Suffering Days

At the same time, back in Alice's chamber.

The physician lady called by Mary was looking at Alice's cold feet and her hands. Alice was constantly shivering, so she was immediately covered with the thick blankets.

At last, the physician lady asked Marry for some herbs and Mary nodded her head. All of this was watched by Dominic and King Vilas from outside the chamber's doors. 

They saw her doing her work while both men were under great stress.

But to ease themselves and the environment around, Dominic finally said, "She will be fine. We are just.. taking too much tension over nothing.."

"How come she went there?" King Vilas's cold demure hadn't vanished till yet.

He maintained the same exposure to everything, and will probably remain the same until he gets his answers.

"We have no clue. Mary said that she had helped Alice to get into her bed. She tugged her inside but.. we don't know what happened and where did she go." Dominic pressed himself against the wall outside her chamber.

His eyes were slightly hurting but what was weighing more was the time that the physician took.

They patiently waited outside, watching the physician do all her work and identify the herbs which will treat her as well.

Soon after, when King Vilas noted that the lady had completed her work, he stepped inside Alice's chamber to straightaway go near her.

In their presence, the physician and the rest of the maids stood on their toes and greeted by bowing. "His Majesty.."

"How is she? What happened to her?" King Vilas was straight to his question, not beating around the bush. "Princess Alice is traumatized. She has shut her eyes and mind herself as if she isn't willing to open them anymore."

"Traumatized? But by what?" Dominic, who just stepped inside, already heard the lady's words. But on the second note, it made no sense to either of them.

"We don't know Prince. Earlier her hands were also shut into a fist. Thankfully, her body is relaxing with the time and the calmness is soothing in her veins too. We will be able to see princess's recovery by the time the sun rises." Physician lady information as per her ideology and observations.

Hearing her confirmation, Dominic's eyes looked at his princess sister whose face had started to show some colors, better then from a few minutes before.

"Will she wake up by the morning?" Vilas asked, to which the physician nodded her head.

"Princess is strong. Despite the trauma, she is able to overcome it, and seems like… her body is also adjusting. She would be fine within a couple of days. Just make sure that she doesn't encounter anything scary.."

"We will make sure." This time, Mary answered and the physician was told to leave immediately. Lastly, the only people left in the chamber were Mary, with both the father-son duo and two other maids.

Alice was peacefully sleeping on the bed when Vilas moved his hard gaze at Mary, "How come she went to the basement and no one was aware about it?" 

"I..I.. have no hint about that... His Majesty.." Mary herself was clueless and shocked by the turns in the events.

Sensing that she no clue about the same only made Vilas's lips turn into a straight line. The only person in this room, who had all the answers was Alice herself.

Unfortunately, she isn't in any condition to wake up anytime soon either.

Sensing his father's longing to know, Dominic could only say to add to his comfort, "We will have to wait till the sun rises for our answers…"

"And hopefully, this won't be linked with those vampires."

…

The news was hard to control and it reached Mrs. Ira who was currently with her daughter.

The maid came inside to interrupt the courteous time of Mrs. Ira and Flora who were annoyed by her sudden appearance. "There is something that needs your attention, The second lady."

Hearing this, Mrs. Ira stood from the bed and walked closer to the maid who replied, "I hope this won't worsen my mood..."

"It will only brighten up your night, my lady."

At this point, a faint smirk curve on Mrs. Ira's face as if she was looking forward to hear what news that has been going around.

"The dinner between the two Lords has come to an end and it was interrupted.."

The words only made Flora shocked who was still in her bed. Meanwhile, Mrs. Ira's smirk widened when her eyes turned into a crystal-shaped moon. "Oh My, My!"

"Alas! Mother, the dinner stopped in the middle. Does that mean…" Flora hoped, as her heart grew under the garden of the flowers.

But soon those flowers died when the maid corrected by seeing their happiness on the wrong matter, "The marriage hasn't been delayed. But it is Princess Alice, who was found in the basement and her sudden unconsciousness forced our Lord to walk out from the dinner."

The same brought a thunder-like smile on Flora's face when she clapped her hands into one but Mrs. Ira asked further, "Is she still in the same condition?"

"Yes, my lady. Even King Vilas and Prince Dominic are present in Princess Alice's chamber. The dinner took place today but… they are there for her."

At this stage, Flora wanted to jump over the bed but this brought a cunning hint over Mrs. Ira's eyes.

Her chin lifted upwards when she patted her own back in appreciation. 'Well done, Ira.'

"Mother….so...the ring ceremony will not take place?" Flora asked excitedly as she recalled how this might delay the process.

Right now, she could sense herself already at the heights of the moon but then her excitement level died down when Ira answered.

"Marriage will eventually happen..but.." Mrs. Ira moved to the side of the bed to take a glass ball in her hand. Her grip tightened on the glass ball as she stared at the same with her black eyes, full of devilish look.

"This was just the start. Wait.. what reveals more. Alice… your suffering days start from today onwards."