Bittersweet | l.fx au

Chapter 11

Your heart leapt in your throat as fighting broke out. One of them who got done knocking out a guard neared your group. "Give me what you have and everyone walks out with their lives." Their face was covered by a mask so you couldn't tell if they were taking pleasure in this but you could tell by their tone.

"W-We don't have anything." Lia says, holding her hands in the air. Yeji and you copy her movements. "W-We're just maids..."

"Then should I take one of you?"

You shrunk back at his words, heart pounding within your ears. All of a sudden, there was a flash of silver and the bandit in front of you was knocked to the ground. Felix stood behind him, glaring at the person. You shivered from how malicious his eyes were compared to his gentle personality. "Are you all right?" He questioned, worry seeping into his expression.

"W-we're fine..." Yeji answers and Felix is quick to nod.

"Hide somewhere safe for now while we deal with this." Then he turns to the group, intent on fighting.

Lia doesn't hesitate to grab both you and Yeji's wrist and pulls you behind a large bush. From the gaps of the leaves, you see shining silver reflecting off swords and shouts. You're behind but adjacent to Lia on one side of her and Yeji on the other. To you, Lia almost feels like an older sister and it reminds you of Taeyeon.

If Taeyeon heard what was happening, you can't imagine her surprise.

You're not sure how long the fighting goes on but soon the sounds fade away into nothing. Finally, Lia is the brave one who peeks her head out and she sighs in relief. "It's taken care of." The three of you come out from behind the bush and you're shocked to see quite a few knocked out bandits surrounding Felix.

It looks like he didn't break a sweat at all.

And for once (okay, you're not trying to be mean but it's something new to you!) he's giving strict orders to the guards. The guards look mildly surprised at his actions but still obey them without question. Soon enough, their hands are tied together and they're all connected by a long rope.

Felix frowns. "Okay, I feel a bit bad but all of you are going to walk." Then he goes to everyone to make sure they're all okay and finally lands on your group. "I do hope you're alright?"

You all nod at his question. "Okay, good! We're almost there, so only a little longer." He smiles as an apology.

And just like that, everyone moves for the destination of the kingdom.

The sight of a castle comes into view first and the salty ocean stings your nose some more. You watch the window as various buildings pass by and you realize there's some similarities between this kingdom and the one you live in. Well except the fish. It seems like there's a lot of stalls serving fish and fish decorations.

So many fish.

The carriage rides along the streets and you see some people whisper. It must be the royal symbols on the carriage, attracting the attention of the people. Or the bandits who are walking along. Yeah, it's probably them... In a blink of an eye, you're already at the castle.

You won't lie, you're nervous. You've never traveled to another kingdom before, much less one where you're still working! You follow behind the girls as Felix is welcomed by a butler. They speak in conversation, glancing at the bandits who look nervous. The butler nods and whispers to a guard nearby. You can't really hear their conversation but the bandits get whisked away.

The butler invites you all inside and you glance around the place. It seems that kingdoms may be similar in how big and fancy they are. Since you're the personal maid of Felix, the butler allows for you three to head into the tea room. You all stand behind Felix, watching as another maid pours tea for him.