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~ Thirteen - Season V ~
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The Impact of Her (ALL SEASONS) ~ Fourteen - Season V ~
Bethilda’s eyes widened.Her ladies stopped crying as they looked back at us.I then turned to James, baffled.James added, “In one of the accusations against you, it isn’t only me whom you have offended.” Slowly, he looked to my direction and said, “I believe that the prince also has the right to put down his own verdict in regards to your case against him.”In a panic, I discreetly shifted my gaze between James and Bethilda. I bent down towards James’ ear and whispered, “Why are you doing this to me? I thought you wanted to handle this.”James leaned towards my ear and replied, “If we proceed with the death penalty, your mother will never forgive me. And besides, you deserve to uphold justice for your end of the debacle.” He returned to Bethilda and said, “I give the floor to my son, Prince Robert Edward Dex of Western Wind.”My shocked gaze then met Bethilda’s confused stare. James then gave me a slight push forward. I fixed myself and cleared my throat as I stepped down a few step
The Impact of Her (ALL SEASONS) ~ Fifteen - Season V ~
“Who is it?” I asked.“He didn’t specify. He only said that he had something important to tell you,” the guard replied as he lowered his head.I turned to James and he was quick to answer, “You may go. It may be very important.”“What will you be doing?” I asked.“I will be returning to my room. There are still things that I need to settle for our next step,” said James.I, along with the guard, gave our respectful bows and went on our way.~*~*~*~I immediately stopped on my tracks as I entered the accepting room.Inside, there stood Gonzalo and right behind him was Grandpa Ben.“Leave us,” I said as I kept my eyes on Gonzalo. The guard left the room and I walked towards Gonzalo. As I reached him I asked, “What are you doing here?”Gonzalo bowed as the doors closed behind me. “My humblest apologies, Your Highness,” he replied as slowly stood upright. “It was never my intent to disobey you. However, Grandpa Ben wanted to speak with you.”I glanced over at Grandpa Ben and he was emotio
The Impact of Her (ALL SEASONS) ~ Sixteen - Season V ~
“As a father, all I wanted to do in life was to shield her from any heartbreak.“You don’t know how many times I wanted to speak with you, just to stop you from seeing Laura. But I saw your sincerity towards her. And because I wanted Laura to be happy, I trusted you. I trusted your words,” Grandpa Ben added. “But look at where we are now. You weren’t able to protect her from the dangers of your realm. You have all the power that any mortal would want. All the abilities to be able to protect the ones you love. And yet, you were unable to save my daughter. The very person you swore to protect with your life.”Grandpa Ben ended his statement with, “How am I supposed to trust you with the matter of rescuing her if you already failed your prior promises?”I cleared my throat and replied, “I understand that you don’t want to trust me anymore, Grandpa Ben. And you have every right to deny me of that trust. I am all too aware of my mistakes and inability to keep my word. But I beseech you to
The Impact of Her (ALL SEASONS) ~ Seventeen - Season V ~
I stood and waited for them to speak their minds.But instead of doing so, they remained silent. Bethilda’s ladies lowered their heads and their eyes never left the floor.“I heard everything that was said,” I continued. “You shouldn’t be afraid to tell me your thoughts. I will listen and I will do whatever it is that I can do to help.”One of the ladies stepped forward and curtsied quickly. She said, “With all due respect, Your Highness, we prefer to stay with our mistress. She has been our family for years. And should we return to our own families, we will be disgraced.”“We much prefer to be imprisoned with the duchess than to be sent back home,” another added.The rest of them spoke out of turn, talking over one another.Bethilda cleared her throat as she turned to her ladies. They immediately stopped talking. She turned to face me. Her eyes, however, were still fixed on the floor. Bethilda began, “Since you already heard everything, I will not take so much of your time.” She lift
The Impact of Her (ALL SEASONS) ~ Eighteen - Season V ~
“And how long have you been in service within the duchess’ household?” I asked the maid in front of me.An hour had already passed and I was still only halfway through the inspection. I had to be very careful when I asked certain questions. At the same time, I had to discern personalities behind prim and proper facades.I couldn’t rush the process even if I wanted to. I didn’t know who could possibly have dark motives against Bethilda so I had to proceed with caution. I didn’t want to be the cause of her death, all because I chose the wrong people to serve her.“I have been serving the duchess for seven years,” the maid replied.“Ah, that would mean that you are fairly new within the household,” I said as I wrote the information down. “In your few years of service, how familiar are you with everything?”Her response was interrupted when my doors suddenly opened. We turned our heads and watched as James entered my room. Immediately, we stood and gave our greetings.“Did I interrupt any
The Impact of Her (ALL SEASONS) ~ Nineteen - Season V ~
“Thank you for accompanying me all the way here.“For now,” I turned to the two guards behind me, “I would like to have a moment alone.”After I woke up from my nap, I decided to take a quick stroll around the castle grounds. Luckily, the guards told me that Bethilda had a small garden. So, I asked them to show me its location.The two guards shared glances with each other, worried and unsure. One of them replied, “But Your Highness, His Majesty specifically said that should you ask for our company, we are not to leave you alone. Especially when you are outside the castle.”I chuckled. “There is nothing to be scared of, gentlemen. With the location of the duchess’ residence, it’s a bit impossible for enemies to attack from within these walls,” I explained. “At the same time, I don't think that these walls are penetrable from all fronts.”The guards looked at each other again, still uncertain of what to do.I sighed, which made them turn to me. “I assure you, I can manage on my own. I
The Impact of Her (ALL SEASONS) ~ Twenty - Season V ~
Marcus chuckled as he shrugged.He looked down to his feet and replied, “My loyalty to the duchess is more than just of a servant, Your Highness. And even though that was the case for me,” Marcus returned to me, “I never overstepped nor did I ever use my emotions to my advantage. I respected her as my mistress. The person who gave me a home and a new life. Nothing more, nothing less.”Marcus’ response rendered me speechless.Who would’ve thought that a servant would develop strong feelings towards their mistress?Perhaps because of Bethilda’s care towards Marcus, his gratitude slowly turned into something else. Unfortunately, in this world - or in any other world in that retrospect - a relationship between a servant and their master would never be acceptable.I could only feel the ache on Marcus’ behalf as I once felt the same for Laura. That feeling that we wished we were born within the same kind of beings, just so nothing would be able to stand in the way of what we felt for each o
The Impact of Her (ALL SEASONS) ~ Twenty-One - Season V ~
“I already sent some of the guards to gather more troops back home.“We don’t know how many men Benjamin has to protect him,” James replied. “As much as possible, I don’t want to spill too much blood, especially within their territory. I don’t want this debacle to cause a scandal. And I also don’t want to destroy our alliance with them. At the same time, we can’t waste the lives of more men, both on his side and ours.”For James to still honour our alliance with Eastern Sun, even after what Benjamin did, was frustrating.Benjamin betrayed me. Trust and loyalty were values that I held in high regard. But Benjamin disregarded that, all because he didn’t get what he wanted.For that action alone, the friendship between our kingdoms was also destroyed. How could we possibly trust a traitor? Even if that person was our ally, it already destroyed their credibility as someone we trusted deeply.However, I understood why James was still worried about the alliance. Eastern Sun wasn’t simply a
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