139 chapter 139. Seeking death - 1

"Yes, the princess." The maid stuttered out and Shirley was nearing her. Her hand about to grip her neck. The maid shook like a dry leaf, when a cold wind passed by as they were on the balcony.

Shirley forwarded towards the maid, to which the maid reacted by backing. Soon enough, with her big strides, Shirley cornered the young maid, her hand furiously landed on the wall, just right next to the maids face, while her other hand gripped the maid's chin tightly, lifting her chin up, making their eyes meet.

Shirley's fury eyes landed on the maid's face, who was now trembling with fear. The maid never thought Shirley is this frightful when is frustrated. She mentally noted, that she would never play with this senior of her.

As soon as their eyes contacted, the maid reflexively thought of closing her eyes, however, she soon realised what a chicken she is now. So she tried to gather herself, trying her best to maintain the eye contact and not break it.

Time ticked, Shirley didn't utter a word out, which made the maid tremble in nervous. She gulped down the huge lump of saliva down her throat, in an attempt to make her dry throat wet, realising she forgot to swallow the saliva in her frightened self.

" What? I thought you were wordy. Now what happened? Did someone tie your tongue? Should I continue what you started? " Shirley smirked as she threatened the young maid. Well, she really did her best to hold back, but it was that maid who played with fire, and caught fire to her tail. Whom to blame?

Of course, it is her mistake. Shirley first spoke nicely, then it is only advisable if the maid got straight to the point, instead of jumping around the pond, but that's not what she chose. Instead, the little maid wanted to play and tease her senior.

Well, it is not the maids mistake entirely. Their whole black pawn troop is like that, being willful and wild. To them, the strongest and domineering rules the world and if one has to control any member of the troop, then they got left with no choice but to show their dominant self.

The young maid blankly stared at her senior, as words stucked in her throat, feeling it hard to let them out.

" Speak, " Shirley warned for the final time, her hand tightly grabbing the young maids chin, while her other hand on the wall is not fisted, her finger nails digging inside her flesh, trying to suppress her anger.

" Aeinshia..... "

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As Peter crazily began his search for his friend's lover, he aimlessly entered servant quaters, forgetting where his foot led him to. So he thought, since he however came this way, it would be to the best if he began his inspection from the servant quarters.

Peter believes that even a rumor should have a small amount of truth added to it, to make it believable. So even though many things here fly as rumors, most of them does contain some useful and unknown information.

So since he was already here, he wanted to know the juicy gossips happening around and sort anything important out of those useless talk, well not useless in his perceptive atleast. Peter took small light weight steps, so not to alert any servant and easily do his work without mich effort or attention.

Peter wandered around the whole ground floor of the servant quarters and made his way to another level. Till now he found nothing interested to his ears or pleasing to his eyes here. He thought this unexpected trip to the servant quarters would be a waste of his precious time and sighed in disappointment.

Nontheless, his instincts told him to continue. Just like how a woman's instincts become true, a man too believes in his instincts. So he silently followed his heart and marched forward. Finally he reached the other end of the corridor Hall. Till now he passed through many maids ans servants, however, since it's end of the shift, most of them were immersed in resting while others tried to make quick arrangements to do the other chores which were left yet.

' such a bad timing to come here, ' Peter scoffed inside his brain and saw something really unexpected.

There stood a maid, cornering another maid. From his respective angle, it looked like the maid who is facing wall is making a move on the other maid. Taking in the maid, Peter immediately assumed it might be Aeinshia's personal maid Shirley. Though, they never spoke alot, he is sure familiar with this particular maid, as she always tagged behind his friend's lover like a shadow.

So he soon realised it must be her and decided to give their privacy. Well, he is very open minded and even if he found someone else in their position, he would have left the area without any further disturbance to them.

Just when he turned around and took a step to get back, he heard a muffled sound which sounded like 'Aeinshia's ' name.

Peter's ears immediately itched up and began to eavesdrop ok their conversation.

He only heard Aeinshia's name and nothing more could be deciphered easily. The young maids voice is deep and muffled, as if she is trying her best to hold back her tears.

Peter's brows furrowed as he thought more into it.

What could be they talking about? Why are they doing it so secretive? If they are really having a casual talk, then why did they come to this isolated place, to which anyone rarely frequents? What is going on here?

Many as such unanswered questions filled his brain, as he continued to move forward, a little near to them, to hear their words clearly. If they really are planning something against or talking bad about his friend's woman, then he is ready to show his swordsmanship to this little maids and teach them a lesson. Well, teaching them lesson surely serve others what his actions meant.

However, he knew, he already went to ahead, as he still didn't knew their original intention.

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The young maid finally found words to speak, as her muddled head gave a hard time to her a minute ago. She continued, " After coming to stay inside the palace, the Royal princess, her highness princess Aeinshia went along with her brother and net his highness, prince Evan. The talk between is secret and no one knows what happened inside the tent, " She spoke, giving Aeinshia all due respect, as she is testing the waters with Shirley, to know where would Shirley draw a line.

Shore didn't speak anything in reply and simply stared at the young maid.

Nothing zero reaction from her senior's face, finally the young maid continued, " Later Aeinsh...." Before she could complete her words, she got a malicious intent glare from Shirley. Thats it, this small incident shows shirley never allows others to belittle the master she is serving to. Even though she is serving for the namesake, it nver meant she would allow some random person to belittle her master.

In response to it, Shirley sent a glare to the young maid. Again gulping down the saliva, she continued,this time adding all respect before names, " The princess and emperor had a talk, however, she became dull after the talk ended and she was forcefully carried away by princess Lucia to the garden. Later I heard princess Aeinshia is on her way to meet the emperor. That's it. I don't know where they might meet each other, " She finally told everything she knew.

Shirley nodded her head in agreement and was about to open her mouth to say something, when she heard lite foot step noises. Ever though she isn't training daily, it doesn't mean that her skills weren't sharp and became dull. Catching someone now is a best proof to show off her skills.

" Mas..., " Master was her incomplete word, which she stuffed inside her mouth, noticing Shirley's change in attitude and Shirley's signal to stop from continuing the talk.

" Preposterous. Are you both seeking death? " Peter finally barged in, losing his whole temperament.