Jewlica held on tightly to Nectar's caught as she buried her face in her shoulder. She couldn't stop shaking [ I can't imagine what would happen if she didn't show up ]
She really thought she was going to die, stuck between a rock and a hard place but now that she was still alive, all thanks to Nectar. She was going to help Nectar kill Eros like she always thought about.
Yes, she could read minds but it was only a side effect of the experiments done on her in THE FIELDS before she was thrown out. She'd pretended to be dead, a failed lab rat and crawled out of the rotten corpses that woke her up.
She'd crawled into a town, covered in dirt and injured but a nice old farmer couple took care of her till they sent her to the orphanage, all this happened when she was three.
She'd also become too smart for her age so she dumbed it down, speaking in short incomplete sentences and trying her best to act her age. She eventually discovered she could guess what people were thinking till she could clearly read their thoughts.
She'd tried to save some of the kids when she found out but they always thought she was jealous of them. It happened several times but they never listened, she felt helpless and useless.
But then she'd become friends with Mario. The boy could be a pessimist but he was always fighting someone who'd made her cry or taking lashes for her.
One day,him and Nathaniel got into a fight but oddly enough they became friends after spending hours planting corn as punishment. Then June and August came along. They always hoped to get adopted and leave this place but they weren't what they were looking for.
Sometimes it felt like they were getting auctioned off but the ones who wanted them were terrible people. She'd always been somewhat grateful for her gift since it allowed her to save her friends.
Nectar soothed her, rubbing her back " You alright Ica, Liam will deal with the bad man don't worry "? Jewlica nodded, happy to be held [ What good could I have done to deserve you? ]
Though Nectar seemed lazy and carefree, she was worrying about a lot of stuff and people while planning something. Though she didn't understand it all, she knew she was so upset with Eros, she wanted to kill him.
That confused her even more, she'd never seen them spend more than five minutes together and that rarely happened but now she had a vague idea why. The man was evil.
He wasn't going to even try and save her, instead he hoped she'd die just to hurt Nectar [ That's some messed up thinking ] and thought the same thing when Nectar arrived at the scene.
Though the other man was wiling to help he was torn. He needed to act on the emperor's instruction but he couldn't incur the empress's wrath again either.
She'd being counting the sparks in the firewood in the bookshop till she got bored and looked around at the pictures on the cover of the books. She then began counting all the green covers when something covered her mouth.
She'd tried to resist or at least grab Nectar's attention but she couldn't speak for some reason but she knew the man was going to do something dirty to her. It would have being better if she couldn't read all the terrible things he was thinking about doing to her.
They didn't stray too far from the alley waiting for Liam. Jewlica didn't even realize she was crying till Nectar's hand touched her cheek " Don't cry Ica, it's all better ". But Jewlica didn't stop and sobbed even louder, tears falling on her clothes.
Nectar went blank with panic as she dropped her on the floor and squatted in front of her [ How do I deal with this? ] Then Nectar noticed the small bloody hole on Jewlica's neck " Is that it, does it hurt Ica? Qidu make it all better ".
Blowing cold hair on the spot, she ripped a small long piece of fabric from her dress, she wrapped it around her neck and made a fancy bow " You look so pretty Ica, like a present ". Jewlica rubbed her nose, looking up at Nectar " Re. Really "?
Nectar nodded " Of course, you look way to pretty to cry ". Jewlica laughed slightly " What about now "? Nectar nodded enthusiastically " Your red eyes pop even more when their swollen and your mucus makes your face glow ".
Jewlica couldn't help but laugh as she rubbed her cheeks " You say such sweet things Sister Qidu ". Nectar pretended to be shocked " But I speak the truth little Ica ".
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Meanwhile in the alley, Liam wasn't done just yet with the criminal. He bent low and picked the man by his light orange curls " Do you understand the consequences of offending my Qidu's people now "?
Deadly Lullaby was too scared to look into those cold eyes but what still shook him up the most was the pressure Nectar had made him feel earlier, it was like being trapped in a nightmarish hell.
Eros though furrowed his brows at Liam's word [ Sounds like the little imp is talking to me and what does he mine by 'my'? ] Sighing, he regained his usual expression [ I'll have to research these two thoroughly again ]
Dodwen couldn't help but gulp but he was grateful he wasn't the victim of Nectar's well deserved anger. She'd broken and basically humiliated him for accidentally hurting one of her own. What would she do to someone who did it on purpose ?
He'd frozen along with the criminal but it wasn't because Nectar did anything to him, it was just his body naturally reacting to her mood,the unquestionable fear. As he glanced at Liam, he was a but surprised by how hostile the usually indifferent man seemed.
Dropping the man again, he got up and put his gloves back on. He had his usual reserved poker face back on as he bowed to Eros " I'll leave him to you your highness, I should get back to her majesty ".
Nosa was only able to get himself after Liam passed him by and he suddenly spoke up " Though her majesty might be a little scared, shouldn't we finish dealing with this Lia...I mean Lord Soul "?
Liam shrugged slightly as he rubbed the back of his head " Mm. I have to calm her down before she loses her temper. I'll leave you be ".
Nosa again was left to dwell on his words as the guards arrived to bundle the criminal away. As he walked out of the alley, he was a more surprised by what he saw as his mouth twitched.