Semua Bab Vermillion Haze (Red Riding Hood Series): Bab 121 - Bab 130

RUBY VERMILLIONI was told by people that the future has been decided when the Peace Talk took place.In every store I went to, they would warn me of the calamity that was about to come. I took no heed of it. The locals share premonitions that are not likely to be true- but it did disturb me.I had managed to finish the Peace Talk a few days ago and I have not returned to the Palace ever since, even if His Highness told me to come regularly, as I was the ambassador. I just couldn't bear to stay in the same vicinity of that insufferable prick! I would rather be thrown in jail than spend another minute with him!Ugh. Why did he have to shake my hand? Vale was the envoy. Was he doing it on purpose or is he trying to make fun of me? Either way, he was a bastard for doing that."Ruby." Robynn peeked from my bedroom with a molten sword in his hand. "Are you free? Could you deliver this to the General? Or is it too heavy for you?""I'll get this on his doorstep in no time."Since Robynn and

Today was the day that the Phantomcrescent got to have a tour around the city. Linda and Vale were pretty enthusiastic, but I could sense that Riftan and Leurel were not up for it. I was their tour guide, and I could not have been more disappointed when the former tour guide for today had gotten ill. The king was with us when we left the Gates. The townspeople were silent as we passed by. They shared wary looks of disturbance and fear as the Weres turned their heads to look around. We visited stalls and some were respectful to Riftan and the others. My mouth was becoming dry because of all the talking.I wasn't over yet the other day. Now that Riftan knows what the hell I wanted him to know, I was relieved. Today, he was well-behaved and didn't interact much. Leurel was the only vocal person around.We showed them everything Hezel has to offer. From cultures to traditions, even to cuisines and lore. The King narrated them all very pleasantly in a well-constructed manner. I listened t

RUBY VERMILLIONToday was a very unusual day. The King has invited me to his courts but when I roamed the halls, there was not a single soul around. There were even no guards waiting in the corridors and the maids were nowhere to be found. I checked in every door I could open, but there was no one. Even the kitchen was left unattended.I scoured the stairs and made my way to the center wing. It was eerily quiet and the chirping of the birds outside were all I could hear. I slipped my pocket watch out to check the time. I wasn't dreaming. The clock is truly ticking.When I reached the door of the courtroom, I was worried to find that there were no guards in the entrance. My heartbeat raced faster.Did Riftan and the others finally attack? Was everyone wiped out?This is even making me more anxious!I twisted the knob of the courtroom door and pushed the heavy door open- then all my worries faded away. The lights blinded me, and the melody started going on. There was even a red carpet l

RUBY VERMILLIONRiftan and his two companions turned their heads over to us. My eyes still displayed the imminent wary I've always given them for years. Robynn took a deep breath, told the navigator of the carriage to leave, and then he led me towards the shack.My legs were frozen. Not only because Riftan knew where I lived, but because of this feeling inside my chest that words could not explain. How in the world is my Father speaking with him so casually and why is he fine leading me to them? Doesn't he realize that these people were the ones who brought me so much pain in the last four years?"What is this?" I gritted my teeth"I want you to listen to what they have to say.""You do realize that he tricked me, right?""And you do realize that the King is tricking you too, right?" Vale chimed in. "We know you despise us. And we cannot change the fact that the past cannot be undone. We cannot fix anything, but we can prevent something-""There is something we have to tell you and th

The young girl led me to an alley where the pharmacy was supposed to be.Today, I meant to visit the pharmacy that Robynn had told me to stop by. I needed to get my medicine before war erupts. I remember him talking about the herbalist-pharmacist being brutally murdered. But we never spoke about her in the following years to come. These children of hers... know everything.I folded my skirts and took the knives from my thighs. The young girl pointed to a dilapidated shack, so worn that the roof was about to collapse onto the ground. The word 'PHARMACY' scribbled over with red paint against a wooden board was damp and in splinters, with only a wire keeping it suspended in the air.I saw a few silhouettes here and there, walking around like some kind of ninjas. They must be the soldiers that Ydrian deployed to keep whatever's in there, safe.And tonight, I'm learning all of that."That used to be your home?""Those people hurt us... they killed Mama and Papa!""Don't worry... I'll hea