{ON HOLD}
A repeating confession
Over and over again
They die and live
Over and over again
Two lovers, bound to each other to be together for eternity. One with an amazing beauty and kind heart. Another with a proud stiff and powerful stanse.
Each t...
Looking out the window, Aurora's thoughts wouldn't settle down. She was waiting for breakfast to be served so she could meetup with the Genras but time was killing her.
Crown prince Zephyr.
He was mentioned quite a lot in the novel. But...his life was quite sad despite his family looking stable and loving. The current Empress isn't his mother but she loves him and princess May as her own.
Long ago when at the peek of the war between the Western and Northern Empire, the Emperor met a woman at a village near the boarder. She was beautiful and smart. She was a seamstress and he visited her quite often especially since she helped with taking care of the injured soldiers. They had a son and a daughter. But he missed his daughter's birth when he had to return to the capital. He promised her that he would return. But 5 years had passed after that day.
Running outside, the two children enjoyed their time out in the sun in the forest. Their mother told them to not to go too far away from the house but upon their return, Zephyr noticed the door open to their house.
"May, stay here " the young 10 year old said. But seeing the corpse of his mother in the kitchen was horrifying. His stomach turned and he felt shivers down his spine. And despite feeling nauseous, he couldn't turn away.
The news of the village attack spread fast and by the time the Emperor reached their house all that was there was a little girl playing in the bedroom with her dolls and the 10 year old Zephyr crying at his mother's corpse.
That was as she remembered, the reason for Zephyr's mysophobia. That disgusted feeling of people and certian things around him reminded him of that scene. It frustrated Aurora that the author killed off so many parents and put the children through all that.
If Duke Ren happened to be there last night and saw her...
Her plans would have been for nothing then. As the male lead of the novel, he would be at a lot of events so Aurora had to make sure to avoid them all.
"My Lady, shall we head to the dining table?" Lena asked and Aurora snapped out of her thoughts. She nodded and followed Lena to the table. She sat down and smiled at the couple.
It was quiet. The Genras flinched when Aurora called their name.
"I suppose you know the reason of my visit." Aurora said.
"Of course not my lady." Count Genra said. That was a lie. He knew very well but they also knew the lady of geshon was quite naive and stupid.
"Let's start off then. Tell me, Count and Countess Genra, why have you betrayed my family?" Aurora said in a serious tone. Her expression got sharp and she stared at them waiting for an answer.
"W-well Lady Geshon, you see-" Count Genra said.
"Let's make this easier," Aurora said. "Where is the promised ores? Was it not promised in the contract?"
Upon noticing that she was not as stupid as they thought they knew they had to act quick before they got into more trouble.
"Lady Geshon we apologize. The truth is that, in the contract we promised to supply your family with these ores but we soon came to realise that these ores are extremely rare. To supply them in mass would simply just be impossible." Count Genra said in a sad tone.
"So instead of telling the truth you took my father's money and stayed silent all this time? " Aurora asked angrily and the Count only stayed quiet.
"Pay us back, the full amount." Aurora said.
"But my lady-!" Countess Genra said but Aurora interrupted her.
"Lena, bring me that document." Aurora said. Lena nodded and took out the folded document in her pocket. Aurora opened it and read it out loud.
"This contract is under the supervision of the fifth Emperor of the Western Empire..." Aurora said and placed the document down. "I suppose this is a lie as well? There is no benefit for the Emperor if he were to give such a rare ore to the Eastern Empire, now is there?"
"Lady Geshon we can explain-" Countess Genra said but Aurora silenced her again.
"Unless you want this to come out, I suggest you pay us back the full amount." Aurora said.
"Lady Geshon! How dare you come into my house and threaten us!" Count Genra shouted and slammed on the table. Aurora didn't flinch. She stayed quiet as to show him she had no intention of backing away.
"Why you-" Count Genra took out his sword and pointed it towards Aurora. It left a small cut under her eye of where blood started dripping down her cheek.
"My Lady! Don't just stand there help her!" Lena shouted to the two guards and they responded. They took out their swords and pointed it to the Count.
"You dare to point your swords at me!" the Count shouted at them.
"Count please!" the Countess begged him.
"My Lady, please back away!" Lena said worriedly but she couldn't do anything.
"Pointing your sword at me won't resolve this matter Count Genra." Aurora said and wiped the blood off her face.
"You!"
"I will be returning to my room. I'll be out of your hair by tomorrow. Pay us back by the end of the week or else I will expose you." Aurora said and pushed the sword back.
"My Lady, you mustn't be so reckless. You-" Lena said worriedly as they returned to the guest room, the guards not following far behind. But before she could finish her sentence she saw Aurora's hands tremble. Her expression was still stiff and proper like a proper noble. Since when had her Lady been so mature? She would always start tearing up at situations like these.
"How about I get a bath ready for my Lady?" Lena asked. Aurora was taken aback. Was she that obvious?
"Yes, please Lena." she said with a small smile.
"I see. Will you be heading to the festival tonight?"
"No, I would like to go to bed early. Call the carriage for tomorrow morning early for me when you have the time tonight." she said.
"Of course my Lady. I shall see to it as soon as your bath is ready and my Lady is okay." Lena said.
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Let's look at our status of the Western Empire if anyone wanted to know :)
①Emperor ②Empress ③Crown prince Zephyr ④Crown princess May ⑤ Duke Ren ⑥ Count and Countess Genra
