That night..
The rain... And darkness...
The quietness and shadows creeping all around.
They told that the night would be bad.
And I only prepared for the worse.
That's why I had not slept a wink either because the more I thought of it, the more I got scared.
As Byul and I returned, guards suddenly surrounding us as Byul brings out his knife, getting closer to me, a protective look on his face while Chan Yeol walks to us, that same sadistic look on his face "Do you not get tired of this games and constant pettiness kitten?"
I face him "Don't call me that"
"Oh?" He smiles there "So you prefer beloved?"
I feel the pain there, but I ignore it as I say "Let Byul go. He was the one who brought me back, so you should let him go"
He suddenly grabs me before Byil can stop him, pulling me into his body as the guards hold Byul back before Chan Yeol says "Why should I listen to you? Have you, for once, in your stupid life, listened to me? I do not ask you for too much except that you do not leave this place and yet you feel it best to defy me? Why can you not just be a good wife and stay still like you're supposed to?"
"First off" I snap "I'm not your wife and nothing would ever bring us in matrimony together. Second, I am as male like as you are with some stick in between my legs and if you think for one second that I'd be obedient and submissive, you're crazy as hell. If you want that sort of toy, marry the crazy bitch you're always fucking every night"
The slap is expected too that when Byul shouts "Master!" I try to ignore it, the burning pain coming and my eyes tearing up as one of it hurt to open before he tanks me up by my hair to look at him, that same sadistic smile on his face "Master? Did he just call you Master? Since when? Ah, tell me, did you open your legs for him too as some sort of revenge to me? Or because you only fake being innocent around me but really love getting someone between your legs?"
With the blood streaming down my lips, I laugh, tasting some in my mouth "Now, we can't possibly be talking about you, can we? Cause you're literally describing yourself"
The fist comes next and I hear something crack before I hear the shouts behind, slashes going on in the air as I cough out blood, the pain numbing me as I see Byul charge at Chan Yeol, sword in hand before I stand and wrap my arms around him "Stop"
It seems like he had already killed the other guards from before as more of them swarm around.
I ignore them, squeezing him tightly "It's okay. He won't hurt you if you let go"
"M-Master"
I look up at him, trying to smile even though it hurt as I say "Master has to protect his servants, you know"
"No! Master I can..."
I turn around, walking away from him as the guards quickly hold him back while I walk to a now frowning Chan Yeol, falling to my knees and looking down "I'd... I promise to never leave again, but you must not hurt him"
"And why should I do want?"
I look at him "Because I'm begging, and if... And if you feel the need to punish anyone, punish me. We both know he's just doing what you told him to do, protect me"
There is silence, the rain still falling from above as no one says anything before I feel him pull me by my hair and away from them, inside the house and thrown into my chamber.
Through me blinking, I can see his dark glare at me as he says "No one is coming to treat you or feed you. Starve and reflect on what you have done"
And with that, he shut the door and walked away.
And I passed out immediately after that.
Now as I watch Hwang frantically cry and whimper in front of me, the whole thing comes back and my head begins to pound.
"I tried to help but the others would have none of it! I tried! I was so scared Master! Your beautiful face! How can His Majesty be so cruel to you?! All you've ever done is be kind and love him! How could he?!"
And it's not helping.
Sighing, I wish I had some sort of aspirin though I doubt they have that as I say "How is Byul? Is he okay?"
Her eyes widen there "Master... How can you be worried about that man?!"
"Because he's my friend and I would worry about you too" I say "Is he?"
Her eyes fall down "Yes. His Majesty kept to his word and did not harm him. He has been awaiting your waking up for quite a while. I would have come to treat you but My lord banned anyone from entering, even today, I and Byul are the only ones allowed to see you"
Ah....
I see.
All things considered, this was nice enough, if I thought long about it.
I let out a sigh "My head hurts, everything on my face does. Is there anything you can use on it? Anything? A salve maybe?"
She looks up "Yes! I would have gotten it before coming here but I wanted to be next to you while you wake up. But... But it might take a while, would you wait?"
I smile "I have nowhere to go actually"
She brightens up there, standing "I shall not be too long Master!" And is out in a flash.
As she leaves, I only wait some minutes before Byul walks in with a tray of food, the same usual frown on his face as he drops it infront of me.
I stare at the bowl, seeing rice cakes and expecting my stomach to betray me but it does not.
Byul sits down as I pick the chopsticks and take it into my mouth, the lack of taste hitting me, though I do not vomit which is good as he says "I cooked it"
Ah, makes sense.
I keep eating, getting used to the blandness as he says "You should not have done that"
"Done what?"
"Stopped me from cutting his head off" He says.
"Then what? You would be dead too, and this kingdom would be left without a King, which is way worse".
"But he shouldn't even be King! He is mean and manipulative and...."
I quickly shove rice into his mouth as let's out a grunt, chewing on it before I retract it and say "You don't want to be charged for treason, now do you?"
He chews on it for a while, before swallowing and sighing "He hit you. How could he do that? He knows you have child"
"Maybe one reason he keeps avoiding hitting other parts that aren't my face" I say.
"It doesn't matter" He says with a snap before sighing and moving to me "Does it hurt?"
"Not really"
His hands rests on my face, but it's barely touching or holding it, and though I flinch and a pained look glazes his eyes, I smile at him "See? It hurts just a little"
"But..."
The next thing that happens has so much deja vu in it that I find myself blinking hard.
Byul is thrown to a corner of the wall as I stare at the angry eyes of the male standing in front of me "Tae Hyun?"