Hestia, The Seventh Wife

Chapter 36

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Chapter 36

Fama told me that only the merchants knew the evil doings of the King aside from the people serving the King. May usap-usapan na tungkol sa kasamaan ng Hari pero nanatili lamang ito na usap-usapan na walang basehan. Sa tingin ni Fama ay mga merchants ang nag-simula ng mga usap-usapan na ito sapagkat sila ang nakakaalam na mali ang mga ginagawa ng Hari. Ngunit sarado ang mata at mga tenga ng Benesec. Dahil din sa mga bias na libro na pinakalat sa buong kaharian, ang mga tao sa labas ng Kapital ay hindi naniniwala sa mga usapin na ito.

Samantala ang mga tao sa Kapital ay inakalang normal ang pag-kidnap at pagbili ng mga alipin. Even if it's sickening, it has already become a norm. Thus, they don't know what's happening inside the King's palace.

Habang ang mga biktima ng Hari ay nasa loob ng palasyo at hindi na makakalabas pa ng buhay. Unless they are saved by Prince Lir. Then again, even if they already have the freedom in Prince Lir's palace, they remain mute about what they experienced. The trauma they experienced linger still in their body that for them it became so much better to just shut up and forget the past.

Isa pa't lahat sila mga babae. Women are powerless with a King, a man, in position.

Kahit sabihin natin na nakalabas na sila sa palasyo ng Hari ay nasa loob pa rin sila ng teritoryo nito. With no Prince Lir present in the palace, they felt so bare. Pakiramdam nila ay isang maling salita lang nila ay malalaman agad ng Hari. Nakontento na sila sa sitwasyon nila ngayon. Walang abuso. Walang araw-arawmaintainparusa. Kailangan lang nila manahimik.

I told Fama about the mute maid that died because of me.

"Hindi mo kasalanan iyon, Mahal na Prinsesa," sabi niya sa akin. "Hindi dahil sa iyo kaya namatay ang dalaga. Base sa kwento mo ay talagang sa gabi na iyon ay papatayin ang tagapagsilbi na tinutukoy mo."

"Bakit mo 'yan nasabi?"

The last thing Fama told me is about the day and night duty of the maids inside the castle. When it's day, they serve like a normal servant inside the castle. Then when it's night, they serve either the King (if the King still favors them) or the knights. The knights see it as a reward given by the King that they willingly accept. And sometimes, they also abuse.

These ladies don't receive protection. Kaya kahit mamatay sila dahil sa abuso ng mga lalaki, no one cares. Inside the palace, the women are like toys, they are disposable.

Ang tanging lalaking nagbibigay respeto at pakialam sa mga babae na ito ay si Prince Lir. Indeed, he has been their hero since day 1.

How about Prince Lir? Paano siya lumaki ng maayos kahit pa napapalibutan siya ng mga lalaki halang ang bituka? Ang mga tanong na gusto kong itanong pero ipinagpaliban ko muna.

Going back to the present. Sarie, the merchant girl who disguise as a man, proposed the following plan.

Plan 1. We sneaked in from the back door of the slave store. Like an assassin, we will eliminate the body guards one by one.

Hindi ko tinanggap ang plano. First of all, she's a merchant and I can't use my power during the elimination process because everyone will witness it. Sneaking in will cause an uproar if they notice us. Sa tingin ko rin ay hindi madali na mag sneaked in kahit sa harapan o likod ng slave store. They have been in business for so long. It means that countless break-ins have already happened yet no one succeeded. It only means one thing. They have tight security.