I feel my body jolted, and when I open my eyes, I am now lying on my bed in the Saiven Kingdom.
I look at my trembling hands. It feels surreal. It feels like it really happened. I hug myself tightly. Mother and Father died to save , and Prince Fraser is the reason why they died. He even wants to kill . But why?
I tried to rember my dream. Why are they so mad at ? Why does he hate so much?
"Don't you dare touch . I hate you, Csille Lauretré. You betray the Vrawyth Kingdom, and you dare to run towards for help? Do you think I will be so dumb to help you? I hate you so much I wish I never t you."
I betray the Vrawyth Kingdom? Wait, isn't that a part of what I have written in the first novel. When Csille was known as the traitor of the Vrawyth Kingdom. The King stripped the title off from the Count and the Countess and made them a commoner. While Csille runs away from all of what she did.
But why is my dream like that? Why did my parents end up dying? Prince Fraser is there, and he didn't do anything to save my parents. I could understand if he would hate to the core. Csille deserves all the hate, but what about the Count and the Countess? They are all innocent, and they let him die like that?
I'm sure that what happened in my dream is not what I have written in the first version of the novel. But why did I dream about it? Is it so sort of reminder for that I need to follow the script as the Villainess, or else it will happen in the future?
Speaking of dreams. Up until now, I still haven't talked to the Virtuouse. It's as if they disappeared, which is questionable since the Virtouse is the guide of the spirit of the real world. What have happened to them? I have a lot of things to ask them, and now the dream adds to the list.
I was startled when soone suddenly knocks on my door. I look at the clock and frown. It's six in the morning. Too early for people to wake up. Who is knocking on my door?
"Purplany? Are you awake now?"
I sigh when I recognize the voice of Rufus. I imdiately wear a thick robe and opens the door. Rufus won't knock on my door early in the morning for nothing.
He sighs when I open the door. "Thank goodness you're awake now. I have so many things I need to talk about with you. For now, may I co in?"
I make a face and let him inside. It's a good thing I am awake before he knocks on my door, or else I would have thrown him out of my room now.
"So, what do you want to talk about this early in the morning?" I yawned. I'm still sleepy. I haven't slept much because of what happened last night. And my mind is still clouded because of the dream I just had.
Rufus sits on the chair in front of . "You sneak out last night?"
I raised my eyebrow at him. "So you bother early this morning just to ask if I sneaked out last night? Are you kidding , Rufus?" I throw him a pillow which he catches with ease.
"No and yes. I have sothing to talk to you about other than this. But you need to answer first. You sneak out last night?"
I nod my head at him. "Yes, I did, and so?"
"You sneak out at night without bringing any guards with you? Are you insane, Csille? What will we do if sothing happened to you? Do-"
I rolled my eyes at him and gestured my hand at my body. "Well, look at . I am alive and kicking. So, what's there to be worried about?"
Rufus gasp in disbelief at . "Csille, are you for real? Have you forgotten the threat of the Strzalka? What if they attack you when you are not prepared? Don't be too complacent."
I sigh. "Okay, okay. I won't do that again. So, chill."
"You are saying yes, but why do I feel like you're not serious about it?"
I snort at Rufus. "What do you want to do? To make an oath in front of you?"
Rufus shakes his head. "What happened last night? I heard you went ho late, and Sir Farren interrogated. I also heard Prince Fraser saw you? Did he talk to you?"
Did this guy talk to to ask if I talk with Prince Fraser? I cannot believe him. I scoff at him. "Didn't your source told you the full details? That's sad."
Rufus' face imdiately heats up. This nosy guy. I shake my head at him. "Well, I'm sorry to burst your bubble, but he didn't even talk to . I didn't even see him."
"He didn't talk to you? Are you serious? He really didn't say sothing to you? I thought..." Rufus didn't continue his words and just sighed. "What do you an by you didn't see him? My source told that Prince Fraser saw you. How co you didn't see him?"
"It's because my back is facing him. Is that enough explanation for you, Rufus?"
Rufus got silent for a mont before he shakes his head. "I couldn't believe that happened. Before when Prince Fraser knows you sneak out, he will be waiting for your arrival so he can scold you. But he didn't even say a word at you last night. He hay..." Rufus stared at and didn't finish his words.
I smile sadly at him. I know what he is about to say. "He hates . I know."
I suddenly rember my dream. When he told he hates , and he wishes he didn't et . I could still feel the hatred from his voice. He really hates to the core. The way he looks at in my dream. It really feels like he wants to kill with his own hands.
And I feel my own heart started to shutter again. It might be a dream now, but I know there will co a day that he will hate . I just only wish he would not harm my parents, the Count and the Countess. I can take all the bla and the retribution as long as he won't touch my parents.
Only in this world do I feel what it feels like to have a loving parent. And I will do my best to keep them from any harm even if it causes my own death.
"Csille, are you okay?"
I look at Rufus and smile at him. "I'm okay. Sorry, I just rembered sothing."
"Sothing hurtful? You look like you're in pain earlier."
I just smile at him. "Anyway, you said you have sothing else to talk to , right? What is it?"
Rufus snaps his fingers and looks for sothing inside his vest. "Yes, Eve, ask to bring this to you. She received two letters for you. I almost forget about it. It's a good thing you remind ." He then hands two letters.
Two letters? The first one will definitely co from my family in Vrawyth, but where does the second letter co from?
I take the two letters and inspect them. The first letter is from my parents. Informing about the current happenings in the Vrawyth Kingdom. They also asked how I am doing and how they are missing now. They even said that Brother Pascal is missing too.
I hug the letter on my chest. I miss them so much. My longing for them worsen after the dreams I just had. It is still fresh on my mind what happened, how my parents ask repeatedly to run away, how my father run towards to protect even though he has a gunshot on his legs, how my mother blocks those guards who are trying to catch Brother Pascal and I. I cannot forget how she was shot in the head by the guard.
My mother who is always warm and loving to . In her last seconds, she is even thinking about .
I carefully hug the letter on my chest and cry hard. I miss them. I badly want to hug them. If only the Saiven Kingdom is close to the Vrawyth Kingdom, I would have run to the Vrawyth Kingdom just to embrace them.
Rufus imdiately panics when he saw crying. He stands up and hugs . "Why are you always crying when you are with . I suddenly feel bad for giving you the letter." He then caresses my hair and gently taps my back using his other hand.
It's a good thing Rufus is here with , or else I don't know what I will do after I read this. I look up at him. "Rufus, I miss my parents. I want to see them badly."
"I know purplany, and I also know that the Count and the Countess definitely miss you too. Cry it all, and I know you will definitely feel good after."
I look at Rufus. "Thank you for always making feel better. I don't know what I would do with you."
Rufus smirks. "I know my charm is really irresistible, purplany, but may I remind you that you cannot fall in love with . We're just fr—"
I push him hard that he fell on the floor. "Rufus!"
Rufus just laughs at . "Chill. I am just lightening up the mood. You cannot always be crying when you are with . Where's my happy go lucky Csille?"
I just ignore him and stare at the second letter. I couldn't find the na of the sender on the envelope. The only written on the envelope is my na. But where did this co from?
There are two ways of sending letters in this world. The first one is through a ssenger bird, and the second one is through a human ssenger. Most people preferred a ssenger bird since it's much efficient, but the ssenger bird can only send one letter at a ti. Unlike the human ssenger, where you can send several letters at once.
"Do you know where that letter ca from? There's no indication of who's the sender. Wouldn't it be better if you won't open it, Csille? I heard from sowhere that there are people who put a powder that can harm people inside the envelope. So, when the receiver opens it and she sniffs the powder, and she will be harm."
I frown. That thing is also common in the real world. But I don't think the sender wants to harm . Sothing is telling that the sender doesn't want to harm .
"I don't think it's sothing like that." I am about to open the envelope when Rufus suddenly grabs my hand.
"I think it will be best if you let open that letter. What if there's a powder inside that envelope? I don't know what will I say to Prince Fraser if ever." Rufus anxiously said to .
I roll my eyes at him. Prince Fraser, Prince Fraser. All he talks about is Prince Fraser. "Just tell him I was so dumb to sniff the powder. Is that difficult?"
"Csille!" Rufus snaps at .
I sigh and look at him. "I can assure you that nothing will happen to . Just let open this, okay. What if this is sothing important?"
Rufus sigh and let go of my hand. I imdiately tore open the envelope and took the letter out.
My eyes imdiately widen when I recognized that familiar paper. I hurriedly open the letter and true to my assumption it's really from that person.
"Where does the letter ca from? Why do you need to react like that?"
It's from the Crown Princess.
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