Plunderer | Ft. SinRin

III: A Little Birdie

Warning: This chapter includes a little sexual harassment. I'll put another notice when it pops up.

Yerin's POV

"Hey...are you alright?" Sir Zenos asked me.

"Yeah...thanks to you." I smiled in reply.

"Ah...yes. I'm sorry about my brother, he's well...going through the growing up phase, you know? Thinking that he could get any girl and act arrogant and mighty." Sir Zenos apologised in behalf of Sir Alford.

"It's alright. I get it." I said. 'How are the brothers' attitude so different from each other? Sir Alford should learn from his elder brother.' I thought.

"Here, have a drink." Sir Zenos offered a glass of champagne.

"Thank you." I thanked him before accepting the glass from him.

"It's my p-"

"Wow...my dear brother. What a kind person you are, aren't you?" A voice chuckled before taking the champagne out of my hand.

"Hello to you too. My goodness, where are your manners my dear sister?" Sir Zenos reminded her.

"My manners? To whom? You? I don't think so." His sister scoffed at him.

"Don't you dare start now, not in front of a guest." Sir Zenos growled lowly. I could feel the tension between the both of them but I did not want to interfere since I was technically an outsider.

"Me? Start now? What a joke, look after yourself instead, won't you?" She chuckled before looking at me.

"Sei vorsichtig." She warned before walking away, swirling the glass of champagne she stole from me. But at that time, I couldn't understand what she said so I decided to brush it off. After walking a distance away, she casually tilted the tulip glass, watching intensely at the sparkling, crystal-clear beverage with a slightly yellow hue flowing onto the floor.

"What was that about?" I asked Sir Zenos after I saw her pouring the champagne onto the floor.

"I have no idea. She was probably feeling bored. Don't mind her." Sir Zenos brushed off. Since I was feeling thirsty, I decided to take another glass that a waitress offered me.

"Would you like a dance?" Sir Zenos offered when a slow classical music started playing.

"Sure, I guess." I replied before accepting his hand. He then led me to the middle of the ballroom before placing his other hand firmly on my waist.

"I know it quite late, but you look stunning tonight." Sir Zenos complimented me.

"Thank you, but you flatter me too much. You look handsome tonight as well." I replied back.

Warning: Sexual harassment up ahead! Skip it if you feel like you are going to be offended or feel uncomfortable!!

At first, the dance was nice, the ambience was fantastic and I loved his company. But when it came to the second verse of the music, I realised that his hand started to droop lower, closer to my bottom. I thought maybe he was tired from keeping his hand on my waist, but I was gravely mistaken.

"Mhmm...you smell nice." He said, as he leans into me, sniffling the side of my neck.

"S-Sorry Sir Zenos, I'm feeling tired." I tried excusing myself, but it didn't work. I thought he was a nice person that saved me from his perverted brother, but turns out, he wasn't any better than his brother. Except that he was worse. He lured women into thinking that he's nice, but it was nothing but a big setup to get into their pants.

"Sorry my baby girl. No can't do." He said before groping my bottom. I tried to wriggle out from his grasp, but he was too strong.

"It seems like the royal highness is feeling uncomfortable." Someone cleared his throat.

"She's feeling just fine." Sir Zenos said after briefly shifting his hand back to my waist.

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"I'm sorry but my Dame has requested for her royal highness at this instance. It is an emergency." The unknown man replied.

"For what purpose? I'm her escort for tonight, just so you know." Sir Zenos claimed.

"It concerns with His Imperial Majesty, Emperor of Sapphire." The unknown man said.

"My father? What happen to him?" I exclaimed. My father was perfectly healthy and fit, so why is there an emergency?

"We are not fully certain of the current situation at this moment; thus, we need your help." The unknown man replied.

Thankfully, Sir Zenos let me go with the unknown man.

>Time Skip<

After walking past the dozens of rooms in the castle, the unknown man finally opened the door to one of the rooms and ushered me in. The room was dim-lit but I could see a silhouette sitting on the coach.

"Dame, I have brought her in." The unknown man bowed before leaving the room, softly closing the door behind him.

"W-Where's His Majesty? I-I'm not being kidnapped, am I?" I stuttered. Within a night, so much had happened, I just couldn't take it anymore.

"No, you are not being kidnap. I am Kim Sojung, a Dame Grand Cross, the leader of Ravens, the Empire's special knights. I lied about His Majesty being in danger I truly apologise. I will hold all responsibilities for that, you can execute me if you wish. It's just that a little birdie had inform me about Sir Zenos' sexual advances towards you." Sojung explained.

"It's fine. I won't execute the person who saved my life. Just out of curiosity, who was that little birdie?" I asked.

"I'm sorry but that little birdie doesn't wish to make themselves known. Moving along this matter, I shall escort you out of the castle just in case. I think you need a rest after this horrifying night. Your butler will be waiting for you there." Sojung said before standing up, escorting me to the main entrance where Alex was waiting for me with the carriage.

"Your highness, you are here." Alex said as he rushes towards me.

"Are you okay? Are you hurt?" Alex frantically asked as he circled around me, checking for injuries.

"A-Alex, I'm fine. Don't worry." I calmed him down.

"Bless the late Empress, Lucia, the goddess of healing and love for her mercy and protection." Alex thanked her as he stared at the statue of Lucia, the goddess of healing and love that stood tall and mighty in the middle of the Crystal Castle foyer.

She was the late Empress of the second generation of the royal family. She died as the goddess of love and healing. She saved many, regardless of their status when the Fasia Noctas outbreak spread across the kingdom. The Fasia Noctas outbreak was caused by a curious alchemist whom accidentally mixed the wrong ingredients together and caused outspreads of people losing their senses. It was transmittable through skin contact and Goddess Lucia was the one who cured all the people back to normal. She later died of old age and many worshipped her till this very day. Her tales were spread to every generation to preserve her good deeds and bravery.

"If there's nothing else, I shall take my leave. Sei vorsichtig." Sojung bowed before returning into the castle. Sojung was saying the same phrase that Sir Zenos' sister said. But, what does that even mean? I should ask my tutor when I see her.

"Alex, how did you know that something happened to me?" I asked him.

"A little birdie tipped me off." Alex casually shrugged.

"Who was that little birdie?" I questioned him.

"Shh...it's a secret." Alex winked at me before opening the carriage door, guiding me in.

  Who was that little birdie? Why do they want to keep their identity a secret? Why is it "a little birdie"? Was there a significance to the phrase "little birdie"? I want to know them and their purpose for helping me, so I'm going to find them no matter what it takes.