CHAPTER 31-CAPTIVED II

LUNA QUARTZ

The old man was gentle and why do I feel safe around such human? Nonsense I'm feeling it because I'm not okay. He let me rest on a sofa, and requested a tea from the maid. And saw Luna Crest walked by but the door shut closed. My head feel swollen. I think my skull is splitting in half, can't help but to winced because of the pain. I stared at the beautiful species whose generous enough to leave her work just to assist me.

"The maid is cute and has the same hair like Princess Esthelian but dark colored one. She's tan and has that nice trim eyebrows and long eye lashes that gives a total impact of her beauty, those charms can even attract men from any highest rank. Dark skinned people are charming for me and I always finds them unique and eye catching.

I woke up to reality when she poured a tea on the cup. But I didn't even move them even I know she serve it to me. I have trust issues. That's my illness. She just assisted me and wipe the dirt off my face after that she hand me the medicine. I still declined it and stood up and about to leave.

"This was fresh from the garden ..."

"Garden? Garden near the manor?"

"Yes, herbalist Clysopheia recommended this medicine to help you feel better. You must be tired from overworking"

Nope. It was the miasma. "Okay then, I'll take it" aniko at ininom na ang gamot.

I happens to meet that herbalist and big sis Luna Vanessa help planting those bunch of twigs to the ground. That herbalist woman was surprised that big sis was a fast leaner and saw she was capable and now she want her to work at the pharmacy.

Nakatingin siya sakin at muntikan ko nang mabuga ang gamot pero nilunok kolang. Ang cute niya kase syet!

"Luna Quartz!!" We both turn our faces to the door and someone just open it without even knocking and it's Prince Airell. His sweating and gasping like he was running to get here, he approached me and put his palm on my forehead then lately sighed in relief.

"Damn you scared me!" He was pissed and slap my shoulder "Couldn't believe you're not immune to bacteria"

"Gagi ano akala mo sakin di namamatay sa sakit?"

"I may take my leave" said the maid and bowed gently and Prince Airell confronted her and kiss her on the cheeks, leaving her stunned.

It was a such a scandalous scene for a prince to kiss someone like that out of nowhere!! The maid face burnt. I don't know what will she reacted. Well gonna get ourselves arrested!!

He slightly bowed at her by putting his left hand on his chest "I humbly thank you for taking care of my ... amph.. well peanut"

PEANUT!!! Where did he even get that? He just called me peanut!! Mukha ba akong mani prince Airell?! Baliw ka talaga di kana nagbago.

"Peanut?" even the maid is stunned and look at me confused, to have such a ridiculous name.

"I'm actually..."

"Peanut, no more wacky tacky" he wants me to agree with him and i turn my face to the maid. I have no choice mukha daw kase akong mani

"Yeah thank you, I feel better now" i said and I almost collapse as he

went to far. He caressed her cheeks and made her look at him. His starting to flirt on that innocent maid!

"You damn womanizer!"  I yeeted him out of the room leaving the maid that were rooted on her spot, charmed by him.

"I'm just saying my gratitude.."

"Anong gratitude! Nanglalandi ka na nga e sira ulo ka talaga Rellian!"

"Wow"

"I mean.. your highness"

"It's been a long time, how I miss those time, calling me by those cute nickname..."

I whacked his head. Nakakairita talaga siya. I tried everything to calm myself when i'm around with him but his such as.. I sighed and let out a breath. Whatever fighting with him is just a waste of time. I don't want to remember those memories with him when we were still a child. We were separated when I have came of age to hunt the shallow night of Zethara.

"I missed this love language from you"

"Piece of shi.... Heh!"

"You still remember"

"Chamba lang yun"

"Naalala ko pa nung umiiyak ka pati pag tulo pa nung sipon mo at pinahid molang iyon sa damit ko"

"Bwesit!"

I grunt and left him and he just let out a laughed and that makes my blood boiled, stomping my foot on the hallway and decided to find Prince Inavie.

I heard a trumpet blown like someone from a highest rank of the court is coming. I turn my shoulder over the window and saw a new arrived carriages and some beautiful people came out with their fantastic gowns and fans covering their faces, escorted by their men up the stairs to the Great hall.

As I go further and further the place are now crowded with people from high class. It's becoming more uncomfortable. Like the air became too thin. This is what it feels like to be under the pressure surrounded with humans. The pressure!

My heart is palpating fast and everything around me starting to move fast like the world is out from its axis.

"Dame post is this way" i flinched as someone poke me behind my shoulders and I leaned back and sighed in relief to see Prince Inavie with  a two glass of champagne and he hand me one but I shook my head. Because it's toxic for us.

I didn't find him but he found me, thanks goodness I'm not lost in this crowds.

He look around and I know whose that is "Where my..?"

"Thelia is still there"

He became anxious and put the wine on the tray. "Then why are here, I told you to keep your eyes on her wait did she asked you"

"Yes, but she told me to never interfere with her there but trust me, there's something on that room, there's a presences of miasma spreading and that was the cause I flee to find you. I'm very sorry for leaving her, I almost collapse but she save me and want me to finds you that she'll have to do something. Believe me I want to help but the miasma is too strong. My stamina couldn't take it"

He heave a deep sighed and look around "But keep your eyes on her."

"Yes your highness"

"By the way why are your clothes tainted with dirt?"

"It's a long story, nga pala by anyway chance have you seen my sister around?"

"No I haven't"

Mas kinabahan na ako kase sila ang unang pumasok samin. Nasan sila? "Kailangan ko nang pumunta.."

"No I change my mind, you said it yourself that you almost collapsed inside and the two of you missing. Ako na pupunta.."

"That would be a bad idea.."

"Prince Inavie" someone called him from those crowds and that made him stop and lean his face to someone who speak his name.

It's an old man with a scar on his face and a linen wrapped around his right arms and saw a stained of blood on the cloth, the wound is still fresh. He looks familiar. Though. Did we met before?

Napasinghap ako ng maalala ko ang ginagawa kong pag atake. Oh shit! That's the man! My teeth were chattering out of control. He lost his three fingers. He blocked my sword to avoid the blade from hitting his chest yet he lost his three fingers "Lord Francois" the prince voice is like a whisper. I heard a rustling of clothes indicate that the man had bowed to the prince in his presence.

I step back to avoid being a nuisance but I'm secretly listening to them. I want to leave yet the prince stop me by pulling my collar. They engaged a conversation and It's something about the princess. Nakiramay ito sa pagkabilang pagkamatay ng prinsesa mula sa paglalayag nito. Sending his deepest condolences to the prince and the family of her fiancee. His voice were trembling in fear.

"About what happened that night. We're not attacked by a pirate. There tall figures, fast reflexes and they absorb light from the moon.  I witnessed and I swear to myself  your highness that it was a lunarian not a bunch of pirates"

I heard the exertion breathing of the prince "Lunarian?" From the tone of his voice he didn't expect that to hear. And that made me think of leaving "I see, what happen when you sent the report back to Estheria"

"Oh your highness the king was devastated to hear such a news. His Majesty the king Dethen demanded a force to attack Zendalia leaving no stone unturn. Your lord  brother already sent the coup to help the frontier the cannon and other bombs are on the way"

"What?!" I exclaimed and I covered my mouth. Di ko napigilan Ang sarili ko.

"That face!" The lord starting to point his fingers on me and confronted me "I am not mistaken" he unsheathed his sword and I flinched and my back hit the cold wall but the prince stop him by pushing it back.

"She's an ally"

"Ally? Your highness that woman is the one who.."

"Shhh, don't make a scene here lord Francois. We'll talk about these back on Bel' air I don't want to ruin her plan"

"Her? You mean..?!"

"Yes" Nakita ko ang masayang ngiti ng matandang lalake at napaiyak ito ng palihim. But the prince sighed in discouraged "You must order the coup to back out.."

"Your lord brother ordered me"

"You'll gonna mess up things!"

"I don't know what is going on here your highness but that woman almost kill your fiancee.." the prince drag him somewhere on the corridor and whispers on him and the lord's reaction was priceless. He was like a happy old man.

"Well then, I may bring these report to the first prince..."

"No, I will be the one to report that, it's a long story. Only you and

Court of Bel' air knows that the princess is alive you must promise me"

The old men clothes rustling, indicate that he bowed at him nonstop "I promise, I promise"

A L E X

The other men left and there's still a few of us inside. I glance up and saw a stained glass dome. The door creeks open and there are new comer's came with a coffin like box inside and look around the cell and their eyes met to mine but I ignored them and move back until someone aggressively pin me against the wall. His beard disgust me because there was a presence of mucus on them and dirt.

"Look here a nobles Dame" he said with a merry laughed "Are you lost baby girl?"

"Let me go!"

"Aww thought you are a Dame but a rat cornered.." His other companion laugh on his jokes and I bend my knees and rush away. And I stop as he pull my bascinet and my hair was revealed.

"Well, well, well those golden hair, ocean blue crystal eyes and pale skin and that face. Men we have something on our the bags. "

Nabigla ako ng bumagsak siya sa harap ko. I didn't catch up with his fast reflexes and the men inside hopelessly lying on the floor in just about a seconds.

"We have about tens minutes in counting"

"Luna Crest thank y.."

"Stop that crap. We need to locked them and release the captived before the ritual" he said and a large brick fell from a distance and a man's face appeared and wave his hand. I know that face, it's the old man whose carrying that sacks of charcoal.

"How did you?"

"Don't asked just help me!" Nabigla lang ako kase highblood siya. Ako na ang nag unlocked ng mga pinto at binuhat ang bata palabas at may lumukso na Isang binata at may mga pakpak ito. The miasma is spreading across the room yet they aren't affected by it.

Napuling ako ng bigla silang lumipad at may sumunod naman na dalawang sa likuran. Tatlo sila at binuhat na nila palabas ang mga walang malay na fairy habang si Luna Crest hinila paloob ang mga lalake at tinali ang mga bibig at kamay nito bukod dun may iniwan pa sya na parang dahon at mas napahagok ang mga ito.

"Excuse me miss lady" said the fairy his wearing a white robe and two of them lift the brick back and put it again to cover the evidences and leave no traces. Fairies are way cautious and advance.

"How did you..?" He shushed me and his ears are twitching and he checked the room and he turn his gaze to those fairy and it nodded and flew out of the glass dome. We heard a chattering indistinct of people from outside the room and Luna Crest just snatch me and it feels like he yeeted me up.

Nasa labas na kami at napahangos ako at kinapa ang dibdib ko. I freak out when there's a black shadow appeared in front of me. Napasigaw ako ng wala sa oras at nagtago sa likuran ni Luna Crest, pulling his clothes like I was planning to rip it and buried my head in his back.

"My lord the fairies are back to the border"

"Leave now before they notice the captived has escaped the cell" he said and I took a peek and it flew away fast. The wind give me a big blow. Parang utot yung bilis niya at nawala na sa aking paningin.

Binalingan niya ako ng tingin at nakikita ko na parang pinagtatawanan niya ako habang nakayakap sa likuran niya "Adorable" he said at nakaramdam ako ng hiya at kilig sa sinabi niya at bumitaw agad at medyo lumayo sa kanya.

"Kala ko kase multo"

"Hindi e, gusto mo lang akong yakapin"

"Pakyu!" I wipe my hands on my skirt to insult him but he just bend a little and poke my cheeks.

"I can't wait to kill you"

"Geez don't be too excited Luna Crest. My absences will only depressed you, you won't met a girl like me every era"

"Why would I miss you?"

Ouch! "Because I'm your master, a beautiful one an innocent with a good heart, helping the poor, changing injustice to justice and fair treatment for all and.."

"Speaking of innocent, why such a good kisser"