(Silvestine is the first speaker.)
I saw the door opened and Cayden was entering the room with roses and a tray of food. Good timing, I was so hungry.
While Cayden is out, I gathered myself together. It is actually my fault to command something like that to him. Whom I wasn't sure is healed to that spell. I wash myself and change my clothes. I suddenly stepped on the empty bottle of the potion. I should blame that alchemist instead for giving such potion.
As soon Cayden entered the room, I noticed that he is so messy and he is not wearing his concealing face. I told him to put the food and flowers in the table and he should wash and change immediately. After few minutes, he walks in front of me and knelled down. I flinched after realizing that he is in front of me.
"I'm sorry… please forgive me. I shouldn't do what I've done to you." He apologizes.
"I would be lying if I say that I am not angry at you. But I don't blame you. I commanded you to do that while I wasn't sure myself if you are completely free from that spell. But I actually tried to kill you last night." I answered.
He looked at me then he looked away. "I wouldn't blame you if you did that." He answered.
"I blame that alchemist instead for selling such potion to us and making me believe that it could actually work." I said and that is the truth.
I took the food that he brought to me and I can see that somehow, he feels relieved. I am too, relieved.
"Anyway, what are those flowers for?" I asked.
"It is for you, the bartender told me that I should bring flowers for you so that your anger subsides." He answered. I am not like those kinds of girls who will like flowers. But I don't hate them. I just don't appreciate them.
"If you want to subside my anger you should have brought me more food than giving me that flower. I just don't appreciate flowers. Rather, give something that can be useful to me." I answered.
"Ok. No flowers the next time." He sighed.
"Well, we are leaving, that brat alchemist needs to learn some lesson. Quickly, conceal your face." I said.
However, Cayden seems can't do it.
"I can't. I don't know why?" He said.
Maybe it is one of the effects of the potions. That alchemist! I really need to teach that brat a good lesson of his life time.
As soon we arrive at the slave souk, I immediately ask the alchemist's location. He was trading with other people. I was so angry that I created a scene and interrupted his deal. His customer doubted him and therefore chose to leave. He got angry at me.
"What the hell are you doing!" He yelled at me.
"You gave me a wrong potion; you messed up." I said.
"That's impossible. All my potions are tested and now you are claiming that it didn't work?"
"It didn't actually work!" I yelled. I went closer to him. "Do something or else I might kill you."
"Alright, alright, I understand. So, tell me exactly what happened." He said. I told him everything and I didn't leave a single detail. He suddenly sighed.
"So, you are telling me that somehow it actually works in the first hours then the effect wore off. That is impossible really. But you are claiming it to be true. Then bring me this person who is under the submissive potion." He said.
As far as possible, I don't want to expose Cayden's identity but in able to know the truth exposing him is a must. The trader asks us to enter a certain room and, in that room, there is an orb that is color yellow. Cayden took off his hood and followed the instruction of the young alchemist. He told Cayden that he should drop a blood in the orb. Cayden did what he instructed. As soon Cayden dropped his blood the orb turned into a clear orb then in a split second it turned into black. The trader immediately reacted and held the orb. He suddenly looked at Cayden.
"I didn't see this coming. The submissive spell that you were under is cleared already by my potion. That is the reason why you are not reacting to any female before or any command that your master is commanding you." The trader said.
"Then why did he responded to the command I told him for the last time." I asked. The trader looked at me.
"Because he is under a curse that is link to that submissive spell." He answered.
"Curse? What kind of curse?" Cayden asks.
"It is a rare curse that turns the person into a maniac. Usually the submissive spell used to create a sex slave, once a person drinks it and commanded to do something, they are going to do it gently. But you actually tried to rape your master. Is this always happening?" The trader asked.
"It happens sometimes when they tell me to be aggressive." Cayden answered.
"But you weren't told to be aggressive this time, right?" The trader ask.
"No."
"I knew it. After you drink the potion, they caste a curse on you in the same time. The person who did that to you, probably wanted you to be with them forever or they don't want you to leave them. Those type of people are usually my customers and I am telling you that they are insane." The trader said.
"So, do you know to uplift this curse?" Cayden asked.
"Unfortunately, nope, they used a rare item called ogre-witch blood, to strengthen the foundation of the curse and it is nearly impossible to uplift it. No potion will cure you." The trader said.
Cayden suddenly became so sad and couldn't accept his situation.
"But you said that it is nearly impossible, means there is still away. What is it?" I asked.
"Sigh… there is indeed two ways but none of it is actually tested so it is merely a theory. The first one is to find a red fairy dust and inhale it. It will weaken the ogre-witch blood and after that force the blood out of the body. It will actually lead to the death of the cursed person if he doesn't know how to control the movement of his blood. The second is easy but it is impossible." The trader said.
"What is it?" Cayden asked.
"You have to sleep with the snow fairy princess. Not just sleeping with her but you must also love her." The trader said.
"Snow fairy princess doesn't exist; she only exists in the children's story books." I said.
"That's why I said that it is impossible." The trader said.
"Then what should we do." I asked.
"Well, the truth is, your relationship with one another is not that bad so why must uplift the curse. It actually doesn't harm you both, right? Besides from what I can feel, that you don't have any interest towards each other. Why not just leave it be? This young man wouldn't be controlled by any people anymore except for you. Since the submissive spell is gone, the ogre-witch curse only acknowledges one person. And that person is you since you are the first person he sees after the spell is uplifted." The trader said.
"What if he will do what he did again?" I asked.
"He pretty much won't do it, unless you commanded him to do so. He will be like a normal person mingling with other people and also around you. The ogre-witch only set the foundation of wanting a person to the deeper core and that's it. It took the sub-spell of being a sex addict. So, he wouldn't be a maniac anymore but a rapist if you commanded him. He wouldn't leave your side. Besides aren't you happy that he is so handsome and that face will only exclusive for you. Oh, the ogre-witch also unbound any concealing magic that's why he cannot hide his face anymore. I bet being super handsome can also be a curse." The trader said with a grin on his face.
I looked at Cayden and realized that I think it is the best option for him. He is indeed free from the spell and I don't have to always look after him. However, it seems that he will be always staying at my side.
We left the souk, and Cayden was following me behind.
"What are you doing?" I asked.
"Thank you that despite of what I tried to do to you, you still help me. I'm just worried for you in the future." He said.
"You don't need to worry for me. I can handle myself. Anyway, instead you being my slave, I will make you my right-hand man." I said.
"Right-hand man is better than being called as slave." He said.
Cayden seems to be going to be by myside for a longer time.