The Aconitum Flower

6

ALORA EMBRY

"My Lady!"

"Alora come back here, do you wish to die?"

"Lady Alora!"

I didn't look behind and just run and to my surprise, Hayes had already catch up with me. We both attack the ogre and some students who do know how to wield a sword help. You can hear the screams of the students and I look at the student who got hit by the ogre. He looks like he was in a bad state, is he already dead?

The ogre is now getting aggressive it continues to attack us and before it snatch me and crushed me Hayes go in front of me and attack the ogre. Then after that, it started to rain blood, and the Crown Prince just slice its head.

I look at them with a blank face and stared at the slaughtered ogre.

"Are you okay, Lady Alora?" Someone asked me and I nod and wipe the blood on my face.

"Uh, yeah."

"How reckless of you, why did you suddenly run?" Hayes held my arm and I shake it.

"Why are you getting angry?" Damn what is his problem? He didn't open his mouth and just glare at me.

"You, the Lady." I look at him and slightly bow my head.

"Yes, Your Highness?"

"Where you thinking right? Do you really think you can handle this, Huh?"

"I know what I'm doing, Your Highness."

"If Sir Hayes didn't go in front of you, maybe your now in danger."

"That thing almost crushed you."

"Your recklessness will lead you to death."

"Your Highness, Sir Capell I didn't know why are you two getting mad at me. I'm not the only person who runs and attacked the ogre, is it because I'm a Lady? Did we have a law that all ladies are forbidden to wield a sword?"

"It's not what I'm saying."

"Well, it was like that to me Sir Capell."

I thrust the sword into the ground and laid my two hands on it.

"I'm not as good as the Imperial knights but I know how to protect myself. If you don't mind, please excuse me I need to wash." I bow my head and passed to them.

"It's still moving," I smirk and throw Hayes sword and it pierced right through the ogre's heart.

"Woah!" I brushed my hair and leave them. So, someone purposely did it, whoever it is they have guts. Interesting, but to control just one magical beast, how weak that person is.

But is that person declaring war on the academy?

"Lady Alora are you okay?"

"Yes."

"Don't do that again you scared me! What if you suddenly hit? That thing almost smashed you." Hayes and her said the same thing. Then Dinah hug me and she cried. Really, do I look weak?

"Lady Dinah, I have blood over my body."

"I don't care." she hugs me tightly and I sigh. She still hasn't done crying.

"I'm sorry, I will not do it again. You can now stop crying, I'm alright." I gently tap his back and she looks at me.

"Promise?"

"Yes." Ha, what's wrong with me?

Why am I'm comforting her? Did I really lose my mind?

"We need to wash," I said and she held my hand.

"Hmm."

"After that, you should rest early because you'll leave tomorrow morning."

"You still planning to stay here? What if another ogre showed up again?"

"I will go home; I need to report to my family."

"Report? Ah okay, that's good." after I clean myself, I wrote a letter that I will go home tomorrow morning. I just slept for an hour or two and the sun is still not rising but I was shocked to see our carriage is there.

"Let's go."

"Yes, My Lady." I closed my eyes and sleep; the three-day trip was again boring and exhausting when we had already arrived at our manor, I saw the maids and my family welcomed me.

"Welcome back." I had just left this place for months but to warmly welcomed me, it's surprising.

"It's good to be back."

"Sister!" our family is not ideal, but I'm happy that I belong to House Astley. And I'm proud to be Astley.

"Welcome back, Lady Alora."

"Thank you."

"Let's now eat."

"Yes, father."

"Your brothers are successful in hunting near the borders and they will be back here soon. We send the carriage because we thought you want to go back, what happened?"

"I wasn't really planning on going home, I think someone is trying to declare war at the academy. Three days ago, an ogre showed up and it was controlled by magic."

"What about the Capell and Eyron?"

"Like what I said in the letter I already meet Hayes and Will Capell and Frederick Eyron. Hayes cousin Dinah Aill is my roommate, even the Crown Prince I already meet him. And they still didn't find out that I'm Astley."

"It's just I heard this to someone, Eyron and Capell are currently producing drugs. Anything suspicious?"

"I haven't seen them interact."

"How about the intake of poisons?"

"I'm continuing it." When we are already done eating father dismissed everyone.

"Rest now. Let's end this banquet."

"Good night, Mother, Father."

"Good night." and we bowed to them and kiss them on their cheeks. My parents leave first while me and my brothers go and take a stroll in the garden to take some fresh air.

"Sister is the academy beautiful?"

"Yeah, it's big but I'm thinking that you'll be started to get bored once you study there. Same lessons, noisy people. That's the source of my stress." The two of them laugh and I pat their heads.

"Stress or not our sister is still beautiful."

"I know right. Let's go I will sing a lullaby to you two."

"No! We're already big and forgive me but you suck at singing sister."

"What I'm that bad at singing? I thought I'm perfect."

"Yes, of course, our sister is perfect."

"You two can now stop, come on I'll just play the piano." they held both of my hands and pulled me. I watch them as they lay down on their beds after the maids change their clothes. I smiled when the sound of the piano filled the room.

"Good night, Kieran." I kiss his forehead and go to the next bed. "Good night, Kiefer. I wish you two a peaceful night."

—IAmRoseee