Chapter 9: No Mistress

(From Blue's Perspective)

The dinner looked like Royalty. I never had such good food in my life. A plump woman with unkempt brown hair entered my room and handed me a piece of paper. The paper was a little too firm and yellowish, but not in an unpleasant way.

There were odd names written on it which were supposed to be foods. I found the one thing that I could understand what it was and told the woman to get me that.

She brought me a steak as I asked for, but it was huge. I was not sure if I would be able to finish the whole thing. Along with steak, there was mashed potato and boiled peas. The mashed potato was creamy, like the way I once had in an aunt's house. It was the first and the last time I had that. Because at home... Perhaps a stray cat ate more than I did.

"Would you like some wine, my Lady?" she asked.

I choked hearing 'my lady'. The woman quickly brought me a glass of water.

"I don't drink," I replied, which turned out to be nothing more than a whisper.

She did not ask me anything else, rather she started organizing already organized things. It was only when I was almost done with my food, she started talking again.

"Permit me to ask you a question, my lady?"

"Sure."

"Are you king Demetrius's bride? I mean, our to be Queen?" she asked, hesitantly.

"What is your name?" I asked.

"Please accept my sincere apologies, my lady. I'm sorry if I offended you..."

"What is your name?" I asked again.

"Eleanor, my lady. Please, my lady, I don't have anywhere else to go," she pleaded.

"I'm not going to get you off your work, Eleanor. I just wanted to know you," I said and she sighed in relief, though there was a confused look on her face. "And about me being your Queen... you should ask your king that."

"King Demetrius instructed us to look after you and not to let you work. We are supposed to do everything for you. Please accept my apologies if this offends you, but our king has never done anything like this before," she explained.

"Like what?"

"He's never brought another woman with him before. He had mistresses, but not anyone like you. Mistresses have been just for pleasure, but the way he looks at you, it's more than that, deeper than anything else. He cares for you, my lady."

I did not hear what she was saying. Thinking about him having mistresses was killing me. I did not know why I was feeling like that, but all I wanted was to leave this place than seeing him with another woman.

"He has mistresses?" I asked before I could stop myself.

"He had," she said.

"What do you mean he had? Doesn't he have now?"

"I'm sorry, but I'm not aware of it, my lady. This week, his majesty hasn't slept with any mistresses. It's probably because of you. I don't know, but something tells me that he doesn't want to have any mistress anymore. He wants you, my lady."

"Did he have one mistress or too many?"

"They were more like whores, my lady. They were paid for giving pleasure to the king."

"You mean, there was more than one?"

"Yes, my lady," she replied. "But why are you asking me this, my lady?"

"I just wanted to know."

"My lady, there are guards outside this door if you require anything. You can tell them what you need," she said before taking the plates away.

I sighed and sank back onto the bed. Everything seemed strange. But I did not care about strange things anymore. Some kind of anger was forming inside me.

He had brought me here saying that he wanted to marry me and then had mistresses. But what if Eleanor was right? What if he truly did not sleep with anyone this week? What if he truly gave up his mistresses?

I sighed and got down from the bed. My body was not aching anymore. I made my way to the bathroom.

It was huge. Everything seemed to exude sheer opulence. The bathtub in the center, surrounded by two unnamed trees and artwork of a leaf, completed the look.

I wondered if I could use it. I mean, I was not sure if I was supposed to use everything in this room. Demetrius had not told me that yet. What if he got mad? What if he would punish me?

The sound of opening the door made me snap my head in that direction. I stood there, trying to see who it was out of the bathroom door.

"Blue?"

I felt relieved. It was him. But why was I relieved? I did not even know him. It was like he had the power to get my mind rid of all kinds of worries and fears.

"Hey," he said, making his way into the bathroom.

He looked a bit tensed, but his face relaxed the moment he saw me standing there, hugging myself with both of my hands. Was that worry in his eyes? Was he worried about me? But why?

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"Hi," I said slowly, feeling shy for some reason.

"Are you going to take a bath?" he asked.

"I was planning to. Well... um... can I..."

"Yes, Blue, you can ask me a question," he said, carefully pronouncing each syllable as if to ensure that I understood him. His voice was not cold but amused.

"Can I use the bathtub?"

"Of course, you can use it. It's yours. Everything in this room is yours. Everything outside this room will be yours too after two days," he said.

"Ok," I said. I opened my mouth to say something more to him, but then closed it again thinking if it would be appropriate.

"Blue, don't hesitate in saying or asking something to me," he said calmly.

"Can you read mind?" I blurted out quickly before I would lose the courage again.

He laughed. The sound of his laughter reached my ear, making them numb to everything else but his laughter.

"What makes you think that?"

"The way you finish sentences for me... the way you talk... it seems like you know what I'm thinking," I muttered.

"It's not like that. It's just... I know you too well," he said, causing my heart to pause for a second as I processed his words.

"Oh ok. I have another question."

"Should I be worried?" he asked playfully.

"Will you tell me the truth if I ask you?"

"I will."

"Well, it's not just one question."

"I have time," he said as if he was waiting for my questions.

I took a deep breath. If he wanted me as his wife, then I needed to know some things. I could not be someone to be kept in the dark and then be used. I had been used enough.

"Are you truly going to marry me?"

"Yes. Do you have doubts?"

"No. I mean, it's so sudden and unexpected that I cannot help but be a bit... uncertain," I muttered.

"You're still thinking that why would I want to marry you, right?"

I nodded, the thought of him reading my mind still lingering in my head. But he had already told me that he could not read my mind, he just knew me better. But how? Was I right about thinking that he had been keeping an eye on me? For how long?

"It's because I want to. I've wanted to for a long time as I told you before."

'You've known me for long?"

"Yes, enough for making me want to make you my Queen."

"For how long?"

"I'll tell you about this one later. You won't have to ask me that again. I'll tell you myself. I want you to know about it as well, but not now. The perfect time is yet to come."

"Ok," I said. "Do you... do you have mistresses?"

He did not say anything and I regretted questioning. I should not have asked him this. I knew that he would be angry, but I still asked him. How foolish I was! Did I not learn enough living with my family?

"I'm sorry," I mumbled.

"Don't be. I'm just a bit surprised that you've asked me this so soon," he said. "But I'm not angry and don't ever be sorry for asking something to me. I'm your to-be husband, not your god. And no, I don't have any mistress. I had before, but not anymore. I won't have anyone as well. I don't want my wife to feel useless," he said.

Hearing this from him made me feel relieved. Perhaps he was truly not as cold as he looked like. He had a heart probably even though he did not seem to be that kind of person who cared.

"Anything else you want to ask?"

I shook my head. "I just want to take a bath."

"Alright. I'll see you in the morning then," he said. "Goodnight, Blue."

"Goodnight," I said, "Demetrius."

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