Chapter 5

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Alice and Arien wait on the couch a at there. Alice glance at her dress while Arien sit beside her and look uncomfortable in that dress.

"T͢h͢i͢s͢ i͢s͢ t͢h͢e͢ d͢e͢f͢i͢n͢i͢t͢i͢o͢n͢ o͢f͢ d͢i͢s͢c͢o͢m͢f͢o͢rt͢. A͢l͢t͢h͢o͢u͢g͢h͢ w͢e͢ w͢e͢re͢ p͢ro͢v͢i͢d͢e͢d͢ w͢i͢t͢h͢ a͢ f͢a͢s͢c͢i͢n͢a͢t͢i͢n͢g͢ b͢re͢a͢k͢f͢a͢s͢t͢ a͢f͢t͢e͢r t͢h͢e͢ s͢h͢o͢c͢k͢i͢n͢g͢ a͢n͢n͢o͢u͢n͢c͢e͢m͢e͢n͢t͢, t͢h͢e͢re͢ w͢a͢s͢ h͢a͢rd͢l͢y͢ a͢n͢y͢ t͢i͢m͢e͢ t͢o͢ e͢n͢j͢o͢y͢ t͢h͢e͢ m͢e͢a͢l͢."

"T͢h͢e͢re͢ w͢e͢re͢ a͢l͢s͢o͢ m͢a͢n͢y͢ s͢e͢rv͢a͢n͢t͢s͢ a͢t͢t͢e͢n͢d͢i͢n͢g͢ t͢o͢ o͢u͢r m͢e͢a͢l͢. T͢h͢e͢ a͢t͢t͢e͢n͢t͢i͢o͢n͢ w͢a͢s͢ s͢o͢ b͢o͢t͢h͢e͢rs͢o͢m͢e͢ t͢h͢a͢t͢ I͢ f͢e͢e͢l͢ l͢i͢k͢e͢ t͢h͢ro͢w͢i͢n͢g͢ u͢p͢."

"A͢n͢d͢ a͢l͢l͢ o͢f͢ t͢h͢a͢t͢ w͢a͢s͢ b͢e͢c͢a͢u͢s͢e͢ o͢f͢-"

"His Majesty has ordered us to prepare the menu and some attendance for you." Ishina said.

"W͢h͢a͢t͢ c͢o͢u͢l͢d͢ h͢i͢s͢ a͢d͢j͢e͢c͢t͢i͢v͢e͢s͢ b͢e͢? W͢h͢y͢ i͢s͢ h͢e͢ t͢ry͢i͢n͢g͢ t͢o͢ a͢c͢t͢ l͢i͢k͢e͢ a͢ f͢a͢t͢h͢e͢r a͢f͢t͢e͢r a͢l͢l͢ t͢h͢e͢s͢e͢ y͢e͢a͢rs͢? W͢h͢a͢t͢ h͢a͢s͢ h͢e͢ e͢v͢e͢r d͢o͢n͢e͢ f͢o͢r u͢s͢?"

"Let's call them, Arjen, Arien and Alice."

"N͢a͢m͢e͢... Y͢e͢a͢h͢, h͢e͢ d͢i͢d͢ g͢i͢v͢e͢ u͢s͢ o͢n͢e͢ t͢h͢i͢n͢g͢. A͢n͢d͢ o͢n͢l͢y͢ o͢n͢e͢ t͢h͢i͢n͢g͢. W͢e͢'v͢e͢ s͢p͢e͢n͢t͢ e͢v͢e͢ry͢d͢a͢y͢ j͢u͢s͢t͢ b͢re͢a͢t͢h͢i͢n͢g͢ i͢n͢ a͢ l͢u͢x͢u͢ri͢o͢u͢s͢ b͢u͢t͢ i͢c͢e͢-c͢o͢l͢d͢ c͢ri͢b͢."

"B͢u͢t͢ t͢h͢e͢n͢ o͢n͢e͢ d͢a͢y͢, f͢a͢t͢h͢e͢r h͢e͢l͢d͢ u͢s͢ u͢p͢ w͢i͢t͢h͢ h͢a͢n͢d͢s͢ w͢e͢ h͢a͢d͢ n͢e͢v͢e͢r f͢e͢l͢t͢ b͢e͢f͢o͢re͢."

"O͢n͢l͢y͢ h͢i͢s͢ b͢l͢o͢n͢d͢e͢ h͢a͢i͢r, s͢h͢i͢n͢i͢n͢g͢ l͢i͢k͢e͢ t͢h͢e͢ s͢u͢n͢, c͢a͢m͢e͢ i͢n͢t͢o͢ o͢u͢r s͢i͢g͢h͢t͢."

"O͢u͢r s͢e͢c͢o͢n͢d͢ n͢a͢m͢e͢s͢, a͢n͢d͢ o͢u͢r f͢i͢rs͢t͢ m͢e͢m͢o͢ry͢ o͢f͢ t͢h͢e͢ E͢m͢p͢e͢ro͢r..."

Alice snapped out from her thought. She sighed slowly and touch her bang to hide her hair. "Luckily the maids agree to hide my eyes." Alice thought.

"... But that was only thing that I remember about the Emperor. I don't know if he already know about my eyes or not. But..." Alice think and gripped her dress.

"His Majesty will never accept you because of your ugly eyes!"

"Ali!" Arien shouted a little make Alice snapped out from her memories about getting abused with Rurahel. Arien take her hand that shaking earlier.

"Are you okay?" Arien asked in telepathy.

"Y-yeah. I'm fine.. Just remember about a bad memories." Alice hesitantly said in telepathy. Arien gripped her hand. She know about that memories.

"It's okay. If the Emperor will hate you if he saw your eyes, we are at here. Don't worry." Arien said in telepathy.

Alice smiled at her and look down at her dress. They were waiting for Arjen to get ready for lunch with the Emperor.

"T͢o͢ t͢h͢i͢n͢k͢ t͢h͢a͢t͢ w͢e͢ h͢a͢v͢e͢ t͢o͢ w͢e͢a͢r s͢u͢c͢h͢ c͢l͢o͢t͢h͢e͢s͢, j͢u͢s͢t͢ f͢o͢r a͢ m͢e͢a͢l͢ t͢o͢g͢e͢t͢h͢e͢r a͢f͢t͢e͢r t͢h͢i͢s͢ t͢i͢m͢e͢."

"It even has more jewels embedded than Rurahel's clothes. It's super uncomfortable for a 5-years-old!" Alice think, annoyed a little.

"Uncomfortable.." Arjen said. Alice and Arien turned at him that wearing same color as them. "Arjen!" "Big Brother!" Alice and Arien call his name. Arjen sit beside Alice.

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