34. Just Endure It!

Seems the man is pleased and delighted to reply to her inquisitiveness, his head support by his hand lying on his side.

Truly, his face was tracing her,

"I have a home but this is my territory, no one should be here except me?"

Naya was stunned to hear him, "What? For what reason? You are not a God or his Lordship, why will you possess a beautiful place like this all to yourself."

"Aren't you scared his Lordship will find out someday and it will be taken from you?"

The man seems shuddered to see her overreacting. "He doesn't visit Terubial," He whispered like to remind her.

"His... His... spies do, they can inform him and here will be claimed,"

"Do you hate him?" He cut her halfway.

"Huh?!" It shocked her.

She felt throes upon hearing him, she knew it is not ideal of a Princess to say bad of his Lordship, irrespective of what it may be but she finds it irresistible to stay calm; what the old man said about those females make her despise His Lordship, even if it was a rumor, yet, there is no way the whole clans will lie against him if he did not do it.

"What? I don't say that!" She denied.

The man seems curious, he readjusted to sit, Naya feels his breath harden, "You speak devious of him, has he done something bad to you?"

Yes! In her dream! He did something bad! Naya answered in her head while staying silent, staring at the man.

"..." The man narrowed his brows, mute as if expecting Naya to say something.

Naya lower her gaze, regretting. Hope she has not implicated herself or why does his gaze dive horrendously over her?

"I don't say that but you know rumors about him," She defended.

'Geez! This man might get her in trouble, he is not a novice of this town? Why is he making her say things? It'd better she say no more than to have her gut cut away. She immediately diverts her word,

"But how can one get out of here?"

As if the man is furious, he sounds cheeky while laying back on the stone, "How did you get in?"

Instantly, Naya recalled how she get there, she shook her head, there is no way she can get back through there, Is the man playing her? He knew. He saw it all!

Naya frowned, "I fell off from there!" She pointed up as if expecting what the man will say next.

"Then, you get out from there?" He blurted.

"Ehn?!" Naya scoffed stunningly, "You're joking right?!"

Instead, the man 'humm' as if snoring, his reaction irritates Naya the more. What is he up to?

"Please, I need to go home...!" Although she pleaded but her voice spurt command, the man slightly glare at her.

"Ok... Stand by that wall," He pointed to the wall adjacent to the flat stone, it appears like a closed door.

Naya gulped while still wondering if the man I'm playing, yet, she obeyed.

"It wasn't opening," She muttered.

"Uhm!" The man huffed, "Close your eyes and stay calm for moments. Don't think about anything," The man instructed.

At first, Naya wanted to yell as she found it insane but her instinct concurs, she obey.

"But... Can I come over again?" She asked turning to him.

"Geez!" She could only see herself alone on the beach, the mountain is no longer seen. She glances around.

Somehow, she feels something missing.

On her way home, she was overflowing with joy, so does happiness diving around her heart, excitement befalls her face, she whistles merrily as she heads to the palace, reaching to their secret pathway, she exhaled.

The thought of staying indoors smashed her cheerful heart, her face fell into terrors at once.

She was about to crawl inside when Nick crawl out...

She exclaimed, "Nick!"

Instead, Nick throw her in his embrace, Naya swallowed and pat slightly on his shoulder, "Why don't you stay indoors? I've been disturbed," Nick whispered.

Naya rolled her eyes, "Did something happen?"

"I was sober" Nick replied.

"Nick why? Did His Lordship do something to you?"

Naya feels his head nodding in disagreement. If not then what happened? She was more sober and lonely likewise.

Naya tries to free herself but Nick hug still, it seems he wishes to do that for as long as a day, but Naya mumbles to his face, "I thought you are fighting with me... I did not see you in the morning, I was bored by myself, the room is stuffy too... I just have to go clear my head,"

"Out there, I was afraid but I wasn't alone..."

Nick's ears tickled, "What happen outside? Tell me!"

Naya clipped her lips, her tongue has slipped again; she'd wish to tell him about the man but how can she prove to him that the mountain is real when it disappeared again? Nick will see her as being insane again, it'd better she said nothing about it till they were both by the sea before the mountain.

She will tell him once the mountain appears again.

"Nick, I went out to get some fresh air since you abandoned your twiny," Naya tongue out and crawl inside.

"Gosh! You make me feel bad Naya! I was with his Lordship, you know he has authority over me, I'm helpless too."

He blabbed after entering the palace. They entered Naya's room through the window. Nurret was rambling back and forth when they crawl inside. "Geez! She woke up earlier," Naya sneered.

Meanwhile, Nurret stumbles by Naya's feet, "My Lady, why did you do this to me?"

"Oh Nurret, you should thank me, I gave you free time, when last did you have that kind of sleep?"

Nurret clipped her lips awkwardly, Naya winks almost laughing.

Just then the door open, two guards entered and bowed, one of them mutters, "His Lordship sent for Her Highness."

"He orders you to follow us at this instant," The other one added.

Naya did not wait to hear them before she collapsed on Nick, "Ouch! She passed out" Nurret murmured wearily.

Naya scold in her head, she thought passing out will make his Lordship forgive her but she could hear the guards mumbling, "Prince, will you bring her? Or we should take her from you,"

Naya grip tight on Nick's robe, Nick smirks inwardly, he could hear her heart beating tremendously,

"I will bring her"

Immediately, he carried Naya in his arms leaving following the guards.

On their way, Naya opens one of his eyes, her voice whispers to Nick, "Please take me to Queen mother instead. Tell her I passed out again,"

"Naya, you won't want me dead prematurely... right? Let's just meet His Lordship first,"

Part of her lips sneer in disgust, "You are taking back your revenge... Why now?"

"Just for our good... Naya. I'm sure he won't kill you, just endure it,"

Naya almost burst out, "Catching breathe with him is enough torment for me. Not until he does something to me!"

"Then pretend the more. Don't wake up at all!" He whispered.

Naya gins with sadness till her eyes closed.