Road to Durham (2)

After everyone get their own rooms, Edith went inside her own designated chamber. Since Adam's in a duty as a knight, he was busy doing his job and he couldn't take care of Edith as freely as he wants. He left her as soon as she reaches her front door.

"Hoahmm... Selena, wake me up when the water is ready. I want to take a nap for a while." Edith walks into the bed and positioning herself. She was sleepy even when the carriages still moving, but she was feeling uncomfortable to sleep inside the carriage. Fortunately, Lord Cassady asks us to rest by ourselves and suggesting us to dine in the evening.

The comfy bed made her ached back feels better thus she sleeps soundly. The room was silent, only her steady breath resounding inside the space. Edith dreams about her first time helping the head chef to prepare the restaurant main dish after her hard work in peeling and cutting ingredients for a few months.

She was delighted and working her ass off, trying not to make mistakes. She was sure that her hard work will bore a good result someday, but it was only her own beliefs. Her peaceful dream ruined when she saw a face of a woman.

"Poetri, you can go back to your old task. Cutting and peeling the ingredients, I'll assign Tania as my assistant. Keep the good work." The bastard said suddenly, while pointing his finger at that woman side. Then the scene shifted to the crown prince face.

"Don't you dare to come near me again. Creeps!!" He said in contempt from above, looking down at her. People at the surrounding area's keep sneering and laughing at my miserable self.

Edith woke up drenched in cold sweat. Her face paled, as she slowly takes a breath to calming her erratic heart beat. She swipes her sweaty face and shrugged, that shitty dream resurfaced again after a few days ago.

"I shouldn't sleep in the afternoon. That f*cking bitch like bastard dream taste awful."

Sigh...

She throws herself at the bed again after her sudden outburst. Unnoticed by her, Selena still standing near the door and heard her curses.

"Miss, is anything wrong?" She asks.

Edith who finally seen her felt awkward, she's clearing her throat and spoke. "Is the water ready?"

"Yes, I'll help Young Miss to take a bath." Said Selena helping Edith to stand from the bed. Her complexion was bad, and its to make her worried.

"Sure." She smiled and went to the bathroom. The warm water prepared by Selena is relaxing her nerves, her pale countenance slowly gained its color. She felt better after took a bath.

Selena helping Edith dressed in casual attire. Since the day she claimed to change, The Lady she served never wear an extravagant dress again nor did she stalk the crown prince. Her temper softened, but her words sometimes get violent but she didn't intended it for the servants. Over all, She became a good person.

Sometimes, Selena thinks that her lady become too mature and lost her childishness for some reason.

"Lord Cassady told me to inform my Lady about dinner, He asks my lady to come downstairs if you wish to attend."

"Did my brother will comes too?"

"Yes, Young Master will likely attend along with another knights."

A long-neck black colored baggy sweater with a red-carmine colored pencil skirt she wore was rather attractive. The little earring like a teardrop embedded with a ruby was a pair with the small necklace hanging outside her sweater. Since Edith's need to make herself presentable in front of another royal representatives, and she wants to irk the crown prince, Edith dared to boldly dressed out of Glacia customs. His shit like face in the dream was just perfect in ruining her moods.

Anyway, she didn't actually break the rules. Its just that she dressed differently.

"My lady, you are stunningly beautiful." Selena was is awe.

Edith red wine lips smiled at her compliment.

"Lets go downstairs." He stated proudly.

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When she left her room, a pair of golden eyes caught her attention. That man too was recently comes out from his room, The Grand Duke. Both of them stood solemnly and lost in each other gaze.

The last time he saw this little lady was at the banquet and in the afternoon. One of her appearance clearly resembles a blossomed flower, a warm youth and liveliness. But looking at her now, she seemed a ripen fruit ready to be pluck, especially those sweet red lips.

Forcing his dry throat, Isaac's spoke.

"Went for Dinner?"

"Ah yes, Lord Isaac's." Edith dazed at him.

Then this is awkward, Edith's didn't know what to do because her lingering minds on the past event would make her stutter in front of him.

"Shall we go together my lady?"his hand stretched out as I instinctively hold Isaac's hand. His long open-wave reddish dark hair was tied with a black ribbon knot, His messy wave bangs was placed on each side.

'Oh!' Edith's mouth slightly opened when she held his elbow, since Isaac's wearing a shirt with a black-patterned outer vest. Its show up his bulging muscles. The amber gemstone on his necktie complementing this alluring man.

'Thanks god, he didn't bring it up.' She thought inwardly. On the other hand, Selena who stuck on the side like a wallflower and couldn't yet to digest everything was startled because of the voice besides her.

"Let's follow our master."

"AHHH!!!"

Selena's face was shocked, her displeased face turned towards the source of the voice. He was a butler, the Grand Duke servant.

Jack

Like his master, Jack poker-faced was impressive. Although Selena throwing her discomfort, Jack was unperturbed.

They're leaving the inn corridor while walking side by side, followed by Selena and Jack who didn't say anything to each other.

"Umm, excuse me Lord Isaac." Edith's said breaking the silence.

"Yes. What is it My Lady?"

"I haven't returned the suit you lend me at my coming of age banquets yet, I'll send someone to deliver it to Salvatore Mansion right away."

"Sure, although it's fine if you didn't give it back. I don't really mind."

Edith wasn't anxious anymore, since Isaac seems relaxed around her.

"How about I treat you, Lord Isaac's on a meal as a payment of my gratitude." Edith's was delighted since Isaac was one of the person who had nothing to do with her based on the real Edith previous recollections, and She knew that This man was one of the important side character inside the novel, and then getting on Grand Duke good side was raising her survival.

Since I am not petty-minded lady, lets just pretend that I am not remember the kiss. Moreover, he didn't say anything about it anyway.

Thinking like that, Edith didn't ponder over it again. While Isaac's step halted near the stairs when Edith's suggesting a meal.

Isaac glances at his side and met her gaze on the air, Her clear red eyes was enchanting and yet it didn't contain any malicious intent or another intentions behind it.

He felt guilty for another reasons, his memory of kissing her resurfaced when he noticed the bold lipstick on top of it.

Painted with his color.

'She seems indifferent, did she doesn't remember any of it?'

Noticing his strange looks, Edith was in panic.

"Of course it's not like I do this with an ulterior motif !" She quickly shook her head.

'I do this for the sake of living!' "A-anyway, you're free to dec-" She added before Isaac question making her in disbelief.

"I heard from the emperor, that you'll temporary lived in Durham. So how are you going to treat me on a meal?"

"W-what?"

Her face looks stupid, Isaac was wondering where the hell did the foul-mouthed woman go away? Her animated face was cute that he can't help to let a light laughs.

On the contrary, Edith was elated to see his different emotion on his face because it's a sign that he thinks her in a good way.

"Of course, I'll treat my Lord when ever you are in Durham, or when I went back to Glacia in the future." She stated proudly.

"I see, Then I'll make sure to do that." Isaac said meaningfully. Their small talks still continued even when they on the stairway.

As soon as they reach people line of sight, many of them looking at their directions. They look like a couple, since the lady outfit mainly high-lighting the man characteristic. They did look like a pair.

For a man they can't help to look at the lady, although she dressed weirdly.

Men will always be men.

"Ohh! Edith!!" Someone called out to her from another side of the room. His Earl Grey hair swayed every time he walks, approaching Edith and Isaac directions.

"Brother!!" Edith said happily, Isaac led her towards Adam until her palm releasing his hand.

"I am sorry, I couldn't pick you in time." Adam's said sadly,

"Thank you, Lord Isaac, for escorting my sister downstairs."

"No, It's alright. I met her on the way in the corridor. Since all of us had a similar schedule, we came down together."

"Then Excuse us, Please have a good dinner Lord Isaac." Adam's bowed.

They parted...

Adam and Edith sat not to far away from the main table, She greets all the Durham kingdom noble along with Glacia noble who are presents, then greeting several knights because her older brother needs to do that.

Just when she could finally sit, the crown prince ferael comes inside, behind him stand his personal knight. His dark blue hair trimmed neat with a sword hanging in his side.