Man why me? Always gotta be me! Some peace would be nice for once.

I woke up, In my courtyard, with his highness sitting at the end of the bed.

I try to move, damn. She must have pierced me with a poisoned sword, otherwise, I would have been fine.

"Ku, you're awake. The doctor said not for you to move to a couple of weeks." He spoke.

"There's no need for that, my legs will get numb by then, I also have many duties to attend to—"

"You're not going anywhere with that wound you have there, I also came to ask about the scars you have all over your back? What are those from? I heard from Royal mother you have fought many times to protect even as she was a mere concubine, tell me please." He said.

"I got through scars..long time ago, even before I was in the palace when my father had not known I was alive, I was raised by the ones who..were not the most kind but only kept me alive cause of the way I can fight, nothing more." I explained "So there's not much to say."

I got up, looked for something in the draw, "You should take this, Don't worry your highness it won't kill you. I'm sure it won't."

"Where did you get this bracelet from? It's so pretty." He said.

"I got from someone as long as I kept there wish, but I kept it, and still have." I say "But this is nothing to talk about with your highness."

"Ku, Royal mother will scold you if you don't rest, I know how scary she can be, I wish for you to be best in health." He spoke.

"Your highness, those women weren't after the empress's head, they were after mine." I reply "For something, I didn't even want to happen, but I was dragged into it, for some reason."

"Ku, my loyalist servant dares disobey my orders and the royal doctor's." She spoke.

I turned around, "I apologize, I was..Greetings to your majesty."

"I see the bracelet your so fond of has been given to my son, I believe you truly trust him enough." She spoke "I came because I heard that you had woken up, also I'm considering having you, come along with me when the consorts come greet me."

"I would love to attend to the empress as it is my job to serve you till I'm not longer needed." I say.

"You always so rather blunt, I wanna see you smile like you always used to when my prince was born, you were always so fond of him." She said.

"I don't mind this once." I replied.

I smiled and it glowed, rather brightly.

"Your smile really sweet." He muttered softly.