I Will Protect You This Time

Episode 31

(Angry Ella)

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Drip* Drip*

Water droplets were slowly falling on the white marble floor creating a calming sound.

Haa~

Isabella breathed out. As it was cold, her warm breath was visible.

She was leaning on the side of the bathtub while resting her head on her arms. The steam of the warm water is covering her naked body as if to hide her mesmerising beauty. Her long wet golden hair was floating on the water. What an enchanting sight!

I slowly opened my eyes. I wonder when I fell asleep. Well, it can't be helped.

I should get up now.

Suddenly a ray of blue light came to my eye.

I looked at my hand. The wedding ring was shining.

It's the colour of his eyes…

Leonus…

Sigh~

I should go back now.

Ring* Ring*

I rang the bell that was on a table near the bathtub.

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I wonder what's taking Anne so long.

I rang the bell again.

Ring* Ring*

I should wait a few more minutes.

I looked around the bathroom.

It's really beautiful! The whole bathroom is made of Beautiful white tiles.

I have never seen a bathroom as large as this! The bathtub is so big that it can fit 4 people easily. There is a wide window covered with satin curtains and beautiful candle holders beside the tub.

Haa~

Why isn't she coming yet?

Ring* Ring*

I got up and walked out of the tub.

Suddenly-

"Princess! You called?"

I flinched.

Ella suddenly burst into the bathroom.

Haa~

I sighed in relief.

"Ella! It's you!"

"Oh! Pardon my rudeness, Princess. Greetings!"

Ella gasped and bowed in a hurry.

"Don't worry about it. Get up."

"Thank you, My Lady. Oh my! You are wet! You will catch a cold standing like this!"

Ella then hurriedly got a towel and started wiping me.

"Dear lord! Princess! How long have you been standing like this! I can't believe this! When did you even come to take a bath?"

"It's… Umm… After we reached the palace…"

"What? Princess! It's already afternoon!"

What? Afternoon! How long have I been sleeping?! And why didn't Anne wake me up? Aghh!

"I can't believe this! Where is Anne! Tch! That… Ughh! My Lady! You have to call me from now on! I can't believe this… … …"

Ella kept on fussing. I can't believe she is so worried about me!

Somewhere in my heart, it feels warm…

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"So why did you come here, Ella?"

"Oh, that! I am assigned as your Personal Maid, My Lady."

Ella said while drying off my hair with a towel.

"I see."

Well, she seems happy to serve me. And she is a good person too. It shouldn't be a problem.

"And I came here mainly to inform you about the Mating Ritual. But heard you ringing the bell. Honestly, I thought you were resting. But-"

She's going to nag again.

"Mating Ritual?"

"Huh? Yes. It's a sacred ritual of the Royal Family of the Fellmirr. You can think of it as the Wedding Ritual of Fellmirr."

"Oh. I have never heard about it."

"Don't worry, My Lady. It's nothing that complicated. The Ritual will be at night. And it will be like the wedding in Loire… Umm, there are some differences but that's not something you should worry about. And there won't be many people either."

"Oh- Okay. At night… You don't mean 'Tonight', right?"

"Yes. It will be held tonight. At first the Ritual. Then a banquet. It will be a busy night today. So you should rest while you can."

After a while, Ella helped me change into a nightgown.

"My Lady, what do you want to eat?"

"Nothing really. I am tired…"

Yawn~

"But My Lady…"

"And sleepy too…"

"Ah- Okay. You can sleep."

"Yes."

"Then please excuse me."

After that, Ella bowed and left the room.

And I jumped into bed.

The fireplace is burning while making crackling noise. It will be evening soon.

I pulled the blanket.

Haa~

It's so warm. The bed is really soft too.

I don't understand. I just slept. And yet I feel sleepy again-

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Ella was walking in the hallway.

I can't believe this! That b*tch Anne! How dare she! I have to give her a piece of mind.

Poor Princess. What if she catches a cold!

What if she drowned herself in the water!

Aghh! I can't even imagine!

That b*tch! Not only did she lie about the Princess but also she neglected her.

And here the Princess thinks so much about her!

Sigh~

Well, I have to teach her a lesson in a way that she can't even think of doing something like this again.

I can't let the Princess know about that though.

But where is that b*tch anyways?

After that, Ella started looking for Anne.

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"My Lady! Tch! Wake up!"

"Oh. Anne… What is it?"

Isabella got up while rubbing her eyes.

"My Lady! I heard you have another maid!"

"Are you talking about Ella?"

"Yes! That one! How can you! How can YOU have two personal maids!"

"She was assigned by the Crown Prince to be my maid, Anne."

"What? That- Refuse her."

"What?"

"Say that you don't need another maid."

"Anne. You do know I can't do that. And Ella is a good person."

"You- How- Aghh! Forget it."

Saying that Anne burst opened the door and got out of the room.

Thud*

"Why is she angry again?"

Sigh~

I looked outside. It's evening.

Now I am not sleepy anymore. What to do...

Well, I can read some books.

I slowly got up from bed and started heading towards the room that had a huge bookshelf. Or should I call it my small library?

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'That f*king b*tch! How dare she! I can't believe this!'

Anne was walking in the hallway. She was furious thinking about Ella.

'How dare she threaten me! That animal!'

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The Maid's Quarter

Half an hour ago.

Bam!

Ella burst open the door and said angrily,

"You! Hey, you! Get up!".

The Servant's Quarter… It's on the East and West sides of the ground floor of the Royal Castle. It's a place where the workers of the Castle stay. The east side was used by male workers. And the west was used by the female workers which was mostly known as the Maid's Quarter.

The maids quarter had almost 20 rooms. Each room has 4 beds.

Except for the night, it remains empty most of the time. As the maids remain busy working most of the time especially in the morning and evening. Only on rare occasions like if a maid is sick, does she stay in her room.

It's evening. One of the busiest hours for the maids. As they had to light up the whole Castle and prepare dinner for everyone.

But today is the busiest day for all the servants of the Castle. It's because of the Welcome Banquet for the Crown Princess.

All the servants were busy since the morning decorating the banquet hall and also preparing food for all the guests who will be present at the banquet.

But one person was sleeping peacefully in her bed. And she wasn't sick. It was Anne.

"Tch! What is it? How can you enter my room like that?"

Anne said angrily while rubbing her eyes.

"You-! How dare you! How can you leave the Crown Princess unattended!"

Ella said angrily.

"What's wrong with that? She was sleeping anyway."

"What? You- She was sleeping in the tub! And you left her there like that!"

Ella said while clenching her fist.

"Tch! Shut up! The water was hot anyways. She won't catch a cold."

"You- Are you dumb?"

"What? Did you just call me Dumb?"

Anne angrily got up from bed.

"What if she had drowned herself in the water? What would you do? Do you know what you have just done?"

"She didn't really drown, did she?"

"...Hah! I can't believe this!"

Ella scoffed.

"Wh-"

Ella interrupted her in the middle and grabbed her by the neck. She then said in a bloody tone,

"Do you know what you have done? She is the Crown Princess, the Future Empress of our Fellmirr. Not only have you failed to serve her properly, but also you neglected your duties as her personal maid… Negligence towards a Royal Family Member. Because of you, she could have died. Do you know it's nothing less than Capital Offense, an attempted murder of a Royal!"

"What? A-Attempted murd-"

"You don't probably know this, but I am a Beastman too. You know what… I want to kill you and rip you to pieces right at this very moment. And if I do… No one will say a thing to me. You know why? Cause I will reveal everything you have done until now. You think I don't know anything. Her Highness, the Crown Princess told me everything you did to her. What will happen if the Crown Prince knows that? Do you want to know?".

Anne collapsed on the floor while trembling in shock.

"From the looks of it, you probably don't…"

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"I am warning you! If this happens again, I will let everyone know what you have done until now. And also the fact you lied to me on the first day."

"Y-"

"Oh! Another thing. I am also the Crown Princess's personal maid now. So don't forget, I will always be watching you."

Saying that Ella left the room.

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"Aghh! That f*king animal!"

Haa~

Calm down, Anne! You have to think about something!

Something that will break the trust between those two.

Here I thought I won't ruin her reputation here. But I guess I will have to do that.

Hahaha~

I am sorry, My Lady! But you brought this upon yourself!

An evil smirk was visible on Anne's face.