episode 15
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They both reach in front of King Stone's palace, “Queen, why are you so upset … you just have to say thank you to him for saving you...”
“Do I really have to do this?”
Philip's face hardens, “yes that because you have insulted King … King forgave you with a big heart but you are not ready to say simple thanks to him?”
“But now its late night and ….”
“Queen, they often saved you from life's troubles … you just have to say thank you for that...” Philip goes away from there … “
Rose looked at the palace in front with concern, “ Will King Stone open the door of the palace for me? Only god knows... However, I am come here now.. I should tries it...”
Rose slowly goes to the door of the palace and knocks on the door, “King Stone I am Bethany … can I come inside...”
King Stone's voice comes from inside, “door is open … you can come in...”
Rose opens the door and goes inside. She sees King Stone's palace is really magnificent. There is a nice balcony at the back of the palace from where the back garden could be seen. King Stone sits in that balcony and drinks syrup, “Rose I think I have already tell you this afternoon …”
“What?”
“You don't need my permission to do anything anymore and in coming to my palace is also there...” Rose don’t know what to talk and she started looking around without saying anything...
“Why are you standing like this ….? Come here. Will you take the syrup...?”
Rose walked slowly and sit next to King Stone. She take a deep breath and start talking, “I'm sorry for bothering you in this night … I came here because you save me …”
“I don't care … did I ask you why you come?”
“But …”
“I can't sleep … will you sit with for chatting with me?”
Rose says in her mind, “What happened to him today? Who always gives orders, today why he is thinking of my mind, my desire...?”
“Rose … if you don’t want to stay, you can go...”
Rose laughs lightly, “No I will stay...”
King Stone holds a glass of syrup in front of Rose. Rose smiles and accepts it, “Your palace is very beautiful and …”
“For the first time I was scared when I saw you drowning in front of my eyes that day...”
“What? King Stone, you are alright …?”
King Stone stares at Rose in confusion, “I don't understand what happened to me … why I am scared?”
“King Stone forgive me …. I shouldn’t have to run away. I didn't think something like this would happen. Please forgets that whatever happened...”
“I can't forget”
“What?” King Stone suddenly embraces Rose, “Leave me... what are you doing...”
“Let me assure that you’re okay … you're alive...”
Rose was stunned, “King Stone, it would have be good if I had died... I am stuck here...”
King Stone shouts in anger, “You can't die. Understand that you cannot die without my permission... And don’t you dare to even think of dying...”
“You want me to live …”
“Yes...”
“You killed so many people … you don't care about anyone's death and you only said that even my death doesn't matter to you...”
“Yes I said that... “King Stone sighs desperately, “I will still say that I don't care about anyone's death but … I care about your death...”
Rose looks at King Stone in surprise, “Why? Why are you suddenly worried about me now?”
“I don't know … I just saw you dying that day and I was scared for the first time, I felt bad … I felt like I would do whatever I wanted to keep you alive. I have never felt like this before...…. I have never been sad to see someone dying, but even if you think of dying, I filled with fear. I squeeze your throat that day... Remember?”
“Um yes …”
“You fell unconscious on the ground and even then I unknowingly shouted your name. I was shouting loudly that Rose, don’t leave me...”
“What? Did you worry about me then...?”
“Yes …”
Rose laughs unknowingly, “You care so much about a maid...”
“About my friend...”
“Friend..?”
King Stone smiles and looks at Rose, “You said that it would be better to make friends … then Rose, will you make friendship with me?”
King Stone smiles and extends his hand.... Rose looks at King Stone in surprise for a moment and smiles and holds King Stone's hand, “So from today we are friends...”
“Yes... True friends
After a few days, when Rose wraps up in the morning and goes out to the palace for a walk in the palace, everyone around her looks enthusiastic.
She heard two maids are talking with each other, “you know new things have come to the lunar festival this time...”
“Really … I couldn't go yet”
“So let's go after work today?”
“Yes... let's go for sure...”
“Lunar Festival … what a festival it is...” Seeing Rose, both the maids bow to her, “Queen Lunar Festival is the biggest festival here...”
“Can we go?”
Yes... of course... you can go...”
“Thank you Empress...” Both salute and leave...
“I didn't think there would be festivals during this time … but now I want to see that festival too...” Rose run to her palace happily... there Ella was cleaning the palace...
“Ella, let's go to the festival today...”
“What?” “All are talking about it in the palace...”
Ella grabs Rose's hand with concern, “Sorry Queen but you can't go...”
“What... but why?”
“Queen King is not here at the moment and you can't go out without King … If King got to know that you go to the market without asking him, he will be very angry...”
Rose's happiness turns to sadness, “Who knows when King Stone will come … Until then, the festival will be over. Even so, they allowed me to go anywhere...”
“But still... this is against the rules of society Queen...”
“I don't care … what's wrong with roaming around in festival? Everyone has been given freedom, so let's go...” Rose leaves the palace … Ella follows her.
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