Miss Louisa From the Valley of the Wind
The restlessness of King Peter
Margaret hugged Louisa tightly while crying sobbing. Saddened by the fact that her daughter became a widow at a very young age.
"Mothers... No cry. My heart is sad to see you cry" Louisa said as she rubbed Margaret's back.
"Aih. You are stingy not to let go of your embrace. I also want to hug my niece" said Sofia pura sulking which immediately responded to the laughter of Louisa, General Lucky, Reneisme and Jen's servant.
Margaret let go of her embrace, and wiped away her tears.
"I've let go. Don't say I'm stingy again. Brother hugs as much as you, no one is fighting with you"
"How are you, baby?" sofia asked while hugging Louisa.
"Good aunt. I'm just tired and hungry"
"Let's go in. Auntie has prepared herbal bath water for you. Your own grandmother concocted it. By soaking in it is very effective to relieve fatigue and soreness"
"Has grandma come aunty?"louisa asked, indeed from Lorine's memory she knew that Lorine still had grandmother and grandfather on her father's and mother's side.
"No dear. Your uncle won't let her come. Because your grandmother was as excited as your mother" she said in the last sentence deliberately kept off. Hearing that Louisa laughed, there was a sense of impatience in her wanting to meet the Valley family elder.
"You don't want to come in? Or just want to talk outside?"ask Margaret. "Reneism, Jen let's go in"more .
"Good Mistress"
They walk into the house. Reneism and Jen enter the servants' room to clean up.
Louisa enters her room, followed by Sofia.
"As aunt said. Auntie has provided bath water for you. Now take a shower, aunt will prepare dinner"
"Auntie don't have to hunt, I want to soak a little long"
"OKs. Enjoy it, but don't fall asleep.. In an hour you haven't been at dinner table, auntie will have the waiter pick you up"
"Yes aunty"di
Sofia came out of Lorine's room. In the kitchen he saw Margaret helping the waiters cook. Margaret who saw him came smiling.
"Was she bathing?"
"Sister, it may be a while. Has your sister-in-law not come yet?"
"Say your brother-in-law might be Landen just coming home over dinner. So we're not gonna wait for him"
"So she's eating out? Huh.. if it's a turn to have fun going alone, instead of taking his wife.."Sofia complained.
"Basic...Older people still love jealousy. He's not having fun. He held meetings with several royal ministers. If you come, you will be confused yourself. Don't know what they're talking about"
"Indeed if there is such a meeting their wives are not invited?"
"It depends on the meeting . If the important issues that concern the kingdom are discussed also those who have no interest in participating"
They talked while cooking until it did not feel all the cooking was finished. The waiter had arranged all the dishes on the table.
*****
Louisa soaked comfortably in a bathtub filled with herbal water.
"His comfort. Sofia's aunt was right. I feel tired like I am not alone. Now my body feels fresh"he's happy
He soaked for about half an hour, then got out of the bath and put on the clothes he had prepared before.
"Well when you eat. I'm so hungry" she complained and walked out of the room to the dining room .
The dining table had sat General Lucky, Margaret, and Sofia.
"Uncle Landen hasn't come, Dad?"he asked while pulling a chair
"Yet. He had a meeting with how many ministers. Let's eat first".
They eat voraciously especially Louisa who does not eat from lunch. Actually, at the trial there was a short meal session. But Louisa could not swallow a single bribe as she was still thinking about the trial that lasted longer than expected.
He really did get revenge by spending a lot of food.
"Leave it alone. At least wait a week he will become fat. Not as skinny as a board" Margaret chimed in.
"If later it's fat, we just stay weigh heavy" Lucky followed mocking.
"Dad, Mother, Aunt you don't know that food made lovingly tastes better. I haven't had lunch yet" Louisa replied.
"It wasn't lunch time. Father's daughter of why not eat?"
"No taste to dad. It was very difficult to swallow a single mouthful" Louisa said languidly recalling this afternoon.
"Who has no appetite?" a voice greeted them.
"Uncle, let's eat. We just finished. Mother and aunt's cooking is delicious"
"Ha.ha, you never changed my niece. Your mother and aunt's cooking is always the best. How many servings did you spend tonight?"
"Not many uncles. Only five portions.."
Ha.ha...
Everyone laughed at Louisa's response.
"Uncle had eaten outside. Uncle take a shower first, we'll talk again"
"Yes uncle."
Landen walked towards one of the guest rooms Sofia followed. Louisa, General Lucky and Margaret move into the family room.
About half an hour later Landen and Sofia came along.
"What about uncle's business at the palace? Already finished?"
"Yet. And it's not really uncle's business, it should be Lorine's. You make the decision but uncle has to finish it. You troublesome nephew..."
"Ha.ha.that's what it's good to have an uncle. Something can be bothered. So when is uncle's business done?"
"Maybe two or three today. Says brother Lucky you want to come to Hinom city."
"Yes uncle. If uncle has a long time to do, let me go first"
"can't. I will not let you go alone. It was a long journey. You wait for your uncle and aunt."
"I didn't leave alone Mother. There's Reneism, Jen and some of my trustees"
"Who were your members with you?"
"Nearly seventy percent of the members of the power of night want to stay with me dad"
"That's too much Lorine. However, they require no small operating costs. Where will you pay their mission wages"
"Of course I know it's dad. I plan to only bring twenty percent. Thirty percent I leave it to General Nico Larko and he has agreed. The rest led Hendrikus Rus to form an independent organization"
"What is the power of night?" ask Landen
"Eye eye organization and your nephew's information. And he's the chairman." Lucky replied.
******
The Gordon royal palace
King Peter was very nervous. The words that Louisa whispered before leaving really surprised her.
"How did he know? Since when did he know" his inner
"Is it possible that Dutch Philip was a traitor? But he could not dare to do it. Who knows?" various questions flashed through his mind.
"Had to be so angry about what happened that night.. And maybe that's why he intended to cut ties with Gordon's kingdom by asking to let go of distraction nine?"
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