Meanwhile the butler went to the Duke to notify him about the situation "That's what's happening my lord..." the Duke listened to him patiently, "Is that so... that explains all the racket" as he said that the pen in his hand cracked in two pieces and he looked up "Shall we go see my daughter?" he smiled at the butler menacingly. "Y-yes my lord..." the butler shivered in fear.
The duke, along with the butler and a few of his knights made his way to the duchess' room. As he entered the room he saw the duchess going rouge trying to attack the child. "What's going on here?" he frowned as he cued the knights to settle her down. The duchess quickly regained her posture the moment she noticed the duke and the knights backed away. "Oh my lord! Thank goodness you are here! Look at what this vile creature did to me!" she took her hand away from her eye that had now swollen.
The duke ignored her and walked over to the maid holding the child and said "Hello my daughter" he had a soft smile on his face. {Huh? Who?} The child let go off the maid's dress and looked at the Duke and her eyes sparkled with awe {Wow...} that was her whole reaction. The Duke had dark pink, almost red hair and bright crimson eyes and he was utterly gorgeous. The child stared at him for a bit and subconsciously held out her hands. "Hmm?" The duke did not seem to know what she wanted. "I think she wants you to hold her my lord" The young maid said with a little bow of her head as she held out the child to the duke. "Oh is that so?" The duke was just about to take the child when the maid said "Please be gentle". "Right of course, do not worry" The duke chuckled lightly as he held the child as gently as he could.
"M-my lord? H-how could you? That thing hurt me!" the duchess screeched at him. The duke once again ignored her as he smiled at the child. "It's quite loud here, isn't it my child? Shall we go somewhere else?" He said as he turned to the door. "Lady Donna, please take a rest, Baton make sure the duchess is properly looked after" He said to the butler, his face quickly shifting to a cold one. {Seems like they don't have a good relationship...} the child thought, still staring at the Duke. "Yes my lord" The butler bowed as the duke was about to walk out of the room.
Right before the duke left the room the child looked over his shoulder and stuck out her tongue to the duchess, {Try to mess with me now woman} she thought to herself. The maids started to murmur as she did so, "did you see that-? How could a newborn child-" "No no, it can't be we are probably mistaken" and the duchess flew into a rage once again, "That little-" as soon as she said that the duke turned around and glared at her, his eyes saying 'Just try and say another word' as he held his daughter close. The duchess froze and shut her mouth immediately.
The duke nodded and stepped out with the knights following him. They were walking along the hallway when he noticed the child still blankly staring at him. "What are you thinking about?" He said as he touched her nose and she unknowingly shook her head in response. "Huh? Can you understand me..?" the duke looked at her, extremely confused. {Oh shoot- I was not supposed to do that-} The child panicked.
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Villainess or Saint?
Fantasy"Oh look look the duke's daughter is so cute!" says the exited maid "but she doesn't look like the duke at all..." says the one beside her "Shhh, quite! do you want your head to roll off-?". "What!? what do you mean it's a GIRL! I was told I was goi...
