To Keep Her Safe

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

" Does it hurt ? ". The princess asked as she glanced back at her guard, Freen held the reins as they both rode on the horse, Freen grunted but shook her head. Rebecca knew that they should reach the palace soon, Freen needs stitches for her wound, Rebecca fell quiet as she pondered upon the fact that her guard had constantly gone injured while being on duty.

" I am sorry ". Rebecca mumbled, Freen was taken aback from this, she hadn't accepted an apology from the princess. " I am just your guard princess". Freen mumbled, Rebecca took a sharp breath in, she knew her guard won't let her forget those words. " No, it is not like that because of me you always end up being injured ". Rebecca continued, for a moment Freen thought that apology was for the other night but she was wrong.

" Just doing my duty, princess ". Freen responded, Rebecca cleared her throat and nodded.

Was it just a duty ?

Or it meant something else ?

Rebecca needed someone to answer this question because she was sure that the unusual feelings were different than she had ever felt, it was her first time experiencing it. She couldn't compare the things Freen did for her with Liam, she hadn't been in life and death situations with Liam, it was only Freen who put her life on the line to protect her.

" We are close to the palace, I should get down now, it isn't good for you to be seen riding a horse with your guard, princess ". Freen mumbled and before Rebecca could protest she got down, Rebecca frowned.

The front gates of the palace opened to welcome the princess, just like the last time, the king was there along with the commander. The king expected to see the royal carriage but instead it was just a horse with his daughter riding it and her guard walking it.

" What happened ? ". The king demanded answers, he relaxed when he saw that the princess was fine, Freen looked injured. " Someone is definitely trying to kill your only heir, father ". Rebecca sighed as she replied to her father's question.

" The carriage got blown away, someone planted a dynamite to kill me, Sarocha saved me in time, one of our horses is badly injured, so we had only one to take us back ". Rebecca explained, the commander was proud of the recruit's performance, he always knew that Freen was the best for the position.

The king left with the commander, the princess insisted on taking Freen to the royal doctor's room herself. Freen quietly followed the princess inside the room, she still behaved like her guard as she was supposed to do, whatever happened in the east village didn't change anything for her.

Freen winced in pain when the doctor disinfected her wound, the doctor stitched it up after it, the doctor checked the symptoms of concussion as Freen hit her head pretty bad against the wall, thankfully the doctor was sure that Freen was fine, just some wounds and no signs of internal injury.

" Come tomorrow, we have to take off your arm stitches ". The doctor informed,  the stitched up wound that Freen got during the final test was now healed, the princess frowned, just when Freen had recovered from her first injury, her other arm got injured.

" You need to rest ". The princess said as she was concerned about Freen's well being, Freen just nodded. Rebecca sighed, it looked like the moments they shared had no effect on her guard.

" You should head back to your chamber, I will ask my maid to bring your dinner there, you don't need to work for the rest of your day ". The princess ordered her guard, Freen shook her head, it doesn't mean if she is wounded, she will abandon her duty. " I am fine princess ". The guard stifly replied, Rebecca scowled at her guard but she paid no attention to it.

" It is just a cut, I will be fine, you shouldn't let your guard down, you were just close to being killed ". Freen insisted but Rebecca was not having it at all, no one was going to kill her when she is in the palace. " Just a cut ? You got nine stitches ". Rebecca snapped, Freen fell silent.