Chapter 63

Curiosity

Often leads

To trouble......

~Alice

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"Why do you want to unite the four kingdoms. You do realize how dangerous this is, right?"

"Naturally, I have my reasons. I'm afraid you won't understand, though."

"Try me."

"I don't feel like it."

"Come on Mel. I'm worried for you. I don't want anything to happen to you."

Drama queen.

"I don't want to implicate you more than I have too. Please, just do this for me okay?" I tell him earnestly. I wouldn't be able to live with myself if something happened to Benjamin because of me. That's a mistake I can't afford to make.

"How far are you in your plans?"

"So far, I've made friends with the second prince of the beast taker kingdom. So I can confidently say that we are at a good start." Knowing the second prince's personality from the game, he seemed like a pretty laid back and reliable person. A peace-maker, I guess you could say.

I feel as though, it would be easier, if I aim my advances towards the younger generation of each kingdom on my list. Since they are more open minded, they would be tons more easier to fall victim to my killer persuasion techniques, they also won't look down on me or underestimate my abilities because of my age. Since the gap between them and I isn't too large.

"There's also that dimwit prince who keeps following you around everywhere. What's his name, Seb-ass-tian." I choke on my food, trying to suppress my laughter.

Big bro you really should try to mask the blatant jealousy on your face. It's not a very awe-inspiring look.

Benjamin's face says he is over this conversation, as he turns his back to me and eats his food. Ignoring me. I see someone's being petty.

I pick up a glass of wine on my right hand side and as I drink, a shooting pain from my abdominal area has my body clenching in pain. My eyebrows scrunch together as realization dawns on me. There's only one thing that this could be. The period.

Ugh I hate having my period it's so painful and for some reason nothing ever completely stops the cramps, they don't die, just like roaches.

I'll need to go into the bathroom and put on a sanitary pad along with taking some pain killers. Or else the clothes that I'm wearing will be ruined.

"Uh Benjie, I'm coming right back I have to use the bathroom, ya."

He looks at me with a suspicious gaze before dropping his eyes back to the meal in front of him. I sigh in relief, because the pain is becoming more worse.

Waddling towards a nearby waiter I ask him to lead me to the latrine. If there's one thing I hate about this place it would be there out of place bathroom system. Seriously!? For a cultivation world, this continent is too behind in advancement for my liking.

He leads me their right away. As we walk, we pass the kitchen. A strange smell seems to be coming from it. I take another whiff and... it's......blood? To the untrained nose it would be undetectable, even for Benjamin. But for me it's easy as pie. Now the questions is, why is there blood coming from the kitchen?

I turn my head to take a peak but the waiter notices. He stops and says, "is malady interested in becoming an apprentice to our chef?" One should know that apprentinces are not treated very kindly in their duty's. They face constant abuse and are overworked until their left on the brink of death. Him saying that to me is not a good thing.

"Um no...?"

"Then could this miss please keep her intruding gaze to herself. Snooping around is not allowed in this establishment." I stare at him for a while longer and that's when I see his glowing eyes. He's trying to hypnotize me? Hmmm, very peculiar.

I go along with the act, making my eyes glaze over and then appear clear again. Then with my best acting voice I say in confusion, "hey why are you staring at me like that? I have to go to the latrine!"

"My apologies miss." A slight smile rests on his face, he thinks I'm that easy to fool. Please, this is child's play for me.

Sadly my abdomen doesn't seem to agree as it screams in protest again. Ouch, I hold my stomach, slowing down my walk. This hurts like hell! I can bȧrėly walk.

Finally we make it to the place. It's in a secluded area on a hill with wild flowers growing around it. Very pretty, I think.

I go inside and close the wooden door, taking out supplies I had stored in my space for situations like these. Periods always come at the wrong damn time.....

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