A Love Affair

Aisha felt her stomach growling. Her hand flew to her abdomen as she grimaced, "We should've had breakfast first. My guts are complaining."

She looked back at the long hallway where they had walked. "But my Chamber's too far already. So much for a Castle. I thought our mansion was already gigantic by itself," she thought out loud. 

Her shoulders slumped as her posture went limp. Her home was not as luxurious as the Castle. But it was great. However, it was cold and uninviting. Since the only person who seemed to be living there was her and some servants. Her parents were almost-to-never home. 

Now that it has been submerged underwater, she finally misses the home where she grew up. Before she hated it too much. 

"It's alright, my lady. We can go to the dining hall while the other servants serve the food from the Royal Kitchen," Rosalia suggested to her. 

"Or we could go to the Royal Kitchen. It's more fun than waiting in the dining hall by myself," Aisha lifted her forefinger as if she had a bright idea. 

"Oh no, my lady. No royals go to the kitchen. It is not as clean and as roomy as your Chamber and the dining hall," Rosalia waved her hands to show her refusal. 

"That's even better. Come on," She pulled her forward. But then she froze. "Where is it again? Gosh, I need a map of this place." She put her palm to her forehead. 

Rosalia gave out a long sigh as she knew there was no stopping her lady. She extended her arms to show her the way, "This way, my lady."

Aisha grinned from ear to ear as she almost skipped going to the royal kitchen. 

They made a lot of turns with the same-looking stone walls with narrow rectangular windows before they finally reached the Royal Kitchen.

It was the opposite of her Chamber at the East Side of the Castle. It was a colossal independent structure of its own and housed almost fifty servants. 

As they neared the place, she could smell the loaves of bread being baked, making her mouth water. She gulped as her feet scurried faster to the source of her satisfaction. 

One thing about this place was their heavenly food. Her tongue could not wait to taste a mouthful. 

However, as she neared the location, she heard loud commotions going on inside. Her eyebrows knitted together in curiosity. 

Inside the large kitchen area were two people arguing. It's a man and a woman. 

"I have been putting up with you. And now you will return the favor with this!" the woman screamed at the man with her hands flung in the air. Tears were streaming down her face. 

"Shut it, woman. Have you lost your senses! Control yourself and let's talk outside," the man pressed her arms as if he was stopping her from being more hysterical than she was.

His frantic eyes darted around the room as the other servants were now flocking to them. They had their back turned on them, and they were behind a wall, that's why they had no idea that Aisha and her servants were there, listening to the commotion. 

The woman pushed him forcefully, "Get away from me. You're disgusting! How dare you go to bed with her!" She was now crying frantically as she beat him with her arms. 

The other servants tried to pull her away from him. And him from her. 

Aisha's eyes bulged open in surprise. "That woman must have caught that man having an affair!" She cupped her jaw-dropped mouth. 

She tried to peek again and observed the surroundings. As she expected, they also seemed to be demi-humans. The woman looked like Rosalia, while the man seemed to be from Lord Lycano's clan. 

"I'm sorry, my lady. You shouldn't have seen this. Let's go back to the dining hall. We will just serve your breakfast there," Rosalia offered to her as she bit her lips and hung her head. 

Just then, the man spoke up. "It is I who has been putting up with your nagging and complaining. She's the one who comforts me whenever you stress me out!" The man now yelled back as he probably was now fed up with her. 

Aisha's expression went pinched as she sighed heavily. She recalled how she experienced the same feelings that this woman was feeling when she caught her best friend and her boyfriend in the act. 

"How dare he say that!" She blurted out and twisted, so she could barge in and bark at the man. 

But Rosalia stopped her. "You are going to be the royal wife, my lady. You must not be caught in these petty arguments."

Aisha scratched her temple. Rosalia was right. She was still the newbie and must earn these people's trust. If she intervenes, it's either they will like her or hate her more. 

Aisha clenched her fist as she controlled herself. 

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"Infidelity is an opium of unfaithfulness."

― Toba Beta, Master of Stupidity