CHAPTER 4

CHAPTER 4

ZELIA IS ALREADY at the Emperor's Palace, the servants and the Emperor's subordinates bow their heads as a respect as soon as they saw the Emperor. While the Emperor's harem scowled as soon as they saw Zelia beside the Emperor. Eventhough Zelia tried to get away from the Emperor, he won't let her. 

When they are already at the Emperor's place, Zelia bow her head emotionlessly, "Your Majesty, I must go now."

Before she could go out, the Emperor spoke,"Stay."

Zelia look at him then she bow her head,"Pardon me, Your Majesty but as a servant I must clean the surroundings, serve a tea or any other things that a servant must do."

"Can't a servant like you stay as the Emperor's orders?."The Emperor said coldly.

She tried hard not to roll her eyes and maintain her posture as a expressionless servant, "I'm sorry, Your Majesty but even though you're an Emperor, I'm afraid to say that you must also respect my decision."

"Stay."He said emotionlessly.

Zelia facepalmed and tried her best not to scream in annoyance, "Your Majesty, allow me to call someone in your Harem for them to stay with you here." She said before she went out of the Emperor's place without permission.

When she saw a familiar woman, she called her, "The Emperor wants someone to stay with him in his place, go and make him feel pleasure."Zelia said emotionlessly and the woman giggle before she went to the study hall where the Emperor was.

Zelia sighed as she get the broomstick as she sweep the dried leaves on the backyard. She stop sweeping and turn her gaze to the hall when she heard a loud bang, even the other servants stopped from what they're doing due to that loud bang.

Zelia chuckled, "Seems that they are having there nasty time."She said as she continued sweeping the dried leaves.

A few minutes later when the woman went to her way and slap her. She coldly look a that woman but she sighed as soon as she saw her situation.

Zelia calmly take off her grey t-shirt and cover it to that woman's body. She wasn't wearing anything, but as soon as she tried to dress the woman using her own clothes, she flinched as if she was hurt.

She look at her back, she gasped when she saw a lot of wounds from her back... a lashes to be exact. The other servant also went to the woman's direction to give an ointment. Zelia took it and she's the one who put an ointment to that woman—Ysa who was flinching from time to time, then after that, she carefully dress Ysa using her own clothes. 

Basically, she's just wearing her grey bra and her high waist short since she can't also bear to look at someone whom was treated violently especially women's—though, she won't also tolerate it if someone would bullied her and making fun of her.

"So, what happened at the study hall and what was that loud bang?"Zelia asked emotionlessly.

The woman—Ysa turned around making them look at each other faces then she started crying, Zelia sighed as she has this irritated expression, "Stop crying. Crying won't solve anything."

She doesn't know that the Emperor would be this cruel enough to hurt one of her harem's. There's a lot of wounds around her body and she even see a lot of scars—wounds that were already healed. She already took a guess that their Emperor would whip them as soon as they can't pleasure him or if they'll make mistakes.

'But from what I heard, I didn't satisfied Emperor... does that mean he throw some lashes on me? But I can't feel anything thing on my back nor the feelings of having a scar on it. That's weird.' Zelia said to her inner self.

She once look at that woman who was crying, while the other servants get back to their own position, scared that the Emperor might mercilessly whip them.

"So, what happened a while ago?"Zelia asked her and Ysa started wiping her tears that was fallen from her eyes as she spoke, "W-When I e-entered the s-study hall, I w-went to his d-direction to m-make him p-pleasure, I e-even started to took off my clothes but His Majesty have this d-dark aura about him like he was angry about s-something then as he saw me in the half naked situation, his face was even m-more dark and h-he started t-throwing a l-lashes on me... at least 10 times. I though I was gonna die from the pain."

Zelia felt horrible as she heard those,"Is that Emperor really scary and merciless? Why is everyone scared of him?"She asked nonchalantly.

Ysa's eyes widened as she drag Zelia near on the garden and sat on the stone-like bench,"Don't speak like that, if His Majesty would hear those, he would also hurt you and you'll end up like us."

She was looking st her in curiosity, "You know that I accidentally saw you scars and wounds which has already healed, does that wounds and scars involves His Majesty?"

Ysa nodded her head, "Yes. He would whip us if we do something that irritates him."

"But you are his harem's, why would he hurt you instead of going bersek on the bed?"Zelia asked curiously and Ysa immediately covered her mouth making her brow arched.

"Don't talk about like that, if His Majesty would hear you, you'll be dead."Ysa said in whispered tone.

Zelia tsked and Ysa used her left hand to cover the side of her mouth as she whispered it to Zelia's ear,"His Majesty never touch anyone of his harems. Also, I heard that he dislike it when a woman would dare to lay a hand on him."

She was looking at her curiosity as Ysa went back to her position as sitting the stone-like bench.

"What does that mean? I mean, duh... what's your purpose of having lots of harems if you can't pleasure him or he can pleasure you. What's wrong with His Majesty?"Zelia chuckled as she asked nonchalantly. To put it bluntly, she doesn't really interested.

Ysa chuckles at her expression, "I don't even know why, but the only woman that he touched is only you."

Zelia gasped and an 'o' shape was visible on her mouth, "Come again?"

"You're the only one that His Majesty touched. Besides, we his harems are just like the ordinary servants but we propose a deal with His Majesty about if the other Emperor's or other rich people would want us to pleasure them in return of money, His Majesty would put a freedom on us to use our body at the rich people who would visit this Claw Clan, and His Majesty gave us those kind of freedom to choose whom we would please to in return of gold coins, that's what we do for living. But then as soon as I heard you saying that His Majesty wants me to warm his bed, I was looking forward to it but it turns out I'm getting lashes in return."Ysa said as she was laughing.

"S-Sorry, I didn't know that would happen to you."Zelia said while looking calmly making Ysa laugh.

"You don't have to force yourself to apologise if you don't want to. I can see that you're inexperienced in saying sorry."Ysa was laughing while she said those words, then her eyes dropped at Zelia's wearing then she look at her clothes before she look at her.

"Is it cold? Should I take off this shirt, the fabric is warm and cozy so I guess that you feel cold that's why you wore this type of clothes. I've never seen something like this, a type of clothes."Ysa said while trying to take off her borrowed clothes but she can't take if off since her back was hurting as soon as she move her hands.

Zelia stopped her from taking it off,"Don't. It's already yours, besides it's not really cold right now and I'm fine just wearing something like this, it's not like someone's gonna take an advantage at my outfit today. Besides, it more suited if you would wear it because you were badly hurt and it's irritating to see if you're gonna get teased or bullied by those women's in harem."

Ysa smiled genuinely at her, "You're so nice, totally different from what I imagine you would be. You have this fierce expression and a dull look that is making you even more aloof but I never ever treated nicely from someone. So, thank you."

"Argh. Don't thank me, I hate it when someone thank me."Zelia said making Ysa laugh.

"Why is that?"

"Just because."Zelia insisted.

"What are you two doing here?"A cold voice said behind Zelia, while when she look at Ysa's expression, only that she can describe....horrified.

She sighed and turn around to meet her gazed then she cross her arms, "We were just talking, Your Majesty. We apologize if we were slacking off our duties, that won't happen again."She said tone in calm tone.

While the Emperor who look at her from head to toe, glaring at her naked body—not really naked since she was only wearing a bra and a high waist short.

"What happened to your clothes?"Emperor asked without without even looking at Ysa, his full attention was on Zelia's.

Zelia tsked, "Ofcourse I gave it to Ysa because His Majesty just punished one of his harems mercilessly."

The Emperor gaze at Ysa who was wearing Zelia's clothes then he divert his attention to Zelia. He took off his one layer and wrapped it around Zelia's whole body.

END OF CHAPTER 4