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Auxillary:

(Nine decades and a half of the Past)

"On a secret place I stumbled upon by accident when I was young, is a land where the time turns was slower- much slower than ours. A month in here was just a half day on that place... So, when you were on that place you will never get age because the time is much more slower than here."

As the afternoon regale reached it peak, the Children's laughter could be heard while playing around the garden, outside the main palace.

" The people living on that place loves music and dancing that every now and then its like a festivities was being held, and their skin was like a shining silver or gold when they were incontact with the sunlight and their clothes were of similar to a leaf..."

At garden where there's a big magnolia tree, some childrens were gathered underneath it shade while listening to a story told by the woman of her early fifties appearance.

Her faded emerald eyes stared at the young children whose listening to her story eagerly. And her loose blonde hair swayed in the wind as she continues telling the gathered children her stories.

"When I went on that land they would welcome me with great kindness and smiling faces. We would play under the sun, sing and dance with the music under the stary sky of the night and-"

A young girl aged five with red eyes and bronette hair color ran towards the woman and sat on her laps to listen to her favourite story, which the woman welcome her with open arms and let her settled on.

"And when I was on that land, new adventures always welcome me, new knowledge and experience I've yet to discover was being revealed on that place...", she said while smiling as if remembering her youth time.

A young eight years old girl ask as she listen keenly and got curious. "What else did you found out and saw there?"

"Oh! I found a huge willow tree in a middle of the forest and it bares gems in a shape of a flower with different colours. It was my first time seeing such beautiful tree. The only place in their land the King's forbid except if you have a permission... that I had by the Prince then..."

The childrens who are listening to the story couldn't help but to imagine it and be mesmerised by how the woman narrates it.

Mainwhile, on the back of the tree where the woman was telling a story to the young ones, a young man was leaning on the tree trunk with his eyes close whist listening to the woman's story which he already knew and memorized since it was told to him and his siblings many times when they were young; therefore he wondered if there're a truth in the entire stories, however, his youngest sibling is obsessed with it and believes that their grandparents stories were genuine and not some kind of made up.

He sighs listening to it and heard a gentle giggle from his side which he open his dark red eyes and look at the young lady leaning with him on the tree trunk.

"Your grandmother is telling a story about how beautiful the land are and its wonderful mysteries, and yet you're like this. Don't you believes what your grandparents stories?"

"Those were just stories, Celika. They are part of imagination of some people.", answered the young man.

"Sometimes imagination are more believable than the actual reality itself, Crist.", said the young lady named Celika while looking at him and stood up. "My younger sister would always agree with me on that aspect. I just really don't know why you have some mindset like that but for me I think it's true though."

The young man just kept silent whist watching Celika walk away and enter the palace where the regale were. It was a celebration of their ruler's birth, his grandfather's birthday. He just ignored it and just listened to the story as he close his eyes again.

"And then again, I went there for the second time to get some rest, and since I never go near it the first time because there was a huge white beast like winter wolf... so I didn't saw what's in there, but when I got nearer the second time, I saw a beautiful lady lying in the bed of flowers on the ground while leaning under the huge trunk of a willow tree who was peacefully asleep there. The Prince of that place told me that the young lady was injured, and thus she would probably never to wake up again. Her beauty was beyond what I saw in my long life that through these decades I've still never able to compare her uniqueness with anyone else, and her long-like-silk golden hair was spread almost across the forest... And maybe vampires are beautiful and unique in some ways but I couldn't make a comparison because even vampires cannot compared...", said the woman in a dramatic way.

"Really?", murmured the young man while listening. "Is there such being more beautiful than the night creatures? Yeah, right... Imagination, indeed."

The other young girl on the side back asks, "Where's the young lady now, Your Majesty? Is she still fast asleep? Is she still alive?"

"What's the place called? I want to see it.", asked the young boy on the back.

The woman smiled while looking at the young children who was listening to her story with excitement visible in their eyes and wants to know about the lady in her story and even about the place. She chuckled lightly and put her index finger on her lips, "Who knows. It's a trade secret."

"Grandma!", exclaimed the young girl on her laps while pouting that made her grandmother to laugh because she too wants to know the place.

"But I called that place, 'Tìriuventae'."

The young girl turn her head up and ask, "What it means, grandmother?"

"It means 'Land of Youth'."

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(Six decades of the present-past.)

There's a distinct mansion far away from the main town at the mountain edge of Questillia Kingdom, and infront of it was a garden of herbs which could poison or heal, verities of flowers that couldn't be found elsewhere in the south as it is extinct or it exist on other lands.

The mansion were made of white bricks stone while the lining frame of the windows and doors were black, and on the middle front of the mansion there stood a glass lady fountain as its blowing water through both it hand as if giving a flying kiss while sitting on the side edge. The ceiling and walls inside were pure white while the floor was black tiles, there are fifteen rooms whilst six of it was below as for the remaining were on above floor and three of the rooms below were bedrooms while the rest were used as a study chamber and library which on the second floor, while the dinning room, drawing room and the glass cage room were on the ground floor.

At one of the corridor on the second floor, a woman is cleaning as she continued weeping the portraits glass that was hanging on the wall, and a smile was formed on her pink lips which put a brighter look on her face, listening to her three companions who's cleaning the windows and the floor as per the instruction of the butler while talking about silly things.

"Clairry..."

A woman of her middle twenties or early thirties appearance with white skin that complement her light red lips and rossy cheek walked near them while calling the woman's name.

"Clair. Clairry..."

The woman continued cleaning the portraits of a young lady who has fair skin, wearing a white and light blue dress like flowing streams with her long wavy natured black hair whist leaning on a huge deer with a horns like branches of a tree, then she heard her name being calls, and she turn on her left side as she bowed slightly when she saw the lady of the house.

"Hey, Clairry...", the woman has below waist light curl black hair while wearing a combination of red, white and black dress, "Did you see her or know where she is?", she asked while trying to fix her already fixed dress, "I tried finding her on the room that she occupied but she wasn't there, even in this floor, still none. Even the butler is trying to find her around the mansion but to no avail." She could only sigh.

"No, M'lady. I didn't saw her.", the woman named Clairry answered politely whist remembering something, she took a deep breath and spoke, "I don't know where she is but I might have an idea of her whereabouts...", she trailed at the last word and when she saw the lady gestured her to continue what she says, "Miss Lathy, I think the Young Lady is on the back, there at the big tree... The one that has a swing, near the cliff... Where the spot was overlooking the villages and towns."

The woman just nodded and gestured the other three maids to come closer which they did, "I'll be going out to get some documents in the council, and I'll be gone for about five to nine days to the center town.", she informed the four womens.

"But... What about the foods that will be prepared for her?", says the one who's holding a mop.

" The butler and my brother will be the one to provide it for her...", said the woman, and as if she remembered something, "And besides, she can eat fruits around here, just don't let her go outside the gate.", then they nodded.

"Make sure this place is secured. My brother will be here after two days, and the other were just around the corner.", said the woman named Lathy while she looked outside the glass window of the second floor, and she could see the carriage being prepared outside, at the front for her departure.

'Easy for you to say, hard for us to do!', the four maids thought in unison while having a complicated expression as they look at each other and sighs inwardly.

Miss Lathy could sense their actions and their intake of breath in which she just smiled cause she knew what the four women infront of her was thinking. "I'll be going and look for her at the back and I'll ask her to stay here and not to cost too much trouble.", she said as she knew her younger sister was a handful; nevertheless, she was glad of that now unlike those passing years which her sister was like a living dead.

She turned to leave after giving the three maids and Clairry some instructions and reminders then walked towards the stairs down to the ground where she saw a man in butler uniform which informed her that he found her sister's whereabout in which she nodded and went out to the back of their mansion to talk about her departure for one week and a half.

While going out of the mansion through the back door, she was greeted by children running and playing with gleefulness like they are in paradise with no worries or pains, and she smile while passing by them as the children giving her morning greeting and some were biding her goodbye.

She walk to where the cliff are as per the butler's confirmation, then a gentle strong wind and a sound of a rushing water from the falls below the cliff that's adjoining to the nearby village waterfall was like a soothing tone of lullabies with the sound of the forest animals in her ears.

"I can still recall you once told me when I asked you what I need to do just make you feel less sad, you said that if I ever wanted to lift your spirit, I must lift others. If I wanted to find happiness, I must forget about being happy and discover the joy by giving it to others without selfishness... and yet you were the selfish person yourself by giving all without any consideration of us, the ones you left behind. Therefore, I hope things wouldn't last in pain for everyone and for you as well.... The future may bring forth happiness to everyone...", she said out loud as she watched the vast view of the kingdom on the cliff side with a sad expression, and after sometimes she went to find her sister.

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Under the tree behind the mansion that was overlooking the villages and towns, where the cliff are facing the views of the Kingdom, sat a young lady while reading a book on her hand whist leaning on the trunk of a big tree that has a swing moving slowly because of the wind.

She wore a simple off shoulder long sleeves dress with two combination color of white at the top while lavender at the bottom half that could complement her white rose skin with her wavy natured black hair like midnight that almost reached her below knees. And she did not wear anything to protect her delicate feets from any possible sharp that could harm her.

She so occupied on her book that she didn't even know everyone inside the mansion were looking for her whereabouts then she lifted her head and look at the view infront of her while she closed the book, and stood up whist still holding the book on her other hand, and her hair swayed in the wind breeze through the cliff where she stood silently while she closed her eyes, and a small smile appeared on her lips then a lone tear came out trailed down her cheek, and as when she opened her eyes that's full of mixed emotions she couldn't understand neither could explain nor could she comprehend of what was happening with herself whist her melancholy smile continued.

"Why do I feel like something is amiss?", she asked herself as she felt there was something missing and she could not remember what is it and herself aside from what her siblings told her which she's trying to recollect but it was blank, "It would be great if all these adventures were true. Just like the story of the lost princess..."

She dropped the book she's been holding on the ground that has a title "The Long Decades Story" as more tears were continuesly falling from her eyes and trailed down her cheeks. She crouched down on the ground, however, not to picked the book up but to embraced herself and cried in silence.

An overflowing emotions which she couldn't control, an overwhelming sensation of pain, satisfaction and grief in her chest which she's trying to understand but unfortunately she wasn't able to cope. Sometimes she could control her feelings but there were times such as these where its too much for her unstable mind to handle as she doesn't remembered anything.

Suddenly, a gentle touched on her shoulder was what she felt, caressing her.

"You're crying, again? You know they've been looking for you, little Lady. Lady Nadia and the others are worried 'bout you, so does the butler too.", said a male voice like echo in the forest.

She looked up to her side and saw a young man who has a blonde straight long hair while a gentle smile on his lips, and his eyes were like an ocean as he sat beside her.

"Didn't you heard them, little Lady?", said the young man as his voice like it echo through the wind and scattered around the forest that carried a soothing tone while he sighs multiple times as he looked at her, "You know... Difficulties will surely increase the nearer you get to the goal of finding who you are and knowing what you truly are, little lady."

He's wearing a green and brown clothes similar to a leaf and his skin were like shining silver as the sun touches them, and a halo crown of golden leaves were on his head. He looked at the lady at his side who has tears on her eyes and face as he could see her eyes that hold so many different kinds of emotions.

"Why are you here, Zaugūstus? Don't tell me you escaped from your father again?", said the young lady in a tired tone while weeping her tears with her hands, and she heard a soothing laughed coming from the young man named Zaugūstus that echoes through the whole area.

Zaugūstus was trying to hold back his laughter while he ask, "What kind of reputation did I let you see for-"

"Well, always fetching troubles in your homeland, always escaped from trainings, always make fun with everyone especially on your own father, and always peeping on the ladies while bathing...", she snapped without stopping and Zaugūstus looked at her with a pale face and a terrified expression, "And... Oh, want me to continue?"

"I think that's enough.", he said as he gulped while waving his hand and laughed nervously whilst looking at the lady. 'He's really in a bad reputation with this girl. Surely, his father would have his life if he'll know about the last part.', he thought and sigh helpless while he sence the butler behind them who went back inside the mansion.

A moment passed of silence between them as the young lady leaned herself on the tree trunk looking at the view infront of them. Zaugūstus was sitting there with her as birds and butterflies were hovering around them as the lady suddenly spoked whist tears fall down from her eyes again and she sobbed, "I don't understand this feelings... My emotions were like a mixed of different poisons that if without any special remedies it could consume me and kill me in the process. A two different puzzles mixed together in one box that if I were to start finding out more and fix the puzzles, it will only lead to another loop of confusions which I cannot comprehend. These mixed emotions, could this be part of my past? And my chest, its hurt so much; the pain which I don't want to feel whenever I had this unwavering in-familiar feelings, and yet... I couldn't feel my heart as it beats, like as if it never exist in my chest."

The young man was listening to her with a sad expression on his angelic face because he knew why she's like this now as based on what his father and her siblings told him about what really happened to her before she'd fell into something like she is now.

Zaugūstus then sence someone behind as it went nearer to them. He looked his back and saw the woman wearing a dress of black, white and red combination under her white cape that has a blue rose and a moon butterfly on its left side of her chest who had a worried expression while looking at them like inquiring him 'What he's doing there?' he turned his head on the young lady beside him while pointing his index finger and the woman run hurriedly to them.

"Little Lady, your big sister are going out to the council for her work, I think.", Zaugūstus said gently but it seems the lady didn't bothered what he said as tears still falling from her eyes.

The woman arrived and asked looking at the young man, "You're here? What happened? Why are you here, Prince Zaugūstus? This is far from your homeland."

"Incase you've forgotten that natures are my friends, M'lady.", he stood up then took the woman's hand and bowed slightly, "In every trees and water outside the gate of our homeland are connected, we can use the source of waters and trees to make a path but that's only possible if we know where exactly to go. And besides, we could sense a little disturbance in the wind while I was at home.", he answered and said the last sentence while turning his head down to his side.

She looked to his side and saw her younger sister who they've been dredging for hours as she just stood up while weeping her tears away, she went closer at once and hugged her without any words. She didn't have to know what happened because she already knew and that's one of the reason she's looking for her sister before departing from there for her work.

The young lady hugged her back and in a tired tone she said while sobbing, "Big sister Lathy, I might go insane... What's happening to me? Every now and then I felt happy and yet sad. I felt grateful and satisfied yet I had this urge emotion to weep over the pain which I have no clues where it came from... It's overwhelming that I wasn't able to comprehend. I didn't understand and know how to be not incontrol with it..."

Miss Lathy was listening as she caressed her younger sister's back whist letting her complaints about what she's feeling. "It's fine... The feeling of overwhelming emotions will be diminishing after you have some rest. I just need to go and fetch something in the council, I'll be out for one and a half week, so you better behave yourself... Don't make any troubles to anyone until I come back, your big brother will be here in two days time to keep you company with the others.", she then pushed her sister gently and put her other hand on her sister's forehead as she whispered, "Envik Lainus do Lembranzas."

After that the young lady fell unconscious as she wobbled and was caught by Zaugūstus who appearate instantly at the lady's back when he noticed what the woman was whispering on.

Prince Zaugūstus carried her into his arms gently and looked at the lady who kept staring on her little sister with a worried expression. "Could you give a warning the next time, she almost fell on the ground.", he said quietly afraid that he might woke the sleeping lady in his arms.

"I knew you would catch her." said the woman quietly while staring down at the young lady.

The young man could only sigh and shook his head as he said, "It been almost decade since your family decided to live here in the main Kingdom of South Empire to help the late Arch-King as well as future one and, and that could also be for the little lady's safety."

"Indeed. that's our purpose since I work in the council while my brother works behind the eyes of everyone to help this empire and for her safety as well; however, there's still cockroaches who's greedy enough to not consider the will, and wants to gain more whom we need to eliminate for the betterment.", said Miss Lathy bitterly and sighs.

Zaugūstus smiled mischievously seeing how the woman who challenged his father just so she could have access to their land and visit the little lady on the past sighs multiple times after she said it bitterly. He then said while smiling, "Well, at least... there's some entertainers that could occupy your brother and not cost any troubles out of the contents since this one here is already a handful to everyone, Lady Nad-"

"It's Miss Lathy for you. You're ain't your father to call me that, and even if it's your father I would prefer him to call me by my third name which is used in the council.", snapped Miss Lathy as she doesn't want to be call other than what her siblings called of her.

The young man hold back his laughter and just smiled mischievously while carrying the unconscious lady on his arms because he knew why she doesn't want to be called by any names other than what her siblings prefer to call her, and it was her younger brother who told him about it. He then said, "I'm going to laid her in bed now, and went my way back home before my father demand me to do some training which I already well-trained by your brother.", as a portal appearate through the trunk of a big tree that was behind him where the lady was leaning awhile ago.

"Yes, indeed. Well-trained by my brother in making troubles.", said Miss Lathy sarcastically while looking at Prince Zaugūstus who chuckled as he turned around and about to enter the portal but he halt that made the woman raise her brow, "What is it? Got something to say?"

"Yeah. In less than ten years or more, Lord Zalq will return from his journey with his wife and their third child who's five years old. I'm sure the little lady would want to see them again.", he said and disappeared through the portal leaving Miss Lathy behind.

The woman sigh and shook her head and thought, 'Can't he just used the same way as anyone else? Why used a portal?'

Miss Lathy stood still there alone for another five minutes whist watching the scenery infront of her before leaving.

Chapter 1: Young Girl & Dead Bodies

"Years 1679, Month of Fall."

At time of almost dusk, at the eastern border of the Southern Empire, Questillia Kingdom.

A young girl was walking and humping while humming a song without a care in the world as her parents were watching following her behind happily. They are heading back to their village whist they just went to the capital town to celebrate the girl's eleventh years of birth as it was their only child wished but couldn't fulfilled it before as they belong on the lower society of the kingdom and empire, on top of that they are humans.

Though, the council implemented the coexistence of each being, there are still many who never follow and attack the ones who were at the lowest rank of the food chain.

Nonetheless, their current Arch-King who was a vampire didn't ever look up at the state of his empire. And there are rumors that their King was associating himself with the dark summoners, the most wicked being, they were brutal who eat human flesh and most of what they love were children and to this creatures, human childrens are the most nutritious meals.

The dark summoners was part of the mix witches who practices the revival of death and harvester of power, they can resurrect the dead by summoning the spirit of one person and put it on another body by sacrificing one body or more that was alive.

Hence, their previous Arch-King though pure-blood vampire was someone whom they can rely on, even though he had so many concubines he's someone who never looked down on any lower classes especially on humans, while he provides equality and peace, and would execute those who were injustice; thus, even if the previous Arch-King was ruthless, he still someone loved by people because he never wanted power to himself alone, he wants power for his people, and when he died fifteen years ago due to poison, and once the King's eldest son, the son of his queen, ascending the throne and crowned as the new Arch-King, their empire was now in poverty and the most main trademarks of slavery. The kingdom and the empire that the former Arch-King cherish become gloomy even though the weather of their lands were mostly sunny.

The couple watch their only child humming a country song while happily hopping while walking towards the entrance of their village, then they heard a screams coming from inside whist the couple just thought it has a fight going on as their village had less population of vampires and mostly human resided.

They just stopped by at the first village before theirs to buy a new dress for their daughter, and they are disoriented by the sudden quietness as they entered the village, the ones noisy village became quite that only the sound of the water could be heard at the nearby waterfall.

They went to the next town by taking a carriage to made it faster, thus it's fourty-five minutes away from their village and if by foot it's about one hour and ten minutes depends on how fast you walk.

The couple look at each other then call out their daughter's name that was still humming. hence, the girl didn't heard them and when they saw the front where their daughter is heading, their eyes turn wide upon seeing what was infront. They tried calling out their child again as they run to where she were, hence, when the young girl heard her parents called out her name with urgency, it was already too late. Because as she stop humming and frown whist was about to turn around to see what and why is it her parents called out with such urgency when they are just heading to their house; she felt a wind passed by her nick and felt like she was flying and crashed on the ground before she could properly looked at her parents.

She was disoriented as her mother was being dragged by the hair while struggling and fight back the black cape people while calling her name out loud, and her father was on the ground with blood on his head unconscious that was being carried by the black cape people before she feels like losing her consciousness.

When the couple run while calling out their daughter's name; however, before their daughter could even turn, a man in black cape beheaded the young girl and the head were sent flying in one brief movement of the man's hand. The man is holding a short sword as three other people went to them faster that they could not even react and was apprehended by them, the three hooded man.

The young girl's father was being hit by something on his head that had him fell unconscious, and the young girl's mother was being dragged on the front as fought back to go to her daughter where the black cape people with hoodies are, and was continuing what they are doing whist there nine of them.

At front, where the young girl was heading and what the parents saw was the village people were in there, where their heads are hanging on a rope and their faces had the impressions of shock, disoriented and lifeless while some of them were still blinking, thus the bodies was on the ground piling while the children are being taken with them.

The already burning bodies was being added by the girl's parents as they brought the young girl with her head, left the scene afterwards as they killed all the people inside the village and left like nothing happened. Without leaving any track.

On the way down to the village, an old man who passing by while riding his wagon to deliver some wood supplies on the next town as the cold season are approaching, he just went down from the mountain to gather firewoods and sell it to buy some medications for his wife who was bedridden for more than three years whist his been at the mountain top for almost six days to gather woods.

And while passing down the village, he notice how quiet the surrounding and the village itself when it was pass the morning dawn as the sun was almost shining at its peak with no people seen walking around; no noise could be heard from the villagers like there's no soul living in there, like the village was haunted with only the sound of birds and running water at the nearby waterfall could be heard.

He wondered what was going on, why so much quietness, and on of his curiosity he stopped his wagon then park at the side of the village entrance and went inside. He walks trying to sense and find a living souls, but since his a human he couldn't make sense of it and on top of that his old, whist he continue walking and saw the houses door was opened while the things inside of each was broken and messed up everywhere he look but there's no people in sight.

Then, he walk farther into the middle looking around, being cautious of the place his now in as he could smell a very strong queer scent lingering in the air then he look at the front that shocked him; a three piles of dead bodies that had some almost turned to ashes and some weren't completely burned, and when he looks up he become more terrified upon seeing what's above him as crows could be seen and heard whist feasting on the bodies, some were on the ropes resting while some were flying around.

An old man was so petrified that he didn't and could not move and his breathing were becoming erratic, and when he gain his senses he run off outside the village where his wagon was being park as he jump terrifiedly and drove on the next village to report what he saw while his face turn white and his hands were shaking nonstop, so does his whole body by what he just saw.

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The village official of another village next to where the mass murdered happen, were sitting on his chair leisurely at his office when the door suddenly slammed open, and an old man who looked like he has seen a ghost came while breathing erratically whist shaken to the core of his being.

The village official sit up properly and look at the man, he frown because he wasn't familiar with the man's face, like he isn't from his village, even so he ask the old man who has came to his office as he's the person assigned to looked after the village while gesturing him to take a seat. "What's wrong? Why are you so pale, like you have seen a ghost or something?"

"Boddd... Village.... Dead bodiii...", an old man could not properly talked and all that comes out of his mouth was a broken words.

"What? Calm down, Sir. Please.", said the village official and asked again, "What is it?"

"The bodies... All the village people and the village official were dead!", the man took the glass of water that should belong to the village official whist he drank it then after his really calmed down. "They were all being beheaded and burned to ashes while the heads were hang in a rope. There at the next village before you can go to the mountain! And I've been on the mountain for six days to gather firewoods to sell for the medications of my wife, and just came down but when I passed by the village it was totally quiet and feels like it... It doesn't have a living for awhile.", he said and explained nonstop without breathing.

The village official then task some of his subordinates to go and confirm the old man story. He didn't ask furthermore as he could see and feel the tension on the old man's body that's still shaken by what he saw: thus when the two of his personnel who he had tasked came back and confirm the old man story was indeed true. The village official quickly sent a letters to the Arch-King, the Duke of their town and the Council to handled the case, then after that the village official sent the old man at his own village.

'The letters would be arriving at each locations in a day. To the palace, it'll took two and a half hour; to the Duke, it would be one-hour and as for the council, it would take half a day.', thought the village official as he sit down.

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At the main palace, the letter then arrived and was handed to the butler who went to gave it to the Arch-King in his study chamber whose sitting on his chair behind the table, as he read the letter that just arrived his eyes turned wide and clenched his fist that was holding the parchment.

He then look at the butler and give him a command, "Ficus, go and take this letter to the first Prince. And tell him to handle this matter with the council and report back to me once done as I'll be attending the meeting hours from now.", while giving the letter back to the butler, Ficus.

"Yes, Sir.", Ficus then bowed and left the room went to the first Prince who's chamber was on the west side of the main palace.

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Five horses were galloping fast to get to the border of south-western part of Questillia Kingdom in board day light, like they are having a race.

The townies and villagers who were on the sideway of the street are looking where the sound of a running horses came from as they're curious about what was going on.

The people who are riding the horses were from the palace whist two of them at the back wearing a guard uniform while the other three at the front who were riding faster as it seems like they're running out of time with the way their horses were moving.

"Hey! Enlighten me as to why am I going with you now, when I was just passing by the hallway to go to your father?!", inquired the one who's on the left side while looking annoyed. He was just arrived and just passing by the hallway of the main palace when someone dragged him out on his back, and here he was now riding a horse to go somewhere with these two and the two guards. He didn't have any vague ideas of where they are heading.

"Naaa.... He'll be going to sent you in toe to me later! So either way, why not dragged you along now, this way less time would be wasted!", said the one on the middle looking around. He rode a black horse that looked elegant with the way he was handling it.

"Say, WHAT NOW?!", exclaimed the one on the left while turning his gaze and glared on the side where he looked at the man who dragged him. He has light brown hair that reached his above shoulder and brown eyes, thin eyebrow and a well slender body while wearing a white inner shirt and dark blue jacket, matched with black trouser.

Then the man on the right side said while glancing on his left, at the middle. "We're invited to attend the party and we thought it's about time to relax a bit! So, we dragged you! It would be boring if just us two going there, you know. This way, we can really enjoy!" He noticed the man on their middle that was suppressing himself to laugh over what he said: He wore a black shirt with yellow lining, dark grey trouser and brown boots as it look like he's on his early twenties with fair skin, and a lighter shade of red eyes while he raise one of his brows and his black hair was tied up like a ponytail as it swayed on the air.

The man on the middle couldn't hold it back and chuckled softly. "The letter arrived hours ago after it was sent to father, Ficus then sent it to me saying that father wants me to go and handle this one" And his expression turned to worry. 'When it starts? This was the third time happening in their Kingdom, just what's this people trying to accomplish?', he thought while clenching his hand on the rein of his horse. He has fair skin and bronette hair color that was combed backward and a pair of dark red eyes while wearing a light brown leather jacket with dark red inner shirt and dark grey trouser.

"But why now, is it a tea party?!", asked the man on the left side as its almost noon.

"Yeah, I think it is a late tea party!", replied one on the middle then asked, "Did you eat full stomach when you're on your way there to the palace?!", as he glanced on his left side.

"Of course, I ate a lots of foods. After all, it almost lunch.", the man on the left side replied while looking at the man on his side.

"Ohh. Well, good to know. Good luck!", said the man on the middle as he pat the man's shoulder and smirked then rode faster leaving the others behind.

The man looked at his side now to where the other man were with his expression and was inquiring what the middle man said to him before roding faster. Why did he said good luck?.

The man next to him knowing why he looked at him inquiringly says, "It was on the letter that was sent...", then glance on his side as if thinking something and continue to speak, "It stated on the letter not to have full stomach or you might vomit at the party when it's just begin."

"What kind of party is this we are going to attend to stated not to have full stomach or you might throw up'?" As he looked at the man like saying are you ridiculous, then he stretched his arm on his right side, "Where's the letter? I want to see it!".

The man look at his stretched arm and said, "It wasn't with me, Dion.", he then look at the front. "Don't worry. We're almost there.", while he nod his head at front to where at the far distance could seen two carriage was parked at the side.

"You two are thinking something stupid against me.", murmured the man on the left and shook his head as he too looked at the front, and saw the carriages and the place, he frown. 'This is the last village in this place before you can go to the one of the mountain where... But why does it seems like deserted and the council are here?', thought Dion while he looked and sence the surrounding.

And the man beside him as he observed Dion says, "The party is already started.", he smile and rode faster leaving Dion and the others behind and shout, "The letter is with me all along, Dionnn...!", while laughing as he waved the letter on the air.

Dion then looked annoyed and rode faster as well, leaving the guards behind who's following them and shout, "What should I expect from you, when you and him are the same!", he gritted his teeth and said once more, "Damn you, Fanies Emppp!", as the man named Fanies laughed out loud upon hearing Dion cursing him.

Chapter 2: Punch & Vomit

The man who rode the black horse arrived first and saw the situation on the village, he pulled the rein of his horse to stopped and went down while he could hear the waterfall nearby, he looked the surrounding and observe while the six people who arrived there first are scouting the village, trying to find some survivors and some clues on what really happened.

They are part of the council investigative personnel who implemented the laws and balance of the empires, and four of them among the group were vampires while the other two are humans.

While he watch the surrounding, he could smell a queer scent on the air then he start walking around trying to follow the peculiar scent.

"Oh, it's you, Your Highness!", called the woman as she saw and greeted him with a slight bow then walk towards him elegantly. "Been awhile, Prince Chervil. How have you been?"

Prince Chervil rolled his eyes when he saw the woman's behaviour and smile charmingly, "Yes, it's been awhile. I am quiet surprise to see an elder such as yourself here, Elder council, Lady Rose Hibiscus.", then he took her hand when she got near and planted a kiss that made the elder council woman blushed. "You look more gorgeous than before, I see.", he said after.

The elder council named Rose blushed even more upon hearing the complement of the Prince, she wore a white hooded cape that represent the council of the Southern Empire while the symbol of white magnolia flower was inside the embroidered blue rose at the right side of her chest, and she's a vampire of fifth generations.

Chervil looked at her expression whilst he let go of her hand and smiled then he looked around again trying to decipher the familiar scent, and he heard the sound of horses galloping while its gotten nearer to them and they could hear a loud laughed from a distance.

"What's that?", asked the elder council woman while she turned back to her sense. "What a disgraceful manners."

Prince Chervil looked the entrance while ignoring the woman's comments, "Looks like he's having fun with Dion.", he said and put his hands on his pockets and chuckled. "I just hope it doesn't backfired later."

"Well, Chervil. I see the party is already been started.", he stated upon arriving then jumped out of his horse and waved his hand that was holding the letter as he chuckled. "Looks like I pissed him off.", he commented upon hearing the horse coming nearer the village entrance and minutes later they saw Dion's expression as the man went down of his horse and walked to where they were like his about to drag someone to its grave.

"Looks like that.", commented Chervil upon seeing the look of his friend face. "What did you do now?", he asked while narrowing his gaze at his aid.

Fanies quickly got behind Chervil and explain, "He asked me to give him the letter and I said the letter wasn't with me then I speeded up and took the letter out then waved it at him while laughing."

The council woman looked at them with disbelief on seeing the man was hiding behind their Prince while the Prince was suppressing his laughed and the other one who just arrived got down on his horse while looking like he wants to murder someone.

"Even though he's a human, there is something about him that I don't want to cross.", he once again said while Dion was ten steps away from them.

"Well, now you crossed it.", said Chervil nonchalantly as he looked at Dion's expression whist suppressing his laughed.

And when Dion was about to throw a punch on him, he vanished from there and the one who got hit on the face is Fanies who was then thrown away.

Chervil laughed out loud when Fanies was hit on his face and was thrown away as he appeared at the side of the council woman who looked surprised and disbelief then he walk to Dion side and asked, "Satisfied?", while patting Dion's shoulder.

"Much better. I feel like quite refresh.", Dion replied and the two of them laughed then he asked, "So, where's the party that you're talking about awhile ago, Your Highness?", as he looked around and noticed the quietness was out of characters of the village.

Lady Rose was shocked and lost at what she just saw. 'How it is even possible?', she thought as she looked at the man who's a human and the Prince, Even so the aid of the prince is a lower class as he's a seventh generation, it couldn't be even possible that a human like these one can punched him and even threw him away. She could not believed.

"Yeah, I am thinking about what you've observed.", Chervil said while looking around as well. "Let's go to Fanies now.", and they then walked side by side. "Hey! Are you really a human or what?", he asked while looking at Dion who was at his right side.

Dion looked up the sky while he reply, "I am a human, Your Highness.", then looked at Chervil and says, "But if your talking about something meaningful like my strength...", while he looked up again. "It's better to keep it for now."

Chervil chuckled looking at him and pat his back. "It's really a mystery how you become terrifying sometimes."

Lady Rose is about to say something when her fellow council member went to her side to report.

A male council member bowed his head as he report, "Lady Rose, there's nothing on this village. It's been deserted for awhile now based on the looks of it."

"And the people?", asked the elder council Rose.

"Gone"

Another council member came and bowed, he is a human and it looks like he was about to collapse as he had a pale complexion. "Lady Rose, the...the villll... the villagers are there, dead!", he said while pointing towards the middle of the village.

Chervil and Dion stopped walking when the first council member came to report, and the second one came as well to report what they saw and when they heard the reports, they didn't wait for the elder council and just went to the middle of the village to see what was in there.

While they're on their way, they could smell a strong queer scent as they got nearer and heard the crows making noises while walking to the center, and they saw Fanies laying down on the ground unconscious due to the punch he received from Dion, the two look at each other and went to where Fanies was lying to woke him.

Chervil looked at his aid on the ground unconscious then at Dion who shrugged as they crouched down, and Dion stretched his two arms infront while Chervil was following his action with his gaze as Dion took hold of the aid neck with both his hand and shook Fanies forcibly that had him to woke up frightened, then Dion let go of his neck and stood up.

Fanies open his eyes and stood up quickly whist holding his neck while glaring at Dion like dagger, "Seriously, are you even human or what?!", he shouted while rubbing his neck. "You punched my gorgeous face, and now you're trying to choke my slender neck!"

"It's your fault!", Dion then covered his nose with his hand. "What with this smell? It looks like something is rotten for long now.", he complained while looking around and saw the crows flying everywhere.

"Hey, look up there.", Chervil said as he pointed above them, and when the two looked up above them they were shocked, the heads of the villagers was hanging. He walked pass them farther to the center as the two following behind him, and there they saw three piles of dead bodies while above are more heads being hanged.

Upon seeing it, Dion covered his mouth. "Looks like I'm going to vomit.", he said and touched his gut as he feels like he would throw up.

"So, this is where the queer scent came from...", said Chervil to himself while clenched his hands, he looked at the piles of people that are burned while the heads were being hang above them and the crows are feasting on the folks.

Fanies looked around and saw the other council member was there now, "Looks like the party happened three to five days ago based on the body, Your Highness." He could see Dion's expression becoming paler while trying to hold his breath and covered his nose.

"Seems that's the case.", Prince Chervil said, he looked at Fanies who was suppressing his laugh and around them where the elder council and her group that is inspectioning the burned body while the humans with them could not take it anymore and vomit.

Chervil glance at Dion who was trying his best not to vomit. "Good luck. We did say the party required not to eat much.", he said and went to help Dion.

Dion reply while covering his mouth, "You two just dragged me here without informing me about this.", and hold his gut again, "How would I know that upon arriving, this is what the party... Corpses party.", then he could not hold it anymore and vomit there.

"Hah, yuck!", said Fanies and laughed as he looked at Dion helpless state and Chervil chuckled.

The elder council woman Rose looked at them from distance and think, 'Is this some kind of play to them?', she then looked at the prince, 'I thought His Highness is ruthless like his grandfather the former Arch-King but I can't see it on his character now and his companions was like a child.', she thought as she instructed her group.

"You stupid, you laughed while I...", said Dion and vomited again, then he shook his head. 'This two are trying to kill him, what a problematic situation he's in now.', he thought while crouching down on the ground.

The aid stopped laughing and said, "You punched my face and you choked me—"

"That wasn't choking, that was trying to woke you up!", Dion replied as he wept his mouth with the back of his hand.

Prince Chervil ask, "Do you have some extra clothes to get yourself clean?", while he give Dion his kerchief and Dion took it as he vomit once more.

"Do you think I have when you just dragged me.", said Dion and stood up. "You two are trying to kill me.", he weeping his mouth and hand with the kerchief Chervil gave to him.

"As I love too, I can't.", Fanies went near and helped Dion by supporting him.

Dion looked at Fanies who helped him while grinning then he smiled back at him and vomit again on Fanies clothes this time.

Fanies look shocked and push Dion back to the ground while he look at his cloth full of binges, and Dion was then caught by Chervil who's on their back.

"What the DAMN WRONG WITH YOU?!", exclaimed Fanies angrily and glared at Dion while his trying to took off his clothes.

Dion lean back on Chervil who was supporting him while suppressing to laugh at them. "Revenge for laughing at me!", Dion said as he covered his nose so that he couldn't smelled the stink scent around them.

"Actually, Fanies. It look good on you.", said Chervil whilst nodded his head.

"Your Highness...", exclaimed Fanies at the stated of his Prince. "I need to clean up.", he said and walked back to where they left the horses which was at the entrance.

"We'll be at the waterfall nearby! Bring extra cloth too for Dion, please.", Chervil said and chuckled then he looked at Dion. "Can you stand, huh?", he asked as Dion was leaning on him.

Dion nodded and stood up while still covering his nose and walked fast without looking at anything towards where the waterfall was located.

Chervil could only shook his head and become serious while he looked at the pile of corpses and the heads that was hanging above them as it has a strong stink smell and the birds were feasting on the villagers corpses.

The other council members just looked at them then got back to their works like they haven't heard or seen anything and just focus on inspecting the corpses body and scouting the area while the elder council woman are instructing them.

Vampires has strong sense of smell and so did on tasting, hearing, seeing and felling; while they have tolerance of seeing deaths, after all that was a vampires life, unlike humans and other being out there.

Chervil then spoke to the elder council and instructed the other to get the heads down for inspection and after awhile of talked he left and went to where Dion was at the waterfall, where the villagers could get their water for washing and cleaning.

Chapter 3: Behind the Waterfall & Inside the Gate

Fanies went to where their horses are being tied up which was near the entrance and took off his jacket and leave it on the ground, he then took two pair of clothes as per the Prince requested and went towards the waterfall as he too need to clean up. He walked pass the personnel whose doing their job as they brought down the heads that was hanging above onto the ground with the two guardsman while the two humans councilman are still scouting the area for some clues.

He continue walking towards the waterfall and sighs. 'That lunatic Dion was truly something. My jaw's still hurts.', he smirked and thought while touching his jaws and face.

He looked up the sky and think once more, 'That Dion! He's human and had no position on the council but only the former Arch-King knew him and his family, though even I didn't encountered any of his relatives and only him who would come and go.' He looked at the front, 'His Highness were quite found of that Dion even though his a human. His Highness would enjoy and even change his character around that man.', and he now heard the running water louder as he walked nearer.

Then Fanies heard a screams coming from where the waterfall and a loud laughed echos while he rushed there and when he got near, he was confused and lost at what he saw.

At the side of the fall was Chervil holding a snake in his hand while chuckling, and Dion was on the water naked looking frightened of what the Prince was holding.

"Why are you holding that, Your Highness?!", Dion asked while his whole body was submerged on the water and look at Chervil with a frightened expression.

Chervil smiled evilly as he looked at the snake that he's holding and playing with it, "Just playing. Why? Are you afraid of this big worm?"

"No. I'm not but that one ísn't normal.", Dion replied while he swam there.

"Ohh, and how can you say that?", Chervil asked curious then he heard footsteps coming near them from distance.

"You see, Chervil. There are these animals that is created by the likes of us but not alikes only to harm while there are animals that of normal ones.", Dion replied and says, "However, that you're holding right now isn't from the category of normal or nature ones.", while looking at the snake then swam back again.

"Sometimes, I wonder where your knowledge come from.", commented Chervil and chuckled as looking at the snake.

"Ohh... My knowledge isn't just mine alone but because of what happened in the past, I have to obtain this kind of knowledge.", said Dion and emerged from the water then got back to the side. "Thanks to a certain person I might say.", he said and saw Fanies walking towards them.

Hearing Dion's responded, Chervil couldn't help but wondered something. "I would like to meet with this certain person you're talking about.", he commented then looked back where Fanies were almost near.

"Someday maybe... ", said Dion as Chervil looked back at him. "That time when I left without informing you or your father four years ago and just came back three years after was because of someone from our family falling ill, and so we must need a full attention to these person's health. That's why I left without informing everyone."

Chervil nodded then tied the snake on its own body, stood up and threw the snake far from where they were then cocked his head to his right side and asked, "How come that person so important? What's kind of relationship do you have with?"

Dion replied as he look at the falls, "A family of ours.", he said softly with a smile. "This person considered me as the same as family, so abandoning my everything for a years wasn't a wasted time."

"I wonder when will I ever meet this person.", Prince Chervil laughed in wondered because he never know this story. "Just how did that person know such information?"

Dion looked at him and shook his head then put his index finger on his lips, "That person knows all. But... There's many things in this world that cannot be explained or said, that is best to keep and leave it behind for the betterment of the time being.", and he smiled at the Prince.

Prince Chervil looked at him confused and just let go of their conversations. Dion would definitely tell him about it if it weren't going to affect anyone, and he trusts Dion as his friend more than his aid Fanies.

Chervil have known Dion because of his grandfather who introduced Dion to him and told that his family tho humans has an influenced on the biggest society like theirs which was why his father now likes Dion family. However, only father and son who would appears in every gathering and sometimes only Dion when they were being invited which left a mystery about his mother and other sibling as he told him that he had one older sister who never shows up. Dion's father was also part of the council, and even though he knows him for more than fifteen years there are still many that he didn't know about his human friend, even his power bragging father which he doesn't like never knew more about Dion family other than his family was an influential human in their empire.

Fanies arrived there and throw one pair of clothes to Dion who was half naked without talking and walked pass them and went to the water.

Fanies was running when he heard a screams and laughing at the waterfall and when he got near and saw what was going on, he just started to walk towards the two man who's talking while the Prince was sitting on a stone and the other one was on the water; hence, he could not hear what the two man were talking about due the water sound that very audible when he got nearer and nearer to them.

Fanies saw the Prince holding a snake like he was just playing with it, and the human who choked him and punched him emerged from the water half naked while walking back on the edge.

He was still irritated at the thought but what could he do, he got near and threw the pair of clothes and went passed them without talking to go near the water and put the other pair of clothes on the stone and striped himself then submerged himself on the cold water.

Other two looked at each other and just shrugged then Dion changed his cloths and sat on the stone with the Prince.

"Your father was part of the council, right?", asked Prince Chervil as he took a stone then threw it on the rever. "What was his position there? I saw him on some gathering and even talked with him but I don't know his position.", he said.

Dion looked at Chervil and chuckled then says, "What with the sudden interest, Your Highness?", he then turned to looked at the running water that was falling from the top. "My father's name is Eram, he's the leader of the investigating group.", he said and stood up while he added, "He isn't known, though."

"However, though your father isn't known, your family's still influential from the past until now."

Chervil stood up and walked towards the falls as Dion following behind while Fanies was emerging from the rever and was about to change to a dried clothes.

Dion looked around and said, "My mother's family and our works gave way to it."

"What was the name of your older sister, again?", asked Prince Chervil.

"Thessalunica Lathirus."

"What a weird name? However, it sounds familiar.", Chervil topped his chin with his four-finger as if trying to recall the name.

"Yeah, it does but she doesn't want everyone to know, for our family's good."

"You know what, your life and your family is full of mystery and here our Prince so attached to you.", Fanies said to Dion and walk towards them after he finished wearing his clothes.

"My life, my self isn't really a mystery though so does my family, and that is what I am, what you see in me... but there's one who holds our lifes.", Dion replied on the statement Fanies said as he stretched both his arms up the sky.

"You know, when you said something like that, I think it has another meanings.", Chervil commented while looking at Dion on the side of his eyes.

"Maybe it has, Your Highness.", Dion grinned at the Prince.

The two could only shook their head at Dion's vagueness and they went silent for a moment as if they are trying to feel the peacefulness of the place while listening to the sound of running water whist a faint sound was being barely heard by the two vampires.

Fanies heard the sound and turn his head to looked at Chervil, "Your Highness, did you hear it?"

"I think we're not the only ones here.", Chervil stated and walk towards the falls where the sound he heard just now came from.

He walked nearer and saw that the waterfalls has a cave behind the running waters that was flowing down like as if the cave is a secret place.

Chervil then pointed the waterfalls and says to Dion and Fanies, "I think there's a cave behind the waterfalls."

Dion went there faster to see if it's true or not and when he saw there's indeed a cave, he turn around and smile at the two man who looks confused at why he's smiling.

"What?! Is there's a cave over there or none?", asked Fanies while looking irritates and confused as why Dion was smiling. "You, human really love and wants to face the dangers, don't you, Sir Dion?", he said and followed Dion's trails with the Prince in tow.

Dion chuckled. "What can I say, we humans love challenges!", he shrugged and said.

Chervil was the one who inspected it as he went near the water and saw a pathway then went inside to see what's in there. He went and looked then saw a small cave with only four people could fit in and there on the ground was a person laying on the cold floor and was breathing heavily whist the person's cloths were tored and drenched due to the water impact on the ground.

Dion went inside after a while and saw the person, he then went fast and crunched on the ground to check the pulse. "She's fine but she had a high fever now.", said Dion as he looked up to inform the Prince who went near and crunched as well.

"She must be part of the villagers here who did survived. She might be the only survivor here.", Chervil said while he looked at the young girl who's breathing heavily with a pale complexion. 'If the massacre happened three to five days ago then that means she's been here all these time without anything.', he thought while observing the girl on Dion's arms.

"Let's take her out here!", suggested Dion.

"Yeah!", Chervil nodded in agreement and helped Dion on carrying the young girl out of the cave.

When Fanies saw them while carrying the young girl out of the cave, he then went and helped by arranging the ground for the girl with their clothes and put the young girl on it.

They observed the girl lying on the ground while her complexion becoming worse as time pass by.

"What should we do, Your Highness?", Fanies asked. He turn his head looking around the area.

"Should we inform the council about this, Chervil?", asked Dion looking at the girl. 'This girl needs a change of clothes and foods to eat before her health could turn to worse.', he thought while retrieving his hand on the girl forehead that was burning.

"If we inform the council, they'll just going to take her without concerning her health. Specially that elder.", concluded Chervil. He looked up and notice the sky becoming darker while he could hear the night animals nearby as the cold night wind were breezing.

"Fanies, inform the elder council that we'll come back tomorrow afternoon or the day after, and let them just continue the investigation.", commended Chervil then he covered the young lad with his leather jacket, turn his gaze at Dion who's eyes closed and ask, "Are you hungry now?"

Dion open his eyes and smile, "Not quite. I'm just thinking something.", he answered looking down at the girl then back at the Prince. "Chervil, there's an estate on the town before here that's owned by my sister. We can bring her there and call for a doctor, and as well as to change her cloths because if we don't she'll end up dying here. That's if we're not going to turn her over to the council.", he suggested.

Chervil thought and nodded then turn to Fanies who hasn't gone to inform the council members yet. "Go, inform them now then tell the guards to went back to the palace as we'll be going at Dion estate for days or weeks, and probably take the horses with you when you got back here.", he said with stirn voice.

Fanies quickly nod and stood up, "Yes, Sir. I shall be off and inform them." He bowed and left.

After awhile, Fanies came back with their horses and rode down the village to the town where the estate Dion said they would be staying to help the girl, and Dion carried the girl with him in his horse.

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"How far is it?!", asked Fanies as they rode faster.

"We're almost there!", Dion replied then look down at the girl in his arms.

After an hour of riding, they stop infront a tall wall and a huge gate at the edge of the town where there are less people, less crowds and less houses.

"Ahhh, Dion, what's this place?", asked Chervil as he found the place unusual.

"My sister's estate, Your Highness.", said Dion smile and look up at the sky that's turned dark while the lanterns on the wall and streets that were burning brightly.

Chervil looked at the gate that has an unusual designs carved on it. He frown looking at it as he saw a person-like-woman facing the left side, thus it carved on the right while stretching both arms at the left lifting up high that seems holding something, while on the other side is like a symbols of the four councils on each empires, and at the lower part was also a person-like-woman, but this one wasn't holding something and it's more like releasing something. Chervil also see four person at the most lower part, that has a symbols of the four great empires and symbols of its underling Kingdoms which under its ruling subjects, as though like their were kneeling while facing the person-like-woman at the side.

"What's with the weird carved?", asked Chervil pointing at the tall gate.

"Who knows.", Dion replied and shrugged. "Let's just say it holds the long lost forgotten myths." His horse went first followed by the two behind.

"And what's that means this time?", Fanies asked looking at Dion suspicious.

"Don't look like that, Fanies. You're making me uncomfortable.", Dion commented as if he saw him upon hearing Fanies words. He then touch the center of the gate and pulled his horse to step back a little.

When the gate sounded like its about to open, the two man seems like they sees a treasure when they saw what's behind the gate, and had their mouth open at what was inside.

"Umm, Am I dreaming? Your Highness, what's this place?", asked Fanies lost at what he saw then narrowed his eyes looking at Dion's back. 'To think that there's a place like this here. Just who are your family?', he thought and looked back on the inside again.

Chervil look inside his eyes wide open. 'This place was like what grandmother always telling me and my siblings when we were kids about her adventures. A place with so many flowers and trees inside an unusual gate.', he thought whist he heard what Fanies said he just didn't bothered.

He knew Fanies was having a suspicious on Dion for long, and it deepened when his friend left without a trace four years ago and just came back after three years; Fanies even told him that Dion isnt to be trusted, nevertheless, Chervil knows what kind of a person his friend is, though Dion's words and actions sometimes are weird and had another deep meanings on it, Chervil couldn't bring himself to suspect him for anything, adding on, his grandfather told him that Dion's family was acquainted with them for a long time thus he should trust him even if his words and actions weren't and isn't appropriate most of the times.

Dion look back on them, "Welcome to our fairytale estate, Your Highness.", he said with a smile and enter inside riding his horse. "Let's go inside. This girl needs to change cloths and rest. And as for me, I need to eat. I'm famish."

The two vampires whose behind him looked at one another then followed inside.

Inside the wide open gate, there's a narrow pathway that leads to each cottages while on the left side they could see a variety of flowers, and a small fountain at the middle, a tea table with five chairs; whist at the right side could be seen the three small cottages and herbs then lanterns that leads the way, thus there's also a lanterns that leads the pathway to the far end where a big cottage was there.

"How come this place here, hidden from people?", asked Chervil to no one in particular looking around the place which similar to what his grandmother stories.

"This isn't hidden, Chervil.", Dion said when he heard the Prince. He chuckled at his thoughts.

They got near the big cottage and saw two girls wearing an off shoulder long sleeves dress: one who wore pink while the other is black that has a gold lining as they stood there with an elderly woman who wore a black dress with white apron then a young man wearing all white suits with gold lining.

As they got down their horses, the girls walk to them and took the horses without speaking, that made the two vampires to look at the girls then back on their front; thus, Chervil and his aid looked confuse by their cloth and the place they were in.

"Can someone prepare food? I'm famish. And please give them whose behind me some blood before they could think of drinking from me."

The two vampires heard the human while still carrying the young lad in his arms.

"Then, fetch a doctor for me to attend this one and change her cloths as I put her on the room, its wet."

The elderly woman bowed and open the door while the young man walk pass them and went out without a words.

"That was weird. Just what is this place, really?", Fanies asked he couldn't explained the ambiance of the place.

"A fairytale estate. Well, that's what an acquaintances of ours called this place. Come on and let's rest inside.", Dion nonchalantly said entering inside the cottage while chuckling, and as if thinking something he added, "Don't worry, there's no such thing as what you two were thinking right now."

Prince Chervil and his aid glanced at each other and looked around the place then following Dion inside.

Inside of the cottage were simple. A small kitchen, a small table for dining that has five chairs, a small waiting area with fireplace at side and a stairway that lead up to where the rooms, there are three rooms and some portraits on the wall.

"This place is so... so much... for a word cottage.", commented Chervil as he looked and walked around the place.

"Just feel free, Your Highness.", Dion said while he went up the stairs. "I'll just put this girl in one of the rooms, and ask them to change her dress. I'll come down in a moment."

The aid was scanning the place. "More like a little manor to me... Of how wide this place.", he also commented and walked up the stairs following Dion.

Fanies went up followed by the Prince, and they heard the conversations between Dion and the elderly woman on one the room where they put the young lad.

"Dion, you okay?", the elderly woman asked in almost a whisper.

"Of course, I am. I'm just thinking if this is the right choice to bring His Highness and that aid along."

"Dion, I see that you did a right choice on bringing them here cause if you didn't then this girl won't live even a minute later."

"Really!", Dion exclaimed in a low pitch and sighs, "That's a relief. Then I can just explain it to her when that woman decides to drag me to death."

"Yeah, that should be wise.", said the elderly woman and chuckled after, "Shouldn't say something like that about your sister."

"Anyway, how was the girl doing?", after awhile Dion asked with a worried voice.

"She's okay, I guess... She just need a rest and change of dress for now, then food when she feels a bit better. Ohh, by the way Dion, she can't fits with the girls dresses here, they were much bigger than her."

"Then ,what should we do?"

The Prince and Fanies heard the conversation as they went near to the door that was slightly open.

"You can just give this girl the dresses that your older sister brought here. I think it fits since its small and this girl has the same figure as the dresses does so-"

"We brought those dresses here because its a

treasures that our grandparents asked us to keep!", they heard Dion exclaimed at what the elderly woman suggested, "And beside those dresses are uniquely made, and shouldn't be worn by anyone if it isn't that person."

The elderly woman sighs, "Then, what's the plan? You knew if that person were here... then that person would gladly give a things just to help this one."

"And because of that kindness and selflessness... That person was suffering all this time!", they heard Dion said angrily in a low voice that's full of pain.

"Sir, I don't know what happened in the past but I think that she would love to help this one here, not of kindness but because this one needs it now.", said the elderly woman slowly to make Dion calm.

Chervil and his aid got closer to a slightly open door and peeked, then they heard another voice coming from within like a young child voice as they saw a gray cat on the far side where they could see the window that was opened.

"Idiot. Stop arguing with her already and give that little girl the dress, you won't win on my judgments. And besides some of those dresses won't be used anymore. Such an idiot.", the voice was stirn and yet playful with an authority.

Chervil saw Dion turn around to face the gray cat while the elderly woman looked so confuse as why his expression turned to annoyance.

They heard the voice again but this time it sound like amused, "Idiot. What's with the glares? Ordinary sun line-age aren't able to hear me, Idiot."

And the cat snap its head on the door that is ajarly open. Suspiciously. It also made Dion to look at the door. "What?", he asked

"Nothing. Must be my imagination.", the cat said.