The Bloody Crown

BC 21

The state of the dining place that Solar ordered for tonight was quite calm and quiet. Ferdinand was casually waiting for the arrival of someone who had been promised to have their meaningful meeting tonight.

While playing the tablecloth embroidery and staring around, Ferdinand began to dissolve in his thoughts. His thoughts about himself who had never even once brought his wife a romantic dinner together outside were like he was doing now.

Too many things are happening. Too many bad things happen. Until making Ferdinand and his wife have not been able to enjoy their happy state completely.

"Have you waited a long time?"

The sound that entered in his sense of hearing, made Ferdinand's daydream come to a halt. He immediately smiled as he stood up.

"I also just arrived, Princess Delana" Like a true gentleman, Ferdinand's hand immediately looked up. Delana quickly gave her hands that were immediately rewarded with a kiss of Ferdinand's lips. "Good night Princess Delana"

With both eyes sparkling, Delana smiled seductively.

"Good night Prince Ferdinand"

They began to take their respective positions with Ferdinand who immediately glanced at Solar in order to immediately summon the manservant.

While waiting for the maid, Ferdinand's handsome smile continued to rise. With a smile Delana kept trying to tease Ferdinand.

It didn't take long for a waiter to arrive with a bottle of wine and two glasses. There was silence during the waiter pouring the wine in a professional manner. Until another servant came while pushing the trolly and Ferdinand's voice sounded.

"How are you Princess Delana"

"Delana or Lana. Just call me casually Prince Ferdinand"

Ferdinand's head nodded in understanding.

"All right.... Lana's? or... Can I just call you Ana?"

Ferdinand's offer made both Delana's eyes more brightly sparkle, quickly nodding his head

"That sounds better. I like it very much"

"All right then. You can call out my little name as well" Ferdinand raised his glass up. Which immediately threw Delana following him. "William, just call me Will"

"Sorry gapa's. I borrowed the name of gapa"

Twirling her glass, Delana nodded enthusiastically. The sparkle in both of his eyes really looked very happy.

"Of course Will" Delana glanced around for a moment, then spoke again. "Have you come with your right hand?"

With his hand still twirling his glass, Ferdinand nodded briefly.

"really. I came with my right hand. And didn't you bring your waiter, Ana?"

"There was. He's waiting outside with my bodyguard"

Delana started sipping her wine, with Ferdinand following. Then Ferdinand very kindly spoke softly with his heavy voice.

"Actually, I've been wanting to have dinner outside for a long time by forgetting this strict grammar. Moreover, being able to eat while talking with an amazingly beautiful woman like you"

Delana's graceful naughtiness instantly slid from her lips as she stared fixedly at Ferdinand. Then back to talking.

"What about your wife? don't you mind going out with another woman like this?"

Delana's speech made Solar who was on the other table, from a distance, glance at Ferdinand and Delana cynically. Although Ferdinand could not see it, but he could feel a sharp, very unfriendly glance from his beloved right hand.

"Ohh, actually-" Ferdinand searched with the look on his face that began to turn into a dramatic wist. "My wife has escaped. He returned to his homeland"

Both of Delana's eyebrows raised, the look on her face began to look interested

"Snow? Why?"

Ferdinand's dramatic sigh blew. His lips again smiled dramatically while looking at Delana with a gaze made as sad as possible.

Basic drama!

"After I lost my parents, after King Fredrick, who was the cause of our forced marriage, was gone, my wife immediately used the opportunity to run away and never come back again until now"

Delana's hand put down her wine glass. And started putting napkins on both of his thighs when Ferdinand had already given the gesture to start their table manner.

"Aren't you picking him up?"

With a hand that began to hold his knife and fork, Ferdinand replied in a dramatic softness.

"I realized that our marriage was only for the alliance to unite the two kingdoms. There was no happiness for him, nor for me as long as we were married. So I'm self-conscious enough not to keep forcing this marriage"

Delana looked at Ferdinand fixedly. There was no look of pity or sympathy coming out of his two eyes. There were only interested and increasingly interested gazes that Ferdinand could read.

Look at this woman in front of him. I really don't like to feel stale. The same time he could-his mouth immediately invited Ferdinand to dinner like now.

The dinner that happened was due to Delana's blatant invitation that seemed to be completely indifferent to Ferdinand's status, even before Ferdinand spread the lie.

"Actually, I've heard a lot about you, Will"

One of Ferdinand's eyebrows swooped down while stuffing the best piece of beef into his mouth.

"Yeah? About what?"

Delana who had just chewed on the contents of her mouth smiled briefly as she looked at Ferdinand. Ferdinand, who understood that Delana was a woman born in noble etiquette, even royal rules, waited patiently for the contents of Delana's mouth to run out first.

"If your marriage is just a match. Because of this marriage, you also have to give up your lover. Am I wrong?"

Ferdinand's lips fell thinly while nodding

"real Ana. It's quite embarrassing because this story can get to your ears"

Delana's head shook.

"Don't be ashamed Will. Because it looks like you also suffered a lot because of your marriage, right? I also know, if this isn't the first time your wife has run off" Delana searched, then stared fixedly at Ferdinand. "Am I wrong?"

Ferdinand's dramatic long breaths blew.

"Even you already know that far" Ferdinand's right hand put down his eating knife to rub his nape for what use. "I'm really ashamed as a husband. I failed to make my wife happy until she ran away"

"It's not your fault Will-" Ferdinand glanced at his hand that had already taken off the knife as Delana's hand immediately grasped the hand that was already on the table. "You've tried. You even picked him up to Africa. That's a long way from Will. And to be honest, I think maybe your wife is also still forced to your marriage" Delana looked at Ferdinand deeply with a smile. "Maybe it's time you achieve your own happiness from now on. Just like your wife tried to do"

"In addition to being very pretty, you're also very nice, Ana. I did not misjudge it. And to be honest -" Ferdinand searched, while putting on his timid smile. "Your beauty and elegance have ensnared me a lot Ana. Even from the beginning I saw you that night"

Delana's cheeks met, a red veil filling her cheeks. Oh that's right! is that old aunty back as a teenager? It felt like Ferdinand wanted to get up tight now.

"You're praising Will too much"

Delana's hand released her grip, then lifted to close her lips that looked like she was already smiling widely.

"Sorry if you're distracted Ana? I'm sorry if my words make you uncomfortable, I just want to be honest"

With a timid smile still imprinted on her lips, Delana spoke softly.

"Actually me too. I was also very attached to a nice guy like you at our first meeting. And so I immediately found out about your marital status and life. And after getting it, I got the courage to invite you to dinner. Please don't think things through. I just want to know you"

"Oh where might Ana. I feel very lucky to get your attention" Ferdinand's hand was raised and stretched out on Delana's face. His knuckles rubbed thinly next to Delana's cheeks with eyes that tied Delana's shocked gaze with her spell of deadly temptation. "More can enjoy a romantic dinner with an amazingly beautiful woman like you"

--000--

On the other side of time Trancia. When her husband in the other hemisphere is busy seducing and flirting with other women, when his beloved husband is busy having a romantic dinner to please other women. Anastasia continued to spit out her empty stomach contents.

This morning. As people begin their activities under the beautiful clear morning sky of Trancia, the nausea continues to make Anastasia difficult. It was so nauseous that he could only stand weakly on the bathroom floor with his mouth constantly forcing him to spit out his empty stomach contents. Until there is only yellow liquid that continues to pool in the sink

Anastasia's whole body felt weak, every second she just wanted to vomit. I don't know what happened to him, but what he feels now makes him hesitate to continue their big meeting this morning.

The biggest meeting where he had to give the final blow to his enemies who definitely had to use force and attack.

Ruth, who had just finished making her bed and everything else in Anastasia's room, finally stepped into the bathroom. It's been too long for her nyonya to leave who just intends to make a little water. Too long, until he with a feeling of worry should check what happened.

TOK TOK TOK

"Your Highness... Do you need help?"

Silence. Until Ruth decided to be presumptuous and stick her ear to the bathroom door. He who is increasingly worried must get a definite answer about what is happening behind the bathroom door.

Ruth's faint ears could hear the sound of someone's nausea inside. Although not sure, but once again, Ruth hurriedly opened the door. Until he could see the figure of Anastasia who was now sitting on the floor with a weak drooping body.

"Oh my God! Your Highness!!"

Screaming in surprise, Ruth immediately jumped on Anatasia's body. With the chest filled with worry, Ruth immediately grabbed the weak body of Anastasia.

"Yes God... Oh God.. What happened to Your Highness?"

"I-I'm so nauseous and weak Ruth"

Ruth grew increasingly frantic and very carefully tendered Anastasia's frail body to the wall.

"The Next Your Highness. I'll call someone first"

Anastasia could only resign while closing her eyes. And again, the nausea back made his mouth continue to force to remove this his stomach that was not there.

Ruth was running around like an infidelity man. With a feeling of panic, he who had ignored the tattoos shouted at the guards and servants to call the female doctor and also to call Chris or Lucas.

Until his shout, invited Chris who was not too far away to guard around the corridor of Anastasia's room.

"What's Ruth?"

Ignoring his surprise due to Chris' sudden appearance. Ruth with forgetting and not being able to think of the slightest bit of politeness instantly pulled the young man's arm.

Although confused, Chris was caught following the series of Ruth with occasional ears began to be able to catch the contents of Ruth's plan.

Eventually, they reached Anastasia's room. And Ruth kept dragging him into the bathroom.

"Your Highness!"

Chris, who could finally understand Ruth's anxiety and fear, immediately shouted and approached Anastasia's body.

"Please lift Her Highness to her bed, Mr. Chris"

With no hesitation, Chris spoke politely.

"I'm sorry Your Highness"

After Chris spoke. Anastasia felt that her body was starting to drift. His weak body could only resign as Chris finally stepped up to put his body on the bed wearing only his nightgown.

"What happened Ruth? Why this?"

While enveloping Anastasia's body, Ruth shook her head with both eyes already welled up.

"I don't know either. I don't know...."

---000---

"Hallo the gentlemen and the honourable ladies... Welcome to Francia, welcome to Ross"

Thomas and his brothers-in-law, upon their return from parliament this afternoon, welcomed their first few guests who had come from afar. The guests of the Bosnian nobility who had come for approving their invitation.

"Hallo Your Grace Rubens's. Thank you for your warm and friendly welcome"

With a friendly smile on his lips, Thomas immediately invited his guests to enter the main building in the Ross area, Rubens castle.

"Please... Please come into our Ross house. May you not be disappointed in the simple circumstances of our home"

Speech filled with humour and words far from Thomas' reality, made his guests chuckle.

Simple? that's right! Ross is second only to Albany and its owner, the second richest noble in France.

Thomas began to take their steps to enter. As he stepped into his guest rooms, Thomas began to explain the places where they would gather, the places to gather as long as his guests would be in Francia. Starting from the area for them to gamble, to other places of entertainment as long as they will have their meetings in Ross later.

"In Francia, the capital city is where we used to gather for horse race betting. And for the ladies, there is a paradise for shopping. Maybe after tomorrow we're all together, we'll start our real meeting. May we not disappoint you" Thomas stared at the four pairs of nobles of his guests. The noble guests they had well investigated, the guests who turned out to be quite famous in Bosnia. "I will pray tonight not to embarrass my family name"

And back, Thomas' joke made his guests chuckle. The oddity of his guests that made the Victorian families, immediately glanced at each other full of sneaky looks

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