That did the trick. Narrowed eyes from were not good.
"It is the mark of a mate, a beloved." She revealed nervously. "It does not go away."
"Never?" I questioned.
She shook her head. "It remains on the skin. Unless you cut the piece of skin out or burn It. Both are extrely dangerous and life threatening which is why no one ever does it. No one chooses to." She mumbled at the end as if it was sothing extrely sad.
"What is a beloved mark?" I stayed on the topic. I have to know more and from what I know about Marilyn she was going to tell everything until she finally realised not to do it.
"Well, it’s sothing that binds the souls together. For humans it could be a wedding ring and a certificate issued by the marriage counselor, for us it is the mark on the neck and the change in scent. It ans that the person is mated or married to soone."
My eyes widened slowly as I understood her words. "I am married?" I whispered slowly. Again?
She shook her head imdiately. "No, no, you are not married. That is sothing else."
"What?"
"Sle—Uh, no," she shook her head and looked away.
Sle? What was that? She nearly had it out.
She turned to but her eyes were on the bowl of soup. "It’s lukewarm now. Perfect temperature for you to drink. Hurry up before it gets cold."
I watched as she turned away. I picked up the spoon and started sipping the soup. Marilyn realised much sooner than I wanted. In fact it had always taken her longer than this. She had caught just in ti and it made slightly worried.
The bowl gradually emptied as I continued to drink from it. rilyn remained silent and I kept on wondering what was actually happening. It was hard to get a grip on reality.
Just as I placed the spoon beside the bowl rylin stood up and exchanged it with a plate of chicken and rice.
I already felt like my stomach was full. "I can’t." I told her and she shook her head.
"Sir Dawson said to make sure that you have a little of everything. This is hardly half of what you read on a daily basis princess."
I raised my hand up as the chain dangled, "Unchain and I will eat it all,"
She sighed. "I do not have the authority."
My heart broke. " This is not fair to Marilyn. How am I to accept any of this if I am chained like an animal?"
She gulped. "It does not help the man if you’re going to run away. Just have to prove to him that you won’t run and it will be easier after that."
"Would it?" I exclaid. I could not believe it was the one to say that to . She has changed completely and all her focus was on her side of people. "You have changed." I concluded as I stabbed my chicken.
She turned to look at , "I died, of course I changed." She said in a dry voice before turning away.
She accepted it? Already?
"Do you like it?" It is important for to know. rilyn nodded. "Why?" I asked her.
rilyn smiled. "Love, I found love." I noticed it was a completely different smile that I was used to. It was the smile of a woman in life.
But that does not make sense. "You just t him, how could you fall in love?"
She chuckled. "Just like you did. The first ti I saw him I felt sothing pull towards him constantly. I just felt that wherever I was going he was following everywhere and it was not sothing that could be dangerous. I felt secure in his presence that he would protect no matter what."
"It was love at first sight. I could say that for . But after that he has taken care of in every way. We have argued that he has never raised his voice at and never have I ever noticed him on the verge of raising his hand." Her hand went to her neck that held the mark given by the man. "It’s not just that I fell for him at first sight, it’s that I fall in love with him everyday."
I smiled at her words, at her happiness. "Bless you Marilyn. Bless you for every happiness." I wished and she smiled but blushed bashfully. She had found love.
But what about ? Was I to stay with the man who was sucking the blood out of people for living himself? Or soone who had almost ripped my throat out and killed ? Or soone who had chained ?
"You could get it too," she softly started to massage my feet, "you do love him Princess and you know that. You feel exactly what I feel for Alan, for Tristan. It is just the thought of going sowhere unfamiliar that you are scared of."
She was correct except for one fact, " it’s not sowhere unfamiliar. It is a totally unknown territory that I am supposed to step into." To love soone on your own was different but you love soone that was completely different from and was dead was another issue.
I wanted to love Tristan and I wanted to move on but there was so wall that stopped from doing it.
"Well, if not that then maybe you could consider this for Princess Estelle?" I nodded at her to elaborate. "If we go to war and make sure that the princess gets The throne then the princess will get the throne. We will win."
"But at the cost of what?"
rylin gave a sad smile. "You have always been the price. You have always been the step that princess Estelle was supposed to climb."
It hit like a ton of bricks and it hurt just as much. Marilyn was right because at the end of the day it was that my sister had to step onto to gather the support that she needed.
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