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Chapter 2: Unexpected Curiosity

Alexandre was suddenly greeted with the blinding light of the setting sun, passing through the glass door leading to the balcony as soon as he opened his eyes.

Like a warm blanket on his skin, he was kissed by the sun.

The familiar ceiling that he has always woken up to every morning-is full of glow-in-the-dark neon stars that almost look like the night sky when it's dark out.

His room is full of stuffed toys which are mostly bigger than him, and his own indoor playground completed with the swing and slides.

"Where's mother?" he said to himself as he sat up, rubbing his eyes with the back of his hand, yawning.

But then that's when he noticed the white bandages, wrapped so thickly around his arm.

His memories from earlier started coming back, which lead to him, remembering the emerald ring that he picked up.

He searched for his pockets but he was already wearing a different piece of clothing.

"Where is it?"

He got off his bed, and the soft and cotton-like floor made contact with his little feet. He started opening the nearby drawers, hoping that maybe someone left it somewhere in his room when they saw it in his pocket.

-Knock- -Knock-

"Young master, Pardon for the intrusion"

He was suddenly startled and alarmed by the sound so he ran and jumped back to his bed pulling over the blankets.

The door creaked open as the butler went in with the first aid kit in hand. Alexandre was acting like he was sleeping but little did he know that he forgot to close the drawers when he rummaged through his things just a few seconds ago.

-Sigh-

"Young Master, you're awake aren't you?"

He walked up to the side of the bed and sat on the chair, placing the first aid kit box on the floor. But he still didn't reply.

"I wonder; I think I saw a green-colored shiny thingy earlier. I want to tell Alexandre too, but it seems like he's still sleeping-"

"Did you see it Mr. Graham?!" he sprang up out of nowhere which unexpectedly surprised the butler a bit. But he ended up chuckling.

"Don't laugh at Alexandre, tell him where's the shiny thingy!" He threw a tantrum while pulling and pushing the butler's arm and it surely was making him quite dizzy.

"Alright, alright, but let me ask you a few questions first okay?"

He let go of his arm and sat back properly, but he was still looking at the butler like he's eyeing on him if he told him a lie.

"You'll give it to me later?"

"Yes, I promise, cross my heart" the butler said as he drew an x on his chest with his finger, and raised his right hand.

Alexandre nodded his head. Then the butler also started applying new bandages as he asked his first question.

"Where did young master get it from? Did someone give it to you?"

"Na-uh, I picked it up from the floor when the girl from earlier who has a looot of bruises, dropped it" He said as he gestured his arm widely, forming a circle.

Wrinkles appeared on the butler's forehead. It made him confused a bit because there was no way that they didn't confiscate such a precious heirloom when they were made a war slave.

And there was also something that was really bothering him.

That girl-was probably from the kingdoms' neighboring and enemy country, 'Khun'.