaned as she slowly regained consciousness. Darkness welcomed her vision. She then sat up from the unfamiliar bed and looked around.Everything looked strange.The faint moonlight was the only thing that illuminated the room. But it was enough to help her distinguish that she was somewhere she didn’t know.From the unfamiliar furniture and different room arrangement. She knew she was brought somewhere that wasn’t in Western Wind.Once again, fear filled her mind.It was the same fear that she felt when she was abducted. It was the same fear that haunted her when she was locked in a room with no windows. It was the same fear that became her companion for all the time that she was alone.In a panic, she hurried towards the headboard. She hugged her knees tightly as she examined her room frantically.The door suddenly opened, which made her jump. Two unfamiliar men entered, one of them carried a tray. After the tray was settled on the table, both turned towards the bed. They grinne
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My eyes strained as I looked out from the throne room window.I focused my eyes on the distant mountains, trying to distract myself from all of the frustrations of the world.Three days has passed - and quite quickly, to be frank - since we arrived in Bethilda’s residence. When we, especially James, thought that everything would be solved here, that everything would finally end here, we were proven wrong.~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~‘I stumbled backwards, slowly falling to the ground as my whole world came to a screeching halt. Shock and fear overcame my whole body.‘“Your Highness!” the captain and soldiers screamed, catching me right before my body could reach the ground. Everyone shouted in a panic as they scrambled around me. But their voices slowly turned into muffled noises as my surroundings swirled before my eyes.‘Laura wasn’t here. If she’s not here, where could she be? Where was she taken to? Who took her?‘Could it really be Mallory?‘Or was this another evidence that pointed to the o
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We finally arrived in Bethilda’s dungeon, which was located in one of her castle towers.Unlike in our castle, hers was spacious. There were windows where the sun would shine its light through. At the same time, it served as a way of proper ventilation for her prisoners. As we passed by the prison cells, I noticed that they were still in pristine conditions. As if not many prisoners were kept here before.Most likely, her servants were the few of the first ones to be kept here.“James, did you imprison all of your servants?” I whispered as I walked closely behind James.“Each one of them had to be questioned. I only released a few after they were interrogated and proven to be innocent,” James explained.We were then led to an open door through the wall.~*~*~*~As we stepped inside, it revealed a staircase that led down to the side of the tower.As we ventured down, the light from the upper part of the tower slowly disappeared. There were no windows as we ventured further down the hid
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We climbed up a bit more and we came across the guards.They held one of their own by his arms. “I assume that this is the prison keeper,” James said as he looked at them.“Yes, Your Majesty,” they replied.“Please, Your Majesty,” the prison keeper cried. “Spare me the punishment. I don’t know what I did wrong!”“You don’t know what you did wrong?” I asked as my brows furrowed. They all turned in my direction. The prison keeper’s eyes widened as I spoke.James chuckled. “Unfortunately, your plea doesn’t have anything to do with me,” he interrupted, which caused them to look back at him. “Because I wasn’t the one who bestowed upon you your punishment. Also, I wasn’t the one you offended with your… actions.”Frantic, the prison keeper returned to me and begged, “Please, Your Highness, have mercy on me. I don’t know what I did wrong. I didn’t do anything wrong.”“So, punishing an innocent man who stood up for others isn’t wrong?” I replied with a raised brow.“I was only following instru
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“For all my life, I lived in absolute caution.“My parents were once loyal servants of the duchess when she was only a teenager. My mother was chosen as one of her ladies-in-waiting. My father was chosen as her page.“For the longest time, the duchess never treated her household with hostility. Most especially, her favourites. And when time came for my parents to ask for her blessing, the duchess happily allowed their marriage.“But that harmonious relationship with the duchess was destroyed because of a false allegation.“One of the guards accused my parents of stealing the duchess’ crown, which was a family heirloom. Because of that, they ran away from the castle and lived in the mountains in secret.“Day after day, they lived in fear for their lives. It only worsened when Mother became pregnant. Although they did everything to give me a proper, normal childhood, I was never allowed to visit the nearby city. They would make one excuse after another, just to prevent me from leaving t
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“I returned to my quarters after that.“I just created an excuse towards my fellow servant. And I kept my lips sealed about that matter. Nobody in this castle - not even the duchess - knew what I knew,” the servant ended the story.Eyes wide opened, I stared at the floor. My mind froze but my heart raced. My hatred towards Benjamin burned more than what it was before.‘I knew it! I was right! Everything was a trap!’ I thought to myself.I tried everything that I got to convince my family that Benjamin was the true suspect. I argued with them, even went against the manners and conduct that they taught me. But they never believed me. We had to have numerous debates. James even had to risk his very life, just to obtain this confirmation that we needed.As my world swirled out of control, James’ hand held onto my shoulder. Slowly, he pulled me away from the servant. James sat in front of me and said to the servant, “Thank you for telling us the truth. I am certain that by doing this, you
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The moon shone high in the sky as I looked out my bedroom window.The whole room was pitch black, dark as the night sky above. And only the powerful moonlight was able to illuminate my room.Well, at least a portion of it.I was incredibly frustrated with everything that I never bothered to light my torches as night fell.After I returned from James’ study, I remained in my room and did absolutely nothing. I simply sat by the window and drank tea without any signs of stopping. I also requested for an early dinner, an attempt to avoid James during dinner time.I just wanted to be left alone.I just wanted some space.‘I just want progress. Was that too much to ask for?’ my mind shouted, helpless as no one could hear it. And no one bothered to listen or even ask me.Then, a knock on my door echoed throughout the room. But I didn’t answer. I already rejected persistent knockings as I remained in my quarters. Even though someone from the other end called for my name, I never made my prese
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Bethilda’s mouth hung in disbelief.“Your Highness, my heart's already breaking for the sacrifice that I am to make. Against my own beliefs and wishes, I am giving you my men to aid your cause. Just because I want them to have some time to prepare, that doesn’t mean I am on the other side of this debacle,” Bethilda protested.She added, “Your impatience will put their lives at risk. And that’s a risk that I will never be willing to take.”I pressed my lips together as my nose flared after a deep sigh. Truth be told, I gave my full respect to Bethilda as she put her servants before anything. However, I couldn’t wait again for a longer time. We already wasted too much time here and we never made any sort of progress in terms of the rescue mission.I cared for Bethilda’s household the same as I did for my own. But we couldn’t afford to wait another week before we could proceed. We didn’t even have the slightest clue on what could be happening within Benjamin’s territory.The mere thought
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Bethilda’s eyes widened whilst James immediately turned to my direction.This was the fastest solution that I could think of. James already exhausted all of his efforts for this debacle. I had to do something, even if he didn’t like it.Bethilda looked to James for a moment before she returned to me. “Whatever the reason is for this sudden request of aid, I am afraid that it will do you more harm than good,” she answered. She added, “My soldiers aren’t fully trained for combat. I only trained them to protect and to distract enemies. And besides, I don’t think that His Majesty is in favour of this decision of yours, Your Highness.”“James has already given his all for our cause. We don’t know who to turn to and we are running out of time,” I answered. James’ stare never left but I paid no mind. I had no time to argue with him.Bethilda asked, “Have you reached out to other kingdoms? I know that you are attempting to rescue a friend. If that is the case, shouldn’t it be advised to ask t
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“I already sent some of the guards to gather more troops back home.“We don’t know how many men Benjamin has to protect him,” James replied. “As much as possible, I don’t want to spill too much blood, especially within their territory. I don’t want this debacle to cause a scandal. And I also don’t want to destroy our alliance with them. At the same time, we can’t waste the lives of more men, both on his side and ours.”For James to still honour our alliance with Eastern Sun, even after what Benjamin did, was frustrating.Benjamin betrayed me. Trust and loyalty were values that I held in high regard. But Benjamin disregarded that, all because he didn’t get what he wanted.For that action alone, the friendship between our kingdoms was also destroyed. How could we possibly trust a traitor? Even if that person was our ally, it already destroyed their credibility as someone we trusted deeply.However, I understood why James was still worried about the alliance. Eastern Sun wasn’t simply a
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Marcus chuckled as he shrugged.He looked down to his feet and replied, “My loyalty to the duchess is more than just of a servant, Your Highness. And even though that was the case for me,” Marcus returned to me, “I never overstepped nor did I ever use my emotions to my advantage. I respected her as my mistress. The person who gave me a home and a new life. Nothing more, nothing less.”Marcus’ response rendered me speechless.Who would’ve thought that a servant would develop strong feelings towards their mistress?Perhaps because of Bethilda’s care towards Marcus, his gratitude slowly turned into something else. Unfortunately, in this world - or in any other world in that retrospect - a relationship between a servant and their master would never be acceptable.I could only feel the ache on Marcus’ behalf as I once felt the same for Laura. That feeling that we wished we were born within the same kind of beings, just so nothing would be able to stand in the way of what we felt for each o
The Impact of Her (ALL SEASONS) ~ Nineteen - Season V ~
“Thank you for accompanying me all the way here.“For now,” I turned to the two guards behind me, “I would like to have a moment alone.”After I woke up from my nap, I decided to take a quick stroll around the castle grounds. Luckily, the guards told me that Bethilda had a small garden. So, I asked them to show me its location.The two guards shared glances with each other, worried and unsure. One of them replied, “But Your Highness, His Majesty specifically said that should you ask for our company, we are not to leave you alone. Especially when you are outside the castle.”I chuckled. “There is nothing to be scared of, gentlemen. With the location of the duchess’ residence, it’s a bit impossible for enemies to attack from within these walls,” I explained. “At the same time, I don't think that these walls are penetrable from all fronts.”The guards looked at each other again, still uncertain of what to do.I sighed, which made them turn to me. “I assure you, I can manage on my own. I
The Impact of Her (ALL SEASONS) ~ Eighteen - Season V ~
“And how long have you been in service within the duchess’ household?” I asked the maid in front of me.An hour had already passed and I was still only halfway through the inspection. I had to be very careful when I asked certain questions. At the same time, I had to discern personalities behind prim and proper facades.I couldn’t rush the process even if I wanted to. I didn’t know who could possibly have dark motives against Bethilda so I had to proceed with caution. I didn’t want to be the cause of her death, all because I chose the wrong people to serve her.“I have been serving the duchess for seven years,” the maid replied.“Ah, that would mean that you are fairly new within the household,” I said as I wrote the information down. “In your few years of service, how familiar are you with everything?”Her response was interrupted when my doors suddenly opened. We turned our heads and watched as James entered my room. Immediately, we stood and gave our greetings.“Did I interrupt any
