Scam Me, My Princess

SIX

This frightened me, what does he exactly want with me? What does he mean by healing? Am I to sleep with him? I thought he didn’t want that.

What am I to do? I need to execute my escape very fast, there is no need to stay here and pretend. I must leave tonight.

“You do not seem like you want to come, why so dull?” Sebastian asked, I quickly pulled myself together and I forced a smile, “Of course not Your Highness, I believe you misunderstood” I said, what was his problem too, am I supposed to jump up and be glad that I would be his relaxation?

I suppose others would because he is the King but I can’t.

“Make sure to hurry up. I shall instruct that you do visit me with a bare face, I do not want to have to wipe off the makeup myself” He said in an awkwardly distasteful way, there was no need for me to even mind him but there was just something about the King I found unwonted and I didn’t like it one bit.

As if he is so special

“I shall forever be at your service, Your Highness” I bowed my head until he left my room, immediately a group of maids came in as they stripped me off of my clothing, wore me a robe, and led me through to the bathhouse.

I couldn’t object to this because of the treatment, it was soothing, and at least I felt more and more relaxed. Who would think that a goon like me will be made to feel so special I have the King to thank for that.

As the last time, I was dressed and made to enter the King’s Chambers. He was sitting at the edge of his king-sized bed, vaping off from the pot which had a strong smell, his robe was loose exposing his bare chest, not impressed, my men has better.

I stood still and awaited his command.

The door of his room opened and maids brought in a great display of meals that I doubt he could finish himself. My stomach grumbled as the sweet smell of freshly cooked meals overpowers whatever the king was smoking--- I do know that smell from somewhere.

I was salivating, wanting to at least have a bite and have a fill for myself. Over here at the King’s court, I was treated as part of the maids because they all knew I was either a concubine or one of them, though I was neither.

They fed me whatever is served to the serfs, which was nothing compared to the feast before the King. I as a thief enjoy a better meal than what I was being offered here, just a slice of bread and a very minuscule-sized fish with water to stop the entire thing down.

I was always hungry but I couldn’t complain.

Sebastian picked up the glass of wine poured into the glass for him and drank it slowly, he turned to the court maid and said, “Take it away, I do not feel hungry”

I felt my entire body weaken as this man refused food that many of his people hunger for. With a broken heart, I watched as the food was taken away by the court maids.

My eyes followed till they had exited, biting my lips painfully as it hurts so bad. My eyes returned only to be caught up with Sebastian batting his eyes at me, embarrassed, I quickly lowered my head.

I know he saw me staring hungrily at the food taken away but he spoke nothing of it as Sebastian ignored.

“Stay here till I awaken. Monitor the door and make sure not to let anyone else in, if there is any strange behavior I might act like during my rest, make sure to wake me up.” Sebastian said, and I frowned, “Understood?” he asked to get a proper response to make sure I had gotten things clear.

Though I didn’t like this, I nodded my head.

Many nights I watched him sleep while relinquishing mine, I had no rest because immediately after the c**k crows, Sebastian will require for my presence and would send everyone else with him away, I don’t know if he ever notices that I doze off watching him work.

I lacked the will to complain because he was King but this was inhumane. He in turn doesn’t seem to mind.

The fact he trusted me enough to watch him sleep baffles me, how was he so trusting that I would not have him killed easily and save his people from the dilemma they were facing since he became King?

Thankfully another court maid came to take over from me before I could fall off, “Take some rest, I shall see you in the night” Sebastian said ignorantly as the other court maid stared at me with bewilderment, she was thinking something else.

Only if she knew I was dressed up to be made into a guard.

As I stepped out to embrace freedom, I saw a guard I couldn’t recognize that was assigned to the King, upon closer look I realized.

Jamil! What the hell was he doing here?

He slipped something under the vase, looked at me, and went away.

My sleep faded as this became my top priority, quickly rushed over to the vase and lifted it.

It was a note, wrapped in a small red piece of fabric. I looked around to see if I was being watched and immediately slip it into my pockets.

I went out to the well to get water for my bathing, there was no special treatment for me when it becomes morning. I made sure to look around to ensure no one was coming after I had filled my bucket.

I pulled out the note and read it to myself, “Come to the old chapel after dusk” Seeing this, I squeezed the paper and mixed it in water so that whatever was written would fade and wither away.

When I was done, I picked up my bucket and prepared to leave but I was suddenly surrounded. The swiftness of the court maid who had surrounded me and acted on the command of the senior, “Grab her”

My bucket fell from my hands as I was being pulled away, I tried so hard to release myself from their hold, but none of them would even budge.

Before I knew it, I was brought into the Queen's Chambers and made to lie face flat on the floor, I can't even believe that I have fallen this much to be treated as trash in the eyes of these royals.

"Is she the one you speak of?" Someone had said, I dare not raise my head to see who it was as I maintained my position.

The court maid who rooted me out, confirmed.

"I see..." the lady who sent her maids to capture me said, stash of coins was offered to the maid and though I couldn't see who it was, I was sure she was someone from the King's court.

There was a bit of silence when the maid left until suddenly the maids holding me down, held my hand forcefully on the floor, I winced in pain as I was being marched on all five of my spread-out fingers.

Pressing harder on my fingers, the woman spoke, "So you are the useless concubine that has sleeping around with the King" the woman asserted, She didn't let me defend myself as her maids brought in a large bowl of water and place it in front of me, "Dip her head inside" she ordered.

I was given no breathing space at all as my head was put into the water, and bubbles floated as I found no oxygen, they did this countless times and I was becoming weak and weaker the last time, the woman yanked a hand full of my hair and constantly slapped my cheeks, she put my head back into the water and didn't take it out though I was fighting with my legs, my hands were still being held down tightly so this was the only means.

She finally take my head out and threw me over the floor, I was shivering, panting so hard that all of my vision was blurred, I couldn't tell where I was anymore, this torture was taking a toll on me and it was only the beginning.

"Pull up her gown and get me the cane" The lady ordered and her maids did so, the cane that was given was used to flog my lower thighs, each strike was more painful than the last, I couldn't cry, I have experienced much torture than this but that was way back before now.

I held out strongly even after the two hundred strokes or even more as each time the court maid who was assigned to count made a mistake, the count was to be restarted.

"Crown Princess, Queen Mother is on her way" someone had informed.