The next day, Harmony walked through the hallway along with Carmen, her nose felt itchy and she let out a sneeze "Achoo...""Are you okay?" Carmen asked besides her and she nodded, rubbing her sleeves on her nose and she noticed as the maids casted weird looks at her"Do I have something on me?" Harmony asked as she turned her head to look at Carmen "You don't, Harmony " Carmen said with a small laugh "Might be because of what happened yesterday""Yesterday? What happened?" Harmony wanted to know how what happened had anything to do with their angry gaze"Well, you were out almost all day with Lord Darian and you both arrived wet" Carmen paused "We saw how he had wiped your hands clean. And the way he had intimately placed the towel on your shoulder had the maids thinking th-" The rest of Carmen's words were swallowed by her the moment three maids stopped right in front of them"Oh, look who it is..." said the maid at the middle, her light brown hair was shoulder length, her chin he

Harmony wished Carmen a good night before she headed to her room. She walked in the dimly lit hallway as the lamps at the side burned. Her head whipped to the side when she heard a soft voice whisper into her ears She thought it was just the wind and she kept on walking, this time a little faster. The slow enchanting voice whispered once again and Harmony stopped in her tracks. She felt footsteps behind her and her heart rate increased as her head slowly turned to look behind her and she expected to be confronted by something but...there was nothingShe let out a light breath and turned back to resume her steps when a loud gasp escaped her lips and she fell to the floorBefore her stood a fair, beautiful lady whose sparkling golden hair beautifully cascaded down her waist,she was dressed in a white night gown and her dark eyes stared down at Harmony enervatedlyHarmony panicked, her body refusing to get up as she slowly crawled away. The lady stepped towards her with an unknown look

"Don't go anywhere near her, Lucy. You had just regained consciousness so I'm going to go easy and make this simple. If you ever go anywhere near her, I'll make sure I be the one to put you back in bed, maybe then you can have a peaceful sleep...for eternity" Lucy eyes widened in disbelief at the threath, she knew it wasn't a bluff. Darian was a man with few words but he meant every single thing that leaves his mouth "I don't see what makes you any different, Lucy. Don't forget, you were once an outcast, a wuss...think twice before stepping foot into my Palace again "He roughly shoved her away and made way to the door"I promised to help you, Darian" Lucy said, her voice coming out a little shaky "I'll be with you every step of the way, I am in your debt"Lucy watched as he walked out of the room and she weakly sat on the ground "An outcast..." she mumbled. His words had went deep into her heart, it had affected her greatly. His words had brought back the memories she wished to forg

Three days went by with the heavy rain pouring in the land of Zludac. Harmony woke up each day, walking alongside with Carmen performing the same duties The chilling breeze flew through the open widow and Harmony felt her body shiver. Walking toward the window, she clutched the curtains in an attempt to close the window when she saw a dark silhouetteIt looked like the figure was staring right at her as it stood there in the rain. Slowly, she closed the window and looked awayShe walked towards the fireplace and added more logs. She sat on the chair before the hearthstead, her body folded into a ballShe stared at the fire as it made cracking sounds with a lonely gaze, she wondered if she was going to live the rest of her life doing the same activities. She felt like she was living in solitude....Harmony went along with Carmen and the other maids as they went to the stream to get their clothes cleanedHarmony followed Carmen's process as she taught her the steps, these things were

The beautiful blue sky had without warning turned gravel-grey. The sky had turned dark as large clouds covered it. The rain and began to fall and it landed on the startled figureHer clothes were soaked and had stuck to her body, she blinked several times as if not sure of what she was seeingAlthough stunned at the sudden appearance of Martha who was cladded in a tattered black cloak, Harmony gazed at Martha with a smile as she took the cloak downShe saw an uncertain emotion run through her eyes that she couldn't quite define"Martha, I'm-""I'm sorry child" Martha said, her eyes closed for a brief second and when she opened them, Harmony was beyond shocked at what she sawMartha eyes had all of a sudden become a totally different colour, her irises had turned into a deep-seated yellow and her pupil were slit shaped. Her skin became dark and wrinkled as her face twisted in a weird way. Her face looked ugly, disfigured and repulsive, her mouth was chapped and her tongue slipped outT