~~The Next Day~~.
Dimitrix prepared for an unexpected journey as Eleanor assists him to arrange his stuffs into his bag.
Meanwhile Dimitrix sat across Aurora and Aurelia who elegantly crossed their legs staring back at Dimitrix.
"What is the journey about?" Aurora started.
"Have to take care of some unfinished business outside of Ayrshire." He replied and picked up his empty tea cup."Eleanor."
"Yes Sir." And she rushed to him.
Aurelia face scrunched in disgust. "Sir?The Emperor is not a common Sir!!!!" She growl.
Eleanor lowered her head."I apologize."
Aurelia opens her mouth to reply but Dimitrix beats her to it.
"Pour me some tea,darling." He said calmly.
Eleanor pick up the tea kettle and poured tea into his cup."Anything else,S...I..mean My Lord?"
Hearing a hint of fright in her voice, he glared at his sister."Stop scaring my servant!" He scowl.
Aurora and Aurelia grimaced
"Whatever!" They both retorts.
"While am away don't go wandering around...stay within Erik sight, the palace itself is dangerous." He advice Eleanor, ignoring the two women that threw daggers at their direction. "Make sure you eat three times a day and and-"
"Dimitrix." She whispered and lean in to whisper in his ear. "Don't worry about me and just worry about yourself." She told him but yet she was glad he did.
Aurelia scoffed at their closeness and looked at Aurora who looked somber. "Are you okay?"
"I just wish he cared for me like that.Telling me to eat my food daily, do this and that." Her lips parts into a sad and miserable smile."I just wish he cares." Her eyes brim with tears.
"Then go to him,Aurora!" She snapped and got to her foot."Stop acting like a fool and fight for him!" And she storms off.
Aurora bits her lips determinedly and stood up, taking baby steps to where he stood with Eleanor,
grinning.
"Dimitrix." She called, gaining his attention.
"Yes-" Dimitrix was suddenly caught of by surprise when she embraced him."Aurora--"
"Come back safe and when you do let's. ...let's. ..let's go out!!".
She shouted, summoning her courage and she ran off without waiting for an answer.
Seeing another woman in his embrace did something strange to Eleanor and she couldn't explain what that feeling was.
After bidding Dimitrix goodbye, Eleanor was brought to Dimitrix's private dinning room to have breakfast.
Munching on her last drum of chicken she heard a knock on the door before it she could stand to open it, the person had already walked in.
"Delia!" Eleanor flee from her chair to embrace Delia but she took a step back causing Eleanor to freeze in shock."D....Delia?"
Clearing her throat, Delia spoke ignoring Eleanor shocked expression. "Your presence is needed in Aurora's chamber."
With that she left.
After finishing the last bowl of porridge, she drank water to wash it down her throat then made her way to Aurora's chamber, wondering why she was needed.
On reaching the room,she knocked and only entered when she was given the permission to.
She closes the door behind her and was now staring at Aurora and Aurelia .....and Delia who stood at a corner of the room quietly.
"You called for me?"
"We did, look am not a type who go beating around the bush so let me tell you plainly. I love Dimitrix so stay away....very far away from him.....My Fiance."She stressed out her words.
"I think she gets it, now be a dear and serve us our tea!" Aurelia ordered.
Seeing that she didn't move an inch, Aurelia brows rose peculiarly high in question." Have you gone deaf?!!!!"
"While you guys held me captive,I was made to work as a personal maid exclusively to Sir Dimitrix and him alone, so am afraid I can't be of help to you."
Aurelia grimace.
"I.Said.Serve.Me.Tea!!" She growl and threw the teacup at Eleanor but she dodges. "Oops,I missed but next time I won't!"
Anger and Fury overwhelm Eleanor as she glared at them.
"Lower your gaze!!" Aurora ordered. "I Said-"
"What problem do you have with me!What wrong have I ever done to you,if you think about it it's you guys that has done a lot of wrongs to me. First you captured me and made me a servant, don't you forget I was once a Princess before you forcefully took it from me-"
"And don't forget who you're talking to,you bastard!" Aurora said making her way to her and halts before her."All I ask is for you to leave him alone and stop rubbing you slutty body all over my Dimitrix-."
"Leave him alone?"Eleanor let out a sardonic laughter.
She didn't know where all this braveness came from all she knew was that she was fed up of their insults.
"Do I have to remind you, Princess?"She spat."That am his personal servant!! If you want me to leave him alone then tell Dimitrix not me!! Tell him so I could go back to my Kingdom!!" She retorts. "Do you really think that after i leave here Dimitrix will come running to you?What makes you think you can have him now when you never did before" She fired back,again.
Aurora face tighten with rage while Delia couldn't help but smile.
And before anyone could have blink twice, Aurora lifted her hand into the air and 'PA', Eleanor received an unexpected slap leaving a imprint of Aurora's hand on her cheek.
"What the hell did you just say to me,You bastard freak!!" Aurora kicked her on her injuries, reopening the wounds.
Eleanor fell to the ground, gritting her teeth suppressing the pain.
"How dare you!!!" Aurora kicked her harder that sent her flying across the room.
Laughter echoes throughout the entire room as Aurelia pad her barefoot across the room to Eleanor's direction.
She yanked her by the hair, forcefully making her to look up at her.
Tears stung her eyes as she glared at Aurelia.
"What nerves" Aurelia giggles."You're such a brave girl huh?You still have nerves to glare at me.Lower your gaze!!" She ordered, landing another slap on Eleanor's face."I SAID LOWER YOUR GAZE!!!!" She roared and slammed Eleanor against the wall causing her to bleed from her nose and mouth.
"If am so unbearable then take me back to where I came from!!!" She yelled back.
Delia silently watched as Eleanor was being bullied, she could have helped but she refused to.
'It serves her right' She thought.
'Afterall she stole her man'
Aurelia was about to torture her further more but Aurora stopped her.
"Didn't you hear her?" She asked with a hint of mockery in her tone."The little maid wants to go back to Esmeralda so let's grant her, her wish and take her away especially from Dimitrix life, what do you say,dear?"
Aurelia cracked a sly smile."What an excellent idea, Princess Aurora. Of course I do agree."
Aurora attention shifted to Delia."Why don't you be a dear and take your dear roomie to the carriage? I will be there in a bit." She instructs.
Delia nods and tries to help Eleanor but she swat her hand away and leap her way out of the room as Delia ran after her.
"If you walk alone then you will fall, Eleanor." She warns.
Abruptly, Eleanor's steps stopped in track."Don't act like you care, Delia!" She snapped.
Delia let out a feign incredible laugh."Isn't this what you always wished for? To go back to your home....to your papa.So why the long face-"
"Stop acting ignorance.You act as if we're okay even after seeing your friend beaten up like an animal!!"
"I couldn't do anything-"
"You know that's a lie right?You stood up against Aurora but today you watched me got beaten up and iswore,i swore i saw you smirk.I.....I thought we're friends but now I realized it was only me that thought of you like one." With a slump expression, she leap her way outside the palace leaving Delia in guilt.
Erik who was instructing the servant how to properly trim the flower caught a glimpse of Eleanor whose face was swollen and bleeding.
"Milady!!" He called and rushed to her."What happened?what is the problem?"
"I- -"
"Am taking her to Esmeralda." Aurora interrupts.
"My Princess-"
"Hush!Don't you dare interfere." She warns.