The Warmonger's Runaway Princess

Chapter 16 **Strange Coincidence**

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I don't know how long it was before we finally finished...Being together...But when I woke up, I was in a carriage, with the wife of the other man, Malory.

It seemed like the middle of the day and Malory was just looking out the window.

I let out a groan and wiped my eyes. I felt a bit uncomfortable, but it was far from being intolerable to bare...If anything, my back was more of a problem than that of being with Jorne for hours...

Luckily, my back was only getting better now, since there were no longer any needles poking it anymore. It really had sucked, all that pain...

Malory looked at me and then smiled. Her smile was so innocent, like that of a young child, and I found myself strangely wanting to protect that smile...Then, she was showing me that Theo was with her.

Seeing Theo grovel and ask for pats to a total strange made me shake my head and laugh.

Sitting up and stretching, I heard a voice coming through the window, "Are you alright?"

Malory nodded and patted the bird, almost like she was the most adapting being I had ever met.

"Are you sure, Precious? We don't have to go back there?"

Ah, that man really loved his wife!

"You're awake!"

Jumping to that particular voice, I looked on the other side and found Jorne riding beside the carriage.

"Stop the carriage!" I heard, then the carriage stopped, only to see moments later Jorne with his hand out to me at the door.

I frowned, asking, "Where are we going?"

He sighed and then said, "Icklish."

I widened my eyes and when he moved his hand closer towards me, and I took it. Was it that he had given up on taken me back?

Whatever the situation was, I was glad that I was not demanded to return straight away and so, I could take this hand with no worries!

He helped me onto his horse and held me to his chest when he got on and then we were travelling once again.

"We need to talk, little brat!"

Little brat?

I tried to turn and face him, but it really was uncomfortable.

Suddenly, I felt a finger trailing over my face, where I had been hurt, then his voice say, "Tell me about this."

I lowered my face and felt his arm around my waist once again.

"Lady Venus had you, but I was not in the position of just walking into her bed chambers. The reason why you were able to get out of her room was because I was able to get her room to be searched. But tell me...What happened to you in that time...Please, Oliver..."

I held onto the saddle tighter, and said, "She calls it punishment. They kicked me and punched me. They put needles into my back, the...My face, it was to teach me to stay away from what I don't deserve..."

Again, the hand around my waist tightened for a moment.

After a minute or two of silence, Jorne spoke once more, "She will get her karma, believe me on that!"

I leaned into his chest and nodded, still feeling exhausted.

"Tired, love?"

"Mmm." I muttered, closing my eyes.