Chapter 13 Part1 (1/2)
CHAPTER 13 (Part one)
The lady doctor came the next day and Mahnu sat with her, while others got ready for the trip to Harval.
”I'm pleased to meet you, Your Highness.”
”Please, call me Mahnu.” Mahnu insisted.
”But...I can't...”
Mahnu interrupted her, ”Yes you will. Mahnu is my name...And I will also call you by yours.”
The lady doctor was stunned. ”Yes, Your...Mahnu...I am called Jaclyn.”
Mahnu smiled. ”Nice to meet you Jaclyn.”
Jaclyn was silent for a moment, she noticed that Mahnu had a aura around her that spoke volumes. It was too early to say if she liked her or not.
”In advance, Jaclyn, I am not going to harm you nor will I force you to like me.”
Jaclyn stared at the consort and wondered if she tried to become a consort to have the power of having His Majesty's favour.
”No. I despise that kind of power Jaclyn. Let it be known to you that I love King Richard. And I don't say those words casually.”
Jaclyn shock her head, ”I'm sorry. Your Highness, but I didn't say that!”
”Mahnu...Please call me Mahnu...I will tell you something that you can't repeat, do you understand?”
Jaclyn nodded.
”You're scaring her, Mahnu.” The King stood behind Mahnu, putting his hands on her shoulders, and watched as Jaclyn got up and bowed to him.
”I apologize for her. Mahnu still has trouble socializing with others.”
Mahnu glared up at him and said, ”You don't have to make excuses for me!”
”It's true though, my dear.” He said, smiling at her.
”I know how to talk to people, now go away!”
He chuckled and left, winking at Jaclyn beforehand.
Jaclyn had never seen such a sight between two people. Even more so, one of those people was the King of Kralaide! Is that how she treats him all the time?
”Jaclyn!”
Turning quickly, she stammered, ”Yes, Mah...Mahnu.”
”Mahnu!”
Mahnu sighed. William stood beside her and smiled at Jaclyn quickly before saying, ”We are ready to depart, they said for you, the doctor and I to go on ahead.”
Getting up, Mahnu sighed again, ”I will try again in the carriage.”
After she walked away, William looked at Jaclyn. ”...Are you ok, miss?”
”Oh...Yes. Thank you.”
William looked away but didn't leave. ”...Just say whatever is on your mind. Mahnu would prefer that.”
Jaclyn watched him leave and wondered why Mahnu was held in such high regard with everybody. So far, everyone seemed to dote on her...Why?
Walking inside, to see the King, Mahnu asked if they were staying because of the doctor problem happening in Bena. She wanted to bring the matter up just in case he wanted her to help.
”Yes, I'm going to try and talk to the fake doctor. I'm sure there's more. We have the place they taught others surrounded, I'll be closing it down. But he doesn't seem to think anyone is behind it, which doesn't make any sense.”
Mahnu put her hands around King Richard's neck, as she was standing behind him, then he put his hand on top of hers.
”I could...”
”No!” The King said, stubbornly. Reading minds could definitely help but he did not want to depend on her gift.
Mahnu smiled, ”Okay. Then I will take my leave.”
He got up and kissed her, pulling her into him. He didn't exactly want her to leave without him, but he knew it would be for a short duration before they would see each other again. Still, the King knowing that, he already missed her.
When he let her go, he sat back down and said, ”Don't be nasty to the lady doctor!”
”I'm not nasty!” Mahnu said, walking out.
She heard him chuckle as she continued to the carriage that was waiting for her.
Riding inside the carriage, Mahnu didn't speak, which made Jaclyn become very nervous. What do I do? What do I say? How will I be about to stay with her like this? Maybe I could get them to find somebody else...
Sighing, Mahnu looked at Jaclyn, ”Why are you so nervous? Am I that frightening?”
”No!...Your...Mahnu.”
The glare Mahnu gave her made Jaclyn drop her head and gulp.
”I've rarely heard people call my name. That's why I want them to say it...It's nice.”
Jaclyn looked up. Her change of talking was more opened and even sad. Why hadn't people called her name? She wondered.
”Because I rarely spoke to humans.”
”Humans?”
”People.” Mahnu changed the word, even though she had used the term 'humans' for over a thousand years.
”Why not?
Mahnu looked at her. She wasn't going to give her the story of her existence...At least not yet, ”It is hard to say.”
Jaclyn still looked nervous.
”It would be understandable if you were scared of me over two years ago but if you feel that way towards me now...It would bother me.”
”I'm...not scared.”
”Your thoughts tell me otherwise, Jaclyn.”
”Pardon?”
”Just be yourself, please. I'm not going to hurt you.”
Jaclyn just looked at her and gulped.
”If you insist you can't handle being with me. I will let you go. It is not a problem.”
How was it that she had said that knowing I had already thought that? Jaclyn wondered if she was really smart.
”No. I wouldn't cla.s.sify myself as smart.”
”Uh?”
Mahnu laughed. Jaclyn was quite slow but innocent. It seems she still didn't know that Mahnu could read minds. If she wanted to leave though, Mahnu had decided that she wasn't going to tell her.
”I hear your dream was to become a doctor.”
”Yes!”
Mahnu was glad Jaclyn looked excited, ”Are you happy now, that you've fulfilled your dream?”
Jaclyn smiled, ”Yes, helping others makes me feel good.”
”Makes you feel good?” Mahnu had repeated Jaclyn's words in curiosity.