Ronan imdiately put Irene’s coat back on so that the bloodstains that had spread across the girl’s skirt could be covered. The three of them returned to where they kept the horses and carriage and soon returned to Lazarus’ residence at the naval base.
They had to walk up the stairs. Irene’s stomach hurt even more. She couldn’t take it anymore. Just a few steps on the stairs to climb the hill, Irene crouched down.
"I’m sorry, I... can’t," Irene said weakly.
Ronan also crouched down and asked Irene to climb onto his back quickly.
"Get on . That way, we can get ho faster and you can rest right away," said Ronan.
Irene had no other choice. She did what her brother ordered. With such ease, Ronan was back on his feet. Irene’s breath felt rougher and heavier. The lower part of her body ached every ti she breathed in, so it was quite suffocating for her. Ronan walked with fast and wide steps. He climbed the stairs two at a ti.
William quickly opened the door.
"Arielle!" called Ronan when he saw his wife talking with Aie in the living room.
Arielle and Aie saw Irene who looked weak and limp on Ronan’s back. The two won quickly stood up and approached them.
"What’s wrong?"
"Irene is in pain because it looks like she’s having her period," Ronan replied briefly.
Hearing what happened to Irene, Arielle imdiately asked her husband to take Irene to the bathroom. They should clean up the girl first and treat her. Ronan called the maid to prepare the hot water imdiately. Aie then went to the kitchen to cook sothing warm for the princess while Arielle helped Irene to clean herself.
"Sob... There’s a lot of blood... Am I going to die, Arielle?" asked Irene, who just realized of her body’s condition.
Arielle just smiled.
"Certainly not. Every adult woman experiences this. It ans you are now a complete woman. You’re not a child anymore," answered Arielle gently.
"But, this hurts..." Irene whined while holding her stomach, which felt tense.
"This will be over in the blink of an eye. The important thing is that we clean everything up and you rest comfortably. Tell whatever you want."
Irene started crying again. Arielle gently washed Irene’s face. She rembered Tania who was so happy when she had her first nstruation. Arielle was one of those who experienced late nstruation. She only got it at the age of sixteen where her other sisters experienced it at the age of twelve to fourteen years old.
Moreover, Arielle’s first nstrual experience was painful. It felt like she was going to faint. When she burst into tears from the pain, Tania danced happily instead. She was grateful because the day she had been waiting for finally ca.
Arielle had beco a mature woman, not a child anymore.
Aie brought clean, warm clothes for Irene. She also prepared warm food. Arielle asked Aie to accompany Irene for a while, as she had to do sothing.
In front of the room, Ronan and William were already waiting, looking worried and tense.
"Why are both of you here?" asked Arielle who then left the place.
"Irene is fine, right, Sweetheart? She looked in a lot of pain earlier."
"Yes, Your Majesty. The Princess looks in great pain, and it seems like she also lost a lot of blood. Do we need to call the doctor for a blood transfusion?" William added with the sa worries.
Arielle slowly went down the stairs and the two adult n followed suit, asking a series of questions that they already knew the answers to.
"Um... didn’t you learn human anatomy at the academy? I’ve never been to school, but reading the curriculum during Irene’s entrance exam yesterday, I think I saw a biology lesson."
William turned to Ronan. He had forgotten all the lessons he learned in the academy, so he didn’t know.
"I studied it, but it looks really painful. Irene will be fine, right?" Ronan asked again.
The three of them went to the kitchen. Arielle poured water on the basin then ward the water with her power.
"Irene will be fine. This is a common thing for won."
"But, I almost never see you in so much pain like Irene earlier even though you also go through the sa cycle every month."
"Every woman has a different body, Ronan. So is their pain tolerance. I also feel pain, but I can still bear it. If you feel that I am quieter than usual and sleep more than I always do, it ans I’m in pain. I just need to rest though," said Arielle.
Arielle put the warm water she had prepared into a rubber water bag.
William, who had been listening to the explanation, didn’t understand anything Arielle was saying. How could the won endure such pain every month? He knew that won would have nstrual cycles, but he didn’t know that it was accompanied by pain.
William was left in the dark. He wasn’t good at biology class. He only knew a woman’s anatomy when he ward their beds and fulfilled their desire. His younger sisters left him a long ti ago, leaving Northendell with the rest of his family. So this was William’s first experience of learning about nstruation.
He thought it was a woman’s biggest secret. That was why he was quite surprised when Ronan seed so open about it.
Arielle turned around.
"Both of you can rest. Aie and I will look after Irene. And you clean your body..." Arielle said to Ronan and William.
The girl brought the thing she had prepared back to Irene’s room. Upon entering the room, she could see Irene trying to sleep and Aie gently massaging the girl’s feet. Arielle then lifted Irene’s evening gown and placed the water container made of rubber on the young girl’s stomach as well as under her back.
Tania used to do this to Arielle a lot.
Irene sighed in relief because she finally could relax a bit.
"Do you feel better now?" Arielle asked with a smile.
The young girl nodded slowly. "Thank you, Arielle. Sorry to bother you," she replied.
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