Chapter 5

Sorry.'' She apologized, and adjusted. the men threw their equipments into the sink recklessly causing an outburst of medley clang, they all left uttering boisterous clattery of words.

Genisha rose from a loll afterwards, and went about her next service, she was on her way when Artemia her pal, called her name at a distance, she was frying pounds of cow meat, she didn't mind getting them burnt just to have a conversation with her best friend.

''Genisha!.'' Artemia waved briskly at her, she instructed genisha to come over.

''So how did the service go,'' Artemia asked.

''Scolded. as usual.'' She answered making her way to where artemia was. they both chuckled at it, after compassing it as a normality.

''I was just on my way to my next service, when you called.'' Genisha said, pointing her thumb backwards,

''Yes, about that, I saw some royal guards patrolling at the premises of the dungeon, I don't know, but I think i heard them asking kempes a few questions,'' Artemia whispered.

''What questions.?'' Genisha asked, a little worry had began forming in her face.

''Don't get too mutual with the prince, if you have, you have to cut him off.''

''Don't worry Artemia, I believe he wouldn't apprised a thing about us to anybody.''

Artemia took a deep breath, casting pitiful look at her she confessed to her, the truth about how she feels about, her risky activities with the prince.

''Since kempes kissed you, you feel there is love between you and him disregarding the fact he is schizophrenic and he has an Oedipus complex, I don't know how a kiss would make you believe a person with an Oedipus complex would, start loving you but-''

''Where is this coming from,? Genisha interrupted the flow.

''I get your point, artemia, am trying to do a fairytale, but fairytales aren't real, the message quite went across.'' She mentioned, it quite scuffed on the surface of artemia's words, leaving it with a blemish, Genisha was mad she wasn't showing support rather she was discouraging.

''We are the only ones that know, the prince has an Oedipus complex, and he killed the king because of it, what if the Queen finds out.-'' She uttered while casting furtive looks in search of eve- droppers,

''She wont,'' genisha said and put her hands on fold, with a look that gives all assurance, knowing the actuality, that stripping her off her job would be a tip to her punishment after she's thrown in the dungeon, but would be so audacious just for love disregarding her life would be in danger.

''You are just presuming,'' Artemia, doubted genisha had a glimmer of surety in what she said.

''I am sure, Kempe's promised he won't tell a soul.''

''You took the words of a sane man over mine.''

''If his that sane as you thought, will he be able to make promises.''

''Don't talk like a child Genny, no mad person can ever say he is mad, if by any chance someone finds out, it's me and you that will get hanged in the Bailey.''

''I know our lives would be in for it, but I promise, nobody will ever find out.''

''I won't die for your foolishness and selfishness, she smacked genisha's biceps with a spatula, in expression of annoyance.

You wouldn't mind risking my life, for infatuations.''

Artemia said and withdrew from her a little, she had compared genisha's love for the prince as an identical to foolishness.

''I promise you'll never be part of the punishment if someone find out.''

Artemia shook her head, it was expressive of disappointment.

''Hey!, get back to work the two of you.''

The chief chef, a blubbery lady in a tank top yelled at the both of them, that led to an abrupt dismissal in their conversation, Artemia continued frying, genisha went on with her miserable duty.

Even after a caveat was made for genisha, she didn't give up the thought of serving the prince and spending quality time with him, the scars on her body testifies she least deifies the Queen and she's flaunts rules more than any, in the castle.

She might want to cub the rate of defaults or she'd begone, someday.