(Cayden is the first person)
I woke up with a pain in my head. The last time I remember is that Silvestine tried to provoke me by calling my home, Eleanor, with different names. The truth is, she is actually right, that my father always listens to his vassals and my sister was tricked leading to her death. Louisa, my younger sister, is now called Louis without a surname. I was used to being called crown prince Cyan Denise of the kingdom Eleanor but now I am named as Cayden.
The proud prince I am before is now fallen and was even made into a sex slaves by our own nobles whom we trusted to help us. I was tricked a lot of times and was even sold to the kingdom who cause me to become like this. My body was violated into different means of torture and not leaving with a single dignity. I couldn't even speak the words I wanted to speak. I am indeed a toy with mindless body. I was ready to give up until this tyrant lady saved us.
She is indeed a tyrant because she doesn't pity us nor tolerate us, but she did take us out from being miserable slaves. Yes. We are still slaves in her family but they didn't treat us like our own people treated us before. She still let us keep that grain dignity that is left to us. Because of her, I can speak whatever I want as long I will not cause her harm her. Yes, she indeed allowed me to curse her if I want it but the spell casted on me hindering me to do so.
Sometimes, she is being considerate but most of the times her words are really worse compared to those humiliate me before.
Suddenly, I heard a door opening without even knocking.
"So, you are awake now, good, you should fetch water for me, I am about to bath." She commanded.
"You should get your own if you wanted to bath." I said. But in the end, I just took the bucket and filled the bath barrel with water. My words are opposite to my action because of that spell.
The argument between us yesterday was like a memory of my past and we both acted like it never happened. The truth is, I really wanted to kill her that time for saying those words and that made my head in terrible pain. Fainting because of the pain is the last thing I remember from yesterday. But now, I woke up in this room. Did she actually brought me here?
I realized as I am fetching water that we are in an inn. And besides this inn is the guild house where we should report our accomplishment from escorting her brother.
I entered our room and I heard drips of water. The only thing that separates us is a wooden bath barrier. She is actually bathing behind it and she doesn't mind having a man inside her room while she is naked behind that wooden barrier. Is she not scared what I might see from her? Well it is not like I can do something to her. I am actually restrained and will only move if she say so, which is impossible to happen. Yes, it is indeed impossible since she doesn't see me in such manner unlike those terrible women. For that very reason, I am thankful.
She changes her clothes as well while I am around behind that wooden barrier.
"Hey, don't think what you are thinking right now. I don't give a shit." She said.
"Obviously, not milady. I won't even dare to look." I said. But honestly, is she really a duke's daughter? Her use of words is really rough for a noble lady.
"About yesterday, I won't apologize because I just said what is the truth. If you are suppressing your spell, then at least suppress it when it is needed like seeing your sister being killed in front of you." She said while combing her silver hair.
"I wanted to kill you yesterday for looking down on our kingdom, milady." I said. Oh… honestly, I was shock that I can say the word 'kill'.
"And that thought actually almost killed you yesterday, if it weren't for me using my precious mana to stabilize you. If you wanted to kill me then at least kill those nobles who tricked you and your whole family first. Because killing me, who only criticize your kingdom's misfortunes will not actually satisfy you. Besides, as if you can actually hurt me." She said.
I really don't get this woman. She is indeed beautiful but she has this wicked heart and vile thought. She is a rose, no, she is actually a venus-flytrap or a poison ivy.
"Well, I already got the money from escorting Arthur. I was shock that from escorting him, I can actually earn three golds. All I did is just ride my horse and do nothing. I should have been an adventurer earlier." She said while holding those pieces of gold coins.
"You are a duke's daughter, why do you sound like as if you are short in money. Besides your mother gave you three sachets of gold coins when we left the mansion, milady." I said. To be honest, I really doubt that she is a daughter of a duke.
"Oh, about those sachets, I actually gave it to Arthur. So, it means that I don't have a single penny that comes from my house. Don't you think it is like a real adventure if we have to earn our own money for our own expenses?" She said with dazzling eyes.
What the heck! So, it means that those three gold coins are the only money that we have in our travel? As a prince before, I can view that those gold coins are nothing to those nobles. Noble ladies normally spend fifteen golds just for their dress but this duke's daughter in front of me doesn't even get worried for only getting three pieces of gold coins.
Actually, having those pieces of gold coins will let us survive for two weeks. It means that we have to take jobs so that we can actually survive. Honestly, who is Silvestine Winters? She is the first noble lady I have ever met that doesn't care to live as a common people although she can actually live like a normal noble lady. I also heard that she cancelled her engagement with the first son of a duke ruling the West. Marrying him will actually secure her status in the future. But why did she cancelled it? I don't know what to think if she really this type of person or just a dumb brat. But she is indeed strong.
I thought that she is also those type of noble ladies whom only wanted is to get laid. But when I tried that, she actually objected me and instead treated me as a human being. She doesn't care what other people might say to her as long she just does what she wanted to do.
"So why did you gave sir Arthur that money?" I asked.
"Nothing really, the north is not short of money but I want those gold coins to add more to the budget of the north. I want to have a real adventure and if I am bringing lots of money with me then the essence of being in the adventure will be lost. I want to earn my own money and understand why common people loves money. You grew up as a prince and ended up a slave so, I guess you already know the value of money. But I don't. I grew up where everything was already handed to me and I don't have to struggle to live. I heard from a lot of people that money moves everything. I wanted to know that kind of feeling." She said.
She really is odd. But I do understand her. When I was a prince, I don't even bother what to eat or what to wear or where to sleep but after being in this situation I suddenly felt how hard to have not a single penny in you.
"So, you want to struggle, milady?" I asked.
"No… who want to struggle anyway? I just want to feel how it feels. Once a person told me before, I have to understand what other people feel so that I may understand them why they have to do certain things. This person also gave me notes as a reference so that I can understand people." She explained.
"And who might this person, milady?" I wonder who is this brave person to tell her that.
"Let's just say, it came from the first person who made me realize that not everything I see is what it is."
"I bet this person is a remarkable person."
"I don't know because I nearly killed that bastard before." She answered with her normal tune.
"Why?" I wonder.
"Don't ask anymore questions since it is not important. The only thing you should know is that you should be thankful to him because if it weren't for his notes, you are not going to be my slave but someone's slave." She said.
"Yes… milady. I am honored to be your slave but somehow, sometimes, I wish not to." I said.
She really is something. But the truth is, being with her made me like a human again and not just like a toy for women. Even though she speaks in such manner, I couldn't ask for more for giving me my freedom of speech a little. She also promised that she will help me to up lift this submissive spell that is restraining me.
"Well, who cares of your ideas." She said. "We are living as well tomorrow to subjugate this monster in the southern border. It is an A-class subjugation. The pay is around ten gold coins. I wonder, how big is that monster is to have such high price on its head. I wanted to know immediately." she changed the topic.
"If it's an A-class then we can subjugate it together." I said.
"I am looking forward it to."
The next day, we headed to the southern border of this kingdom and I am amazed how beautiful it is here. It reminds me of the western border of Eleanor. The meadow is so plain and there are wild flowers who are growing. We arrived at the cave of this monster. The monster is a giant mole who has the hybrid of a snake. It is not easy to subjugate it and it takes three hours battle to kill it. According to the request, we can just take the venom and its tale as a proof.
When we presented it to the guild, the other adventurers made a spoof out of it but my so-called master doesn't even bother as she gets the reward money.
Is she really a noble lady? I always wonder? Because she is in love with money recently and she doesn't mind the stench of the blood covered her from head to toe.