You walked along the busy streets. People were talking loudly, laughing every so often. The crowded streets had always been like this, so active and full of people, joy. Little kids would run around chasing one another while enjoying their childhood. A thud would be heard as you looked down, in front of your sight was a child which bumped into you, now sitting on the ground, rubbing her head, her face all scrunched up due to possibly hitting her head on the ground. You smiled softly, kneeling down.
“ Hey there, are you ok ? '' You asked, shufflng the little girl's hair gently, as she shifted his gaze to you, you realized she was at the verge of tears. Quickly, you looked in your ratten basket. The curious girl followed your hand as it slowly pulled out a small bouquet of daisies. You handed it to the small girl with a bright smile. '' T-thank you! It's so pretty, miss ! ”Said the little girl, who gladly stopped crying. '' Did you know that daisies symbolize innocence and purity? This stems from an old Celtic legend. According to the legend, whenever an infant died, God sprinkled daisies over the earth to cheer the parents up. In Norse mythology, the daisy is Freya ' s sacred flower. '' A group of kids gasped in admiration as you chuckled. “ Now be careful, you don't want to get caught by the Boogie man, don't you? ”You cheeckily chuckled a the little girl ran to her group of friends, waving her little hands towards you. It warms your heart to see everyone happy, you didn't wish everyone to suffer what you'd been through. You slowly stood up, waving your hand back at the child. And with that, you continued moving through the busy crowds to your home's warmth.
“ Y / N you're home!” Your little brother ran towards you, clinging onto you as soon as he could reach your hands. He pressed his little face into your dress as he clung tight. You laughed softly, patting him on the head. “ Now, now, Henry, I need to look through the mails. ”You said, eyeing several envelopes on the wooden table. Henry pouted, not letting whatsoever. “ C'mon .. the letters won't open itself .” You kneeled down, pressing your forehead to his. “ Father wouldn't be proud seeing you whiny? Right? ”The boy panicked, releasing you. “ Please don't tell him! ”He cried out. You picked him up, putting him on the sofa. “Wait here, sissy will play with you later, does that sound good to you? ”You smiled at your brother, who was excited at your statement. “ Really? '' ' Really. Now, I need to do some work, alright? ”Henry nodded, smilling in excitement.
You walked to the wooden table, picking up the mails and looked through it. But the one that caught your eye, was an evelope with a dark red stamp on it, you opened the mail, only to be greeted by an invation to the castle. It was stated in the letter that the King was ill, and the Royalty had heard about a famous medical herbalist whose herbs are strongly effective, you . You were shocked, it had been years since anyone had entered the castle. The King was said to had isolated himself from the civilization after his wife's death. And as you had promised to your parents, you would help everyone even though it means sacrificing yourself. “ What was his name again ...? Ah, right, Kageyama Tobio.”You mumbled to yourself, before focusing your gaze back at the letter. To your surprise, the Royalty insisted you to come to the castle tomorrow, there would be guards and a carriage to pick you up tomorrow morning. There would be prizes as well, if the King is cured, you will be rewarded with as much gold as you'd like and be a royalty medical herbalist. It took a while to digest all of the amount of information, you snapped back to reality when Henry pulled your dress, worriedly looking at you. You didn't know what to feel, it was a mix of different emotions, happiness, confusement, Sadness, ... You would be leaving your brother and everyone here for a while and that did quite bother you.
You took a deep breath before smilling back at your brother. “ Henry ... I want you to meet someone. ”You said, holding his little hands. You lead Henry to a small, but cute house and knocked on the wooden door. “ Hello? Mrs Heidi? ” You called out, resulted in being greeted by a lady, whom was your old Nanny. “ Henry, meet your new nanny ... Sissy is going out for a while, so be nice with her, hm? ”You smiled at your brother softly, knowing he had been good so far and he'd listen. Henry eyed you with sadness. “ You're going again? But you've just been home from Bournemouth! ”He whined, giving you the puppy eyes,“ Now, now, I need to keep father and mother's promise, alright? As you should be doing that as well. ”You said, pinching his cheeks gently, which he pouted in return, but listened anyways. “ Hello mrs Heidi .. ” Henry mumbled, shyly glanced at the old lovely lady in front of you. “ Hello Henry, Y / N, so you've recieved the mail. ”She said, smilling at you. You smilled back in return, explaining everything to the nanny.
In the morning, you packed all of your stuff. Ready to leave, in front of you was a golden carriage, you hesitantly stepped onto it, nervously eyed the surrounding.
You were escourted into the castle with flowers decorated everywhere with paintings that could worth your whole year of working. The guards stopped in front of a big door. “ The King is inside. ”One of the guards say, opening the door only to reveal the form of a man sitting quietly on his bed. You slowly stepped in as the door slowly closed. “ Y-your Majesty ..” You nervously greeted, bowing towards the King. He eyed at you. “ You don't have to do that. ”His voice was deep, attractive. You eyed him, feeling the cold sweat. He patted the empty space of his bed and you walked towards him, cautiously. “ Sit down. ”He ordered. You nervously gulped, slowly sitting down to the firm bed. “I'll only say this once. So listen up, Y / N. ”You jolted. “Y-yes your majesty!” You stuttered. “ I love you. ”What ...? Ok, but is this a dream? Did the Kng really just confessed to you, a normal, ordinary Herbalist? You shook your head in denial. “W-what? Your majesty, you must be sick! ”You panicked at his intense gaze on you. “ Call me Tobio.” He held your hand gently with his rough, beautiful hands. You were confused. “ W-what ?” “Darling, you've caught my eye the ever first time I saw you. I've been sneaking out of the castle since I've heard about you, a beautiful, gentle woman, who has saved many lives. At first I thought this feeling was just neutral but as time grew, I watched you, treating everyone nicely, yout voice is as soothing as a songbird, your hands are so soft and small. Do you remember, that one time you met me in the forest? I was wearing a golden mask and a red cloak. We talked, and met several times but you just disappear one day. Then I found out that you've moved away from the forest so you couldn't meet me any longer, I was so desperated, until I found out that you were just around here. I was so happy, and my heart was filled with joy. Do you feel the same way?”You were slightly taken back, but yes, you knew there was something familiar about his voice. And the story about you meeting up with the mysterious man in the forest was a secret, it was unbelieveable but you calmed down. “ What about your wife? ”You managed to ask before your eyes got watery. “ We've faked her death. She's still alive, you may ask why I did that? It was because she wanted to be free, we were forced to get married, non of us agreed to it. So we made an angreement, She wanted to be free, so do I. And that created the plan to fake her death, and I could use her death as an excuse to lock myself in without suspecting anyone. So we suceeded in it, and I sneaked out without anyone suspecting me, then I met you. ”It was so much to take in, you panicked, you thought you couldn't see the man in the forest anymore after you've moved away along with the amount of work you had, and possibly, you could have already developed feelings for the mysterious man as well. And there he was, in front of you, smilling at you dearly ...
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