"What if I give you a lesson for being an insolent person?" her question to his question, a smirk leaving on her face.
Ylium's face became shocked to her sayings. His world stops hearing that.
But, it's the duchess who hates him, he can reverse the cards on this, right?
He laughed until his stomach hurts to her response which she raised her eyebrows in.
"I didn't expect that the crown prince of Rufino empire will laugh at such small humor" she said and put her fan to her mouth for the teeth to not be shown.
His laugh ended up to his insane expression. "you can do that, but you'll ended up like the Gherardini family. I told you, no one can defy the crown prince" his psychopathic demeanor didn't stop the duchess from laughing at his face.
"No one? Did you remember how the emperor of Hamelia humiliate you? Now, do you still remind yourself that no one can defy you?"
He clenched his fist and aim for her head, she dodged the fist that was going to aim for her. "you piece of—"
"H-how? Lady Zeianna?!" he screamed when he saw his position being apprehended by a woman.
"Are you offended of what I told you? But that's the truth" he realized that her hair is down, and her parasol stabbed his feet.
His hands are tied and his mouth was muffled by the piece of rope hanging in the store for selling.
She smirked, and put his hood back to his hair. "good morning, crown prince Ylium Rufino. Hope you had a lesson today, you narcissist imbecile" she tied her hair up, and she shake off the dirt on her hands before getting herself out of the alley.
"Oh" she whispered, and prepared money from her wallet. "here you go, thanks for the ropes" she gave the payment to the seller and got out of the shop.
She could hear the muffled screams from afar, but she didn't mind it.
"Greetings your grace" a maid greeted her when she entered the house. She take a look at the stairs that is still under cleaning. No one noticed her.
She got upstairs when maids flinched. "w-we're sorry your grace!" they bowed immediately and she chuckled at their cute expression.
"It's alright. Do whatever you want" she said. She walked down the hallway and realised that it was empty. She turned to the left sife of the hallway and sat there.
The sun reflects on the waters of the fountain and plants are glowing, representing their colors. The birds are chirping while her dog Macy and her cat Trix is sleeping with each other on the side of the fountain.
She saw a maid cleaning the corner of the hallway so she called them for a request.
Letting her pets in.
When the maid brought the pets, she immediately lift it and pet them. She missed the warm feeling of them. But she felt the warm, icky feeling from her cat Trix.
As she released her hand from hugging him, a blood streams from the cat's stomach. She didn't panic, she use her tentacles to cut herself to release blood and heal it.
"I thought something fatal would happen" she said to herself. She freed the cat and she scanned the dog. Macy stood up and wag her tail.
Nothing wrong about her dog. She let them play in the hallway until someone came.
"Are these your pets?" the crown princess asked. She was shocked because she didn't hear her footsteps or feel her presence.
'Teleportation' she thought. She nodded. Caliana noticed the blood from her wrist trickling down.
"What did you injure yourself?" she asked with her nonchalant face while staring af her bloodied wrist.
"Ah. Saving someone is a relief even if damaging yourself is a consequence" she said, and her wrist starts to heal immediately.
"I see your grace. But I have a question"
"What is it, your highness?" she asked, staring at the garden for so long. And she stared at her with her scary eyes.
"Do you know the marquees of Salisbury?"
"Marquees of Salisbury? Henry Merryn Salisbury?" a question to question response of her grits the crown princess' teeth.
"Of course he is, are you an idiot?" her rash response and she smirked.
"Oh dear, this is getting exciting—" Caliana slapped her.
"What is exciting about this? Getting cheated on to some duchess—" Zeianna slapped her too.
"Some duchess? You failed to know that the Emery clan is the distant relative of the Rufino imperial family. Calling someone names who are members of the imperial clan is a royal crime"
"And so? Do I look like I give up? I saw him going out with you. I can't allow that to happen—"
"It's all for business, it has nothing to do with your devotion to him, crown princess" her answer and stood up. She got out of the hallway and she let the pets go somewhere far away from the hallway.
"Duchess!" she screamed. "what? Are you afraid of something about our relationship as business partners? Or are you afraid of something that you kept from a long time will be freed from your chains?" she asked from far away while looking at her with awe.
"Remember, not everything or everyone will obey you. Being jealous over something you can't have is an absurd thing" she said and walked away.
Caliana was left in the hallway as the wind blows and the curtains danced. She clenched her fist and teleported back to the palace.
A strong wind was felt within the horizon. People were being joyous and vendor's products are now sold out because of many people that bought it. They seem happy and excited of whatever happened that Zeianna doesn't mind.
She asked her butler what was that and that is a prophecy from the God of life that was sent through the holy cardinal.
She didn't mind it at all. She's in a middle of her works when her butler speak.
"Well, the Juvelino clan is a devout worshipper of the goddess of life, Cutlene" he huffed. "and so?" she answered.
"We have to listen for what our goddess said. And, the head family of the Juvelino clan is already waiting"
She sighed. "tell the maid to draw me bath, and another one will tell him that I will arrive one hour later"
'A prophecy from a God, eh? I thought the joy was full of nonsense, maybe this is the time to hear what is she going to say'