Chapter 187 - The Banquet (1/2)

(Tom's PoV)

Upon entering the village, Jane was shown a different place from us while Sanjaya and I were directed to a place a bit further away from her. We complained to them, saying that we couldn't stay too far away from her since we needed to assure her safety.

Guess what they said?

The place they were taking her was a place especially made for the Princess and Princess' Consort a.k.a. her husband. So, unless it was her husband-to-be or her husband, no man could live in the same vicinity as her.

What about lying to them, saying that I am her husband? There's no way I would use Sanjaya's name as her husband, of course.

No, it wouldn't do either. What if they asked for a marriage certificate? We didn't have one. I was afraid it would only bring trouble for us if we insisted on staying in the same building as her.

Even though I was worried, I couldn't do anything for now. Sneaking into her place was out of question either since the man who happened to be our guide had just said that the guards here were not only humans, but also those from the other dimension.

The security was tight here! I sighed.

My eyes wandered as our guide still explained to us about things around. True to what he said, I saw many non-human entities floating here and there. They were all in the shape of humans, whether they were true human before, I had no idea.

But, why did I find them familiar? Even the man in front of me looked strangely familiar to me.

”This is where the Young Sirs will stay. Please, do ask if you have any conditions.” The man bowed down a bit in a polite manner.

I took a look at the building where I saw them leading Jane to. It was pretty far. If something were to happen to her, could we reach there right in time? Even though there was no guarantee that something would happen to her, I didn't like the fact that I would have to be far away from her.

Sanjaya might share the same sentiment with me when I caught him looking at the same direction with a frown on his face.

”Can't you give us a place nearer to where your Princess is staying?” I tried to talk to the man.

His expression didn't change as he just looked at me solemnly. It was hard to discern any emotion from his expression. One thing for sure, he had been trained to be a dutiful servant without showing any unnecessary emotion on his face.

Such a tough training.

Our guide had not had chance to reply when a man rushed towards him and whispered something. I couldn't hear what they were whispering about, but from the way our guide took a quick glance at us, I knew it was related to us.

”I get it.” He nodded to the messenger then he turned to face to us. Bowing his body down a bit, he said, ”Please, pardon my negligence, Young Sirs. The Princess had ordered us to take you to the Red Residence.”

The way he spoke was neither fast nor slow. Even though his expression remained the same, but at least he had the attitude of high class hotel servants. With a thin smile on his face, as well as expression which show neither too humble nor too distant, he looked so professional.

But, Red Residence? Wasn't it where they took Jane to? Jane really ordered us to stay there? But, wasn't it only for the Princess and Princess' Consort?

Both Sanjaya and I didn't say anything and just followed him back to Red Residence. The so-called Red Residence was a stilt house with sophisticated design and made of wood. The design and the material itself made it looked somehow majestic. My guess was the wood was already hundred years old when it was cut and made into a house.

Why did I say so? It was because I could feel that the whole parts of the house were emitting some kind of aura. The aura itself was calm and cool. Even before I stepped into the house, I could already imagine that I would like staying here.

Since the aura of the wood still lingered even though it had been made into a house, I was one hundred percent sure that there was something in this house. This 'something' was not related to any of the astral entities in the village, instead it stood alone but unshaken.

The guide brought us in and showed us to our room. Our room and Jane's room were separated by a huge living room and some guards in two different sides of the house. Even so, I still felt contented since I could reach her as soon as possible if something were to happen.

”Young Sirs, there will be banquet for welcoming the Princess and Young Sirs tonight in the Satu Village's Main Hall. I was appointed to take Young Sirs to go there tonight. Please, do tell me if you have any arrangements.” The guide spoke again after he had shown us our rooms.

”Is there any dress code?” I doubt he understood what 'dress code' meant, though.

”I will send someone to deliver the clothes needed for tonight, Young Sirs.” He said. I was a bit surprised that he understood what dress code meant.

”Thank you.” Sanjaya cut in. ”Then we will wait for it.”

The guide bowed down a bit and he left. After he left, Sanjaya shot me a look. ”He is not a fool.” He said.

I arched my eyebrows because I knew for sure why he said so. He might refer to what I just did. But, why did he say that the guide was not a fool? Did he know him?

”He is one of the best students in Tourism Department in P University. His expression and the way he talks is the reference of how a classy hotel worker deals with guest. He was a bit famous back then for three to five years if you remember. But then, he said that he wanted to return to his hometown. I had never expected to meet him here.” Sanjaya explained.

I was stunned. Now that he said about it, he indeed looked familiar. But, I didn't bother to remember why I found him familiar since anything related to tourism and its workers was not my forte and couldn't attract my curiosity. I was practically drowning myself in any knowledge about architecture and I might have seen him somewhere, that's why I stopped trying to remember him.

The point was… I should be wary since I might meet someone who had been outside and returned to this village because this was where they originally came from.

”Well, you will be even more surprised if you find out the identity of some other people in this village.”