The footsteps were coming towards my direction. The voices were getting louder and louder. I sighed a little. Under this warm blanket, I was all prepared for this. It's unusual for maids to come at my room in the middle of night. Even during the day, I'm not being treated well. I was just a foolish daughter of the duke that they need to serve. My father was so far away at the capital so their actions wouldn't be known by the duke because he was too busy. Father didn't care much about me. There were few assassinations attempts but nothing changed. I wonder what were their intentions to the point they need to get rid of me.
A voice swept away my thoughts. "Is she asleep?" The voice sounded like a whisper but it was so clear at my ear. Maybe it was because of my skills. I continued my acting. It wouldn't be too long if I played the same act as them.
A person walked closer to my bed. My hair felt like it was stroked gently. What was this person doing? Was he some pervert? "I'm sorry because I couldn't protect you." What did he mean by that? Did I know him? I continued to listen as I was curious about him. "If only father didn't marry that woman, we will be happy living together." A different voice with anger filled my ears. I couldn't help but finally stopped my act.
"What do you mean by that?" I switched my positions from laying down to sit. Two guys with brown hair seemed shocked after they saw me. "You are not asleep?" "Do I seem asleep to you?" I pointed my finger at myself. The guy that stood at the corner of my bed scratched his neck. "By the way, who are you? Do I know you?" I got so many questions that I need to asked them. Why did their faces similar to me? Two of them sighed after they heard my questions. "Seems like there will be a few explanations."
I was immersed in a deep thought. "So, you are saying that the two of you are my brothers?" They nodded. "And because of our stepmother, our father was under the magic spell that made him forget about us and only sees that woman?" They nodded again. I sighed heavily. I never thought that my situation will be this complicated. "Hah! Do you think I will believe this?"
It was really hard to trust someone you just met. I couldn't trust them but the fact that it all leads to one possibility couldn't be ignored. Their eyes and hair colors are similar to mine. When they explained everything to me, they changed back their hair color to the original. Dark violet hair-color were rare in this kingdom. Only the true heirs of the dukedom would have that color and we had the same hair-color.
"I understand that it's hard to believe our story but that is the truth. We need to undo that magic and save…" I raised my hand. My brother stopped talking. I stared at the balcony and as I expected, there were two people at the balcony. I could feel their presence from here. Was it the real assassins? Real or not, I must take an action. I took my dagger that I kept under my pillow. My brothers seemed shocked when I took that out but they didn't say anything. "Stay silent and don't make a move." I whispered to the both of them. The curtain was waving with the flow of the wind. The maid was the one that let the window opened. I didn't know her intention earlier but now I knew. She was one of the traitors in this house. I smirked. You want to play with me? Sure. Let's played together.
From my bedchamber, I could hear they were whispering to each other. "What are we going to do now? There are two guys at her room." So, were you scared now, little lamb? I grinned. My past behavior started to show up. "What? Aren't we informed that she only sleeps alone at her room?" Their voices were shaking. I couldn't help but smirked on my own. I took a closer look and hide behind the wall. "Where is she? Isn't she at the bed just now?" "Don't tell me…" The two of them were glancing each other. I lifted my leg and jumped to the balcony with a plan in my head.
Without mercy, I sliced their neck and gave them a momentum of my fist. "Mi… Mister!" As soon as he finished his word, an arrow flied towards me. I dodged to the right and threw my dagger to the tree near the balcony. "Ugh!" That voice seemed in pain. I didn't care about them as long as I was still alive. They were probably in the edge of death so let them be. After I closed the window, I went back inside the bedroom. My two brothers were like stones. Maybe they were still shocked about the incident just now.
I didn't blame them because everyone thought that Eclra de Zionte was just a fool and didn't know anything about the world. It was obvious because I never left this castle ever since I was three years old. But it was 'Eclra', not me. I transmigrated into this body since four months ago. I wasn't dead back in my original world. It was just that my body was too weak at that time. My body then was putted at the cylinder of life to regain my health but I ended up here. I once was a student in a spy school with the lowest grade.