She can hear a loud thump and then the air coming back. She is coughing as her lungs desperately get as much air as they can. When her blurry visions clear up, she saw the giant kneeling down with bleeding face in front of a familiar figure.
"Vrag?"
Zils unconsciously called to him. Vrag look at Zils and she can caught a pure raw anger on his face.
"I do believe that I have emphasized that none can touch her. And you have the nerve to enter my chamber?!"
The giant kneeled down, his face on the ground now. The giant is shaking uncontrollably, everybody can see that he is in fear.
"Please forgive me, General Vrag."
Some soldiers standby waiting for Vrag's instructions. It was a chilly silent and nobody dared to say anything.
"Castrate him." Vrag finally giving out an order. His eyes as cold as ices.
"General, please forgive me....!" the soldiers dragged him away.
"Your Highness!! Pleaseee!! " the giant keep wailing on his way out and Vrag seems to collected himself first before he approach Zils and checked on her. Zils never felt so relieved that Vrag is here.
"Are you alright? Can you walk?"
"I think my left leg..." Zils can feel the throbbing pain on her leg.
" Get the physician to my inner chamber."
Vrag has draped his cloak over her to cover her torn gown. In one swoop he carry her in his arm and transported her himself. Vrag bring Zils up to the stairs and a huge doors stood there with two soldiers. The two soldiers with full plate armor was seen standby on each side of the door. They automatically opened the door for him and bowed when Vrag is in sight.
Vrag put her down on a round shaped bed with red satine sheet. The canopy has a sheer curtain tied to two post at the sides. The familiar scent made Zils knew that this is his private chamber.
The physicians arrived next and Vrag left her in their care. Examining her legs and bruises the giant has made.
"Your Highness, Prime Minister Klog is requesting an audience."
'Your Highness', this is the second time Zils heard that and Zils realized that Vrag is not just a normal military general.
"Let him in." Vrag never spare the messenger a second glance.
"Your Highness." the old man entered in haste. He glanced at Zils for a moment and then go to kneel in front of Vrag.
"We requested to annull the punishment for General Grut."
"I have ordered it so. Don't question what will be done." Vrag never spare Klog a glance he is observing the phyisicans working with Zils.
"Your Highness, General Grut is the one that managed to capture the Azure Beauty for us. He is just clouded with judgement that he has a right on her."
"Didn't I made myself clear that none to touch her?!"
Vrag now looked at Klog with an angry stare. Klog realized that he has to wait until Vrag's rage cool down. Vrag is cruel when he is angered, not even he can imagine what Vrag will do if he provoke him further.
"I didn't stripped him off his titles and military ranks, it's enough to reward him for his merits."
Klog swallow his saliva. That cold death angry stare is not something you can get used to.
"Since Grut can not keep his pants in control I decided to control it for him."
Klog close his eyes, the castration will be proceed as Vrag wanted to, he can't help Grut anymore. Vrag is making an example of him, the consequences of those who dare to try to touch the Azure Beauty.
Zils makes a pained sound as the physicians examined her leg. Vrag and Klog's attention is on her now.
"You are dismissed." Vrag wave his hand away, giving gestures to Klog to leave his chambers.
"As you wish, Your Highness." Klog bowed one more time and proceed to leave the chamber. He will talk to Vrag after his rage is gone.
"How is she?" Vrag approached the two physicians and their assistants.
"It's a fracture I guess, since she has been hit by that mahogany stool... It might take three months to heal, Your Highness."
"Three months?" Zils protested.
"Well if you rest well it might heal faster, my Lady." the physician smiled at Zils. Zils show a dissapointed face.
"Do what you need to do." Vrag speak. "You have to check on her daily."
"Yes, Your Highness."
"Wait." Zils can't take it anymore. She got too many questions going on in her head.
"Why do I have to be treated by Slothia physicians? I'm just a war prisoner."
Vrag and the physicians are looking at Zils now. The physicians glanced between the two alternately as nobody is speaking.
"Leave us." Vrag gave a command.
The physicians scurrying out but leaving their medicines and tools behind. They will come back later. Zils and Vrag is looking at each other.
"Will you give me an answer?"
Zils can't take the staring anymore. Most likely she will spend her three months here in Vrag's private chamber. He is a royal from how they address and show him respects, but she never heard that Vrag is a Slothian prince. He is the vicious general that everybody call the "White Demon".
One week in captivity, her needs is taken care by the chambermaids. Bath, clothes and food, Zils never need to ask, it was all prepared for her.
Vrag touched Zils' silky black hair with his fingers.
"Royal treatment is fit for a royal, don't you think?" Vrag bring her hair to his lips and he inhale the sweet aroma of the rose oil that the maids have applied daily.
"Why...? How do you know?"
"You are my trump card to negotiate with Arethean King." Vrag continued. "I'm going to win this war."
"Who are you?" Zils can't help but asked.
"I'm Vrag Vlast Slothia, fifth Prince of Slothia Kingdom." he caressed Zils cheek. "Pleasured to meet you, Zils Juvel Arethea."