Now she understood why she was hated by others especially Lilac,she thought she had taken her position as a slut,she finally understood the word 'warm his bed',they thought of her as his newest bed warmer.
She scoffed in disbelief.
Back when he embraced her months ago,deep down she had hoped it meant something,she even had suspicion he was the one sending letters since he was the only one she had met but she was wrong,he met her cause of he had plans for a different reason.
'She was such an idiot'
Her heart turned hot with an unknown feeling and her eye stings with hot tears.
"Gosh!what entered my eyes!".She exclaimed,clearing the tears off her eyes.
Next day....
Eleanor went to see Delia and they had a little talk and that got her thinking why does Delia seem to know everything about Dimitrix,it was as if she knew him before.
A thought suddenly pop up in her head.'What if the book also revolves around Delia too,was she also part of the person that exchanged body?'.
She needed to talk to Wizard Agnes,she had to send him a letter immediately before meeting with Dimitrix.
~~Esmeralda kingdom~~
Edward laid on the bed covered with blanket as the king's Physician checks his health.
The physician sigh in distress.
"Your majesty, you need to take care of yourself, you have thousand of people to rule over and also to think about the war".
The king General nods."His right,my King, other kingdoms are preparing their armies,weapons, gaining more alliance both in and out of Ayrshire, you can't keep on sulking".He informed, feeling irritated.
"I want my daughter,General mahriz!".Edward replied in a low tone.
"We don't know where she wondered off too, we have checked around-".
"You want me to keep calm with no knowledge about my daughter when you brought back the dead body of Vivian and I should calm down,huh!huh!".His ferocious scowl made them shriek in fear."you want...cough. .....cough...".
"My Majesty, are you okay?".The physician kept calling but all he heard in reply was'Eleanor, his only child'.
Dimitrix watched as Eleanor strode into the royal dining room with a slouch expression.
"You are late,princess".He stabbed his steak with his fork and ate it.
"Hm".She hum in response.
Aurelia scoff in disbelief. "Have you become blind maid Eleanor?"Aurelia mouth twist in displeasure. "You can see three god and goddess beside you and YET you didn't show curtsey to us.Why,princess".The word'princess'held mockery in it unlike Dimitrix which sounded sincere.
"Am sorry".Eleanor apologized as Aurora lips curve into a delightful grin."Sorry?shouldn't you bow and show us how sorry you are?".
Eleanor was about to do as she was told but Dimitrix spoke.
"Whoa, am full already".He said more to himself than others.
He dab his mouth with a napkin and stood up."Sorry to kill your joy but am taking my maid with me,excuse me sis".He planted a feathery kiss on her cheek."Aurora".He bow and left.
In the hallway on the way to Lord Dimitrix's study chamber.
The corner of his eye caught a glimpse of Eleanor who carried a sour expression.
"If I may ask what is wrong?".Dimitrix asked.
He never expect this mood swing from her,yesterday Erik told him all their discussion but now she's acting coldly to him,'Why'.
"I have no right to report how I feel to you,Sir".Eleanor manage to sound calmly but the devil itself knew she wasn't ."After all am just a personal maid".
Dimitrix only nods and decided to not bother her anymore. "Go over to my room and tidy it up".He ordered and walked away.
'In The Lord's Study Room'.
Dimitrix sat with a bored expression listening to the general's report,reporting about the intruders in his territory but he wasn't actually paying attention instead his mind wandered off to Eleanor,he wondered what got her so fierce. 'What did I ever do wrong".
"Emperor Dimitrix,did you grab what I just said?".General Louis inquiries.
"Huh?I..mean yes,I want you all to kill those intruders aside from Esmeralda unless they choose to cause trouble and ignore those muggles,I personally will pay them a visit".He felt a smirk form on his lips.
"Yes".The generals chorus in union.Once the meeting was dismissed,everyone left the room except Dimitrix,he watch as Erik enters.
"My Lord".He gave a bow.
"Rise".Dimitrix dryly reply.
"Here".And Erik placed a pile of letters before him."The letters that are going in and out of Arystarr"He informs.
"Is that so,check it out before sending it out".He instructs,showing no interest in it and he return to the pile of papers on his desk.
"Even Princess Eleanor's Letter-".
"Letter????".He quickly removed his gaze from the paper."Hand it over!".And Erik obeyed,Dimitrix quickly tore the seal off and read the letter,one was to her father and the other was to her betrothed,Wizard Agnes.
Seeing her kind words and coded words written to him made him frown.'So she was well close to this Wizard'.
Suddenly a crooked smile curve on his lips."Send the other to her dad,I don't want him to die of a heart attack".Dimitrix chuckled and stood up."No one is going to come between me and Eleanor".And he went over to meet her.
Dimitrix lean over the wall,silently watching Eleanor who was grumbling while tidying his bed.
"What!".Eleanor sneered."He's a royalty yet he doesn't even know how to sleep,Lord my foot!".She huffs."Hmph,what an annoying brat".
"I never knew maids are allowed to call their masters a 'brat'".
"Sir.Dimitrix!!".She scream in fright and she slipped.
Alerted,Dimitrix caught her before she could fell but his leg also gave out and they both landed on the bed with Eleanor in Dimitrix's arms.
Eleanor eyes fluttered open and she looked up,her translucent ocean blue eyes was clouded with shock and an unpredictable emotions.
Although they wanted to part away yet they couldn't they still found themselves holding eachother closely,studying themselves.
Dimitrix lips pathed,breaking the awkward silence that lingered around them."Eleanor, if you keep looking at me that way I might not be able to let you leave my arms".Eleanor gulps and shoved him away and stood up,her face had ready turn crimson red.
"W...why did you have to catch me,y...you should've just let me fall!!!".She stutter.
And what the hell did he mean by he might not let her go?is he indirectly trying to say he wants to bed her'.Eleanor threw knifelike glare at Dimitrix."Don't ever touch me again,Sir.Dimitrix".Dimitrix mouth twitch.
"What!!!Sir Dimitrix???And tell me what if I touch you,huh".Every steps he took forward made her move backwards.
"I also hate being touched just like you hate being touch especially by Men!".
"What problem do you have with me,Princess? ".He said in a gentle but icy tone that made her shiver.
He lean in and coil few strings of her hair round his finger."Huh?".He tilts his head.
"Y..y..you're cruel".Her sudden stammer made Dimitrix eyes to darken.
"Cruel huh?And here I thought I was acting so nice".He chuckled and tossed a paper at her feet.
Eleanor eyes shut open and she quickly picked it up."What are you doing with my letters, haven't you heard of privacy!!!".She rose her voice at him.
Dimitrix brows rose high."I can see you're in a gooood relationship with your betrothed,huh?".
"Yes!".She retorts. "Infact am so in luuurve with him and guess what his going to get me out of this underground pit!".She retorts.
It angered her more on seeing how calm he looked,she wanted to irk him so he would figure out that what he did was wrong.
"Here".She stretched her hand,handing the letter which he failed to collect,instead he looked back at her with an unread expression.
She didn't know if he was angry,furious or unaffected. 'At least let him show an emotion to give her the green light to stop talking'
"Return it back,Sir".She continued but gentle this time around.
"Privacy huh".He clicked his tongue. "Says the girl that wandered off into my Empire.Once you crossed into my entire kingdom, your business has become mine. Every letters that goes in and out of Arystarr is my business. And I don't permit you to send this letter,I decline it".He declared.
He lowered himself on his seat and lit up his smoking pipe."You should be thankful I permitted the letter to your father,now be a dear and go back to your quarter until you're called,hm?".
She was about to retort back but her lips automatically shut and she heard herself say."Yes".And she headed to the door ,about leaving his room something or someone grasp the arm of her dress not allowing her to leave the room.
"Let go".She told Dimitrix.
"What?What huh?do you now want me to warm your bed?I won't, I rather die than do that, do you realize what am being called by other girls?they think have replaced them as your new whore".She scoff. "I said let go,I hate you,I hate how you lure ladies to your bed.I hate everything about you,your hair, eyes,face,everything you disgusting bastard Casanova!I SAID LET G...".Her voice dies off as she turns around to realize he wasn't holding her but was sitting calmly while watching how foolish she was as he smoked.
Eleanor looked at where her dress got stuck in and yanked it away."Ahh!".She cried out and ran away.
Her cute action brought a smile to his face.
He stood up and walked to his balcony and watched Eleanor from below as she kept screaming while running."Foolish Eleanor".He muttered.
IN THE DUNGEON'
A Guard walked towards Delia cell and unlocked it."You're such a strong bitch, how about you work for the army?".He suggested.
"How about you get lost from my side and let me through??".Her brows rose high.
The guard chuckled and move aside."Please".And Delia passed through,heading to her quarter.
Her momentum suddenly stop as she saw Dimitrix,her face turned blank but her heart thrummed in her chest.
Hiding her expression, she walked past him completely ignoring his presence.
"Stop".He ordered,already used to his strictness she graze past him but he violently yanked her back."Am talking to you,you have such guts
lady,impressive".A smile formed up his lips.
"What do you want???".She swat her hand away from his."Dimitrix".