I stood there looking at saintess Sachi who just screamed furiously at my butler. She was pointing at him with an accusing finger.
On the other hand, Sebastiene's eyes grew wide with surprise at the way Sachi yelled at him. He was wearing his knights uniform with the sword I gave him hanging on his waist. His hair was now tied in a half-up half-down hairdo. His hand was extended towards the knob and he was leaning a little.
"Little Chi?" Sebastiene asked rather unsure.
"I am the saintess of Sidapa, don't you dare call me little Chi or any other weird names you idiot demon!" Sachi shouted at Sebastiene.
"Whoa!" Sebastiene raised his hand in mock surrender. "Calm down miss saintess of Sidapa."
"You-"
Sachi was about to shout again when Uriel's spine chilling voice suddenly interrupted her.
"If you want to scream and shout, do it somewhere far from my sleeping sister or else you will not be speaking again your whole lives." Came Uriel's warning.
We all shut up immediately.
"Do you know my butler saintess?" I asked Sachi after I closed the door.
"Butler?" She looked at me questioningly while pointing at Sebastiene. "My lady hired it as a butler?"
"Ehem. I'm not an 'it' saintess." Sebastiene smiled proudly as he inyroduced himself with a respectful bow. "I am Sebastiene, the butler of lady Melody Castellan."
"What?!" Sachi covered her mouth from shock.
"Is there anything wrong saintess?" Sebastiene asked her teasingly. He even threw in a wink at her.
"My lad-"
"My lady," Sebastiene cut Sachi off making her clench her jaw in anger. "the ceremony will be starting soon, you should start preparing."
"Okay." I nodded at Sebastiene before looking at Sachi. "Let's talk again some other time Saintess Sachi."
"As you wish my lady." Sachi curtsied again before she walk to the direction of the main hall.
Sebastine and I looked at her turn and disappear from view before he let out a big sigh.
"I am really amazed by you Seb." I spoke to Sebastiene as we walked to my room.
"Thank you my lady." Seb smiled at me. "But may I ask why?"
"You're ability to annoy people is on a different level." I told him with a teasing smile. "You even manage to annoy saintess Sachi!"
"Oh? She has always been hot-headed though?" Sebastiene answered with his eyebrow raised thoughtfully.
"Uriel was being rude to her earlier but she merely smiled. She was even left kneeling on the floor, she never got angry. But the moment that she saw you, she went furious!" I explained excitedly.
"Hmmmm.." Sebastiene chuckled. "She must really hate me then."
"How do you even know her Seb?" I asked looking up at Sebastiene.
"I used to be mother's lover." He he answered.
"What?" I stopped and looked at him. "Her mother's lover?"
"Well, her mother was a priestess of Lord Sidapa." Sebstiene recalled. "I met her after she got married though. You know that priests and preistesses are allowed to marry when they want right? While saints and saintesses are allowed to marry after they reach the age of twenty five."
"Yes, it is to give chance to other younger ones to serve the gods and goddesses." I replied nodding.
"Yes. Little Chi's mother married a fisherman and gave birth to her. Unfortunately, her father was killed by pirates, his body was brought back by other fishermen. Her mother was still young, merely twenty six at that time and she was already widowed with a little girl." Sebastiene shook his head sadly. "I met her mother at a bar in the inn I was staying and we got off pretty well. So I became her lover and would visit her house every now and then. I was with her mother for more than four years. I was in disguise at that time, but she found out that I was a demon and kicked me out of her life."
"That doesn't explain why she hates you though?" I frowned.
"The pirates that killed her father were of the demon kind. They thought that I was in cahoots with the pirates." Sebastiene smiled sadly.
After hearing the reason, I was silent the rest of the way.
When reached my room, I immediately started to prepare for the ceremony. I bathed and changed myself and only called Sebastiene in when I was fully clothed. I brushed my hair while Sebastiene helped me pick my accessories.
I wore a blue dress with frills and a skirt that was not ballooning. Sebastiene paired it with diamond earrings and a beautiful diamond studded silver hairband. It emphasized my beautiful silver hair which was let down.
"Seb, please tell the maids to bring food to Athy's room. They just need to knock and Uriel will open the door for them. After that, go and check on mother and father and the main hall." I instructed. "When you return, bring me some food too."
Sebastiene nodded and went to follow my order. I stayed in my room to wait for him.
I was brushing my hair when a warm and comforting feeling came over me.
I frowned.
'What is this weird feeling?'
The comforting feeling was then replaced by an uncomfortable pounding inside my head followed by a static sound. I closed my eyes tightly until the static stopped.
Then I started hearing someone call me.
'Mel..'
I looked around to check if someone was in my room.
No one.
'Am I hearing things?' I thought to myself. 'It can't be ghosts right?'
'Mic test!' I clearly heard that.
'What?'
'Sis! Can you hear me?' Now I can hear Uriels voice clearly.
'Sis?' I whispered while looking around.
'You can hear me?' she asked.
'Yes but where are you?' I asked still looking around my room.
'Still in Athy's room.' She replied.
'What? Then how-'
'Sis listen,' She cut me off. 'This is one of my abilities, telepathy. Cool right?' I could hear her excitement. 'I wanted to tell you that the saintess of Tribmaka dropped by to greet me. You will meet her at the ceremony. Be nice. I like her.'
'Okay, noted.' I nodded to myself before asking 'How is Athy?'
'Still asleep but she looks better than earlier.' She replied.
'I sent Seb to order the maids to send you some food. Eat up.' I told her.
'Okay.' She replied. 'That must be the maid with food knocking, I'll cut off now.
There was another static followed by silence.
"..."
Knock! knock!
"Come in Seb." I said knowing it was Sebastiene knocking.
"It's time my lady." Sebastiene said as he approached me.
I nodded.
I stood up and walk out my room with Sebastiene walking beside me. We reached the doors of the main hall, mother amd father were already inside. I closed my eyes and took in a deep breath. I let it out and opened my eyes as the doors also opened.
Showtime.