
"Eh?!" Micellia was surprised, she took a few steps back.
"T–Master...is my punishment so severe that it has to be taken to the imperial palace?" his great-grandson.
Venus told him to come along. Micellia doesn't dare to talk. He was just trying to stay calm despite the many pairs of eyes staring at him.
Then we reached the palace garden. Two men were fighting wooden swords for training. Venus approached them and whispered so that Micellia would not hear him.
Afterwards, Venus left Micellia with two men in the garden. The two were both stocky until the girl retreated in fear. He began to get worse at Venus.
"Ah, what's the name of Miss?" ask one of the men in red.
Micellia with still no respect bowed. "I'm Micellia de Broof, sir," he said.
"Alright Miss Micellia, Miss take this sword and we train against each other" said the red-clothed woman.
The scared Micellia became confused. He simply obeyed what the man was saying while looking for a way to escape. More precisely, he was watching the situation around.
"Why practice swords?" muttered.
The exercise begins without restraint. Both of them seemed to be fighting properly despite using wooden swords. After 15 minutes, the exercise stopped because Micellia was not strong.
The girl sat on the ground panting. He even thought that training was just a cover to torture her slowly. He considered this a punishment for him who was presumptuous to snatch the sword.
"But who's the guy who brought me here? Why did he leave me here?" thought.
"Miss I'm sorry to have attacked Miss. I'm just carrying out the orders" said the opponent.
Then 5 female servants approached them. One came forward and bowed politely. He whispered to the man in red.
"that, huh? Miss Micellia, Miss can come with them. I have no right to speak any more, just trust them" he said.
Micellia no longer has the strength to fight. He then resigned when brought the entourage of servants. At a glance, he saw a pair of eyes squinting from the direction of the palace.
"Miss, you can take off your clothes and shower here. Take it easy, the water is warm and has been given herbs" said one of the servants after they entered a room.
Micellia doesn't understand, "Why? What was? Do I have to be clean before I get punished?" tanyakanya.
The servants did not answer and only did their duty. Micellia again resigned as she had to take a bath and her body was cleaned by the maid. To be honest, this was a wise bath his whole life.
"What is this thing called pleasure before death?" thought.
"Miss, you can lie here" said one of the waiters near the long chair.
Micellia who had just dried herself up after the shower looked down in fear. The waiter told him again. "You should massage the relaxation. I know, after training the muscles of the body become stiff and tired" he told Micellia.
The girl simply said, "True, this might be the last time," inwardly.
"You should feel relaxed, Miss. Otherwise, it won't work and you'll still feel tired after the massage" said the waiter when he found out Micellia's shoulder was tightening.
"Se–actually, what is going on? Am I severely punished? Is this some sort of last wish?" micellia asked sadly.
"I don't know what you're talking about. I am only carrying out the orders of His Highness the Third Prince," said the person who was massaging him.
"After this, you will face it directly. Therefore, you must look fresh and beautiful in front of Your Majesty," he added.
"Are there people who are punished to have to dance like this?" he thought as he looked at the mirror.
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"Miss Micellia entered the room!"
There was no one in the big, big room. Only a handsome man in white robes was standing by the window. He looked softly outwards towards the palace garden.
He turned his head and looked at Micellia who showed a scared face. That peach-colored dress is perfect for Micellia. Venus blinked her eyes repeatedly.
"You're a great fit for the dress apparently," she praised without further ado.
Micellia linked her hands together below. He was very scared and wanted to leave. "Am I going to be a paid woman!?" thought.
"I'm sorry I scared you. You just relax—"
"I'm sorry, sir.I beg your forgiveness for what happened on the road! Please do not punish me!" Micellia suddenly sat down in front of Venus.
The man let out a slightly rough breath. He realized he had made a mistake so Micellia thought about something bad. He called one of the palace eunuchs to help him explain something.
"Miss, the one in front of Miss right now is His Highness the Third Prince. Miss need not fear, the empire never punishes people without reason" the middle-aged eunuch said.
Micellia was scared. "I beg pardon– uh...?"
He turned and raised his head. "Prince? Third Prince?" he mumbled in disbelief.
"Yes, sorry I didn't tell you. If I had told you earlier you would not have come with me" Venus said as she scratched her non-itchy nape.
Micellia again insisted, "Greet you the light of the imperial star, Your Highness the Third Prince Venus de Woove," she said, making Venus timid.
"Dad, I told you to relax" he said.
Kasim found something interesting happening in front of him. He smiled with a smile behind the arm that he used to cover his face. For decades he served Venus he never found this kind of event.
Just this time a Venus smiled in front of a woman. Therefore, the eunuch continued to hide his anxious smile. He retreated slightly and refrained from interrupting.
Venus extends her hand to Micellia. "Stand up, a beautiful girl like you should not rest in front of me," she said gently with her special gaze.
Micellia accepted the helping hand doubtfully. "I'm sorry I didn't recognize His Highness the Third Prince on the road earlier. I'm really sorry...!" said staggered.
Venus shook her head, "It's okay. I'm glad you didn't know me. That way, you can be here now" Venus said.
"Sorry to scare you. I just want to test you in sword practice with my soldiers" Venus said.
"Stay here, Miss Micellia. Your life will be borne by the empire, no, maybe I'll bear it most of the time" he asked Micellia.
"I want to raise you to be an imperial knight. You'll be under my own surveillance. Direct orders from me without intermediary other generals," Venus said seriously and firmly.
He ordered the eunuchs to take care of Micellia's needs in the palace. Venus grabs Micellia's soft hand. He kissed the back of the girl's hand and smiled.
"I'm amazed how you hold a sword. Just this time I saw a girl like you" he said.
"Are you willing to be my knight, Miss?"