THEY ARE TOO BROKEN TO SEE THE OTHER PART OF LIFE.
EPISODE FIFTEEN
TITLE: THEY ARE TOO BROKEN TO SEE THE OTHER PART OF LIFE.
"she kept on rejecting the spouses"The guards gave reports to Adriel in a careful manner and he took a deep breath before turning to him.
"They were potential enough for her.Why would she reject them?Is she a dimwit or what?I'm just trying to save her life despite how risky it is."He yelled in frustration and the guard moved back a little.
He dare not reply to him at the moment,These days,Adriel mood swings are worse than Azazel,reasons not known to anyone.
He was just edgy all round the castle and refused to talk to anyone.
"I will keep sending the letters"He rushed immediately.
Adriel took a deep breath before walking closer to him.
"Don't send any letters again,If she dies with her father,I do not care anymore"He whispered in a deadly low tone and he nodded immediately.
"Well understood Master, I won't send the letters"He stuttered immediately before leaving his presence.
•
Onida woke up the next morning looking very down and gloomy.She couldn't take her breakfast,Her wounds won't stop healing despite the remarkable progress she has shown days before.
Is the Master responsible for this too?
Rita offered to clean the wounds but she refused her gesture since they won't help, Probably.
She withdrew herself to the small space at the back of the room.
Shortly,The mistresses who had just been demoted to slaves walked past her with their new collars fixed around their neck.
They lament in pain and distress because the old life they dumped will become their new lifestyle from now on.
She stood up immediately when they came into sight and watched as the guards led them away.
The last slave on the row glared at her and kicked her small bruised toes,She sank to her knees and whimpered in pain.
Onida stared at the maid and her glare was so deadly.
"You caused this to us,Had it been that you're not in the picture,Something like this wouldn't have happened"She yelled and threw a stone at her.
Onida tried dogging it but it ended up hitting her head.She burst into tears and sobbed softly and they molest her.
The guards didn't bother to stop them,They all jeered and threw stones at her.
"It wasn't my fault!"She yelled finally after she found her voice and they paused immediately.
"If you think serving the king's is a dream come true for me,I wouldn't be here crying and weeping all day..."
"It was excruciating...And brutal too,I never wanted this,I'd rather work as a slave in the mines than going through all these tortures"She added to her words and they stared at her for a while.
Luckily,Adriel came up to the scene.He looked like he was just coming back from the town.
He walked up to them and Onida moved away from him immediately.
"Is this the mine you're supposed to be?,Or you don't know the trouble you pushed yourself into?"he yelled at them.
The Mistresses burst into tears and scurried away.
After they left,Onida sat back on the floor,hugging her knees to her chest,she played with her fingers as she expect Adriel to drop those hateful words he normally says to her before leaving the place too.
"You were not even grateful I saved your poor self from them"He grimaced and Onida looked up to him.
"After they've done all these to me?"She countered back pointing to the bruises on her body which left Adriel shocked.
"What?"
"You would never appreciate it too"
"You little wench"He raised his hands up at her but restrained himself immediately.
"Whatever sorcery you were using on him,I will find it out and you will be..."
"I will be on my way to the room"She cut him off calmly and left the place immediately.
Exchanging words with him might make her loose temper.
He's just too broken to trust anyone around him,Adriel is just so obsessed with Azazel.
Adriel took a deep breath before going to Azazel's room.
He met him reading the scrolls as usual,He bowed slightly in front of him and he looked up at Adriel.
"You're getting better now?"He asked in a low tone and he nodded.
"Yes,Master"He mumbled and dropped the newly acquired scrolls.
"I signed the agreement with Calian and Zoe.Now,we will start the plan.It will take us more time since we will have to work against them when they least expect it."
"What will you do with the proceeds?"Adriel asked even though he was almost sure of what he would do with it.
But he still hoped he would consider the daughter.
"Divide it into two,Give the first half out to the less privileged,The other half will be for the slaves who worked with him,They will be freed as soon as I'm done with the war"
"His daughter?"He blurted and Azazel turned to him again.
He dropped the scrolls and walked closer to where he was.
"She will be demoted to a slave,A low ranking slave,According to the protocol "He stated matter-of-factly and Adriel shook his head.
"You can't do that,She never supported their actions,She's not like them"
"Give me proof to show that she is not like them"He yelled at him and Adriel moved back immediately.
"She couldn't do anything,She was powerless"
"I'm following the rules I laid down to show how transparent I am"He insisted.
"And I will never break them for people that aren't worth it,She will be my slave,A low ranking slave that everyone could trample on her,I don't care"He yelled, poking his chest.
Adriel didn't talk,or bothered to reply to him.
He knew that no one could change his mind.Nobody,Yuna will serve under him and there's nothing he could do about it.
He took a deep breath before walking away from the room angrily.
He slammed the door in a violent manner and Azazel only twitched his jaw.
He wondered if there was something going on between him and the Duke's daughter.
•
Rita almost collided into Adriel and the latter apologized briefly before walking past her but she ordered him to stop immediately.
Adriel rolled his eyes trying to control his anger and Rita walked closer to him.
"What happened?"She asked softly.
"It's nothing serious,you don't need to know"He replied simply and made to leave but she stopped him again.
"Whatever it is,tell me"
"It's about the war coming up,And you never showed interest in topics like this,Stop pressing it,Rita"He yelled in anger.
Rita nodded simply and smiled. "I'm sorry,I went overboard"She mumbled and walked away .
Adriel stopped him and sigh softly.
"I'm sorry,you can't just understand,I will explain more to you when I'm ready"
"You've been rejecting your food these days,Is it because...."
"I will be in my room"He mumbled simply before walking away.