Angelus Carduus

Chapter 7: Going Out To Town

"How did you come here?" Valeria immediately asked once she was alone in her room.

After breakfast was over, she hurried back to her room, leaving Myra to guard outside. Coyedian grinned proudly,

"I sneaked in."

"Obviously." she rolled her eyes.

She picked him up by the scruff and coldly stared at him. Coyedian shivered at her cold stare.

"How are you here physically? You're always in my head as well." Valeria pointed out.

"Actually, after I was summoned by Valeria Rubis I have been secretly living around the mansion." Coyedian confessed.

"Usually I secretly take some food away from the servants but this time I was caught.."

Valeria sighed at the big doe eyes he was giving her. She placed him down and rubbed the top of his head,

"Well I have already declared you were a cat I have been taking care of so you live here now."

"Really!?" Coyedian said loudly, jumping up.

She nodded, "Yes."

"From now on, you're my master!!" Coyedian declared, rubbing his face on her legs.

She had an indifferent look on her face as she watched Coyedian's facial expression change every second.

"I'm not your master. Do whatever you want with your life." Valeria coolly said before standing back up, heading out of her room once again.

"Where are you going master!" Coyedian called out, running over to her.

She frowned, "I said I'm not your master."

"That's so mean of you master!!"

Valeria's eye twitched but she said nothing, only looking away. She could feel her head pounding but she brushed it aside. It was probably caused by Coyedian who was now bothering her non-stop.

"Myra, take care of Coy. I'm going to walk around." Valeria said, walking past Myra.

"Pardon?" Myra then looked down at the black cat who only meowed in response.

Valeria walked around the mansion. The servants that she passed by all bowed and quietly greeted her. She dismissed their greetings and continued her walk.

"Your Grace,"

Valeria heard someone calling for her, so she turned behind to see Vincent standing there. She gave him a light nod, acknowledging his presence.

"Is your grace bored?" he asked.

Valeria shook her head, "Felt like walking."

He chuckled at her answer, "Then why not your grace go out to the town for today?"

"Town?"

"Yes your grace, going out to town might interest you."

Valeria paused and thought about it. By going through Valeria Rubis' memories, she knew she rarely went out and spent her days in her mansion.

"If your grace doesn't want to-"

"Okay." Valeria spoke over Vincent.

She wanted to see what the town looks like. The memories were all blurry so she couldn't properly see how it looked.

He blinked, caught off guard by her answer. "Really your grace?"

Valeria raised an eyebrow at him, "Yes or do you not want me to?"

He quickly shook his head, "No I'm just surprised your grace agreed." he smiled.

"Then I will prepare the carriage right away."

Valeria nodded, allowing him to go. She continued walking around before stopping once more. She coughed terribly into her hand as she had forgotten her handkerchief.

It lasted longer than her usual coughs and more blood came out, splattering on her dress. She sighed at what she had done.

"Great..now I have to change again."

She looked around but noticed there was no tissue whatsoever for her to clean the blood off. She carefully hovered her clean hand under the bloody one to ensure none of her blood would drop onto the clean carpet.

Valeria decided to end her walk around the mansion and returned to her room. As she was walking, she didn't notice a shaking figure hiding at the corner of the hallway she was in.

Myra freaked out once she saw Valeria returning back to her room with a blood stained dress along with a bloody hand but thanks to her quick hands, she was dressed into a new dress and her hand was now clean of blood.

"We're going out." Valeria said once Myra finished dressing her up.

"Pardon?"

"I said we're going out." Valeria repeated her words to the shocked Myra.

"Your grace..you're going out..?"

"Yes is that a problem?" she frowned.

Myra shook her head, "No! Let's go then your grace!"

"Your grace, I have prepared the carriage." Vincent spoke, walking into her room after knocking.

Valeria nodded and headed out with Myra. She paused her footsteps and turned to Coyedian who quietly trailed behind her.

"Stay here." she ordered.

Coyedian wanted to disobey but when he saw her icy cold eyes staring down at him, he couldn't move.

She heard a sad mewl from him. She nodded at him before leaving the mansion with Myra, heading to the town in the duchy.

Upon reaching, Myra opened the door for her and she got down the carriage. The sun was shining down harshly.

Valeria hovered her hand over her eyes and squinted as she looked around the town. It was just as she expected. It was a european style town.

Valeria stood in silence, admiring the architecture of the buildings in the town. She only saw it in photos and in the game so seeing it with her own two eyes was overwhelming but in a good way.

"Your grace, is everything alright?" Myra spoke to her with an umbrella in her hands.

Valeria snapped out of her thoughts and turned to her maid. She then realised the sun wasn't glaring harshly onto her anymore as Myra held the umbrella over her head.

"Yes." she answered her back before stepping to the side. Myra stared at her.

Valeria used her hand to signal her to come inside the umbrella. Myra smiled at her kind gesture and stood under the umbrella as well.

"Shall we look around, your grace?"

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Author's note: i don't know how long this book will be but it's probably way less than my previous book

i'm not sure if i want to make it a bit faster pace since i honestly haven't thought of the plot through so it might be really ???

hopefully i can fix that lmao