Nana had to eat her lunch alone today. The maids cleaned up her plate and she dismissed them once again. She looked at the sunny sky through the big windows opposite her and it hurt her eyes but she couldn't stop staring, she hoped that looking like this would help her but when it didn't, she looked away. She had said there were a thousand ways to overcome an hurdle but she still hadn't come up with an idea to finally eliminate her grandson. At least she needed an idea that was sure to work.Then someone walked pass her to the kitchen in a hurry while greeting her, this drew her out of her thoughts and she waited for the person to pass again. When this happened, she stopped her."You must be Kara, Clara's maid. Is anything the matter? Why are you in so much a hurry?" Nana asked all at once."Nana, I just have to get tea to the Princess. Nothing is the matter." Kara smiled."Oh and may I ask, how is the princess?" "Nana, the Princess is getting better, at least she smiles these days
A bang to the bars and Kara jumped immediately out of fright, the chains catching her mid-air and slamming her right back to the ground."You better have a reason for doing what you did!" The cold voice forced her to look at the direction it was coming from and she recoiled into herself upon seeing Lewis's deadly glare."You won't get anything from me." She hissed.The dungeon was at it used to be. Dark, filled with stench and the maddening aura of death and despair."Do not force me to torture you. It isn't like you don't deserve it." Lewis said lowly to her as he paced slowly in front of the bars."Even if you do so, I will still say the same thing!"He rushed to the bars in full rage and slammed his fists against it again. This time she was ready, she didn't jump out of fear but stared coldly at him."The intent of poisoning is to kill, the reason and the action is together. How can you not see that, My Lord?""You wanted to kill Clara? How could you?! The Princess has been nothing
"Dear Princess, Living a life of servitude isn't what anyone would gladly pick but shall I fight destiny chosen by birth? Maybe I have told you that serving you was my dream, those were lies I wished I could believe. It gets tougher to serve when one desires another, even worse when this another is so close yet so far. Imagine not being able to speak out or stay with the one you dream of merely because of who you are, what is expected of you. I know you fully understand what that is like.Yes, I dreamt that one day I would be free and have my own family. What you don't know is that the one I desire is the one your heart chooses and as much as I helped you to accomplish your heart's wants my own heart broke. I thought helping you and repeating my purpose would stop my want. Still my love grows so much that I fear it will never die as I have presumed.My Princess, I am in love with your Lord. Your Lord Lewis, the very one you love with your whole heart, I love too!..."Lewis eyes widen
He blenched loudly and Lewis looked away irritated. It took everything in him to stay patient for the prisoner to hungrily gobble his food till the plate was clean."What did you see?" He asked impatiently as Sanji took a large gulp from the leaking cup."Once the sweet lady was gone they just forgot me." Sanji said absentmindedly. That was true, it looked like whosever was supposed to be here forgot to do his/her job, still that wasn't why he was there. If Sanji had been here the whole time then he could be able to tell him somethings."What did you see?" He asked stressing each word this time."Will you guarantee my safety if they come for me? It is only a matter of time, they will know." He sounded terrified."They..?""Yes, the twins!" The light in the dungeon wasn't much, still Lewis could see Sanji's eyes widened in maddening fear."What twins...?"Sanji gave a shaky breath and tried to run his hands through his hair but it felt so heavy with the chains weighing them down."I h
Lewis stepped into his stable, the neighing of horses filled the air. He would have to be fast with the issue of the twin so that he could call back the men who took care of the horses.He walked to where he had the twin tied up and something immediately felt wrong. The window to the room was broken.The tray of food in his hand fell to the floor, he hurriedly went to where the twin should be. He knew what he would see but he hoped with all his heart that it wouldn't be true.He found the place empty and the ropes loose. He stumped his foot against the ground in anger, his heart beating wildly as his palms became sweaty.Someone must have known about his plans or maybe it was just the other that had come to rescue his brother. Either ways, he wasn't safe any longer. Yet, he could still try his luck and push through with his plans of exposing Nana because the more he lingered, the higher the tendency of his danger.But he needed a prove!He turn different options in his mind. The King
Rika who was lost in thought didn't hear her. He still wanted to know how she swang it all in her favour."But how? How did you..."She turned to him. Seeing his confusion, she immediately understood his question."Meeting an empty hideout was enough suspicion. I knew something was off and the only person I suspected was Lewis, so I immediately had him followed. The Twin had earlier reported that his brother was missing, that even made me suspect Lewis more. When I came back to the Palace, I discovered that Malik had been the one to capture them and they had refused to speak. Fate was just on my side." She reached out for goblet and started pouring wine into it."I convinced them all that they would have to accuse Lewis or else the sacrifice will not be worth it. They were immediately ready to lay down their lives for Alusa." She threw her head back in laughter and Rika squinted his eyes in confusion as he collected the goblet of wine she offered."And as for Sanji, it was too easy!"
They looked at her almost immediately she walked in. Sanji was the first to jump to his feet, the fear in his eyes still obvious."My son! Where is my son?!" He stumbled to the floor then stood up quickly again."You have done your part, of course, I would do mine." He dropped to the floor slowly then drew his kneels up his chin, tears streamed down his face. He muttered inaudible words to himself through clattering teeth.Nana looked down at Lewis who laid flat on the floor. "He is the one I want in another dungeon. He is causing too much trouble." She snarled and immediately two guards opened the gates. They picked up Lewis who weakly almost stumbled on his own feet, his eyes droopping every now and then.When they got close to Nana, he immediately sprung away from their grip, he crashed into her and she fell to the ground with a scream. Her perfect gown ruined as a result of its contact with the stinky floor. Their grip immediately found him again, kicks against his stomach made h
She bit her lips in guilt before closing her eyes briefly and nodding her head."Maybe I overdid it, I am sorry.""Maybe...?" He mocked.She sucked in a long deep breath."I overdid it, I am sorry. Yet you can't totally blame me, you betrayed him, Lewis. He was going to change!" Her shoulders grew tense as she defended herself."I did it for us, I did it so that we can be together, Clara! What part of that do you not understand?!" His eyes misted with tears. "And everyday I regretted it, you pushed me away for something that I selflessly did. Didn't you ever think that it was painful for me to betray Goben? Still, I did it! I did it for us, for you!"Her resistance finally broke and tears streamed down her face."But you broke us. Because of him? Because of a man that would throw you into the dungeon without thinking twice, a man that gave you hell. Yet I am the bad one merely because he was 'changing'.""Changing...?" He laughed humourlessly."I am sorry, Lewis. I was just so angry t