Chapter 12 Part2 (1/2)

CHAPTER 12 (Part two)

Keeping a secret wasn't a simple matter. Marcus and William who could venture their minds into guarding found it a little easier but...His Majesty looked really happy, while he went through a couple of memorials...They were sure, that if anyone would uncover the secret to Mahnu....It would be the King himself!

Mahnu, luckily, didn't wake till late afternoon and Marcus found himself on eggsh.e.l.ls again.

”I'll be going to the arrested doctor, I'll return later.” He said to William, who nodded.

It was stupid, he thought, while walking away.

The doctor they arrested had been taken an hour ago to a close by abandoned residence and roped up. Marcus had waited to see him until Mahnu had awakened, to drag out the time and to make sure that he wouldn't be the one to go against His Majesty's orders...Even by accident.

”Are you a true doctor?”

The doctor looked at him, scared, and he stammered through his words, declaring that he was a doctor.

Marcus sad down and said to untie him. ”Good, now tell me what's wrong with me.”

The doctor looked happy and slowly examined him. You've fallen into my trap so easily old man. It was lucky that the doctor hadn't seen me before now. Now, I can take advantage of that fact with an easy way to find evidence against you!

The doctor was arrested again when he had tried to diagnose Marcus with something that costs a lot in medicine and he whimpered, saying, ”This is all I know and they told me I pa.s.sed! It's not my fault!”

Marcus laughed and thought that he shouldn't rush back. Taking his time, he tortured the doctor to find that the lady doctor had been telling the truth.

***

Mahnu found that after she woke up, the atmosphere was strange. Richard acted busy, he tried so hard that he was busy that Mahnu laughed.

”What?” He asked.

His thoughts were worried, wondering if she had found out.

Mahnu stopped laughing and asked, ”What is going on?”

”Nothing!” His response was adorable and Mahnu walked to him and smiled.

He looked uncertain.  Should I hug her or do my work?

Mahnu laughed again.

”What?” He asked again.

Taking him into her arms, she hugged him. ”You are an idiot.”

King Richard smiled and responded the same. ”Yes, yes, I'm an idiot!”

Looking up at her, he kissed her. Just as she started to kiss him back, he pulled away suddenly and thought, work!...Work! I have to Work!

”Okay, I'll let you work!”

As Mahnu walked towards the door, she heard his thoughts of regret and wanting to kiss her again.

Laughing, Mahnu walked outside and saw William. ”Good afternoon.” She said.

He replied and stared at her.

Mahnu turned to him again and asked, ”What?” She was sure that something mysterious was going on.

William thought of their last conversation at Governor Sedric's home and asked, ”Mahnu...Will you tell me some more?”

”It's not a fun thing...learning about the bad things of your own race.”

William squinted his eyes at her, ”Does that mean you still think yourself as a G.o.d or that you've accepted that you are a human?”

”No, I'm not a G.o.d now...But I was not born like a human. I was created.”

”But you aren't putting yourself like us...?”

Mahnu looked at him, then away, ”Living thousands of years would not make anyone feel human, William.”

”But if you are hurt, you don't heal straight away. So now, you are human...”

”You cla.s.sify somebody that can read minds a human?”

William breathed in angrily. ”Till this day from the first day I met you. You were human!”

Mahnu was taken a back from his words. She regained herself and responded. ”I was a G.o.d the first time I met you!”

”No! G.o.d's make slaves and make human's call them their master's...You are human! Always have been!”

”Humans don't live for over a thousand years!”

”But they feel things Mahnu! You were the odd one out! Because of what you felt! Maybe you are half human all this time and you didn't even know it!”

Mahnu put her hands into fists, ”It's not how it works William! I wasn't born from either a G.o.d or human. I was created! When you saw me the first time...that was me on the first day of my creation!” Why does he keep questioning me!?

William took a step closer to her. ”We, humans, accept you, just as you are. You are a little evolved, but you can think you're one of us now.”

Why was William so daring? Why is he thinking about her like this? ”Stop it, Stop it!” She loudly said, putting her hands to her ears.

William took her hands away by force, reminding Mahnu of her puny womanly, human strength.

”Don't be mad.” Looking up at him, she saw him smile. ”I would be honoured to think you were human. I would think of you as my sister.”

...Mahnu was so surprised she let out a breath and looked down. Her arms feel down by her side and William put his hands on her shoulders.

”I've decided.” He said. Mahnu looked up at him. ”It...doesn't matter.”

Mahnu put her hand to her mouth and tried not to cry.

William hugged her and said quietly, ”I'd prefer little sister but I think big sister would be more appropriate.”

Mahnu let out a whimper. William was the second person that totally accepted who she was. Trying to keep calm, she said, ”Thank you.”

Not knowing how to react she just stood there trying not to cry.

The King didn't like the look of their embrace...He wanted to s.n.a.t.c.h her away from William and declare Mahnu his! Knowing their subject and conversation, and that William only saw her as a sibling, prevented King Richard from moving. He clenched his fists in irritation but stayed silent and hoped that Mahnu would stop the tears that were showing up on her face...In future, though, he had already decided that he will have a talk to William, to make sure he kept his distance from Mahnu!

William continued to speak to Mahnu, not knowing of the King's thoughts, ”I have to admit I am a little...fascinated...in you as well. I want to know what you've been through in the history of Kralaide. I want to learn from you...So that humans might be able to learn something. To be honest, I have always been interested in the history of Kralaide. As you see though...I was born in Havlish and becoming a knight is what most of the men from there do.”