The Butterfly Trap
The Part 11
The residence of Grand Duke Dagaras is more magnificent than the residence of Duke Abelard in the north, especially when compared to the residence of the Prophet, absolutely nothing, all the way to the entrance of the residence, as far as possible, our eyes will be spoiled by well-kept flower gardens and beautiful decorations that add to the grandeur of the residence.
Still not lost my admiration, a butler led me to enter a room, the room was very spacious and was seen a work desk adjacent to the window, after allowing me to sit down, Zurich entered the room and sat across from me.
" In the end you keep setting foot in my residence" he said with a satisfied smile.
' Bacot!' I said in my head, I rolled my eyeballs and threw my face away from him.
" You look very angry" he said.
" Listen, Your Majesty, I am innocent but not stupid, you just want to decide on a one-sided imprint and then you force me to fill the position of Grand Duchess, do you think I cried while begging you to keep my strength a secret that was just a joke? your Majesty joked there is a limit!" I answered with a serious voice and a serious look.
He didn't answer just looking at me for long.
" I keep my strength a secret not because I want to, but there are problems in my power that I still learn from"
" problem? is that why you hid it?"
" One of them is yes, but I still can't tell you, I have to have hard evidence so you can trust me".
" Why are you so tense? what's wrong with being my Duchess? all the girls here dream of a position that I love you for nothing!" he said, his voice sounded haughty in my ears.
" Why don't you just give it to those who dream it? why me? you don't even know me, you set me up to tie a contract with you so I'm stuck and you take my freedom for granted, don't you feel guilty?"
She's quiet.
" Your Majesty, what exactly did I do that you hated me to the extent?"
He turned his head towards the window, gazing far out, his hands crossed on his chest, after a while he sighed and looked at me with a look I could not understand.
" I don't hate you!" answer finally.
" Why then? you don't like me, do you?"
He shook his head, "I need you", he said briefly in a heavy voice, for some reason the words seemed reluctant to come out of his mouth, it seemed like his pride would be ruined if he were to tell it more clearly.
" I?" I couldn't believe it while pointing to my face.
" What nonsense are you talking about, your majesty?"
He stood up from his seat and stepped towards the window, his hands now lost behind his pants pocket.
" You remind me of someone! that's all I can tell you, you don't even trust me to explain your secret"
" Okay Fine, if you meet that guy again, will you let me go?"
He looked at me, "All right".
" I will then return to my house" I said, standing up and stepping to the door.
" No" he said, stopping me and turning toward him.
" Your Majesty, if it only helps you, I don't have to be here, right?"
" No, you have to stay here, I still don't believe you!"
" What!?"
" You have to be near me so I can keep an eye on you and make sure you're not dangerous to the kingdom".
" Oh come on" I said with a sigh, "Are you going to keep me locked up here and pretend to be the Duchess?"
He smiled, "Smart!"
" Why should the Duchess? I could have been a servant", I protested to him but he shook his head and walked over to me.
" The position of the Duchess will be safer, because if you are a servant, rumors will appear that will defame the Dagaras family" he replied looking straight into my eyes.
" But I don't want my identity to be known by the crowd, being Duchess means I'm ready at risk someone will find out about my past, then how will you explain about me to your cousin, Emperor Felix?"
" You take it easy, I've arranged everything, I'll wait for you until you're willing to tell me about your past, and as long as you're by my side, I'll protect you from all sorts of dangers, she said, and I'll make sure no one knows your past!"
" How long is the validity of this contract, your honor?"
" Two years, if in two years you can prove that you're not a threat to the country, then I'll let you go!"
" How can I trust you?"
He chuckles.
" This time I didn't deceive you, I swear on my family's name" he said.
****
After I set foot in the Grand Duke Dagaras residence, I could no longer wander here and there, my days were dull locked in that golden cage, I was known to open as a small seller again but as the fiancee of Grand Duke Dagaras, of course it made the servants of the house shocked, there were even some of them who were all the same looking for me but I just ignored them, because I was sure that the two years would pass quickly.
" How can you take a man to our secret meeting place, Si?" amuk the Prophet when we met again after two weeks I was confined to the Zurich residence.
" Where do you think I'm going to be followed?" I asked in a weak tone, "He wouldn't even let me see you if I didn't bring a bodyguard."
" Did she like you?"
" Is your brain out of your mind?"
" Coab think again, why is he being too overprotective of you? even he assigned the captain of the taurus faction to escort you, isn't that incredible?"
" Your head is amazing" I snorted and sipped the tea served by the servant, and we are now in the garden not far from the Prophet's residence, near the park there is a lake that is usually used by nobles for dating.
Besides a beautiful place, there are tables and chairs that can be used as a place for tea parties for nobles so that it makes the place always rame to be visited by noble girls whether it is for dating or just a picnic with friends.
" Have you talked to Stella?" many finally.
He's nagging.
" then? is he still mad at me?" ask me with misgivings.
" I've invited him to come here today so that this misunderstanding will be resolved soon, indeed I have given him an explanation but I think it would be better if you explained it to him".
" It looks like he's really angry" I muttered.
The Prophet patted me on the shoulder a few times and then he sighed.
" Who would have thought you'd be caught by Grand Duke Zurich Dagaras who was your friend's first love".
" I don't even have feelings for him" I replied gloomily.
" You haven't told me everything, how did you get to the north? wouldn't it take two months to get on a horse-drawn carriage?"
" I didn't know Bi, when I opened my eyes I was in a room that was foreign to me and at that time Grand Duke Dagaras introduced himself as Z, and he asked me to treat his team that was poisoned".
" Then one night by accident, I found him in a berserk condition, and you know what's next"
" So since you purified him, then he tricked you into signing a contract with him?"
I'm shaking my head.
" Do you think it's not weird? The Grand Duke is not such a cunning person, I think there are other things that you still haven't told me"
" What do you mean?"
" I mean did anything happen while you were there? why does she suddenly want you to be her Duchess? why did he give you a rabbit? there was no way a man who had been famous for being cold suddenly performed a girl so well".
" Saying that he would have an easier time watching me, so I could prove that I wasn't harming the country".
The Prophet chuckled at my answer.
" watch? you?" he said and then laughed again.
" Bi, you are a noble so behave like one of them, how can a girl laugh like that" I said exasperatedly.
" Where am I laughing, funny thing, watching a little girl like you why should she stay at home? what we're talking about Grand Duke Zurich Dagaras lo Si, he's got dozens of great knights, even his faction being one of the best factions last year, he said, if he wants the knight to be able to watch your movements wherever you are, it doesn't have to be in his house, isn't it weird that the reason is just to keep an eye on you?"
