(From Blue''s Perspective)


    The rest of the day was oddly eventless. And I did not feel like someone was watching me anymore.


    Time was passing too well and I was in a rather good mood which was very rare since all I did these days was worry about every single thing.


    ''What the hell? Why am I feeling good all of a sudden? Now I have a bad feeling about feeling this good...''


    "Your Highness is eating well today," Ruby said, during dinner. "It''s a good thing. If Your Highness keeps eating properly, you will get better soon."


    "Yeah, that''s right," I said. There was no point in arguing with her about this. This was something that both Demetrius and Ruby were hyped about. "By the way, do you have any kind of uneasy feeling?"


    "No... Why is Your Highness asking this?"


    "Well... Everything is going too well."


    "I don''t think so," she said. "This morning, Your Highness had to thank King Ford. Nothinges good from getting involved with other kings and queens. And then, that disgrace of red hair maid poisoned Your Highness''s tea. His Highness came running and was really worried. And not to be offensive, but Perita is getting on my nerves with her shouting.


    I don''t think anything is going well."


    Perita had gone to give the queen of Ataraxia a letter. But Dem managed to take care of the matter faster by involving the king of Ataraxia. That was why, I sent another letter to the queen saying that she did not need to take steps, but she needed to tell her maids to be careful.


    I was restless the whole noon, but now I was feeling refreshed. Perhaps it was because of the massage Ruby gave me. She was quite good at it.


    Ruby and Perita did not get along well. They did not argue, but I knew that Ruby did not like Perita for some reason. Perhaps it was because Perita was a bit noisy.


    "I understand you are not that fond of her, but try to get along," I said.


    "She gets on my nerves!"


    "She is just very enthusiastic about everything."


    "I still don''t like her," she pouted.


    "There, there, I understand," I chuckled, patting her head. "But still, try to get along with her, okay?"


    "I will do it, only because Your Highness wants me to," she mumbled.


    "That''s good," I said.


    I had three people surrounding me like shadows. One was my husband Demetrius who was overprotective, possessive, and dangerous. The second was Ruby, my personal maid. She nagged me about everything, took care of me all the time, did not let me do anything, and liked it when I ate as much food as she wanted me to. And thest one was Perita. She was my personal knight and a very energetic woman.


    But all of them were sometimes like puppies. Dem liked to snuggle close to me and cuddle with me. That time, he looked very adorable. Ruby was tough, but she also was like that. She liked it the most when I patted her head. And Perita liked it when I agreed with her odd requests and did as she wished.


    They were reliable as well as very fun to be around.


    And there was another person- Luc. He was the master of the magic tower of Querencia and Demetrius''s best friend. He was my friend now as well and he and I were very close. Luc was someone who could think a situation through and our thoughts were quite simr. He did not like moving around much. The only thing he liked was reading books and spouting strange facts about Demetrius.


    That was the reason he and Dem got into fights quite a lot. But in one word, Luc was quite amazing.


    In this unknown world, I was d to have them by my side. And I knew I could rely on them, especially my husband.


    "Shouldn''t Your Highness go to sleep now?" Perita asked after I washed up, having my dinner. "Your Highness is weak. It''s better to sleep early."


    "Well, I am going to wait for Dem."


    "But His Highness might bete."


    "It doesn''t matter. Besides, I slept a lot in the afternoon. I only keep sleeping," I said. "You should return to your room and have dinner. Then go to sleep. You are working too hard."


    "Your Highness is too generous," she said. "Are you sure that you don''t need anything else?"


    "I am alright. You can rest now," I smiled.


    I was waiting for Demetrius, leaning against the window. Since it was hot, I sat beside the window to get some wind. And besides, the night air was pretty refreshing as well.


    A pair of glowing yellow eyes, or were they golden? Someone was hovering over me and saying something, but I could not hear anything. And then the voice became clear slowly.


    "I cannot take you away from here. He is already here. But I have awakened a bit of your power. Hope it will help you, at least, enough so you can survive. Remember, he wants you for your power. But he is also being yed by someone.


    Someone is messing with his mind. You cannot escape from him, even if I help you. So, there is no point in trying that. The only thing you can do now is survive."


    "Who...? Who are you?" I asked.


    "I am someone who wants to help you," he said. "We are the same kind after all."


    I jerked awake, sweating profusely. This voice... those eyes... I knew what happened. I knew who it was.


    My mind was in chaos. But within the chaos, I somehow knew what was going on. I did not know what I was doing anymore or what time it was. It was as if my body moved on its own and before I knew it, I was running down the stairs as fast as I could.


    I knew where I had to go.