The Devil's Temptation!

“Your Highness!” They stood at either side of the pathway, lowering their heads in a bow as Roshan walked by. The other maiden clinging to his side like a horn to a bull, secretly smiling and feeling important as everyone bowed in unison.

“Where is her chamber?” Roshan proceeded to ask, snapping the maid from her daydream and the maid quickly led the way for him. They walked past many rooms before stopping at the fifth room on the left side, and when the maiden opened the door, there was another maid waiting inside the chamber.

The maiden was sitting on the bed, but when she spotted his Highness make his way into the room, she immediately got to her feet and bowed her head, not meeting his gaze as her heart sped incredulously at the presence of Roshan.

“Your Highness.”

The presence of another maid in the room didn’t make sense, and the maid who followed him here briefly explained, “I asked her to keep watch incase case Chamberlain shows up, but it’s obvious that she isn’t here your Highness.” The maid politely informed Roshan, hoping he believes her now.

Roshan’s gaze surveyed the room, but he didn’t sense the maids’ presence at all, nor did he sense any magic being used in his property.

Is she really not here??

Before he could say something, the bathroom door suddenly opened, startling the maids who immediately hid behind Roshan for safety reasons, but to everyone’s surprise, it was no one but Agnes who stepped out, fully dressed, but the presence of his Highness and two maids in her chambers threw Agnes off guard.

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“Your...your Highness?” Her eyes widened, and she bowed her head immediately. The two maids who were more than willing to prove that the Chamberlain was fake news, felt their jaws drop open the minute she stepped out of the bathroom.

“She was in the bathroom?!” Exclaimed both maids as the mere sight of her shocked them to the core.

Roshan folded his arms, looking at the two maidens with a demanding stare. He had directly told them to keep an eye on the new Chamberlain in case she makes a slip, but now they’ve made him look like the fool in front of her.

“Is there a problem, your Highness?” Asked Agnes, “if you’re here concerning Lady Anna’s chamber, I have done my duty and taken care of the needful. You are free to judge my work and I’ll accept whatever results given to me, if I’m allowed to stay and work, or if I’m incapable and deserve to leave.”

The two maidens opened their eyes so wide one would fear it might fall out. They had checked the bathroom themselves when they came in, they could swear she wasn’t in there when they arrived. So how did she take a bath and end up in the bathroom???

Roshan’s glare made the two maidens flinch back, and they kept a good distance from him since his Highness could easily erupt the unquenchable irritation they had forced on him.

Closing his eyes to think of something else, Roshan returned his attention to Agnes who’s head was still kept in a low bow. She carried not a single negative vibe, but if she wasn’t here to harm anyone, then why can’t he read her mind??

“What is your decision, your Highness?” Agnes’s calm tone reminded Roshan that he gave her a day to do a good job, and that day has already elapsed.

“Indeed you’re right, that’s why I’m here.” He turned the tables, freeing himself from future suspicion. If he had stepped into the room alone, then his presence would have alerted Agnes. Luckily he brought in two maids, reducing whatever thoughts the Chamberlain must have of him.

“Miss Agnes, you’re staying in the Viscarrian Palace.”

~

When the yellow sun had risen properly to the blue sky, Anna and Levi sat together on a bench. They had just finished training for the day and Anna was trying hard to catch her breath.

“You’re taking in a lot of air, are you sure you’re fine?” Levi began by asking a sincere question. Noticing he was worried for her, Anna smiled and shook her head, reassuring him that she was alright.

“It’s just you were too fast for someone like myself to catch up with.”

“Demons are naturally fast, I’ll slow down a bit for you so you can gain more insights yourself.”

He thoughtfully suggested, and Anna’s face beamed. The air surrounding two of them was a friendly one and since they were done with training, Anna figured it’d be the right time to ask.

“Uhm Levi.” She looked at him, but the young Demon was childishly playing with the wooden sword as he twirled it in his hands.

“Last night_ where were you going to_ last night?’ She found the courage to ask, and at the mention of what happened last night, Levi stopped tossing the sword, as though a current had run through him and it was expected.

“Don’t think I’ve forgotten, you told me not to mention it to anyone, and you vanished when Roshan showed up at the stairs.”

He ran away from sight, and that part had stunned her even more. Looking at Levi now, his lips displayed a smile that didn’t reach his eyes, cause he made a slip and revealed the sadness he’s been hiding_ and still trying to hide it.

“It’s normal to be curious Anna,” Levi softly cut in as he kept his sword away, “pretend you never saw me last night, thinking about such things can be harmful to your health, most especially when they have nothing to do with you.”