In the spacious room Megha lied motionlessly eyes closed accompanied by feint breathing and pale face few maids would come out and clean the room and take care of her body, few old women in pale yellow dress come up and do a check up with her condition.
A pretty girl with golden hair pushed open the door and stroll in, on her slender hip a failing boy about an age of five to six who was looking very unhappy about something behind this two a middle age couple followed in who had solemn and anxious air about them.
Both of them are looking very refined and healthy had well maintained body looked no older than people in their early thirties had strong vitality and noble aura about them.
"Uncle, aunt come in, here! please take a seat" the girl nimbly moved bamboo stools in front of them made an respectfull gesture , both of them smiled at her kindly and reached out and studied the unconscious girl pulse in unison.
Both had different expression as they checked the girl's condition, the woman let out a relieved sigh where as the man had a subtle frown on his face his eyes strayed out to the nearby open window his expression became little troubled.
"Thank God she was getting better quickly at least that's what our head physician told me" the kind face woman spoke with relief and turned to face her husband who had an unreadable expression before she could ask anything he, spoke out first " What did the physician said about the cause of this sudden injury on this little girl"
"Elder said nothing serious with her health as for the cause he, couldn't fully determine the cause of it yet... aside from elder Nahul, granduncle and two vice leaders of medicine hall visited her yesterday though, they also said they couldn't find the cause of her injury.... but speculated few things so far they all think it was likely because she was stressed by something " she trailed off as her face had peculiar expression as she stopped herself from saying anything.
The couple raised their eyebrows in unison but didn't further pryed it anyfurther about her strange attitude they didn't dwelled in it the man asked about the incident "Vanni, can you tell us, what happened? why is no one protecting her at that time and where did she gone at that time "
Vanni felt her body suddenly under huge pressure, even though she wasn't actively targeted by the man it could be seen how serious and worried this man in said matter the girl couldn't speak from the sudden pressure her forehead and neck drenched in sweat but she with difficulty managed to align her body to different angle so the boy on her hips at least partially covered by her body.
Her worry was unfounded as the little boy completely unaffected and unaware of any crushing pressure from his father was petulantly throwing tantrum on the side, silently as he keeps hitting her back and shoulders relentlessly with his chubby little hands, try to get her put him down on the floor set him free the girl was quite helpless.
Which in turn caused a strange scene in the silent hall the man's wife seemed realized the girl's predicament as she also paid attention to what she had to say curiously at the girl happened to understand, so she quickly tapped her husband in his shoulder who in turn frown at her in wonder, she glared at her husband unhappily as if she accusing him about something.
It didn't take long for him to catch on he blinked twice as if he was processing something widen his eyes he, hurriedly take a few step back and looked little embarrassed by his subconscious actions.
his wife got up take the chubby boy off the poor girl's hand guided the girl to sit on the mattress and anxiously asked "Dear are you alright now, don't blame your stupid uncle. He was little emotional and lot dumb sometimes" she chuckled as she apologized for her husband action and gently patted the girl's back she didn't forget to shot an another accusary glare behind her back one last time.
The man looked little flustered and mortified but he forced a smile "kid, just now...
uncle was really very sorry, it's not intentional okay?" he abashedly said.
"Uncle, don't say that, what were you saying? how could I not know that, it was just an accident on my part" the girl quickly got up as soon she heard the man's apology she didn't dare to act presumptuous infront of them.
Then she explained as she was ordered by uncle then her uncle's demand with some self edits here and there as for the question of why Megha was alone that time she's pretended to not heard them it's not like she could tattle on her best friend and her sister.
Even though she slightly afraid of the man in front of her, she couldn't betry her best friend/sister. The couple slightly narrowed their eyes when they understand the little girl deliberately avoiding the topic even steer the conversation away more than once.
They pretend to not caught on her tricks so when they about to leave, aunt tried to fish the information few more times discreetly but the girl had be said very vigilante not spilled beans regarding this matter.
The girl got up with couple and pinched the chubby boy's cheeks little, "Don't worry uncle, I'll immediately inform you both as soon as she wake up"
They nodded gratefully as they walked out from the room the man told the two " Please do that, but I wouldn't be in the sect I guess "as if he understand his wife's confused look he explained "Send a letter to my stupid brother yesterday, and told him to return to the sect as soon as he got it I'm on his way to take his place with those foggies "
He had an bored expression on his face as if he was simply couldn't believe what he was about to do, his wife chortled and that pretty girl's lips twitched in amusement as well, the chubby kid happily laughed as well despite not knowing why his parents laughing he was elated to laugh with them.
The next morning the girl cleaned her friend's body with warm water changed another dress she went out of the room ordered the maid outside to take care of the girl.
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Megha felt her head was still felt like she was hit by a spiky club for quite sometime, her eyelids fluttered open and she hurriedly sat up as soon as the blurry vision on her eyes got cleared only to feel even more dizzy she fell back once again.
She rolled in her mattress a little stifled few groans her slim hands grasping her head from both side she bit the stuffed pillow little hardly there was a little bit of blood woozed out of her nose but she didn't faint this time her breath was strained as if she was under some deep pain.
After half an hour later her breathing became regular, her tensed body gradually loosened so was her pains she turned in her back take a few deep breaths, once again she slowly opened her tightly shut eyes her vision getting clear and clear.
When she figured out she was inside some kind of room her whole body tensed her expression became very vigilante quickly but as she started to take in the surrounding her expression became more and more strange finally confusion became the majority of the expression in her delicate face.
She get up from her bed still guarded but her eyes burning with curiosity as her eyes caught the sight of few items she couldn't help but get up take a clear look at the few of them she nonchalantly wiped the blood her hand she came in front of a painting with golden frame.
Her sharp eyes intently looking at them and closely studied the frame as well she raised her hand shaking hands to gently touched the frame it was excluding a faint warmth and had a distinct smell about it she gasped as she felt this painting was very likely real " How come it's real, where is this place?"
It was not only this particular painting many other things in the room seem very familiar to her, the girl's sea green eyes roamed each and every place of the room and paused more than few seconds on few items then moved to next she had these strange feeling like she know this place or she has been in this kind of place before.
" Where is this place" She couldn't put her fingers on her memoey when she was in this place, she had this nagging feeling of forgotting something important. "Was I abducted by someone and locked up here? "
She couldn't help but wonder silently her eyes once again went back to the eye catching items, paintings ornamental vases, a weird looking plant and few weapons fixed on the walls despite not able to pin point the place she was very sure of something this all stuffs decorated in the rooms were once belong to her father and then given to her as a gift latter.
Although she never into artsy stuffs she was very much aware of the values of this things she never given them to anyone so it should be still in her sect unless they sell it to someone outside her mood take a sharp turn as she silently speculated how she could see this items once again.
Her face contorted in anger as she think of the possibility of her family stuffs sold to outsiders and it terrifoed her more so as she find her self in a room with this items was the person certainly know about her clearly.
'Or was I somehow locked up in my old sect hmm? ' she confusedly looked around the room her entire body froze the next second as she noticed the window in this room wide open her confused expression then turned into one of a disbelief in next few second and all of her thoughts were thrown out of the window she was looking thrilled.
The door of this room was shut tightly but the windows left wide open 'What is this? did the idiots forget to close the window after they decided to lock me up here?' she thought to herself in bewilderment.
She didn't immediately attempt to escape as soon as she noticed the windows open, she knows better than that the survival instinct and cautiousness now all but deeply etched in her bones.
' Was this some kind of scheme, isn't this kind of stupid to left the window door open for me ' her hand subconsciously reached out for her neck, then out of nowhere in that spilt second a elegant jade seal with thin golden chain materialized where her hand reaching out.
The round jade seal let out a warm glow in her hand as if it was reassuring her as everything was fine with her, she slowly let out the breath she was holding In her mind spurned into an overdrive as she takes her mind for an suitable answer.
She started towards the window suppressing the fear and doubts in her mind when she carefully looked outside the window for any traps or guards "Huh? this is...." she trailed off she wasn't so surprised by the lack of guards outside but the very familiar scenary in front of her.
"They really brought me to my old sect?!" her pretty eyes comically widened then her face twisted and cruel smile adorned her face " Bas*****, you guys really didn't know what's good for you to dare to bring me back here " she gnased her teeth in monstrous fury and hatred "I will use my new poison mastetery on you all, hehehe! don't worry I won't let you die that easily "
She was struggling to control her emotions she vowed to herself even if she risked her life today she would see to it none of them left alive her dark thoughts come to an aprupt halt.
"Kiiiiiiiyyyyyaaaa" she screamed in panic and throw her self to the side of wooden wall her mind plunged into a numb and cold sensation her whole body started to tremble on it's own she didn't even notice someone has opened the room door entered to check on her.
Her mind was in chaotic state and she frantically clasping and checking her neck for any form of injury, as if she was making sure everything thing was still intact.
Her breath become heavy in the instant her back drenched in sweat, eyes were wide and trembling in fear 'W-w.. wasn't I'm died in that mercenary's hand.... yeah he beheaded me why didn't I die, how come I here Was this after life?'
She was completely lost in her own world not realizing someone was calling her again and again "Little Miss? A-are you okay?" the maid was looking frightened as she noticed the somewhat crazed look on her Mistress face made her stomach twist In uneasy after calling few more times she called another maid instruct her to fetch Vanni "Yes! also tell head maid to call for lord physician, I don't think I can keep her here if anything happened " her voice had a slight tremor.
Then she turned to her Mistress took a deep breath, shakily walking towards her, she was ordered to wait outside Vanni instructed her to give a heads up as soon as little Miss wake up but she unfortunately just happened to overheard her monologue about poison everyone here.