The sun has grown orange in the west when Keir woke up. The noise coming from the busy chirping of the birds outside from the trees lingered in his ears. He rose up from his seat after stretching his hands. Once he was finally on his feet, he felt good and refreshed. But he realized something. Something that caused him petrified. He slowly looked down on his injured leg with widened eyes. But because he had put a bandage around it, he couldn't see it without removing it. A lump on his throat was starting to form as he was catching his breath. To clear the disturbance down there, he swallowed it quickly. Then he began moving his leg little by little. As what he expected, he couldn't feel any pain at all. But to make sure he wasn't just hallucinating, he shook his leg hard and even kicked it on the sturdy brick wall. Again, he didn't feel a thing. However, Keir wasn't contented to the extent that he pinched his arm hard and there he w
A day passed and Méah's condition became better except for the rotten wound on her back. Keir was now on his way to the city to buy clothes for them using the money he found on his grandfather's purse. But he didn't tell Méah why he's leaving for the city. And it wasn't his intention to use it but they badly needed some new clothes right now. Méah was left alone in the house. As she was lying on the bed, staring at the boring ceiling covered with cobwebs, she suddenly realized something. For the past few days, so much thing had happened. Time flew so fast that she couldn't believe how the situation between the two of them became like this. They couldn't stand each other's breath the first time they met and now, they seemed inseparable. All of these will remain unbelievable for the rest of her life. She didn't even have any idea why Keir has changed the way he treated her. Although she wanted to know the reason but she's afraid to do so. Th
"Oh, no! They're here! Let's get in the house! Quick!" Keir panicked and walked past ahead of her. Méah didn't know what to do anymore but she just found herself following Keir. Clutching the lower part of the dress on both sides, she ran as fast as she could. Her heart was pounding hard as though it wanted to leap out of her rib cage. She have no idea where Keir was going to but she ended in the kitchen with him. Her eyes shifted from the locked door to Keir who was busily doing his own business. "Here. Take this. You must go faraway now." Keir handed her a bulky satchel that she don't have any idea what's inside it. His chest along with his broad shoulders were heaving up and down as he was catching his breath. Even though Méah was still in the middle of confusion, she took it without hesitation. She couldn't utter a word from the shock and panic that swallowed her whole. Her mind was freaking out that she couldn't think of anything else
Méah was stunned after hearing everything. She couldn't believe that someone of royal blood would like her despite who she is. But somehow, it didn't excite or made her feel interested. She was just in awe after knowing about. Other than this, she felt nothing more for an unknown reason. Could it be that she has turned numb after everything that she has gone through? Or because she don't feel the same the way towards the prince? Or she just completely shut off from the fact that the prince was going to get married? To her, as far as she can remember, the prince has always been good, kind and generous to her, treated her right, and most of all cared a lot about her. And she was grateful to have met someone like him. She couldn't ask for more but wish him a good and happy life. Méah was holding her breath when she heard the noise behind the door that she's leaning on. She's aware that it could be the dish shelf and someone was going to open it.
Méah didn't notice that she has already got out of the dark pathway. She was still even holding the torch without realizing it was now burnt down until the handle. While she was on her way, all she could think of was Keir. Everything was so unbelievable and unexpected. Keir just keeps on messing her head and making her lose her mind. How come that the person who wanted to kill her was the one who helped her to save her life? Has the world already turned upside down? The strike of humid air and the scorching rays of the sun made her realize that she was now facing a new chapter his journey–alone. Sweats caused by the harsh weather formed on her forehead and on the top of her mouth just below her nose as though a transparent, liquid mustache. She immediately set aside her thoughts to find her a place to rest as she felt like any time, she would burn under the sun's flaming rays. But unfortunately, there were no nearby trees or anythin
When Méah recognized the person, she felt the same chills crept throughout her veins. The look on the person's face reminded her of every single thing that she and her family had went through. How could she ever forget those scariest nightmares that happened in her life? Méah suddenly felt the flaming desire of revenge and justice. Now that she won't have to look for this person anymore, it was time for her to ask for the compensation in exchange for the lives of her parents. She will make sure that the pending promises that she had sworn to herself will be accomplished this time. However, it won't be easy for her to just show up in front of this person and do the thing that she longed for. Everyone was fully equipped and ready for battle. If she would recklessly act now, she would surely get killed first before laying the finger on her target. Méah needed a smart strategy. She decided to follow them by taking the hills and mountains a
After a few minutes of going down the hill under the night sky, Méah finally arrived on the area where the tents have gathered. But first, she hid behind the small thicket near one of the tents. She was figuring out the shifts of the guards. She waited there for almost half an hour until the guards began to leave their posts for the shift. When no one was there already, she walked towards her target tent in a hurry. Or else she might get caught once the replacement guards will come to take over the posts. Lurking in the dark shadows of the night, with careful steps, she held the dagger close to her chest. She was now near behind the biggest tent where her target was in. However, she was hindered by the shadows that she saw reflecting on the ground in front of her. She assumed it was coming from the guards who were watching the entrance of the tent. Thanks to the fire somewhere near these guards or she'll have no idea where exactly their
Méah couldnt stop herself from panicking hard. She had wiped off the traces of blood on her face using the portion of black fabric of the uniform. But even though there was no way for her to be recognized with the uniform and the head armour together with the sword, she was still anxious as she was filled with negative thoughts at the same time. Good thing that the uniforms were paired with cloak so her long hair was perfectly hidden under it. And so, she just stood straight right at the entrance of the tent and held her head high to make herself even more convincing. Although deep inside, Méah's emotions were stirred, making her feel like she will puke right now on her post. Méah remained frozen like a statue until the person passed by in front of her. She was thankful that the man didn't look at her. However, when he was about to enter the tent, he suddenly stopped on his way and looked back at her. "Why are you guarding here