A Child

When Darya woke up the next morning, General Theobarlt’s room was already cleaned by himself. The room smells so fresh just like his fragrant, her favourite. When she got up, General Theobarlt was on the balcony who had received a message from the barracks with the help of their trained eagle.

Sensing that she got up from bed, he let go of the eagle after making a small written command. So he comes inside the room to see Darya, drinking the contraceptive tea he prepared for her. He immediately smiled and walked towards her to kiss her head.

“How do you feel?”

“I am alright. It is manageable. Where did you get clothes?”

“I asked the maids to get one from your room.”

“I feel refreshed, did you bathe me?”

“I was worried to wake you up so I just washed your body with a wet towel. And then I dressed you up.”

Darya nodded as she put her hand around his waist. She leaned her head to his chest. There was a bit of silence and General Theobarlt stayed with her longer. Until then, after a few mi