Eleven

Historia knocks on the door, and when she finally has permission to enter, she opens it and goes inside. She saw two women looking at her, one serious and the other smirking. She wanted to roll her eyes, but she knew her stepmother would notice it. 

"Greetings, mother," she said after performing the curtsy and raising her head to look at her. 

"Do you have anything to say, Historia Crane?" Dutchess Quinn asks, looking at her intently. 

"What am I supposed to say, Mother? Did I do something wrong?" she asks innocently. 

"We already talked about that, and the Duke doesn't even care about what happened. So, what are you yapping for, Admarine?" Historia bravely asks her sister what made Admarine angry. She stood up quickly and attempted to slap her in the face, but Historia was able to prevent it. "Touch me or else I will make you regret it," Historia says sternly, pushing Admarine away from her. 

Admarine was angry because of the bruises she received on her elbow as a result of her actions. "How could you!" Admarine cried, attempting to attack her with her magic, but her stepmother intervened. She approaches her and comes to a stop just inches away from Historia.

"How impudent of a child you are!" she yelled and attempted to slap her, but Historia was able to prevent it and hold her hand, surprising the Duchess. The Duchess flinches as she notices Historia's serious and intent expression. 

Historia's stare is deadly. It was as if she could kill her right now. The history she knew is gone, and she has no idea how it happened! "Y-you, release my hand this instant!" Duchess Quinn yells, staring at her; however, Historia simply smirks.

"You want to hurt me, mother? What would happen if I told Father about this, huh? Do you think he'll let this slide? Don't think highly of yourself just because you're the Duchess now. Remember, my Mother will always be the Duchess in this house, not you," Historia bravely said, violently releasing Duchess Quinn's hands. The Duchess is still in shock over what Historia did. 

"One more thing, don't ever settle with my personal problems again because if you do, I will make sure you regret it," she said, turning around to walk away from them. She left them both dumbfounded by what they had witnessed.

'Gosh, I didn't realize I did that! Historia thought to herself as she looked at her hands. She may want to bring them down now for what they did to her, but she cannot because she lacks evidence to report what happened today. In addition, it is not yet the time to reveal information. 

She is now in her bedroom, taking a bath. Sally assisted her with everything until she finished. Historia, on the other hand, wishes to remain in the bathtub in order to relax. "It is so nice to take a bath like this. I really thank God in this world for giving me a second chance to live," she murmurs as she places her chin against the side of the bathtub. She was bathing in rose fragrance, with rose petals floating in the water.

She is now reflecting on what has happened to her over the past few days. Especially since she could summon the water spirit unconsciously but still doesn't know how to summon it in her control. She is also curious about what her stepmother and stepsister are up to, as well as the crown princess' plans. Especially after hearing Sally's story, she is still not satisfied.

She needs proof and someone who can investigate things without anyone knowing, but where can she find it? Her instincts told her that the day she almost died was planned and carried out by someone. The man does not want to kill the Crown Princess because when Historia sees his eyes, he is eager to kill her. She refuses to believe that the man is a wizard because she was able to prevent him from committing a crime.

Minutes later, she decided to get out of the bathtub and quickly fix herself. Sally helped her get dressed and then jumped into her bed. "It's already dinner time, My Lady," Sally says. 

"Tell them I don't have an appetite to eat, if brother Redam asks, tell him I am fine. I just want to take a rest," Historia replied, still lying on her bed. 

"Yes, My Lady," Sally replied and got out of her room. Historia slowly closes her eyes until she gets sleepy and falls asleep. 

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Historia sensed someone was rubbing her hair and her cheeks which made her awake, however, she still closed her eyes as she still wanted to sleep. "Hey, wake up!" someone yelled at her but she still didn't want to open her eyes. It was a man's voice, she wondered who it was. "I said wake up!" the man once yelled again. 

She slowly opened her eyes and saw the man figure. He has light blue long hair and he is wearing blue and white robes with unique, strange, and ancient designs. "Who the heck are you?" Historia asks and gets up. She rubs his eyes to look at him clearly. Her eyes widened when she saw him and was about to scream when the man quickly stopped her by covering her mouth with his big hands. 

"Hush yourself, Lady. Don't make me mad at you," he added, "It is so hard to wake you up." Historia blinks her eyes twice and looks at him with her eyes widened. The man removes his hands from her mouth and sits on the chair in front of her. He is now looking at her seriously. Historia sat in her bed properly and looked at him from head to toe as if she were trying to process what she was seeing right now. 

"Y-you, who are you!?" Historia asks him while keeping on staring at his handsome face. His jawline was perfect and his eyes were blue, shining like a Kyanite gem! His eyes like the raging ocean were staring at her. He also had this tattoo on his left cheek, a rain droplet! And also has earrings in each of his ears.

"Isn't it obvious? yet you're still asking me?" he irritatedly asks her which Historia pouted and was pissed by his question. The man crossed his arms and looked around her room. "Don't you have any money? Your whole room is all cheap, even your clothes. You are the Duke's daughter, right?" he added, which made Historia pissed even more. 

'I don't have time for shopping! Only if I can, I'll make sure to punch him in the face!' Historia thought to herself, clenching her fist in anger. 

"Don't make me pissed you young man! Or else I will give you a smack on the head, you heard that!?" Historia yelled too and pointed at him. The man removes her hand pointing at his face and seriously looks at her which makes Historia flinch. 

The man just smirked and quickly dashed half of his body closer to her which made Historia and heart race faster. She can now feel his breath! His face was an inch away from her face which made her blush at what he did. "Young man? Smack me in the head? If you could do that I might give you a gift, My Lady. But, can you really do that?" he said and kept on smirking while looking into her eyes. 

Historia gathered the courage to push him away and she did. However, the smirk on his face cannot be removed which made him even pissed! "You are the one who enters my room without my permission! And take note, you are a man and I am a woman. Isn't that too weird, huh!? You pervert!" Historia angrily yelled which made the man look at her confusedly then smirked again. 

"What do you mean, My Lady? I have lived here for years already," the man replied. Historia's eyebrows rose in response to what he said.

"Oh, just fvcking tell me your name! Who are you!?" Historia was already angry, which made the man laugh a little and enjoy teasing her.

"Me? I am the water spirit, My Lady."