Andrew followed the butler quietly, slowly following the butler, Andrew entered a long tunnel where the walls was made of glass, the glass was not transparent that you can see through it, but the outside colours can be visible enough, amazed Andrew looked around the tunnel, his steps followed the butler, but his eyes wandered around in the glassed tunnel, his steps stopped when the butler stopped in front of a big, large double-sided doors in the glassed tunnel, the butler softly knocked on the door twice and then the butler gave Andrew a sign to enter in the room behind those big closed double-sided doors, first Andrew was confused, scared and a bit nervous because it was suspicious that those doors did not opened but the butler gave him a sign to enter the room behind those doors, as if whoever was inside was waiting for him or already knew that Andrew will be the one who will enter the room.
Butler followed his way back leaving scared Andrew behind.
He prepared his heart and with his slow movements, Andrew walked towards the doors, he lightly put his hands on the knob of the door, but before he can push the door to open, it was already opened, welcoming Andrew inside the room, surprising the scared Andrew, he was this much surprised that he almost fell on the floor.
"You need to get use to this"
"So how is your stay in my palace?" The voice questioned him.
Andrew gave Isabelle a yes for answer to her question.
"You can freely tell me if there is something troubling you?" She said it with a charming voice.
Again, Andrew just gave a no for the answer to her question.
He was this much amazed with the details in the royal greenhouse garden, that his lips only answered lady while his beautiful black eyes wandered around the royal greenhouse garden.
"Andrew?" Isabelle called him by putting a pressure on his name.
Andrew didn't know why but whenever she called him by his name, it was like a pleasuring feeling with a strong sense of loyalty that draws him to the lady, like he can fully give away himself to the lady and not care about a single thing in the world.
But he knew how scary and terrifying Lady Isabelle is, a monster.
He disliked his feelings after everything that occurred, but somewhere within him, he wanted to accept Isabelle.
His inner soul recognised her and his body did not, who was she?
Who was she that made his mind feel at ease, but at the same time made him conscience about his surroundings.
He felt like he would never find the answer for it even if he asks the lady again.
"Looks like, you like the glassed greenhouse garden a lot that you did not noticed me sitting here"
Breaking connection with his amazed mind, he gave attention to the lady.
Andrew gaze turned towards the voice and found Isabelle sitting on a luxurious coach with a expensive bottle of wine on a small table beside her and a small stylish glass of red wine in her hand, she had her legs crossed. One leg on another and her upper leg's foot was slightly out of the heels and with the help of her toes she was keeping it hang in air while drinking the red expensive wine with her eyes fixed on him. Andrew's gaze traveled to her crossed legs, the red dress which she wore, exposed her fair, long legs clearly and when she found Andrew staring at her legs her lips turned into a smirk, Isabelle put down the stylish glass on the small table, she was holding and sat a back on her coach, giving Andrew a great view of her.
Realising that he was staring on the lady's exposed legs he immediately apologized "Forgive me, my lady for my rude behaviour" in a surprised and scared tone Andrew apologized to Isabelle and downed his gaze from her legs.
'Arr, I am sick of this line' Isabelle mumbled under her breath.
"You know, what Andrew these decorations are blinding, but you should never let this decoration blind you that you can't see the real anymore" Isabelle gave Andrew a strong advice, she looked sad like she was sharing her life experience with him.
"So, Andrew you came very early then I expected, do you have feelings for me or it was that you was excited, Which one?" Isabelle asked in a sweat cunning voice.
"None, my lady, you just happened to call me when I was never by and I follow—" Andrew said while his head was bowed down in respect to Isabelle.
Cutting Andrew's sentence, Isabelle said " so you did not missed me?" Her smirk was gone and now she looked serious.
"No, my lady I did not, I would never dare to lie to you my lady" Andrew said being bold with his words and not terrified of the consequences of this behaviour.
Suddenly Isabelle laughed surprising him "oh my, seriously, you are funny, Andrew"
After laughing her heart out she looked at him and said with a friendly tone "okay, okay you will work for me"
Surprised Andrew looked up to her 'what kind of work she is going to give me?' he thought to himself? Something disgusting? 'i would love to get beeten up rather then becoming someone's disgusting entertainment'
Isabelle leaned back on her soft, comfortable coach and she raised one eyebrow at him, As if she had read his mind "Oh please, don't think like that, I would dislike to make your soft hands work but I won't give you an easy type of job, I have the perfect suited job for you.....my darling"
"My heart, my soul and my body will work for you, my lady" Andrew made a fist with his right hand and placed it on near his chest where his heart was, his voice being loud as he is making a promise to the heavens and said with honesty to Isabelle.
"I haven't even told you, what I have chosen for you" Isabelle smiled, her eyes glittered with excitement.
Andrew did not answered he just held his hand in a fist on top of his chest, griping tightly.
"No need to worry, Andrew you just need to be my messager" as if she understood that he was greatly scared and did not wanted to open up in front of her.
Then with a pause she continued "And yeah, for now I will teach you"
"For now?" Andrew asked.
"Yes for now because I am not your trainer, your original trainer is Noah"
"And why for now" Andrew questioned Isabelle again.
Joseph looked at Andrew while his face did not showed any expression of angry but Isabelle understood that Joseph was angry on Andrew for asking questions.
"Noah is currently out of the kingdom and will be back after 1 week or so and as a result for now I will teach you"
Noah was the war hero of the kingdom and was called by the name of grim reaper, every war with other monsters or a war with their own breed, he own every battle and a loyal servant of Isabelle. Sometimes, Noah would feel jealous of Joseph that he got to stay with Isabelle while he fought battles, but Noah never questioned Isabelle's decisions.
He is opposite of Joseph.
"Today, you are free to do, whatever you like, but not after your trainings start" Isabelle picked her glass of wine up and drank a sip.
"Did you still have that desert stained cloth? With you?" While speaking she placed her glass of wine down on the table.
"Yes, my lady, I have washed that cloth so it's no big deal"
"Andrew you can look at me, stop scaring the floor" Isabelle joked, the whole time Andrew was staring at the floor.
Andrew lifted his eyes up and saw her red eye shadow and her black her shining like the night sky.
"Throw it away, what a waste of hard work over a stain cloth, I brought you a set of new clothes, they are totally new to you too and for other people too, cause the style of these clothes are new in the market"
As soon as Isabelle said that the servants brought the clothes up in front of the sight of everyone present in the room.
The clothes were done well inside boxes, each cloth in each box and there was jewels and new pairs of shoes too, they all looked expensive.
"I am Isabelle demore, I can buy you anything, my status is higher than the king of the nation. You know what that means? You have just became someone who is rich in wealth too and in power too, congrats" Isabelle clapped her hands and her voice was full of proud.
Isabelle would gave him these things earlier too, but this time it was different. He felt like Isabelle gave him these gifts in return of his freedom that he vowed to Isabelle today.
"There was no need of these things, my lady, I was happy with the clothes you gave me" there was a hint of angry and sadness hidden in his voice.
''oh really, but what will the people will say?" Isabelle faked her sadness.
"What will they say?"
"That Isabelle demore can't give her pet a set of new clothes when she is so rich and will call me things"
"That won't happen my lady, they are just too terrified that they will not dare to cruse you, my lady"
On Andrew's words a smirk appeared on her face, but a malice was hidden in it.
"But, Andrew can't you just accept this clothes for my sake? Hmmm"
"Yes, my lady, thank you for your generosity"
"Oh your father told me, you like books, it's really hard to believe..a...farmer boy knows how to read?" Isabelle lifted her gaze up from her glass of wine to Andrew.
"Yes, my lady, there was a teacher in my village, he taught me how to read and write, but may I ask how you know about my likes? Andrew said from his place.
"From, Your father's letter" she calmly drank from her glass.
"My lady that letter came from my dad, why you are the one who receive it?"Andrew questioned Isabelle with a disbelief.
Joseph standing behind Isabelle, holding his sword ready to divide Andrew's head from his body, sensing Joseph's movement Isabelle lifted her hand up to give him a sign not to take any action. Isabelle knew that Andrew's disrespect towards her was something, she could not avoid but she needed Andrew alive not dead.
And it was Andrew, standing in front of her.
"Come here, my lovely Andrew" she instructed him to come to where she was.
Andrew walked to her and sat on the coach which was beside the coach of her's.
"Yes, your every letter will come to my desk first then to you, my dear Andrew" Isabelle placed her glass down on the small table which she was holding.
Isabelle pulled Andrew close to her by the tie which he wore and brought his face close to her's.
Isabelle locked eyes with him and brought her face even closer to Andrew's face, her beautiful goddess face holding a villain smile sometimes her eyes troubled to his lips, her breath stroking Andrew's lips.
"Wow'
your heart his beating hard, my lovely farmer boy" her villain smile soon turned into a smirk, she said while holding his tie.
These words vibrated on Andrew's neck as her eyes travelled down on his neck and she moved a little and whispered into his ears. "What if you and your so called father will plan to poison me? What if murder?" Her smirk, which had a hint of excitement in it was felt by Andrew and he pushed Isabelle away.
Isabelle was pushed behind and her back hit the soft coach and she stared laughing aloud. Isabelle hid her face between her palms and when she parted her fingers to catch a glimpse of Andrew's reaction.
Andrew saw her eyes shining with something unexplainable, simple terrifying. Her eyes gace out a deadly energy which terrified Andrew.
A knock was heard von the door and the butler came inside.
"My lady the carriage man has something, that he want you to know, my lady"
"Carriage man, who survived? The incident? Let him enter"
Isabelle turned to Andrew and spoke,
"Andrew let's talk later on? Okay, are you happy with it?"
"Yes, my lady" Andrew terrified and trembling, rushed outside the garden in a hurry.
The carriage man enters the glassed garden, with his head being bowed down, he takes steps towards Joseph and Isabelle slowly, taking small steps at a time, reaching Isabelle on a average distance between them
He spoke,
"My lady!"
He gave out a respectful cry.
While his head being bowed down, his eyes drifted to Joseph and his cheeks turned red and his lips pulled up in a small smile.
"Speak, what you want to say?"
"My lady.."
He paused and gave a throught on what to say, he pressed his lips and his body trembled slightly.
Noticing his fear on what happened at Neverwas.
Isabelle spoke,
"Drink some water and then say"
The carriage man reach out his hand for the bottle of water on the table and held it and drunk it in a hurry.
He opened the cap in a such a hurry that the cap fell down on the floor and he drunk it keeping the water over his mouth, and the water fell down just like a waterfall, the water sliding down his neck and wetting his clothes.
"Now, do you feel like talking?"
"Yes, my lady, thank you"
He held the bottle in his hand.
"My lady...at the Neverwas when our crew was waiting for your return something....
He took a deep breath and again and again and spoke ,
Something was in the forest.... whate.....ver it was..."
His Voice cracked in middle and he started crying all of a sudden.
Hearing his pitiful cries, Isabelle signed Joseph to go to him and hand him his handkerchief.
Joseph went to the carriage man, so he can hand his handkerchief to him.
"No, no I can't accept, I am a lowly life, my tears will ruin your beautiful handkerchief, my lord"
"Low life? You say?"
"You are the carriage man of lady Isabelle, you are no low life, you should keep your head up, you are no common man, do you understand?"
"Yes, my lady"
The carriage man was touched by Isabelle's words.
"Now please accept the kind gesture Lord Joseph had shown you"
"Thank you, my lady"
Taking it from Joseph hands, he erased his tears with light touches on his eyes, carefully trying not to ruin the handkerchief with his tears.
The carriage man without a crack in his voice, spoke,
"My name is ildo"
The carriage man said to Joseph and Joseph just stared at him.
"Do you like Joseph?"
Isabelle asked ildo.
"Yes, my lady, I really like lord Joseph, he is so cool. Lord Joseph was my hero from the very beginning!"
All of a sudden ildo's voice caught speed and excitement. Ildo was so interested in talking about lord Joseph more than the incident.
"Would you like to talk about the Neverwas incident with Joseph?"
"No, my lady, it's okay, thank you"
"Then please continue"
Isabelle sounded a little irrigated.
"My lady, there was something in the forest, first my crew saw a red light in the sky, the red light was like a red dot sun and one by one in groups, my crew went to search whatever it was, when no one came back, I went to check and I saw my crew member and something which was not human.."
Ildo started crying once again.
"This much will be enough, thank you" Isabelle said warmly to ildo.
"You can take your leave"
"Yes, my lady"
He made a eye contact with Joseph and with a smile, he took his leave.
"Do you understand, what it all was?"
Isabelle asked Joseph.
"No, my lady"
Joseph gave a honest reply
"The red light, which that carriage man mentioned, that red light like that only the royal family can generate"
"Then the family is suspicious"
Joseph said understanding what Isabelle meant.
"Yes, it would be that the king ate the crew which went inside the forest to check"
Isabelle took a sip from her glass of wine.
"My lady! Then we have to bring the king down from the throne"
Worried Joseph about the citizens, suggested Isabelle.
"It is not easy, Joseph, we are here talking about the royal family, the royal family, you can not just go to the king and blame him for something without any prove"
Isabelle repeated the word royal family to make it sure to Joseph, about whom they are talking about.
"But my lady, ildo is the prove"
"Joseph, I do understand what are you trying to say, but ildo is my carriage man and everyone in the council will doubt me that I set it all up so I can be the next king and what I will say if the members of the council question me why I went to the Neverwas, it's not easy"
Isabelle coming down from the coach walked to the swords decorated in the statues. Taking it out from the hand of the statue, she played with it and continued,
"I need to aim for the royal family with the sword being straight pointing at his neck, we don't want that same sword to
As Isabelle spoke, she threw the sword aiming straight to her portrait in the glassed garden.
Her portrait was hung on the single wall built inside the glassed garden for decoration.
The sword went straight for her neck, in the portrait and stuck right inside her neck of the portrait.
"We need to be wise on our every step. Do you understand?"
"Yes, my lady"
"First, you will go with ildo, and check that place out and gave me the details, What you think? I have a work too finish, so why don't you clear out this case and share me the details, after getting the details, I will think about something"
"My lady, I will do whatever you say"
"Well, Joseph, ildo could be a gay, the way he looks at you, I am already rooting for you both, wow"
Joseph gave a confused look to Isabelle.
"What! I am just joking,
"But you both will look cute together"
In the room of Andrew, he us sitting on the bed holding the letter sent by his father.
"I love you father and I am doing okay"
He said crying while hugging the letter to his chest.
"The moon is really beautiful at night time, the moon is glittering in the sky right now, father, I want to see the moon with you" he sobbed.
He heard knocks on the door hiding the letter under his pillow and erasing the tears, he went to open the door.
"My lady?"
Shocked to see Lady Isabelle visiting him at this time, it is late at night right now and Isabelle came knocking on the door of his and worse is that she is drunk.
He can smell the scent of alcohol of her and it is very strong.
Isabelle entered his room and sat on the bed and spoke,
"Hey you, I am not so bad as you think, would you.."
While speaking she was about to fall down on the floor, Andrew approached her at the right time and held her by the shoulder before she can fall down.
"Would you"
hiccup
"would you, like to accompany me to"
Hiccup
"Me to"
"me to kouvosto village?"
"Tomorrow?"
"Yes, I did love to, my lady thank you"
Andrew got excited to meet his father tomorrow and he was really grateful to Isabelle for thinking about him.
Isabelle drunk, held his jaw tight, and shook his face slightly, left and right spoke.
"Yeah, yeah you can meet your father, and blah blah"
And she jerked his jaw to the side and leaving it.
After saying that Isabelle laid down on the bed of Andrew's and slept peacefully.
But before she can fully fall asleep, she held Andrew's hand and mumbled something,
"You need to love me, Andrew, even if you don't want to, I will make you love me Andrew"
"My lady!"
Andrew removed her hands from his hands and stepped back a little.
"What are you.. saying..?
The cold wind of the night blew inside the room and Andrew's body shivered slightly.
He grabbed himself a blanket and sat down on the coach and was ready to sleep but his attention drifted to Isabelle's clothes.
"Lady is wearing such thin clothes, it must be too cold for her"
He slowly approached her with the blanket and soon stopped in his tracks.
Questioning himself, "why would a monster will feel cold?"
Then his eyes went to her exposed legs and he questioned himself once again, "what if she can feel the cold"
Andrew covered her with the blanket and closed the windows and went to sleep on the coach without any blankets, shivering in the cold.
He closed his eyes so he can fall asleep, while his eyes were closed, he heard the sound of laughter of a little girl.