Geisha boy

Confusion

I'm trying to open my eyes, but can't seem to manage it from their relaxed state. I'm so tired I literally feel like I'm dying, and I do t even think I escaped. I smell some awful aroma around me, so it looks like I'm back in my cell I guess. Except this time I hear voices all around me. It sounds almost like a bee buzzing around my head, they're just soft murmurs.

I groan as I feel a slight pressure on my chest. The buzzing sound grows louder until I felt a rush of cold water douse my body causing me to jolt up to a seated position. I open my eyes to see a overly excited Mushu on my lap, squealing like a little girl.

" he's alive !!! " he shouts over dramatically as I rub my eyes and look around. That awful smell is 'food' that Daiyu was making.

Wait Daiyu ?!

Girl I have some choice words for you !

I turn to yell at her and beg for answers, but was rudely cut off by a spoon fun of some ungodly creation being shoved down my throat.

" Mu ! I can't believe we found you ! " she states excitedly as she continues to force feed me. " you have no idea how worried we all were. Mushu said he saw you in the lake last before you disappeared... ". I felt bad once I saw the genuine concern on her face and how worried she really is. I swallow emptily before sighing unable to bring myself to be angry. She exchanges a confused look with Mushu before looking back at me.

" are you hurt anywhere ? When we found you, you were really unnourished. Plus you were unconscious. You're lucky we found you before that one guy took you away. "

My eyes widen at the mention of another, " who ? Were they a hun ?! "

Daiyu's face just looks shocked as if she doesn't know if I'm being serious or not.

" no way, he looked like a regular guy. Plus it didn't seem like he was going to hurt you. He was probably some villager from a nearby town. "

That doesn't make any sense though. I know I didn't make it too far from the camp before passing out. Could that light have been a delusion ? Or maybe even a town ? It didn't look like a town ...

" Mu " she calls again snapping me out of my head " is everything ok ? ".

"Y-yeah ..... I think so .... So you're sure the guy wasn't a Hun ? ", I have to be sure. People could be in danger if the Huns are that close to a town, or even that close to the army's camp.

" I'm positive Mu, what kind of Hun would sacrifice his own bandana to clean up your bloody scratches from when you passed out ? "

I jump a bit at the mention of the bandana and look down at a bandana that's currently wrapped around my scratched up ankle.

" shit...."

I mumble under my breath. It's the same one as the so called leader of the Huns. At this point I really don't know how to feel ! Was he trying to actually help me ? Did he just want to make sure the 'princess' didn't die ? Was he going to take me back, but then got scared of Daiyu and Mushu ?

I hate this ! I need some real answers here !

Both Daiyu and Mushu are currently ignoring me and packing up the little camp they'd set up.

" the rest of the army survivors should hopefully be meeting up at the emergency rendezvous point just past the val- "

" why didn't you tell me you were a princess ... "

Her face is shocked as Mushu looks at her confusingly. " you're a what ? " he asks in disbelief.

" how .... how did you .... "

" why didn't you say something .."

I'm shocked at how cold my own voice is right now. However, after the confusing hellish weeks I've endured, I deserve a reason. I want to learn... How did she escape her life ?