"This... this man," Edward mumbled as he stared at the picture on the soldiers hand. To make sure his next words weren't going to put him or his brother in trouble, he decided not to not reveal to the soldiers what had really happened with the man, how they knew him and that they had killed him. He instead asked, "what do you people need this man for?""Have you seen him around?" the guard insisted and Edward shook his head as he swallowed dryly. "If you haven't seen him then I guess we should--""There might be a possibility that I have seen him," Edward said quickly before the men left. "I just want to know why you are looking for him, that's all.""This man right here, Raymond Johnson, is a serial killer that has been on a murdering spree," the guard said after much hesitation. "He was found at the borders of this town where he murdered a few persons. He was chased right to this place.""Heavens," Edward mumbled as the guard finished his explanation. "The invitation that you annou
The guards carried the bag containing the head of the murderer and looked inside. The stench of the now rotten head hit them on the nose and they had to retreat and drop the head back on the table as they covered their nose with their hand and used the other to waft the smell away from them."That should be it," one of the guards said after a few coughs. He looked at the bag as if it was some kind of poison and the slowly walked towards it, his hands stretched to it. He took the bag with his left hand, making sure that he closed the too tight so that the smell wouldn't seep out of it but it did nothing to stop the spread. With every swing that they made, the smell seemed to spread throughout the room."We will take this to the council and inform them of the man's death," the guards said, his voice sounding weird as he held his nose tight."Understood," Edward said with a small nod. "Would the council call for us after? Would they need any of our presence?""We will let you know if th
Emily sat up straight on her bed and folded her legs down. She grabbed her duvet over herself and kept her eyes on Edward, urging for him to continue with what he was saying.Edward took in a deep breadth, trying to steady his shaking being before letting the held breadth out in a sigh. He then adjusted himself on Emily's makeshift bed, using his hands to support his balance on the uncomfortable bed.He looked up at Emily and asked, "can we take this to my bed? This one doesn't look too comfortable."Emily gave a short laugh before saying, "why? Why can't you say whatever it is that you want to say here? I have been laying on this bed for three days straight now and you don't see my complaining.""I don't mean it like that," Edward said, trying to defend himself. "I just want us to--""You just want us to consummate, isn't it?" Emily mumbled with a scoff and Edward shook his head."That is not what I wanted to say--""Then what is it that you wanted to say, huh?" Emily asked, her voic
"So tell me all about home," Emily said as she grabbed a bread from the plate in front of her and put it in her mouth. She swallowed it and accompanied the bread with a small glass of milk before turning back to Victoria and asking, "is my sister fine? Is everyone at home fine?""Everyone is fine, Your Grace," Victoria said and Emily gave her a look that made her to immediately change her words. "I meant, everyone is fine, Emily.""That's much more better," Emily said with a short laugh as she picked up another piece of bread and put it into her mouth. "Has there seemed to be any change since I left?" Victoria shook her head."Apart from your sister turning me to her personal servant, I don't think anything else has changed," Victoria answered as she stretched her hands to Emily's plate. She paused and looked at her mistress, asking for permission to take a piece and Emily nodded."You don't have to act like I marrying a Duke has changed who I am, Victoria," Emily said with a shake of
"This place has a lot of trees and flowers," Victoria said as she and Emily walked outside of the house. She walked towards the trimmed bushes surrounding the house and saw a small flower that had just started to blossom among them. She then plucked it off the rest and began staring at the petals on it. "Beautiful, isn't it?" Emily said as she took the flower from Victoria and sniffed it. It gave out this sweet honey smell that made Emily's belly to rumble. "Yes,it is," Victoria said with a small smile. "This whole place is really beautiful. More than home, if I do say." Emily raised her eyes to Victoria gave her a look causing her to laugh out loud. "That is your opinion and not mine," Emily said as she returned her attention to the flower in her hand. "I personally don't think there is any place like home and I don't think there will ever be." Victoria nodded. "Maybe you just have to accept this place as your home before that feeling ever comes on you," Victoria said and Emily
"You know, I have never been the kind of person who is great at giving advices," Baton said as he poured himself another cup of tea from the kettle. He then turned to Edward who was still sitting on the couch and asked, "do you care for more tea? It seems like yours has finished." "I don't think I want more," Edward said with a small smile as he held his grumbling stomach. He had forced himself to drink the tea that his uncle had given him and taking another one would just mean suicide for him. "Nonsense," Baton said with a dismissive wave of hand. "I will get you another but you will have to pardon my using another cup. Your cup is far away and these bones don't work as they used to." Edward fake laughed at his uncle's joke, watching painfully as he picked another cup and poured him another tea. The black liquid that his uncle called tea poured out of the kettle and into the cup while hot steam rose from it. "Honestly though, uncle, you don't have to do any of that," Edward sai
Baton walked into his house and Edward could hear him cursing and shouting profanities as he scattered the place. He was probably looking for something but Edward knew that whatever it was that he was searching for would be like a needle in a haystack. Whatever he was looking for was probably hidden under the pile of clothes in the sitting room. Edward couldn't even imagine the things that would be under there if the old man was to even search the pile. If he could find a rat in the man's couch, who says a snake won't pop out from under the cloth pile. Edward sighed for the upteenth time as he pulled out his pocket watch and stared at it. Time seemed to be running fast and Edward wanted so much to go back home. As much as he didn't enjoy his wife's company, he still preferred the comfort of his manor to the mercilessly cold wind blowing against him."Just wait a moment, Edward, I think I have found what I'm looking for," Baton shouts from within and Edward grumbled. He knew for sur
Emily returned to Victoria who had stood by the door side watching everything that happened between her mistress and her husband. She, Emily, was pained and furious and the joy that she had once felt from Victoria being with her immediately washed away. "Is anything the matter, Emily?" Victoria asked as she followed Emily who had walked past her, heading towards the other side of the manor. She turned to look at Edward before returning her attention to Emily and asking, "what did His Grace say? Is anything wrong?" Emily didn't answer and just kept on walking till she reached the uncompleted barn. There she fell on the ground and held her face as she cried. "Emily," Victoria mumbled as she bent down beside her mistress and tried comforting her. "You shouldn't sit in the floor, Emily. Your dress will get dirty." "Just let me be, Victoria," Emily said amidst her crying in a tone that said pain than anger. "I just want to be alone at the moment." Victoria shook her head. "As much as