Obscure episode 46
OBSCURE 🏚️ 🗝️
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BY RUTHIE LEE 🌸 🌸
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CHAPTER 46.
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“Misconstructed by your words your Highness, I am in fact real… Your question is a bit outlandish” Rosanne gave a nervous laugh.
The crown prince said nothing as he watch the young maiden laugh and gather herself together when she realized she had become louder than she was supposed to.
“I’m sorry for that, your Highness” Rosanne apologized with a bow.
But the crown prince didn’t mind, she could laugh all she wants, yell as loud as she can, as long as it was all real, he didn’t mind. He didn’t care.! He clearly did not understand why he was so desperate to see her again, for his head to mess with him. What has she done to him?.
The crown prince’s eyes landed on Rosanne’s neck and he gulped bitterly. “I will make sure.” he started. “That the queen pays for what she did to your neck.”
“The Queen?” Rosanne blinked countlessly.
“Your Highness… You did this to me.”
“No.! I did not!” The crown prince yelled.
Rosanne sighed, she was of course used to his thunderous voice that could wake a dead soul.
“Your Highness… You tried to hurt your mother and I stepped in for her sake, the royal family does not get hurt when a low commoner like me is around and stable.” Rosanne shook her head.
The crown prince said nothing and watched Rosanne, as he fumed in anger.
Rosanne took a step back and the crown prince yelled angrily.
“I am not going to hurt you, stop running!”.
“I am very sorry your Highness, but I do not trust your words.” Rosanne uttered.
“Fine… Do what you like!” The prince spat.
“Ugh… I was doing so fine at home.” Rosanne muttered under break, thinking the crown prince barely heard it.
“Then… Your Highness.. I’ll take my leave, if there’s anything you’d like me to do for you, prepare lunch or clean the strange mess that has happened in the ballroom and stairs, I will be happy too” Rosanne blurted with a forced smile.
“No… Do not do any of those.” The prince snarled.
“Oh… Okay, then I’ll just take my leave” Rosanne bowed.
“Do not leave either.” The prince added.
“You do not want me to do anything? Even leave?.. But I can’t just stand here your Highness, I am your servant and I will do my job, the ballroom is in a mes-
“And I am of a royal blood you serve, you will do as I say” The crown prince interrupted.
“But… I… I can’t just stand here and do nothing your Highness.” Rosanne muttered under her breath.
The prince ignored her words and walked towards the window, looking at the garden.
Rosanne rolled her eyes in annoyance, clearly the crown prince wasn’t going to talk to her or show her anything, then why did he tell her to just stand and watch his back with the awfully red horn markings on it, as he stare out the window.
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Dressed in an extravagant way, the queen opened her jewelry box to fix diamonds rings on her finger, when Cornelius announced the arrival of Gartmore from outside her chamber.
The Queen smiled and shut the box. “Let him in.” she announced gleefully.
Gartmore walked in,side the queen’s chamber with multiple scrolls placed under his arm.
He gave the queen a bow and raised his head up, the queen noticed his solemn and dull face.
“You do not look alright Gartmore” The Queen breathed out. “Should I be worried?”
“Oh… Do not mind that my queen, I have not fallen asleep since we returned from castle Sylph. I’ve been making research about the beast curse and… You will not believe what I found out.” Gartmore smiled, letting the scroll under his arm fall.
“Now this is what I paid you for… Feed me now on the beast curse and what you’ve recently find out” The Queen smiled, taking a seat.
“I wasn’t able to get a better view of your son since I came there in secret, but I think I got enough to wrap my head under. According to the behavior of your son, he is certainly under the beast curse, and will get angry at the slightest thing, and well now for sure, seeing how he was possessive over that maiden, it’s a given that he may lose it, if she’s taken out of sight, and since the full moon is drawing nearer he might lose it completely if his anger is triggered to the level it shouldn’t. And he might end up at the third stage” Gartmore explained.
“Oh worry not, the maiden is back at the castle and I’m sure Hasting will pull himself together.” The queen’s l-ips crept up into a smile.
Gartmore nodded. “That is good, and he should stay away from anything that would trigger anger, the full moon is in two weeks your Highness, it might be dangerous for him, if he gets too angry he might get to the third stage, but worry not, because from afar I had managed to examine the crown prince’s body and he does not have the takeover symbol.”
“Now what in the world is the takeover symbol.?” The Queen leaned forward.
“Now this is what kept me awake last night your Highness. The takeover symbol is a sign that the host of the beast curse will be at the last stage of the beast manifesting which is the livid madness. And it is just like the red curse mark below the crown prince shoulder, but only shaped like a horn. It appears on any part of the host, but mostly on the shoulders or the lower back. It is a sign that the beast will be taking over soon and apparently kill his host.” Gartmore explained.
“Wow…” The Queen shook her head in awe. “But I do not need to worry, my son does not have that”.
“No he doesn’t, but we need to be careful with him now your Highness, until the full moon is gone.”
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Having nowhere to stare at but the crown prince’s bare back and the horn shaped mark. Rosanne breathed out a sigh of tiredness.
She had been standing still for eternity and her legs were killing her. Clearly the prince hasn’t say anything but stare out the window, then why did he tell her to stay.
“Your Highness.” Rosanne sighed.
The crown prince said nothing, not even the slightest sign that he heard her.
“Your Highness. Can I go now?” Rosanne asked quietly?.
“No!”
“What?” Rosanne almost lost it.
She remained quiet and bit her bottom lip, but immediately raised her head up angrily.
“Your Highness..” she called. “I know you can hear me but you’re choosing to ignore me. But anyways, I am going to be honest with you.” Rosanne cleared her throat as she glanced at the door, ready to make a run for anything that was going to happen for what she was about to say.
She continued.
“I was born and brought up in a good home and I was thought manners, I know not violent and never wants to know about it, I have never hit a person before and didn’t think I’d like to. But as my father always says, honesty is the best policy, and I am going to be honest with you, my wish right now is to hit you. Just one time, I know I’m crazy for saying this, but just for once I want to smite you across the face, or the neck just like mine, just for once… That’s all your Highness.”
The crown prince slowly turn around to look at Rosanne, who looked away immediately.
“Then hit me, smack me and kill me at the process” The crown prince growled angrily walking towards Rosanne.
Rosanne’s eyes w¡den in shock as she took a step back, and glanced at the door.
“Do not even think about leaving… Hit me.!” the crown prince yelled.
“I… I… Just said that your Highness… I.. C..can’t possibly hit someone from the Royal family. Servants protect the royal family not hit them.” Rosanne shook her head.
“It is your wish now do it!” The crown prince was getting fierce as he stood in front of Rosanne who remained still as a twig.
“I can’t possibly…” Rosanne stuttered.
“Do it… It is an order…
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T. B. C
BY RUTHIE LEE 🌸 🌸