Road to Durham (4)

In the morning

Everyone's busy putting all the luggage back inside the carriage in order to continue the journey, Including Selena and one of Edith personal knight. Most of the nobles are waiting patiently at the inn lounge. They chatted merrily, like an old acquaintance, although some of the important faces couldn't be spotted, even when Edith tried to look for his figure.

Soon enough, her servants packing all of her things inside the carriage. Three of her servant was doing their job effectively, compared to the Edith maidservant. He had a bunch of them.

Heck even a lot.

Fortunately, when she knows that she'll be going along with them. Edith didn't even bother to bring many knight on their way. Her stubborn request actually worrying his Father the Count, Why though ? Of course in this era, things like robbery and attack by monster was common, dangerous and often caused death.

Thus, having knights were necessities.

But, Edith only tasking her personal maid Selena, Her personal knight, and lastly the carriage driver. All the security falls on the crown princes guards, Grand duke, and Glacia Empire noble Knight as the party house, they need to secure our security.

When all the servants busily doing their chores, Edith was had a hard time concealing her laugh. Remembering last night events when the crown prince constantly looking at her, as if he was an ex-boyfriend who get anxious and can't help to be more conscious of her. The grim look on his face was truly satisfying when I purposely ignoring him, I could tell that he was amazed by Edith but choose not to acknowledge it.

Although Edith did look like a femme fatale kind of thing on last night, of course the one with a brain. His little prides won't let him.

'I can't get enough at his funny face. Ones shouldn't regret their life choices, but I'll be happy to provide it for you.' Edith thought, it's not like she was being completely hypocrite when the real Edith memories mixing together with her.

Edith's admiration of him feels real, the love she gives like a fucking charity, her obsessive behavior to the point of madness, and she does admit that the shit creeps her out. Just as I think, she might become a suicidal and possessive kind of character if the author didn't kill her in the first arc. As expected from the cannon fodder. Although She didn't walk through his rejection but all it scene were vividly enacted.

Almost like, she's the one who experienced it. It's a lie if she wasn't affected after a few weeks living inside her body with all of her memories intact.

She was thoroughly annoyed, like her mind playing a silly movie. Movies that will make your tongue feels itchy and probably ones that would go straight to a trash bin.

Poetri didn't love him, but Edith will die for him. The thought of loving him leave her a bitter taste, honestly she just wants to leave as it is but sometimes, she was wondering who she was again. Like a non sequitur image portrayed in sequences.

She was lost.

Edith lived or did she?, but Poetri died. But then again, 'I am still Poetri.' She couldn't be interacting with the past Edith, she just can't. It's like Edith was still inside, but it was her, not Edith.

'Little Ed,' She thought while maintaining her poker face, 'This is f*cking annoying,' She wants to scream loudly like a frenzied madman. But she was sure, it would tarnish her reputation even more. Ferael was standing in front of her along with Durham kingdom Princes. He looks like a damn peacock, it's a shame that he was handsome. The Grand duke was loitering around with Sir Ragnar somewhere else, thus the rest of them mind their own business.

'I can't stand it.' She stood from her chair and walk to the piano direction at the corner room. She was pissed and stressed, to think that reminiscing about the past could actually make her blood boils. Furthermore, she needs something to alleviate it, just as she was frustrated, the grand piano at the corner catches her attention.

"Excuse me, can I play it?" She asks one of the staff, who happen to giving refreshment. Edith was catching several attentions before all of them back to ignoring her.

"Of course, Lady Geneivre." He said, addressing the woman who sat excitedly in front of the piano. Last night, the inn owner briefed all the staff about the guest. They need to be careful not to offend them, so he's kindly answering her.

"Thank you!!" Edith said happily and readying herself. 'Shall we play something sweet and lovely? Ah. The one I play for practices on my first private lesson might be a good choice.'

When she chooses to leave her workplace, she took a music course in her spare time. Piano was one of them, while diligently building a personal channel. It was a hardworking life anyway, but she loves it.

'Canon in D major' She inwardly thought, moving her lean hand to press the tuts. One of the musical classic pieces she mastered to play. Her hands moving in repetition making melodious rhythm, like teasing ones feeling with jolly moods. She was so focused and failed to realize that everyone was paying attention to her performance.

Her agile finger ran around on top the tuts, playing the piece elegantly.

"Your highness, Ferael. Can you tell me what the song title is? I haven't heard something like this before." Hayden can't help but asks the crown prince, he was fascinated. Last night occurrence with the lady was a big surprise, He was asking his colleagues to look into her.

Did you know how shocked he was, when Hayden learned that she was ferael follower?

Its just too absurd, a quick-witted woman stopped so low for crown prince sake.

Hearing that question somehow waking him up from his daze, "No, this is also my first time hearing these pieces. Our imperial family would surely know if there is a new song that has been composed by our well-known musician." He was once again feelings complicated. The woman he sees yesterday and today was way too different from her past clingy side.

She looks unperturbed, even bored when engaging conversation with him.

"Could it be, Miss Edith composing the song by herself? She must be a gifted individual." Hayden was enthusiast, relaxed and entranced along with Prime minister Cassady who pleased by Edith little performance.

Amidst of it, The chief knight and everyone personal servants approaching us. Not too far away from our spot, Isaac and Ragnar arriving together.

"All the preparations have been done, we can depart now." He said loud enough to make everyone hear it.

Edith stopped her performance, by then her moods surely improved. 'I need to learn more.' She thought that she needs a clear background of learning in musical field if she wants to pursue this path, money wasn't an issue if she decides to rely on her noble parents, but she can't do that.

She wants to be independent, become a woman who can stand on her own foot. Not only that, but she needs to set the plan in motion as soon as possible.

Two years, maybe by then the first arc from the novel would pass on without herself.

"My lady..." Selena called her who lost in dazed with her blank expression. Edith saw selena figure beside her "Lets go..." She answer her softly and stood out from the stool.

She approaching her who lost in dazed with her blank expression. Edith saw Selena figure beside her "Lets go..." She answers her softly and stood out from the stool.

She's approaching her parked carriages before silently glancing to the chief captain and the other knight before her long slender legs went inside the closed carriage.