Dreams

>>Sorin

**Trigger warning- Attempted rape**

The corridor seems really big for some reason. Like it was expanded or something. I looked around me as I walked in the carpeted place. Why is everything out of reach for me?

I walk past a mirror in the big hallway and stop.

Wait?

Why do I look like a kid? I look at my reflection more keenly. I do look like a kid! I touch my face as I panic.

It is me!

But why am I a kid? I looked like I'm about twelve- thirteen here?

Hmmm?

What's this? I feel really burdened and there is an overwhelming amount of sorrow in me.

I clenched my chest as the sadness loomed over me.

Oh right.

My mother just died recently…

I began to walk in the empty hallway again. The candles were lit because it was late at night and the moon was shining quite brightly through the windows, enough that everything was visible to the eyes.

"Prince Sorin~" It was the voice of one of the nobles mother was acquainted with. I turned my head to see him standing at the end of the corridor, gesturing to me to come to him.

I tilted my head in confusion, why would he call me this late at night? Why was he even here? The funeral ended ages ago.

Father and Mother always told me not to follow strangers but he wasn't really a stranger and we were on the palace grounds but still, for some reason I was bothered.

"Prince Sorin, come here, I have something to tell you." He said again and I walked to him. I honestly don't remember his name.

"Yes?" He was standing in the darkness.

"Your mother told us something we have to tell you."

"We?" I tilted my head, "Tell me what?" Something from mother? What could it be?

"Come with me," He grabbed my hand out of the blue and began to take me towards the staircase that led to storage space.

I didn't like it though, I didn't like how he held my hand or the fact that he did that at all.

"Let my hand go." I demanded but that man only held it firmer, "Hey!" I began to panic. I was a prince, no one had ever done something like this to me and mother made sure no one had physical contact with me like this. So, this was very overwhelming.

My mind started racing and I wondered what was going to happen. I was strictly told that no one should be allowed to come in physical contact with me and so I began to struggle. Bad thoughts began to plague my mind and I tried my best to get out of his grip but it was impossible, so in the end I decided to scream.

Although unfortunately he realized what I was going to do before I got the chance and slapped my mouth shut.

Confusion.

There was so much confusion in me, I had no idea what to do and from there it didn't take him long to take me to the isolated storage where three other men were waiting for me.

Before I could even grasp what was going on they tied my mouth and tied my hands and feet together.

I struggled, threw my hands and feet in the air like I was punching and kicking but I was a child and my childlike strength was overcome by those huge men without any trouble.

The nobles laughed, "The Queen once talked about a secret no one could know when she was drunk out of her mind." He grabbed my shirt, "She didn't say what though but looked like the world would end if someone did find it out," He began to tear it apart, "But after a lot of thinking," He started laughing and so did the others.

The danger I was in began to sink in, tears started streaming out and I screamed on the top of my lungs that just couldn't come out because I was gagged yet I kept doing it.

"You think this young prince of yours is a princess." Another one said and then looked at me with lecherous eyes. His gaze was so nasty the image in my mind began to distort into a monstrous ilusion.

"It's not a princess then!" The bald one laughed and grabbed my pants, "That means the Queen cheated!" He laughed hard as he tore them apart leaving me in my panties.

"Oh! Look at this!" He touched my private area, "It's not a boy after all!" The whole of my reality shattered. My innocent mind turned dark right at that point where my childlike innocence was stolen from me.

"See! I told ya!" They all laughed and looked at me with demonic eyes, "That means no one would care what happens to her!" And they took everything off.

****

A loud gasp of air escaped my lips as my whole body shook when I woke up. I jumped and sat in my bed with sweat flowing down like streams of river.

My throat felt dry, my body trembled and it felt like I couldn't speak. My chest was rising and depressing faster and louder than normal while my heartbeat was a mess.

"Sorin?" Someone calling my own name startled me enough that I jumped and fell out of bed, "Sorin!!" He ran to me and crouched down by my side as he placed his hands on my shoulders, "Sorin, what happened?" I was still terrified and it took me a few minutes before I realized that Leroy was by my side.

The moment I recognized him, my body began to return to its normal state. The terror and fear began to dissipate and I felt like I could breathe!

Seeing his face brought so much relief, I immediately hugged him tightly.

"Sorin?" He was confused, "What happened? Are you alright?"

"I'm fine," I whispered as I hugged him tighter, "I just had a nightmare." A nightmare that was also a memory from Sorin's past and a nightmare from which the young version of me was saved by Leroy.

Leroy isn't just anybody. He's Sorin's savior too.

That night when Sorin was stripped of everything and the only thing she had left was her virginity. Leroy came to the rescue. He murdered all of the men in that storage in cold blood before they could actually do anything.

Leroy caressed my head softly, "Well no need to worry then." His hand felt so smooth and loving, "It's gone now."

That night, Leroy not only killed the perpetrators. He killed three maids too, who were the witness of the scene. He made sure to kill everyone who found out and then secretly got Sorin out of there as well.

The report was given to Cedric immediately who was furious at the actions of the noblemen but also wanted to keep quiet about it.

It was then with the help of two other maids, where Leroy and them cleaned the whole area and left no proof of the incident. Everything was wrapped up within the night and Sorin's secret was kept safe.

I broke the hug and looked at my savior.

Leroy~

I look at him sitting in front of me like that and I can't help but feel warm. It feels like he's my real childhood friend who's always there for my sorry ass.

Honestly, when I read the book, even then I felt really strong feelings of empathy for him. I just felt so bad for what happened to him even after all his sacrifice and selflessness.

He's from a fallen noble family yet he never tried to show any pride. He helped Sorin out wherever he could and even though Sorin was aware, she never could bring herself to thank him, not even once.

I leaned my head onto his shoulder and my gesture surprised him but then he chuckled, "Did the nightmare scare you that much?" He softly pinched my cheek.

Oh I don't think anyone deserves such a person like Leroy to be with them. He did everything to protect Sorin. Everything! And he stayed by her side because he knew why Sorin turned cruel. It was after 'that' exact incident, Sorin realized what it meant to get exposed and it was the start of her paranoia and cruelty.

I hugged Leroy's arm, "Stay with me for a while."

Honestly, I can't blame Sorin for what she turned into even though what she did turn into was a monster and what she did was wrong yet still, I can't blame her entirely but I will never condone what she did.

"I'm right here." Leroy replied.

But I feel worse for Leroy because he was a true companion, someone loyal and great who did not deserve a cold death in a burning place with no one by his side.

***

>>Leonidas

"You're doing all her work for her?" Enri asked while we both stood in the royal study.

"She said she needed help." I replied.

He folded his arms, "Fine," He didn't protest at all. On the contrary, after listening to the maids who told us about what happened to Sorin when she was a child, he calmed down a lot.

I mean, he's melted, completely. I understand though, I feel really bad too.

We got a better insight on her and why she's so attached to Leroy.

But, I feel like there's something more here. Leroy is only three years older than Sorin and from a very young age he's been with her, always protecting her, always staying by her side.

But why?

To go to such lengths to kill people for her, it can't just be because he's her attendant and friend. Can it?