Chapter 33 (1/2)

Chapter 33: <Chapter 33>

It was a horrifying scream. It sounded sad and raw. I was deep in sleep, so when I first woke up, I couldn’t tell if it was real or if I was just dreaming.

However, another scream made me jump, confirming this was really happening.

“… your highness! Your highness!”

I could hear the maids and the servants hurrying around outside my room. The scream continued. At some point, I realized it was someone screaming a name.

I couldn’t quite catch the name. I could hear people running around outside in confusion.

“… to get her hig…!”

“…rry up… to get to the roo…!”

“… consciousness…!”

Four or five different voices mingled together that I couldn’t understand anything. This made it even scarier for me.

I quickly realized this wasn’t about a ghost. Someone, a real live person, was creating this havoc, not a ghost.

My fear lessened. I put on my coat and opened the door that led to the maids’ room. In the next room weren’t the maids that were supposed to be waiting in case I needed something. It was empty and the door to the hallway was wide opened.

I had a clear view of the hall and what I saw there was something unexpected.

A white-haired woman was on the floor being restrained by my maids and the guards. One of the maids was covering the old woman’s mouth. I realized it was this woman who was screaming.

When I approached them, they seemed embarrassed and tried to greet me properly.

“Oh!”

“Your highness!”

“Greetings, your highness!”

The maids and the guards looked uncomfortable at my appearance. I ignored them and turned to the elderly woman.

She was thin and weak. Her long white hair was knotted badly. The maids were the ones holding her down. If the guards pushed her, it looked like her bones would break.

Despite her feeble state, she continued to fight wildly and desperately.

I became curious.

Why was this elderly woman here? What was she doing?

“Your highness!”

A familiar face called me from behind. When I turned around, Samantha was running towards me. She looked disheveled. She probably just woke up now like me.

She approached me and looked around. When she saw the elderly woman, she became pale.

Samantha quickly put on her poker face and bowed to me deeply.

“I apologize for allowing them to disturb your sleep, your highness. In the morning, I will accept any punishment you deem appropriate. For now, I will take care of this situation, so please return to your bedroom to rest.”

The maids agreed I should return to my bed and tried to take the old woman away. However, I had no intention of doing what they ask.

“Stop.”