To Keep Her Safe

CHAPTER SEVEN

After they completed the task given by the commander, all of the recruits retired to their living quarters, they were told that their dinner will be served shortly.

" That was torture ". Noey cried as they settled into their shared room, Freen ignored the complaints from Noey even if she agreed, she was having difficulty standing straight.

" I am taking a bath, I don't like my body odour ". Lisa scrunched up her nose as she prepared her clothes and other essentials to take a bath. " That is not a bad idea ". Rose and Engfa followed her as well, thankfully they had a supply of warm water for their bath.

Freen looked at her clothes, they had dirt stains, she slipped while running as the grass was a little wet and her boots didn't have enough grip. She thought that she would need new shoes if they continue with this training schedule.

Freen sighed and shook her head, she opened her bag in which she brought her belongings, she took out an outfit and went to take a bath as well. When Freen removed the hardcast, she sighed in relief, she didn't like her being suffocated by it and plus it was really uncomfortable, she had a spare one to change into after the bath.

When Freen dipped her legs in the warm water, she closed her eyes, the pain in her legs from running could be relieved by a warm bath. She leaned her back on the side of the tub and rested her arms on top of it.

Suddenly someone started humming which made her open her eyes, it was rose who was humming as she took a bath. " You have a great voice, Rose ". Engfa complimented her, even though they had separate compartments for bathing, they were still inside the same room.

" When is this going to stop ? ". Freen mumbled, she was annoyed by this, she enjoyed her silence, when no one tried to interrupt her time alone, but now it looks like she has to get used to this.

" My mother used to play piano for the royal family when they had gatherings with other kingdoms ". Rose replied, that explained her interest in music and her angelic voice.

For the rest of the bath, Rose, Lisa and engfa exchanged a few words which made Freen cut her bath short, she was unsettled by this, the girls tried to involve her in their conversation but when they realised Freen wasn't interested they stopped.

When all of them were done, they settled to take a nap before their dinner is served, a separate dinning hall for recruits and army officials was already a part of the royal palace, so all the women knew where they had to go for their dinner.

There was a knock on their door, as Sulax was close to the door, she opened it. " Good evening ladies, my name is Nam and I am a maid here, I meant to ask you if there was any laundry that you wanted me to take care of ? The maids incharge of doing laundry asked me to fetch your clothes if they need washing ". Nam, the maid who was in charge of taking care of the new recruits and tend to their requests, asked the women.

" Thank you that would be great ". All of the women handed over their clothes to Nam except Freen, Freen kept thinking about her hardcast which was kept along her dirty clothes.

" You don't have anything ? ". Nam asked Freen, Freen looked for a way out of this, she sighed. " I like to wash my clothes on my own so I will be fine, thank you ". Freen bowed in front of the lady, not wanting to seem rude, Nam awkwardly nodded and left the room.

" You are not tired ? ". Sulax asked Freen who just shrugged even though her lower body was throbbing in pain, she decided to not show it on her face. " A little ". Freen replied, she laid back on her bed and closed her eyes.

Soon it was time for their dinner, the women headed towards the dinning hall,  the setting inside there was a little awkward for them, they were the only women inside. Freen shrugged not caring about it, she went towards the table to get her plate and serve herself dinner, it will be after so long that she would be able to have a properly cooked meal.