Siren's Song

Episode 11

Nanny went downstairs and then she saw the personal maids of the queen going somewhere else beside the throne room. Nanny said "it led to the basement prison. Why do they carry the food there". Nanny forgot her duty and then she followed the queen's maid by heading to the basement. The dark basement is surrounded by spider webs, the torches on the wall and it is too dark to see the end. She followed them by caring for her step and noticed not getting noticed at that time. There might be something hidden in the basement. The maids carry the food trays to the secret room at the end of the road. She couldn't follow them because it was locked by a masterpiece lock system. She looked closer and looked at the lock on the door. She saw the lily flower-shaped lock. Then, she turned back to where she was from. At that time, she heard the steps of toes coming down the stairs in front of her. She hurried to find the place to escape from that person. She focused on footsteps and then she realized that person might be the personal maid of the king. The personal maid of queen Ommela and personal maid of king Onnela were siblings who came from the land of Pascestor Abyss. The other maid assistant of the queen came from her mother's land, Moryan. The queen gave her the name Yigrit. Nora watched all their steps and wanted to know what was behind that door. But she knew it was breaking the privacy and rules of Evalon palace. If they found out, she might get fired by them immediately. So, she decided to keep in mind her own business. Her business was to take care of her princess and protect her from accidents and possibilities as much as she could. Nora came from the land of Patheon like her sister. Jora went to Pascestor Abyss with the queen of Patheon's recommendation. Since that day, the queen of Pascestor Abyss and the current queen of Patheon already have a close relationship. Phobe and prince Vlain of Patheon were childhood friends to Lily. She wanted to know why the king and queen of Evalon decided to engage their princess with that family. However, the princess's parents made this decision for many future benefits. After the announcement, she saw the princess wasn't happy enough. The princess liked to be alone and loved nature. The prince was following her all around because he was annoying her most of the time.

She couldn't stop her thoughts on her way to the queen's room. When she reached arrival, she knocked on the door twice. And then, the man came up to open the door. She passed the first door and went into the inner room where the queen live. She knocked upon the slightly open door. The queen said "come in". Then, she opened the door and get into the room. She bowed to the queen and told "I must report about the princess". The queen said without moving her cup of camellia tea "what was that". She said "I found out the flower pots in the princess' room were all cracking down on the floor and the princess was holding the dagger while sleeping". The queen said, " Don't you know my young girl had the weird habit of sleeping". She said, "your highness, I am not meaning that to you, but I am afraid if something bad happens to the princess". The queen glared at her words and said "I rent many guards and maids to watch the steps of the princess around her room and library room. Now you just point me out as a careless mother". She kneeled down on the floor and said, " That's not what I mean, your highness". The queen said, "I see, you should leave now". Then, she stood up and bowed to the queen, then left. She wanted to know why the queen had changed her behaviors lately. She knew her duties in the princess's daily life were nonstop. She decided to stay and watch beside the princess from now on. When she got back to the princess's room, the princess was still sleeping in bed. She moved to wake up the princess, but the princess opened her eyes slowly, and then she said, " Have you fully woken up now princess". The princess said, "Ms. Nora, please give me a cup of water". She said, "hurry and get up or you might be late for school". The princess said, "I can't move Ms. Nora". Ms. Nora went near to the princess and tried to help the princess as much as she could. After she tried to put the princess's body up, the princess was able to move again. Suddenly, the princess started crying out loud. when the princess hugged her tight and cry, she try to make princess feel calm and unstressed. She couldn't ask about why princess was crying so loud. the princess stopped after the tears out so much. She said "are you okay". The princess moved away from her and then got up from bed and headed to the bathroom. Nanny cleaned the princess' bed and tried to settle everything up. She took out the sweating bed sheet from the bed and called the maids by ringing up the bell from the upper right corner of the bed. She placed the bad sheet and others in the basket. Two minutes later, the maids came up to take those. She ordered them to change the curtains and swept the floor and place the new flower pots near the windows and near the princess' bed. The maids said "Yes, ma'am". Then, they left. After the princess finished, she took the clothes for dressing the princess up. The princess put her hand out and ordered her to give her the clothes. Starting from that day, the princess moved herself far away from everyone. Ms. Nora couldn't understand why the princess kept doing this.

Every night, Lily went downstairs and headed to the garden to meet the tree man. The tree man didn't notice her when he started singing the lovely song. Under the moonlight, the tree turned to man and he sang by dancing all around. However, Lily hadn't found the white-faced horned man near that garden. One day, she was getting late to go downstairs. So, she met the guard at the kitchen door. Then, she acted as a sleepwalker by going back to her room. The guard didn't notice her at all. Since that day, her Nanny has kept guarding her in front of the inner door. She couldn't get out of the door. But she could still use the chalk, but it wasn't necessary. She could climb down from the ladder which was made of berry vines. Therefore, she used that way to go down and head to the back garden. The guard and chief gardener were scared to go there because they saw the strange figures at night. They called it a ghost or demon. She wanted to know what disrupts her mind all the time and what exactly that place is. She was lucky to meet the tree man on that day. The tree man stopped singing and dancing when he saw her. He said, " Do you hear me?". She nodded to him to say yes and then she asked "why are you singing at night". He headed down to the pond and said "it must be the curse which turned me into a tree". She said, "what do you mean". Afterwards, he pointed to the magical tree with tiny blooming pink flowers and apple-like fruit. She said "was that tree cursing you". He said, "Yes, it is". Then, she asked him about the white stranger in her dream. The man said, " Was you trapped in that tree trunk?". She said "Yes, I think it's my nightmare but it felt like real and you in my dream too". He said "it's weird, but I have saved you from that demon". She said "what are you really?". He said "I am the tree elf from the village called Oakheart". She said "was it inside Evalon". He said, "Yes, that's why I am here". He continued, "my mother was being the good witch and protector of the village and my father was being the normal farmer who loved trees". He continued, "I learned the spells from my mother so I know how to shove away the demon-like him". She said "what do you mean". He said, " My mother told me that the demon's name was Abil. He took the child and the weak person's soul". She said, " That's why he got in here". He said "by broking the magical atlas to get near you he might use your nearest family member to come in". She said, "who could it be". He said, "I don't know about that much but it might be your blood-related person". She said, "would it be my cousin or other family members". He said "probably". They continued their conversation until dawn came". When the sun rose, he turned back to the tree and she went back into her room. Luckily, that day was a holiday.