Paradox Princess: Book 1, Corrution

Chapter Three: Royal Knight

Soto opened his eyes and lay in bed for a few moments as the grogginess of sleep left him. He suddenly realized that someone's slender snow-white arm was wrapped around his chest. He turned his head and saw Aušra halfway under the bed covers clinging to him as she slept with a smile on her face.

"Jesus!" Soto roared in surprise as he fell off his bed.

Aušra suddenly sat up right stretched her arms into the air and yawned widely revealing that she had some unnaturally long canines. She rubbed her eyes before opening them. It was only then that Soto realized that Aušra was completely nude.

"Why do you make so much noise in the morning? If you wished to wake me up, you could have simply used a more civilized method," Aušra said.

"What are you doing in my bed?!" Soto roared.

"Can't you tell? I was sleeping...until you screamed in my ear," she replied smoothly.

"This is ridiculous! I can't even get privacy in my own room," Soto growled.

"Well, of course you don't have complete privacy from me. You are my servant after all," Aušra said with a smirk.

Soto stomped over to one of the wardrobes and opened it hoping to find clothing in there. To his relief, the drawer was filled with clothing. The handmaidens must have gotten them although he was confused as to how they had gotten the clothing he had left behind in Visp. He grabbed a T-shirt and marched back over to Aušra forcing it over her head.

"What's wrong, Soto? Have you never seen the body of a naked girl before? Don't tell me a little girl's body disturbs you?" Aušra said.

"Shut up," Soto snarled.

"I had no idea you were into saving trees, but how would you catch an owl let alone use it to clean an anus with it?" Aušra said as she looked down at the logo on the shirt.

Soto's eyes rolled up into his head as he reached over and grabbed Aušra. He hoisted her up by the scruff of the neck and marched over to his door.

"HANDMAIDENS! GET YOUR LAZY ASSES OVER HERE NOW!" Soto roared down the hall.

"My handmaidens are quite the opposite of lazy, you will find. Also, the way you are handling me is quite unkempt. I refuse to be treated like an object," Aušra said calmly wearing an annoyed expression.

The four handmaidens rushed to Soto's door and looked quite appalled to see Soto holding Aušra by the scruff of the neck.

"What the hell do you think you're doing to her majesty?" one of the handmaidens cried.

"Put Queen Aušra down right this moment, you savage boy," another handmaiden snarled.

"You should be ashamed of yourself treating her majesty in that manner," the third handmaiden said.

"Why are you even holding Queen Aušra like that in the first place?" demanded the fourth, "Did you drag her from her room or something barbaric like that?!"

"You stupid wenches! She came here on her own! You can't even watch her majesty for a moment and you call yourselves handmaidens?" Soto retorted nearly roaring back at them.

"How dare you insult Lady Aušra in that manner?!" the first handmaiden snapped.

"Shut up, take this thing, and get it dressed," Soto snarled.

"And why is it that you dressed her in such a vulgar shirt?" the second said realizing what was written across the shirt's front.

"Her majesty is not a thing!" the fourth handmaiden roared.