Rebellious

In the end, the Emperor did not let Captain Marshall go back to his unit and just sent him to the Consort’s Palace to rest. Captain Marshall was still in a puzzled state when he realized that he was lying on a bed, looking at the ceiling. He does not know what he is feeling as he looks at his bandaged injury that was wrapped by the Emperor herself. He could feel slight pain but it is manageable. However, what keeps lingering in his mind is his inability to describe his feelings.

What is this? Why… does he feel comfort?

It was a novel feeling for someone like him. All the days he lived in his younger years, he was abused in the Marshall Estate whenever Count Marshall was away. His step older brothers and step mother would never let him rest for a bit when he is alone. They would make him do things a maid should do. They would feed him rotten food. They would always make him an errand boy. It is not just the ridicule that he keeps being patient of, it is also the constant beating from h