"If you need anything, please let me know."
As I looked into the room with a stern gaze, the lord of the castle stood by the door and spoke to me. Barcas, who had taken off his coat and hung it by the fireplace, asked in his characteristic nonchalant tone.
"I would appreciate it if you could bring me water to wash and hot wine."
"I will call the maid immediately."
As the man withdrew. I slumped down on a chair with velvet cushions.
From early morning, I was in a state of exhaustion from touring various cities and villages. I pretended to tidy up my damp skirt and gently rubbed my sore knee.
Barcas, who was watching me with a sidelong glance, opened his mouth quietly.
"I'm going to call a healer, so you should rest for today."
I frowned.
"What about you?"
"I am planning to have a meeting with the lord of the castle. It may be late, so go to bed first."
"When did you not do that?"
I shot rather sharply.
We had shared the same room for the past few days, but I had never seen him lie down.
Barcas always worked until dawn, sometimes staying up all night with the local lords. Every time I entered the same room, my nervousness was overshadowed.
I, who glared at him with my mouth closed, soon lay down on the bed.
"I'll take care of myself, so you'll do your job."
Barcas, who had been watching quietly, let out a small sigh and opened the door.
Soon after, the castle's servants entered the room with trays of wine and fruit, as well as a wooden bathtub with hot water.
I called the nanny to wash myself lightly, and ate a few pieces of honey-pickled fruit with wine.
The,n as I was about to ask the healer to burn the sleeping candle, I heard a rather loud laughter outside the door. Apparently, the knights had a drinking party.
I, who had a sullen expression, suddenly stiffened my shoulders. High-pitched laughter was mixed with the loud noise.
I urgently shook the nanny who was dozing off in front of the fireplace, to awaken her.
"Nanny, do you have any daughters here in the castle?"
"How do I know that?"
The nanny retorted as if she were somewhat embarrassed.
I snapped nervously.
"Did you hear anything while going back and forth?"
"I don't know either. I was called right away as soon as I arrived."
The nanny let out a heavy sigh.
"Rather, can I stop and go back to my room? I need to take a break, too."
As I was about to send her downstairs, I bit my lip.
When I saw her tired face, less than a handful of conscience stung.
She must have been tired from traveling unfamiliarly, but she must have been very tired because she had to take my bath.
I nodded slowly.
"Yes. Just go here."
The nanny immediately went outside. I looked out into the hallway.
As the noise from outside became clearer, my stomach was filled with anxiety. This was despite knowing that Barcas could not make a fool of himself.
I, who bit my lip with an anxious expression, finally put on my coat and went outside.
As I passed through the hallway with the shadow of fire and went down the stairs, I saw a group of men and women playing in pairs.
I squinted my eyes and glanced at the men's faces. Judging from the familiarity of all of them, they seemed to be mounted warriors of the Sheerkhan family.
One of them pulled the waist of a young woman who appeared to be a maid and brought his lips to her ear. The maid blushed and giggled.
I, who looked at it with disgust, turned my steps into the hall.
Around a long table with food and drink sat Barcas's aides. They were also being treated to alcohol by a group of women, as if they were naked.
It seemed that the lord of the castle here was entertaining guests and had invited a large number of prostitutes.
I, who looked around with a fierce gaze, hurried my steps across the wide hall. All I could think about was that I had to pull Barcas out of this dirty place right away.
"Your Highness!"
As I dragged my throbbing legs through the banquet hall, I heard a familiar voice from a distance.
Turning my head around, I noticed a familiar face among the crowd and narrowed my eyes. It was an eastern knight named Tyron.
The man who approached me scratched the back of his head and let out an awkward smile.
"I heard that Your Highness will take an early break, but what is going on here..."
"It's noisy, so I came out."
I, who was rolling my eyes in search of Barcas, smiled sarcastically at him.
"I guess I've interfered with a good time, haven't I?"
"Hahaha."
The man blurted out his answer with an exaggerated smile.
I, who had been giving him a cold look, turned my gaze back to the bustling banquet hall.
"More than that, where is Barcas?"
"His Excellency is in the office on the third floor. Lord Darken asked him to be alone."
I, who had been scrutinizing the hall, turned my head in a flash.
"Just alone?"
Only then did he realize why I was rummaging through the hall, and a funny smile appeared on the corner of the man's mouth.
"Yes, all the maids have been bitten, don't worry."
At that moment, it was as if he had read everything inside, and my cheeks became hot.
I raised my voice.
"Who was worried!"
Then I turned around, and the man chased after me straight.
"You can't go alone. I will escort you to your room."
"No need."
"You need it."
The man said firmly.
"If anything goes wrong with Your Highness, the responsibility will fall back to us. Let's go."
Then he grabbed my elbow without a chance to refuse.
I reflexively shook off his hand.
"I say I don't need it."
As if surprised by the violent reaction, a thick wrinkle appeared on the man's forehead.
I left him alone and walked along the way I had come, as if I were running away.
As I climbed the dimly lit stairs again, my thighs and calves began to twitch.
It seemed like I had overworked my legs all day today. It was a bit late, but I felt like I should call a healer and ask him to cast a recovery spell.
I walked through the long hallway, tapping my thighs that were cramping with my fists. Then I heard a strange moan and stopped in my tracks. When I turned my head in the direction from which the sound came, I saw a strange shape of shadow flickering at the end of the hallway.
It was only after a few seconds that I recognized that it was a man and a woman clinging together like one body. It seemed that the food that had barely been pushed into my stomach would flow backwards.
I swallowed my nausea and took a step backwards.
Just then, my eyes met with a boy who was kissing a plump maid stickily.
I swallowed my screams.
The person who was messing around in the hallway was none other than Barcas's brother.
I, who had been hesitating, turned around in a hurry. Then I lost my balance and fell to the ground.
The heavy Impact sent intense pain from my knees to my pelvis and lower back. I let out a breathless scream with tears in my eyes.
"Sister-in-law!"
Seeing this, Lucas pushed the maid away and rushed over to me.
I fiercely slammed out his hand to support me.
"Don't touch my body!"
Lucas flinched and stepped back.
I, who had been glaring at him with icy eyes, whined and stood up.
I struggled to step with one hand against the wall, and Lucas, who was stiff, muttered to himself with a resentful expression.
"Is it because of what you just saw? I didn't ask her to do that first. I just accepted it because she said she would give me a good experience."
My ears were about to rot at the hesitant words.
I gave my a look of disgust.
"Who said what? Why do you dirty other people's ears by talking about things I didn't even ask?"
Lucas's face turned red.
He tightened his jaw and widened his eyes fiercely.
"Why are you so embarrassed by just one kiss? You're going to do more things with my brother every night..."
I flew my hands like a whip.
As if anticipating the attack, Lucas snatched my wrist again.
"Hah! Do you know how long I will be beaten? If you hit me one more time. I won't be able to put up with it anymore...!"
The boy, who had been lowering his voice as if threatening, suddenly shut up. He seemed to notice my face, which was hot as if it had been on fire.
He blinked blankly and muttered in disbelief.
"No way, the two of you haven't done anything yet... Ugh!"
I kicked his shin, and Lucas bent his back.
I slammed my fist into his back.
Lucas, who was helplessly beaten, pushed me against the wall.
"Hey! That's how your temper is, so you haven't even pointed a finger yet!"
He roared fiercely, as if a fever had risen to the tip of his head.
I shrugged my shoulders like a stabbed person.
The boy, who was looking down at my face with a burning gaze, added cruelly.
"Maybe my brother hasn't forgotten his ex-fiancée? He loves having sex with that girl so much that he can't do it for you..."
I didn't want to hear a word anymore.
I put my nails, which I had started growing back a few days ago, into his loose lips.
With a scream, I grabbed his arm.
His slender body fell backwards as if a little embarrassed by my behavior of rushing at him like a madman.
I sat on his stomach, opened his dirty mouth that looked like a toilet, and grabbed his slippery tongue with my fingers. His sunburned face was as if it were about to burst.
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