Athy in Another Land

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Sadly, this will be a short update.

I'll try to make up for it on the next chapter though, because I was starting to become busy again. Sorry! (｡•́︿•̀｡)

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"ATHY! " Athanasia swallowed down a scream when the child collapsed on her arms with a pale complexion, a horrifying amount of blood dripping on her mouth.

Normally she was a bit scared at the sight of blood, for she wasn't used to see one on normal basis, but panic and fear had overtaken her system to even register that the same blood is currently staining her dress.

"..."

Claude swiftly stand up from his seat, before marching towards her. She glanced up at the man with tears in her eyes, pulling the child closer to her. "Father, " she sobbed out. "Help Athy please. "

The man grimaced at the sight of blood in both of their dress before taking the limp child from her arms. Athanasia immediately followed after his motion, tears flowing freely on her cheeks.

When he turned away from her tearstained face, Claude's face turns to a frown when he came face-to-fave with the brunette's state.

"...blood! " Jeanette mumbled weakly from his side, the brunette's eyes blown wide with a frenzied horror. "Blood! "

"Take her away, " Claude's voice is calm but terrifying, as he had finally cleared his mind enough to stop himself from strangling the catatonic brunette. "Do not let her out of her room. And bring the Imperial Doctor from the Institute. "

Seeing that the maids was either terrified or frozen themselves, Claude released a pulse of suffocating aura. "MOVE! "

"Y-yes, Your Majesty! " the maids hurried on, pulling away the hyperventilating brunette back to her Palace.

Claude glanced at Athanasia from the corner of his eyes for a split moment  before turning on his heels, his toga flowing softly after his hurried pace.

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Lilian York blinks in surprise when a couple of maids sporting pale complexions rushed past her. All of them rushed towards the nearest guards that they could find, stammering out words like blood, Imperial doctor and Emperor.

She glances at Ces curiously, whom shrugged her shoulder in response.

"Oh my god, " Hannah gasped from behind her. "Aren't they the maids that attended for the Emperor on his afternoon tea? " the brunette turned towards Lily. "Yeah, I'm totally correct. They really are the maids! "

Ces frowned. "What could have possibly happened on the Emperor's afternoon tea? " she asked out loud. Lily nervously patted on her skirt, her heart picking up a pace when she watched the trembling maids from afar.

"Princess Athanasia is with the Emperor. " she whispers to herself. "Hannah, could you please ask them on what happened? "

"Okay! " she watched with nervousness as the brunette shuffled towards the group of maids. Hannah easily captured one of the maid's attention with a smile, a trait that Lily was quite thankful for.

The brunette asked something and the two of them watches in nervousness when Hannah's face changes from cheerfulness to shock. The maid started to walk towards them with a pale face, looking like she had seen a ghost.

"Hannah! " Lily started as the maid approached towards them. "What happened? "

"M-miss Lilian, " the brunette stares at her with horror. "Miss Athy—" Hannah glanced back at her back and if possible, the maid pales further. "Y-your Majesty! Blessings and glory upon the Sun of the Obelian Empire! "