The Deal That Punished The Tyrant

02| Write contract

...HAPPY READING...

Gaia did not blink as her hands shrewdly danced on the paper with a quill pen while Rahid remained silent as she looked at Gaia's seriousness and prudence in writing the contract after the deal was agreed.

"It."

Gaia placed a quill pen on a tiny glass bottle and thrust the contract at Rahid sitting opposite her. Currently, Gaia is in Rahid's private workspace and sits on the sofa opposite the owner of the room.

The first party, Gaia Kahina Seil, swore by risking her body and soul to fulfill the covenant of removing the curse on the body of the second party, Rahid Stearic Hill, using holy power. Therefore, the second party promised to protect the safety of the first party's family and not impose the death penalty even until the agreement had expired. 

Rahid nodded his head, but his eyebrows slightly raised because he felt something was lacking. So, he grabbed a quill pen to incise some more conditions.

During the agreement, the first Party shall belong to the second Party. Whatever the Second Party commands must be obeyed by the First Party.

"Huh? What does Brengs*k write?!"  Gaia did not accept after seeing what Rahid wrote under her writing.

Seeing Gaia's facial features deteriorate, Rahid knew that the woman must have scolded her so a small ruckus escaped her thick lips. "If you don't want to, we'll cancel this deal and I'll send an army to bring your family here for ex—"

"Tsk! Then I have another condition!" Gaia interrupts immediately and takes over the quill pen in Rahid's hand, incising a few new lines.

The first Party shall receive any order from the second Party, provided that the second Party shall not use the body of the first Party for personal satisfaction.

"Gtt ... " Rahid almost gave a laugh seeing what Gaia wrote there. It was a pity, even though he had thought of doing so, but Gaia was already like a tiger just from looking at him.

"Are there any more complaints?" Gaia held back the emotion of seeing Rahid's shoulder tremble faintly as it held back a laugh.

Rahid shook his head while wiping a drop of water in the corner of the eye and then moved a small gold-plated bell on the table. Not long before Rahid's aide, Eslan Vern entered and faced.

"Yes, Your Majesty?"

"Keep this in a safe place." Rahid gave Eslan the contract after signing it.

Eslan grabbed the contract full of caution then his eyes slightly glanced at Gaia who was staring miserably at her master.

"After saving it, come back to take Lady Gaia home." Rahid gave Eslan an order.

"Okay, Your Majesty."

It didn't take long, Eslan had already come and Gaia could breathe a sigh of relief after being far from the reach of Rahid's eyes. During the journey towards the passageway, Eslan only kept silent but Gaia knew that occasionally the eyes of the man who was two years older than her kept glancing.

"Is there anything on my face?" Gaia exhaled.

Eslan shook his head immediately. "I'm sorry, right, I. It's just, it's the first time I've seen Lady again after Lady's debut party seven years ago."

Gaia remained silent. Since her debut at the age of 15, she should have been able to go in and out of noble associations, attending various meetings in social circles, but Gaia was always busy helping her father manage the march as well as the border. In addition, because of her holy power, Gaia also sometimes spent time in the temple to volunteer to heal some people who were exposed to black magic.

"Sorry, I haven't greeted you before. I am Eslan Vern, second son of Viscount Agren."

"It's good to see you, Mr. Eslan."

"You can call me more casually."

"I'd do it if we were both like this, Eslan."

Eslan smiled and didn't feel like he was outside. The courtyard with the horse-drawn carriage behind Daniel has been seen. Gaia then resigned herself to Eslan while from a room far up there, Rahid observed Gaia's departure through the window.

"Gaia Kahina Seil? I didn't even know there was such a woman in Retkan." Rahid then moved away from there to rest in the room.

...***...

"Is there chaos down there, Erin?" Gaia glared at her personal servant who was busy preparing baths and dresses for Gaia.

"Come, Miss. It's been an hour since those dogs acted."

Gaia snorted and let Erin take off her nightgown. Gaia's slender and smooth body then went into the bathroom, letting her porcelain-like white skin sink by the warmth of the water that was sown with fragrances.

"Miss' hair is getting more beautiful." Erin praised when giving a massage on Gaia's head that had been buried with foam.

"That's your blessing, Erin."

Erin giggled then her mouth rounded. "Oh, yes, Miss! Ever since Miss came back from the palace, this morning the people looked noisy. They say that His Majesty was exposed to the divine power of the Lady so as to stop the execution and declare that the family of Israel was directly in her protection."

Huh huh?

Gaia frowned. His head that was lying on the edge of the tub instantly looked at Erin above his face. "Being under his protection?"

"Miss doesn't know yet? Ah, maybe because Miss woke up in the afternoon and didn't read the newspaper."

Without saying much more, Gaia immediately grabbed the robe and left the bathroom. Her eyes moved in search of the latest newspaper Erin used to provide at the dressing table. Erin squealed stifled as the foam was still abundant on Gaia's head should also hurriedly follow.

"Miss ... at least give me a cue." Erin grumbling.

"Sister!"

Wysia instantly appeared without knocking on the door, leaving the door leaf wide open. "Aren't you reading the newspaper today?!"

Wysia immediately approached however, seeing the furious look on her brother's face after reading the newspaper, Wysia could only clench her lips tightly.

"I think the beauty and sacred power of Lady Gaia Kahina Seil should be protected with my own hands." 

Such was a piece of sentence in the newspaper which he said was the dialogue of the vile tyrant. Gaia directly slammed the newspaper onto the table and glanced at Wysia whose hands were full of two objects.

"What is that, Wysia?" Gaia glared sharply at Wysia's left hand that blocked the golden-clad red parchment scroll while her right hand held the newspaper.

"This is a decree from His Majesty."

Gaia's heart beat faster as it took over the decree and opened it slowly.

"Together with this decree, he asked me to be his personal servant? Siala—"

Gaia slams the decree and makes a mockery, but Erin quickly silences Gaia's mouth.

"N-mom relax!"

Long enough Gaia curses in Erin's hand and now her breathing looks more regular. The foam in the hair had been reduced and disappeared, but Gaia's emotions were still overflowing.

"The "secretary has strong legal force. A person who accepts the decree cannot deny any reason. What should we do, brother?" Wysia looked anxious after seeing the contents of the decree that Gaia was appointed as the tyrant's personal lady-in-waiting.

"As per the agreement, I must obey his orders. But I didn't expect that he would do this!"  

Gaia tightens her jaw and goes back to the bathroom to clean her body and goes to the palace to see Rahid. Meanwhile, in the palace, Rahid had chuckled at how the newspaper he ordered Eslan yesterday had caused a stir.

"Now, prepare snacks and tea for the guests who are soon to arrive" Rahid ordered the butler.

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