Blossoms on fire

Chapter 33

EDITED 
I wake up. My body is in pain and it is pushed to some pillar I am attached to.

Mil probably made me fall asleep so he could get me here.

I hear the steps. I get my head down. I am afraid who am I going to see next after Jim, Jonah, Mij, Mik, Mil...

It is not just one person. Maybe two or three. I am not sure. The steps are approaching the room I am in. The door is opened and three men are entering this room. They can fear anyone who will look into their eyes.

The one in the centre of them is the scariest. I think that he is a true leader of the revolutionaries. But his face is faded I cannot truly see who is he.

He takes three steps forward and the fade from his face is going away. After I can see who is he. I get shocked. I know this man!

'Princess Leonora, long time no see.' says the leader.

The one who greets me he is General June. My father 's advisor!

'General June.' I call him by his true name.

'You remember me...' he says.

'Who does not?' I ask me but out loud.

'When did you leave from the royal palace if you were not attacked?' I ask him.

'Why should I be attacked?' he asks me.

'You were the king's advisor, you should be at a royal palace when it happened.' I say.

'I was.' he answers.

'That is impossible.' I say.

'You were there too and you are alive too now.' he complains.

'I was locked in my room.' I say.

'Good luck. You know about the accident. You can be murder.' he supposes.

'I did not want to kill my family.' I say.

'They hated you.' he says.

'That is true but hatred by someone is no reason to kill him.' I say.

'Maybe for you but others...' he says.

'For you?' I ask.

'It does not matter anyway why did you lock yourself in your room. I did not know about it.' he asks me.

'I did not lock myself in it!' I shout.

'So who?' he asks again.

'My dad.' I answer.

'What a big piece of good luck. I did not expect that. 'he says.

He did not expect that? What does it mean? That is insane you knew my father the best even better than my mother.

Why did he say to expect? He is acting weird. He is revolutionary? That is crazy for him he was loyal all those years. Why is he the leader of this group?

My dad trusted him so much. They were friends. What friend would want to dethrone his friend's whole family?

I should ask him why did he survive and how?

I feel something is wrong but I cannot find out what.

'Why were you here that day and you are alive?' I ask him.

'Do you want to know? ' he asks me.

'Yes. I am curious. The maids run away but I think that murders could have an interest in you, General June, too.' I say.