Candela

After feeding Lord Primo his lunch, Candela went out his office with an empty tray on her hand. She head back to the kitchen. And as soon as she stepped in the kitchen, murmurs filled her ears.

“Have you heard the rebels who attacked the group of patrols in the forest?” It was the first maid who she heard.

As soon as she heard the word ‘rebels’, she stopped on walking and hide her self to the nearest cabinet. Actually, she didn’t need to hide. She can show herself to the maids who’s busy talking about some eavesdropping humors. But, she’s worried that the maids wont finish their topics if she shown up.

Rebels got her attention. Since that day, when the accident happened to her and Primo in the woods. She became interested to those said rebels who attacked them and almost killed her life. Well, that’s based on that boastful prince.Ccontent © exclusive by Nô/vel(D)ra/ma.Org.

“Aren’t you get curious about their attacks?” asked by the other maid. “I mean, after decades, they only did such attacks. First is the accident happened between Lord Primo with his personal maid. And then now, the invasion happened in the middle of the night.”

“Yeah, you have your point. It’s been a long time since they did horrible things in our town. As far as I remember, Lord Magnus already did something to stop them and fortunately, they did. But now? When the grand ball is coming, they did it again?”

“Do you think it is a warning for us?” As Candela eavesdropping on the maids’ conversation, she became more and more curious. She badly wants to dig more, more about that rebels and the last invasion they did.

She heard the maid let a heavy sighed. “If only Lord Valdimore is here, surely, Lord Magnus won’t take all the burden on his shoulder.”

It seems like her world stopped as she heard the name uttered by the maid. Lord Valdimore? And how the hell these maids knows the name of her beloved father?

“Eavesdropping over their conversation?” By just a flick of fingers, she instantly looked at someone who spoke. Catching her attention that is drowned towards the maids’ chitchat.

“L–liam?” He’s smiling over her. Leaning himself to the nearest wall, same as the wall she’s using to hide herself.

“Did I made you shock?” She shook her head, awkwardly. “Why don’t you go with them and join their discussion? Why hiding yourself here when you can engage?”

“They’re not my friends,” she simply answered. “They might end their chit chats when they saw me, coming near to them.”

“Oh? Is that so or you’re up to something?”

She rolled her eyes, exaggeratedly. “Me? Do I look like a spy to you?” She managed to remain calm even the truth is, she’s nervous. Nervous about what possible questions Liam might asked again.

“You’re no way look like spying though, I do still believe that even the most tamed animals can be wild sometimes.” His words, it sent shiver to her spine.

What was that? Does he have clues or he’s doubting her already? But whatever it is, she needs to remain calm. Proving her innocence is one of her weapon to not unveil her true agenda.

She smiled sweetly. He’s just a night, nothing especially. “Are you following me, Liam?” she asked instead to divert their topic.

Liam just chuckled at her before shaking his head, gently. “Sorry to cut your fantasy, Candela. But I’m not following you. It’s just, I was about to go to the kitchen for some lunch and turn out to see you here, hiding. So, I assumed that there’s something wrong. That’s why I am here, leaning on the same wall as you.”

What the fudge? The hell this knight! What is his right to made her shy of what she’ve said? So, it turns out that she’s having fantasy with Liam. The heck is that! There’s no way of her fantasizing Liam. For goodness’ sake!

She needs to collect her pride. Liam just stepped up on her ego as a woman. “Excuse me, Liam. I’m not sorry to say this but I’m not fantasizing over you. The heck you are, motherfucker!” And with that, she stormed out from where she’s hiding and bring the empty tray she’s holding to the counter. As she put the tray to the counter, maids turned their eyes on her but she didn’t care. She stormed out from the kitchen and then directly headed outside the castle.

‘That knight, shut him!’

Dreaming of him? Oh God! Spare her. She didn’t even see Liam as someone who’s worth of an apple of her eyes.

“Argg! Everyone in this castle is getting in to my nerves! Hell! That… that knight-”

“Careful on your words, Candela.” She looked back behind but she didn’t see someone who may own the voice. And then, there she realized that she’s been heading to the end of the field where knights usually do their daily training.

She’s alone. There’s no someone in the place but she, alone. “Who’s there?” she asked, calmly and composed.

She then answered by a chimed which is coming from beside. In the thick bushes, where a large trees stand proudly. “Who are you?” she asked again but no one answered. Instead, with a sharp move, a very familiar feature of a man landed in front of her.

“L–lord Blade?” The fudge is it again! She’s irritated because of Liam and now, she didn’t expect this coming. Holy moly! She must at least prepared for this…

“How was talking to your knight then?” Her brows knotted, confuse but later on, she realized that it was Liam he’s talking about.

“Are you referring to Liam-”

“Who the hell other then?!” he yelled throwing her off guard. “Of course I am pertaining to that ass!”

“S–sorry? But I don’t understand why are you shouting at me?”

“Who cares if you don’t understand why?! Who the hell I am to care about you? Hell! That… that knight, I’ll make him pay for kissing your hand!”

The frustration is clearly visible to Blade’s face. Red color blasted on his face and for Candela, she didn’t know what the hell is going on to the prince. If she’ll make an assumption based on what she’s seeing, then she must say that Blade is mad. Fuming mad because of Liam.

‘But why?’

“Quit staring, Candela!” She gulped when Blade shouted to her again. “Get your eyes out of me, will you?!”

“What the hell is you problem?! You’re the one who stared at me. You’re the one who’s mad here about shit that I didn’t know. Oh, hell! Don’t you dare make me remember that between me and you, you’re the highness. Damn you! Get lost!”

There, she blasted in anger and soon as she shout at Blade, anger on his face quickly turn into shock.

“Do you think just because you’re a prince, you all have the right to shout at me? Well, sorry to tell you. I have my mouth. Filthy and unfiltered mouth and yes, I have all the rights to shout on your face whether you’re a prince or not.”she paused for a second. ” Excuse me, I have lot of works to do in your castle. You scumbag prince!”

What did he expect? That he has the right to shout on her? Oh, spare her but she’ll not gonna let it happen. Sorry not sorry!