Year 1853
…What?
Thea felt like her head had been hit by a hammer.
Did she hear wrong?
Animal blood?
So Miss Yerez wasn't hurt?
Thea looked at the two people in front of her in confusion. A voice crept into her head.
'You were lied to...'
She felt ridiculous.
Her feelings skyrocketed and warm when Miss Yerez said she would protect her even as a burden. She should have trusted her instincts the moment she sensed the alarm rang inside her head. But who would have thought, her hope was like a bubble that was so easy to burst with just a small touch.
As soon as she collected herself, she felt something cold touch her forehead.
The man's shout holding the rifle made her titled her head and look up. Her eyes followed his gaze.
Bloody footprints pointed to one place.
The screams of her people back then seemed to overlap with the traces of blood she had seen.
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Year 1863Fate...Always leads her to an unexpected point.The point where she relied on instinct that never failed to amaze her.This time, Thea realized that the thing that made her annoyed and angry disappeared instantly was the person who had only appeared in front of her after a long time.Something crawled up from deep inside her heart.Something familiar.And Thea denied it right then and there.Her instincts say she won't be able to escape if she let it bloom.Something she shouldn't have.Thea couldn't have such luxury.People like her don't deserve to have anything precious. Her life always about her. And not long ago, her forgotten revenge began to resurface. She couldn't take the risk and put these people in danger.Emotions would only weaken herself.And precious people would only get in the way.She looked at Kay, then averted her gaze immediately."Nothing
Year 1853Everything turned red.Every vein bulged out furiously and Odger's emotions were coloured the same way. His voice boomed in the winter chill, ignoring the red at his bridge of nose which was full of snot."NOOO!!!," Odger shouted louder this time. His clenched fist hit the table hard.They brought Thea back to the resting place after Lubez unilaterally allowed Thea to follow them.Since then, Thea has become their errand girl. They asked her to deliver packages or special items people ordered.Starting from drugs, tobacco, letters and other things.She had no idea whether the items were illegal or not. She kept quiet as long as they treated her like a human.One day, Thea was injured because someone tried to snatch the package she had to deliver. From then on, Lubez taught her how to use a knife properly. Thea had to wrestle with her limits, but she couldn't complain.She lived from day to day restless
Year 1863Kay held her long enough.To be precise, he insisted on spending as much time as possible with Thea on the pretext of reconciliation, but it couldn't last long. A servant came up to the lake and said there was an emergency."Let's talk again later, promise me!" he said with a heavy heart. His eyes seemed unwilling to leave Thea."I've had enough of talking to you," Thea answered carelessly.In truth, Thea knew she wouldn't be able to stay angry with this person for long. Not after Thea knew what she was getting into.She patted her dress and prepared to stand up, but Kay grabbed the hem of her dress."What?" Thea became annoyed to cover up her feelings. The servant standing not far from them looked at their stance as if they were interesting play."Promise me. Wait for me and don't go anywhere."'Where will she going?' Thea 'tsk'ed inwardly. 'And why are you like this? Acting like a child?
Year 1853Xander was running to the figure who was seen from the distance."Let me help you."He took the thing in Thea's hand.Xander was waiting for her in front of the window since the girl had gone out in this cold weather. He rushed after her as soon as he recognized Thea's silhouette.While waiting, he didn't stop looking at the two people who were only talking and talking. He thought Thea was living comfortably in her current state. But after these few days of watching her, he was sure they were the heartless man who order Thea do their jobs out there while they sat around smoking cigarettes.Thea even always shared her three meals with him and Rose.Rose... his eyes gazed at Rose who was still lying beside him, on the floor.Lubez and Odger really think of them as invisible freeloaders. He was displeased and feeling bad for Thea, however, he was grateful that the two men had not chased him away and instead turn
Year 1863 “Brother!” Kate rolled her eyes. She didn't expect to meet Kay here. Compared to a meeting full of emotional hugs and teardrops, Kay and Kate just had a dry nod for acknowledge each other presence. "Ah," Kay looked up. It was his first time seeing Kate again in almost three years. His eyes glanced at the person beside her. Her blonde hair was the first thing that caught his eye. “Lady Kate, is this the brother you were talking about?” Florence, who was following beside Kate, asked. Kate nodded. For a moment, she forgot about Florence who was next to her. She walked to her and introduced them. “What a pleasure to meet you, Sir Kyle. My name is Florence Harson. I finally met the famous doctor face to face.” Florence took hold of the hem of her dress and bowed slightly. Kay nodded in response to her greeting. "Kyle Wilkess." Kate smiled awkwardly as her brother didn't say anything else. "Why are you here
Year 1853"Thea! Are you okay?"Xander grabbed Thea's arm and helped her up. His eyes then turned to the carriage that was moving away without stopping in the slightest after nearly crashing into them.The coachman even shouted cursing at them without holding back.Xander cursed back in response.Thea looked down at her arms and shook off her coat which was wet after falling, buried in the snow. A lot of snowflake filled the back of her clothes.Xander watched her intently once more. "Let me see. Is it true that nothing was injured?”"Yeah. I'm fine." Thea then turned her gaze to Xander. "And you? Are you hurt?”"Well, I'm fine. But, look at this…” Xander lifted his dented package box. He threw the thing in his hand without thinking when noticed the carriage from the opposite direction had slipped slightly due to the slippery road.Luckily he quickly grabbed Thea and pulled away at the s
Year 1863Kay's heart seemed to have stopped beating.He couldn't remember how to make his way through the hospital halls as fast as he could, leaving Sarah, Kate and Florence far behind.Rupert followed a step behind him.Arriving at the emergency room, he ran his eyes across the room and scanned everyone.'Where?!'Among the sea of patients lying and groaning in pain, he didn't see a single red-haired woman lying in there.His fear reached a climax as his gaze fell on the cloth-covered wheeled bed leading out to the morgue.“Brother! Where's Thea?" Kate who came to him was also looking for her.Sarah pointed to a young woman at the end of the room. "Th-there."Kate and Kay's eyes immediately followed the direction of her index finger.…what?Kay leaned himself against the nearest pillar."That's not Miss Thea!" Rupert's voice rang out.The fou
Year 1853Lubez spurred the horse as fast as he could.Today, Thea's meeting was supposed to take place at the front of the hall before entering the town market.But he saw no one at the promised point.He got off from the horse, tied its reins and looked for that kid. He ran here and there looking around.“Son of XX!” Lubez didn't stop cursing Odger in his mind. His small body infiltrated the crowd smoothly. No one tried to rebuke or care about the rifle slung behind his back.The appearance looks natural because Lubez put his flashy soldier badge on his chest.Lubez had indeed left his unit, but he did not return his badge. More precisely, this badge, he stole it again after return it the country. As to how he could commit this dishonorable theft, he blamed it entirely on Odger.“….where are you kid?” Lubez kept looking.And his body stopped moving abruptly.The people aro