After waiting a few seconds and seeing that the maid was still standing like a statue in front of the door, I asked: "By the way, who are you?" sweeping my gaze around the luxurious room "and where am I?"
Snapping out of her daydream, the maid said with undisguised joy, "The treatment really worked, the lady was right. You recovered in a week, I'll go and tell her right away."
As she turned to leave the room, she heard my cold voice that made her legs tremble and her strength fail, causing her to fall to her knees.
"STOP, look at me and answer my question."
As if my command could control her body, she slowly turned around and looked at me, the young man she had been caring for since her lady found me unconscious in the forest after going on a hunt. She didn't feel the joy and lust she usually feels when she's near me. Only one feeling filled her heart, and that was FEAR. In her vision, the one on the bed was no longer the incomparably handsome young man, but the personification of death.
"Hmm, I think I overdid it," I said, getting up from the bed and walking towards the beautiful maid who was kneeling with tears streaming down her face, overwhelmed by the absolute horror of witnessing my murderous intent.
With a guilty look, I knelt in front of her, used my hands to wipe away her tears, and whispered while supporting her head on my chest: "It's okay, stop crying. I know you helped save me."
After two whole minutes, I finally managed to calm the maid down.
Looking into her eyes and smiling sweetly, I said: "Come sit with me and explain some things, okay?"
Hypnotized by the smile that was just a hand's breadth from her face, she let me guide her to the bed and sat next to me.
"Phew, I finally managed to calm her down, now I need to find out more about the situation."
"Before anything else, let's introduce ourselves," I said, standing up and bowing slightly. "My name is Kaizer Bellum, nice to meet you."
Rising and curtsying while holding the edges of her dress, the maid said: "Very nice to meet you, Mr. Kaizer, my name is Mia and I am the personal maid of the lady."
"Alright, now that we've been properly introduced, clear up some doubts for me. Where are we? How did I end up here? And who is this lady?"
Putting her hand on her chin as if she were thinking deeply, she said, "I'll clarify some of your doubts, but I don't think I can give you a satisfactory answer to these questions. In short, we are in Delarosa County and this is the main mansion of the owners of this land, the Delarosas. You were found unconscious in a forest by the count's daughter. And this woman is my lady, Sophia Delarosa."
-"Hmm, so I'm definitely not on Earth anymore; this explains the strange energy I'm feeling entering my body, but I need more information. Although this energy seems to do me good, I can't be reckless with my body again."
While I was deep in thought, Mia, uncomfortable with the silence, said, "Can I go tell the lady that you've woken up? I bet she'd be very happy with the news and she'd be much more helpful in answering your questions."
Shaking my head, I said, "No, don't say anything yet. I want to surprise her just like I did with you. It would be a pleasant surprise, right?"
Mia, clearly nervous, said while rubbing her hands together, "I don't think it's right to hide this."
-"Hehe, what a loyal little fool. Let me have a little fun with you."
Feeling me suddenly grab her hand, Mia was startled and looked up only to find a perfectly sculpted face just a few centimeters from hers.
While holding the maid's small hand, I whispered in her ear, "You were happy, right? With the surprise I gave you. I saw your face light up when you saw me awake."
Mia, who at this point was as red as a tomato, only had the strength to nod her head in agreement with my words.
"So there's no problem if you don't talk to her now, I bet she'll be happy to see me awake with her own eyes. She'll be happy just like you were." I finished the sentence by giving a light bite on the tip of Mia's ear, which was enough for her to completely fall limp in my arm.
"We have an agreement, right?" Mia nods in agreement as she rests her head on my chest,
-"Heheh, I can't wait to meet you, Sophia."-