Kingdoms In Ruling <Jamilton>

Chapter TwentyFour..."Don't Leave."/

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\Eliza POV/

"Where am I?" My head shot up at the question, caught off guard. The book I was reading fell to the floor, page lost.

I stumbled on my words. "Uh- infirmary?"

"...is that why I'm chained to the bed?"

I blushed sheepishly, although I knew it wasn't my doing. "Jefferson's precaution. James and I tried to argue, but-" I stopped at the look that flashed across the other girl's face, who suddenly looked a lot more pale. "Are you okay?"

"He's here?" Maria hissed, sitting straighter but seeming to hunch down at the same time. A defensive position. "Get him away. He's trying to kill me." She seemed oddly calm with the statement, however, her hands potrayed her - gripped tight around the rails surrounding the bed to keep her from falling off, fingers white.

I cocked my head in confusion. "Yeah? He's, uh, talking with your king-"

"He's not my king!" Maria snarled this time, eyed ablaze with barely contained fury. "I'm a rogue, don't you see that?"

A tense, choking silence filled the air. It felt worse than when she was screaming.

"Would you like the constrictions off?" I asked, although feebly. The rogue's head snapped towards mine, eyes narrowed. Her left wrist was rubbed raw from the chain holding it down.

I was met with silence. So, me being me, I got up anyways, going slow enough for her to watch and decide I wasn't a threat. I quickly pulled out a key from the pocket in my dress and was careful when unlocking her. "I'm sure we got some mixtures to help with that rash..." I trailed off, staring at the ugly, charred wound. It seemed like it was scars stacked upon scars, endless.

Maria held her hand to her chest, glowering at me. "I'm fine."

I was undisturbed. "I'll go get some!" I smiled at her, soft, which seemed to catch her off guard.

During her moment of confusion, I scurried out of the room.

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The 'ENEMY' has been met with Confusion! Do you proceed?
[] YES
[] NO

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You have chosen YES! How will you proceed?
A [] BEFRIEND
B [] CHARM
C [] SEDUCE
D [] LET HER COME TO YOU
SPECIAL//
E [] TAKE HER TO H.MULLIGAN

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\Laurens POV/

"How's the girl? Daisy, was it?" I asked, focused on the papers in front of me, a headache slowly forming at the base of my skull and seeming to wrap around my skull.

"Recovering." Peggy murmured softly, seeing my troubled gaze. Her eyes held a sort of softness rarely seen, but it went away before I could pinpoint what it could mean. "Hercules asked me to watch her when he's away. Still has a job, all that stuff."

"Don't you have a job, too?" I asked.

Peggy shrugged one shoulder, hands moving to clasp eachother in her lap. "I have my sisters to cover for me if they need it. Herc only as Burr, but he keeps disappearing at random points, so..." She shrugged again, both shoulders. "I'm just doing him a favour, friend to friend."

I nodded slowly, setting my quill down. Peggy stood up and opened the window across the room; the fresh smell of rain washing through, seeming to cleanse the air. I sighed a soft breath of thanks, and she nodded. Her head then snapped towards the door, eyes narrowing, and it took me a moment to wonder what she was doing; a soft padding, quick, was quickly heading towards them. Footsteps, sprinting fast.