Yasil

Chapter 13 The Unlikely Hero

The king stayed at a pavilion arranged by his mother for two weeks. During this time, he also secretly conducted an investigation on his servants with the help of his trusted allies, but so far, there was no result. Even after the king returned, no one was proven to have harmed him among his servants, so he had no choice but to endure while still investigating covertly.

Despite being a fairy, Yasil also found that this investigation task was not easy. It took almost a month until he finally found the culprit who spiked the king's milk. Even then, the king's agents were still in the dark. Those criminals were very careful. During the king's stay in the pavilion, they did not do anything incriminating. When the king returned, they did not immediately take action either, fearing that the reason for the king's stay in the pavilion had something to do with their crime. When they finally decided on taking action, they still acted cautiously, so much so that Yasil could only figure them out after they had drugged the king for six days. During those days, he also discovered that the drug was administered carefully, in small dosages so that it would remain hidden. Both the taste and smell were covered by milk. The color was not visible either when it was added to a cup of milk. It would take time, but the result would be shown as long as the victim consumed it constantly. To make it worse, the milk they spiked was not only the milk that the king drank every morning; it was also the milk they used for other delicacies that he ate. The ones responsible for spiking the milk and bringing it to the king were his four servants: a cook, a kitchen maid, a housemaid, and a footman, all of who without a doubt had been bought by the royal uncle.

On the seventh day, Yasil stopped lurking around the kitchen and observing the servants for a whole day. Since then, he only stayed by the king's side as he waited for his morning milk, just like today. When Yasil observed him, he saw that his complexion did not look good. Was he sick? Had the drug affected him already?

Before he had enough time to ponder, the servant was already knocking on the door before entering the room, bringing a cup of milk the king always drank every morning. Looking at the footman serving the young king, the fairy sighed. That was one of the traitors. How could he be at ease? It was obvious the milk had been drugged by him. Again, Yasil could only watch as the king in front of him swallowed the drug. It was a painful moment for him, but there was nothing he could do. His hands were tied.

"I'm sorry that I can't warn you," Yasil mumbled as he stared at the king sadly. "I keep hoping and praying that you won't have to drink it, but you keep drinking it... Oh dear... why can't your hand slip sometimes?"

As he mumbled, Yasil kept a close watch on the teen. He had expected him to finish the milk in no time, but for some reason, the hand holding the cup paused midair.

"What now? Should I hope for a change? A miracle?" Yasil said, curious and hopeful. Maybe this time the king's hand would slip? Maybe his prayer would be answered?

"Your Majesty? Is there any problem?" the footman asked with a fake concern. The king did not answer immediately, only staring at the cup he held. For some reason, that hand became shaky and soon after, the cup fell down, crashing onto the floor and staining it with milk.

His hand slipped! Finally! What a miracle!

Yasil thanked God again and again, happy that his prayer was finally answered. He did not really pay attention when the king said that he did not feel too well and had no appetite. He was still in his own world when a housemaid was cleaning the mess. But he definitely heard when the teen ordered the footman to bring him warm water and porridge instead of milk.

Water and porridge would not be able to hide the drug. After conducting his own investigation, Yasil knew this much. But to ease his curiosity, he followed all the way to the kitchen, observing all the meals they prepared for their king. Fortunately, they did not put in the drug this time around, probably because the drug would be easily detected there.