Iris survived barely.
She was lying on the bed as one of the guests in the house of Duke Echeron in Brinellia.
The window with the balcony was open, and a cold and chilling wind was coming inside the room.
Iris felt the wind passing through her skin, which made her curl up. she looked for the blanket to cover up, but she couldn't reach the end of the bed.
Iris slowly opened her eyes and a bright light was coming from the window.
She looked in that direction and saw a beautiful sunrise. Iris knew they already arrived at the city of Brinellia.
She fixed her eyes on the sunrise and marveled at its beauty.
Suddenly, the door of Iris's room creaked as if somebody was entering.
A mysterious man entered the room. she hadn't seen him before. He had a face that took your breath away from the depth of his eyes to the gentle expression of his smile. He came closer to Iris's bed.
Iris doesn't know what to do with this kind of situation. She was kidnapped once and now thought she was abducted again.
Iris grabbed the nearest object she could reach and pointed it to the handsome man.
"Don't come any closer," she threatened the man.
Iris knew she could win a straight fight against him but still, she won't die without trying.
The man laughed, amazed by her courage.
"With a comb?" the man asked and laughed "You threatened me with a comb?" he continued.
Iris looked at the item she grabbed and noticed it comb, but she didn't back down and still pointed it at the man.
"W-who are you? W-what do you want?" Iris asked trembling.
"Relax, I'm not going to hurt you," the man assured her, raising his two arms surrendering.
Iris did not believe him. Even though he is handsome, Iris was still in doubt.
Iris looked around the room. It was fancy and spectacular, everything was glittering and made of gold.
"Did you remember anything that happened last night?" the man asked.
Iris thought for a second.
The last thing she remembered last night was the Duke and his knight were fighting a pack of bandits. Then she remembered that there was one bandit who wanted to stab the Duke, and she had taken the stab instead to save the Duke.
That was a stupid move. Iris thought.
The man sat on the chair beside her bed, he started to write something on a piece of paper.
Iris moved away from the man.
"You should not move just yet," The man said "Your wound will open up again".
Iris looked down and saw her Stomach patched with gauze.
She touched her stomach "Why don't I Feel any pain,".
"You are on pain medication that will about wear off in about a second now," he told Iris smiling.
"What do you mean?" Iris asked confusedly.
After a few seconds of silence, Iris felt a pain coming through her Stomach. She let go of the comb and grunted in pain.
The man brewed some leaves and random roots on the teapot. He streamed it with hot water and poured it on a teacup, passing it to Iris.
"What this?" Iris asked, still in pain.
"A medicine, just drink it," He told Iris.
Without any doubt, Iris drank the medicine, and slowly, the pain faded away. Iris looked at the cup and wondered what kind of medicine she drank. She looked at the table and saw different types of plants she had never seen before.
"Who are you really?" Iris asked the man again.
"Ohh! Sorry, I forgot to introduce myself," he said. The man stood up from the chair and bowed.
"My name is Kalle Metzger. I'm the Royal Physician of the kingdom Brinellia," He said, introducing himself.
Iris thought that he was too handsome to be a kidnapper. He was actually a doctor of the royal family.
"What are you doing here?" Iris asked politely
"The Duke told me to take care of you, or he will cut my throat, you see," Kalle laughed.
Kalle sat down on the chair and crossed his legs.
"why are you treating me?"
"I love my Life more than anything, so I am here" he answered.
Iris smiled a little and lay down on her bed, she thought that she was not in any danger just yet.
"Where is Duke?" Iris asked
"The Duke? He is at the palace right now meeting with the king of Brinellia," Dr. Kalle answered.
Iris never knew the purpose of them coming to this kingdom in the first place. She hasn't got a chance to talk to the Duke about it. Iris looked at Dr. Kalle, who was writing something again on a piece of paper.
"Do You know anything about it?" Iris asked
"What do you mean?" Dr. Kalle asked back
"You know, The Duke going to the palace," she said.
"Hmmm, I think I heard him talking about pearl business and a relic," He said doubtfully.
Iris wanted to ask more, but Dr. Kalle suddenly stood up.
"Well, you have taken your medicine. I advise you to stay in bed and rest," Doctor Kalle reminded her.
He retreated and left her room. Iris was left alone again. The sun was already up, and the view from her room was terrific. She didn't want to waste some time laying in bed when there was a lot of fun she could do and explore the town and vast ocean ahead of her.
Iris immediately got up and looked for some simple and comfortable clothes. She saw a Dull brown dress that looked like a commoner's clothes. Iris wore that instead of the fancy one. She doesn't want to attract unnecessary attention.
She wanted to sneak out of the door, but when she slowly opened it and peeked to see if anyone was around, Iris saw two guards standing outside her door.
Seeing them, Iris slowly closes the door for them not to notice her.
She Think back and forth where she could sneak out. Then she saw the open window.
Iris rushed toward the balcony and looked down the balcony. she was on the second floor of the castle. she observed below if there was anything could help her escape, there were some bushes down below.
The height didn't scare Iris from jumping. but the branches from those plants might hurt.
Without a second thought, Iris climbed into the balcony and jumped. She didn't close her eyes as she fell. Iris landed on her feet and rolled to avoid the impact.
"well, that was Easy," Iris said
Iris felt a little pain coming from her stomach, but she ignored it.