"You can stop pretending that you are still sleeping" a cold voice said, breaking through the deafening silence. Rosalind immediately opened her eyes and smiled at the white-haired man who had just calmly killed the two people that Dorothy asked to watch her as she slept. Even now, Rosalind did not know what Dorothy's real intentions were.
Dorothy had to leave as she decided she needed to join the banquet with the Duke and the other members of the Lux Family. So she left her there in the room, thinking that the drugs she used on Rosalind had worked.
The thing was poisons did not work on Rosalind. She could feel the pain, but it usually did not have any effect on her, so Rosalind just pretended to faint. She heard Dorothy instruct those men to watch her and then Dorothy left.
As soon as the door shut behind her, the slaughter started.
Rosalind still pretended to be asleep when she heard the first stab of a sword as it sheathed itself into someone's flesh. The sound seemed to echo given the silence that engulfed the room.
"Thank you," she said. At first, she did not believe that the man who once tried to kill her would do something like this to protect her. However, it seemed that the Duke was right, or at least he was right for now.
People changed.
No one actually knew what this man was planning. If he disliked her so much, why would he agree to guard her?
"Wear this."
"Eh?" Rosalind eyed the black coat that he handed her. Then she realized that he was avoiding looking at her. "Oh Oh" A part of her chest was exposed when Dorothy cut her dress, she had forgotten about that. She sighed and accepted the coat. Her chest wasn't that impressive compared to Dorothy's but it wasn't as flat as the plains.
She used the coat to cover herself.
"Let me carry you back to the house."
"No need," said Rosalind.
"The event is about to start, people are going to look for you."
"Oh? Then are you planning to run to" Before she could finish her words, she was already in the man's arms.
Without saying anything, he jumped from the windows and floated?
No. He wasn't exactly floating but gliding through the branches. How did he learn to move like that?
The cold air made her aware that she was about twenty feet from the ground and that if the man dropped her at any point, she would definitely break a bone or two!
'That would be a very unfortunate event,' she thought inwardly. Not long after, they finally arrived at her room where a dress was already waiting for her. She was certain that Milith would worry so she asked her new guard to find someone and inform Milith that she was already inside the house.
Rosalind did not waste any time as she changed her clothes and applied another layer of makeup to her face. Just as she was about to let her black hair down, Milith arrived inside her room.
"Young Miss, I am not going to ask you any questions," Milith started as she tried to catch her breath. "But only if you let me do your hair!" Milith continued exasperated. In response, Rosalind laughed and nodded.
Milith was very quick. She immediately arranged Rosalind's hair into a beautiful updo and added a few gems on top of the hair, making her hair look like the starry night. Then she left a few strands near her ears and curled them using some special powder. She also made Rosalind wear some jewelry that would complement the black mermaid dress that perfectly hugged her curves and had a slit that reached the top of her thigh.
"Young Miss, the dress is rather provocative. Are you certain you are going to wear something like this?" Milith asked as she examined her clothes. "It seems that it was the Matriarch who sent this. Should we"
"No need," Rosalind replied. She knew that it was Victoria who sent the dress. If this was in the past, she would have thrown a tantrum and refused to wear the dress, but she was no longer that woman. Rosalind smiled at her reflection.
With her makeup on, she looked a few years older and more mature, but she quite liked it. This reminded her of her past self.
"Do we have something red for my lips?" she asked.
"Yes but young women usually chose pink or something lighter for their lips. Are you certain that you wanted something red?"
Of course, Rosalind understood Milith's hesitation, after all, Federico hated the color red. There was no need to antagonize the man further.
"Yes, red would suit me." She spent her time near the North, meaning, her skin was a bit paler than the skin tone of everyone else in the Empire. The color red would look good on her.
Not long after, she finally walked out of the house. A beautiful smile adorned her face.
....
"We have been waiting for a few minutes. I already sent people to check on the Young Lady earlier but it seems that she was not in the house. Husband, do you happen to know where she went?" Victoria asked as she tried to hide the panic in her voice. One mistake, just one mistake and she was certain that Rosalind would reveal her ability to everyone.
That would be a tragedy!
How could she let the girl do that?
"Mother, I am certain that younger sister will arrive soon," Dorothy responded for Martin with a warm smile on her face. She then took a cherry from her drink and ate it. "She would do anything to marry the Duke, Rosalind would rather burn in Hell than miss this event."
"Shhhh" Victoria immediately shushed her daughter. "Stop speaking nonsense. Your sister is "
"Someone check on the young lady, the Duke is about to arrive, " Martin immediately instructed when he was informed that the Duke had already left his guest mansion. He would arrive anytime now!
Meanwhile, his bride was nowhere to be seen.
"Father, can't we just start even without my younger sister? I mean there is no way that she would refuse the formal proposal. We cannot let the Duke wait, can we?" Dorothy suggested.
"I agree," Marie Lux agreed. "Rosalind is not even that"
"Shhhh stop spouting nonsense. All you lot go back to your seats, the Duke will arrive any minute now!"