Morning Puzzle

Edith wakes up in her bedroom when the sun shines nearly on the highest peak, she wore a soft silk night gown when she clearly didn't get changed yesterday. 'The maid must be the ones who changed my attire.' she thought while rubbing both of her sleepy eyes.

She left her bed and went to the bathroom like her usual morning back in her previous life. She washed her delicate looking face, try to regain her focus even tough she keeps yawning occasionally. After that, Edith went to her desk, picking some paper and ink along with the quill pen. Planning on to write the novel storyline.

To her knowledge, she didn't remember much on how the novel went because it was one of her old novel collections in the bookshelf which was memorable enough to her. Given by her friend-loving-fantasy romance freaks who keep pushing her to read it.

Why did Edith read it despite her unwillingness ?

Because that friend of her keep pestering her all the time until she's surrender. The most shocking part about it was on how the writer describing the main character love making. At that time she was dead inside, despite her mature age.

In reality she was helpless, she didn't fancy adult rated novel in the first place. But the book given by her friends changed her.

'That snake woman probably would be delighted if she knew I was thrown out on to this adult novel.' Edith clicked her tongue, feeling exasperated. She could imagine the smug face of her friend who always called her a virgin and kept asking her to get laid.

This novel is categorized as an adult novel even though there are only a few sexual scenes that are described in detail. A love tale between Ferael and Anna. They were a very passionate couple, and Beatrice was always been Beatrice, an unfortunate villain who exerted her heartache on violence, blackmail, and murder. In her terror, Anna was protected by the great magician from the magic tower and by the Glacia Empire Crown Prince. Both of them head over heels towards Anna, and another catalyst drawn to her charm.

'Anyway, their scandal became a huge blow to the imperial family. They suppressed the ducal Orthos household and banishing Beatrice to the monastery.' Edith lost in thought, summarizing the novel.

'And, the real question from now was what my role in this love quarrel ?' She asks herself while scribbling some eventful moment and tragedies from the novel. She then began recalling the banquet commotion, The one who causing it was none other that Beatrice and Edith vaguely remember another side character who pulls the rein of bullying the female lead in the first arc was another noble lady.

That noble lady was truly unreasonable, and more desperate to win the crown prince favor.

'If yesterday event was the beginning of it...

And I know Beatrice wouldn't be that stupid to cause a commotion alone.

And.... the bad blood between Beatrice and Edith makes it more complicated.

Even if original Edith was pursuing the crown prince to the point of defaming her own name. Then it means...'

She subconsciously hold the armchair tightly. Browsing through her memories, looking for the noble lady who madly in love with the crown prince but it's useless. None of them fit in the characteristic, and the only noble lady who is a crazy enough was none other than herself. A slight dizziness pained her head after she deducts it because of sudden stress. Never in her dream she would be willing to tied herself into a pool of chaos, covered her contorted face using both of her hand hiding her despair.

'Oh my holly shit, what debt I owe to the god for putting me in this situation.' Edith's lamenting herself, realizing over a fact that the side character from the first arc was definitely her.

But what did the real Edith did in the novel that made her get killed in a short chapter ?

To her grief, she didn't remember how it going to happen in the future, The only thing she could recall from the first arc was main character encounter and the death of crown prince stalker, resulting on the love progress between them.

She was beheaded.

She took a deep breath with a frown still hung on her forehead.

'Fuck, Fuck, fuck !?!' she was pissed, gritting her pair white teeth and crumbling the piece of paper.

"I can't be here." She said almost in whisper, clenching her grip. Her expression showing how grave the situation she was in. When she was deep in thought, someone knocking her bedroom's door and waking her up from her trance.

Knock~ Knock~

"My Lady, it's me Selena."

Edith subconsciously turn her head, looking at the door directions. She hides the crumble paper inside the drawer, even if the maid founds it they couldn't read it.

"Come in."

Selena who heard it, come inside the room spotting the beautiful lady she served in front of the desk.

"What's wrong, Selena ?"

"My Lady, Sir Adam's wants to eat lunch together with you." She said bowing her head.

"Sure, before you inform my Older brother please prepare my bath." Edith said still on her chair.

"As you wish my Lady."

Selena left her alone in the room. Edith sat quietly on the chair, seemingly lost in her thought.