Damian POV:
I got up too early. The sun hasn't even risen yet. I got dressed and walked downstairs to find nobody there. What was I expecting? Of course, no one would be awake at this time. At this moment my stomach rumbled loudly. I blushed and noticed there was no one nearby. I thought there would be knights guarding us. Didn't they say they would be camping outside the inn and ask us to shout if anything happened? I wonder if they're still awake? Whatever. That isn't my business.
I walked towards the kitchen and noticed there was a back door. Was this the door Camilla was talking about? Perhaps I kind of cooked a decent meal for her as a thank you. I opened the back door and noticed that on the left side, there was chicken and on the right, there was a vegetable patch. I walked over to the chicken pen and let myself in. I must've been careless because a few chickens got out of the pen and I had to hurriedly chase them back. Would you know that chicken can run quite quickly? By the time I had finally rounded all of the chicken up, I was already tired. I threw the hen and roosters all inside the pen and jumped over the fence to enter. I wasn't going to make the same mistake again. I scrummaged for some eggs and I finally found some newly laid eggs over some hens. There were 5 in total. With these eggs, I could just make fried eggs. I noticed that a few eggs had holes in them and I spent the next 10 mins watching the clicks struggling to hatch. How funny.
By the time I had finished watching the chick hatch only one successfully got out and immediately the chick walked over to a hen and the hen proceeded to lick it clean. I laughed at the sight and walked back inside the kitchen. When I entered the kitchen I almost got a heart attack because standing in front of me was Butler John. I quickly placed the egg in a bowl in case I dropped it. I closed the back door and muttered a hello towards the butler. He bowed and nodded in reply. "What are you doing?" he asked as I was rummaging for the pan Camilla was using yesterday. "I wanna make fried eggs," I replied. The butler smiled and asked if I knew how to make the eggs. I stopped what I was doing and I immediately could feel my face growing red. I turned around and shook my head. The butler smiled and walked over to me. "Let me teach you," he announced as I nodded.
He taught me how to light the fire and how to set up the pan so that I could cook something on it. I never knew it would be this difficult to even light a fire. How did she manage to do it then? She's younger than me as well. I guess I never thought about her situation from her point of view. I only saw her as the bully. But I seem to have forgotten that she lived in the orphanage her whole life unlike me. I only entered the orphanage three months before I was adopted. My parents died of an illness and I was sent to the orphanage by the local government. I mean if you lived in that place for your whole life I suppose you would become the stronger one who rules inside of the weaker person. Have I always misunderstood her? Perhaps in this lifetime, I should take the time to know her well. Heaven knows why I have this feeling.
I finally finished frying the egg and both sides looked well. I thanked the butler for his guidance but he only smiled warmly in reply. I walked outside and noticed that Camilla had come out of her room and entered the bathroom. I hurriedly set the table, placing the plate and cutlery down for her as well. I then hid in a corner as I watched her expression. She looked surprised seeing the egg and even looked around to see who made it. She was so stupid and cute at the same time. Wait... Did I just say cute? Of course, I didn't... She's just naïve and not cute. I think I'm mixing them up. I watched her sit down and bite down on the egg. She smiled and then her expression changed to one I'd never seen her show. It was a mix of sadness, longing and something else all at the same time. What could she be thinking for her to look like that? She ate quite quickly and even proceeded to head into the kitchen however she was stopped by the butler. I listened to their conversation and slipped out of my hiding spot and back into the kitchen, where the butler was preparing everyone else breakfast.
I walked out of the kitchen from the back door and stood outside watching the sunrise. It was quite a lovely sight. A mix of yellow, orange and red. The sun shone especially bright today. After a rainy night, it seems as though today would be a sunny day. Not long later I noticed that Camilla was standing right next to me. We stood there in silence but it was quite a comforting silence.
However, this was all ruined when a certain somebody came behind us and jumped and scared us. I turned around and noticed it was Ryan Ravert. Aiden's older brother. What was he doing here? Camilla looked angry however she immediately looked away. Ryan must've noticed he was angrier at her because he whispered something in her ear. Ryan immediately ran back however Camilla was already running off after him. What exactly did he say to her to make her so angry? I walked back inside after a minute and noticed that the Grand Duke was ordering them to get ready for we were gonna make our way back to that dreaded place. How many more years of torture am I going to receive from Lexi Ellis?