Chapter 367 - Setting up (4) (1/2)
Rachel was completely embarrassed by herself and she had no idea how to react just then Rafel entered the room and bowed his head to her while she was still sitting on the bed covered in sheets. Rachel looked at him and said after composing herself ”I will be out in a while, give me some time.”
He understood and went out after nodding his head. Rachel took in a deep breath to calm herself down and then she stood up to stand in front of the mirror. She looked at her disheveled reflection and her heart started pounding loudly as if all it's restrains were broken.
She did not know why but she was reminded of the kiss they had shared just before Jessica had barged into the room, just thinking about it, her body grew hot, she felt as if she could not breathe anymore. The effect of the drug had completely worn off her body but what was happening now was far beyond her imagination. She placed a hand on the mirror to support herself and let out a low growl as she said to herself ”Get a hold of yourself, you are THE QUEEN”
While saying this she applied a little extra force with her hand and the glass in front of her shattered. She stood there and closed her eyes finally letting go of her thoughts then she looked at the shattered glass. She turned around and while moving, she clicked her fingers to fix the glass, the mirror was back in its original position as if nothing had happened earlier. She took in a deep breath and with another click changed her clothes.
She finally had returned to her majestic self when she went out and as expected Rafel was already waiting for her. She looked around and gestured for him to follow, he did as he was told without any questions. She moved to an empty corridor and went to sit on the floor in a corner, seeing this Rafel let out a surprised roar seeing her sit on the floor.
She smiled at him and gestured him to come and sit next to her and then she looked into the distance not at anything in particular as she spoke ”Rafel since the time I have come here I have been treating you as a friend and I hope you do not just see me as your queen like it was for all the others.”
He looked at her and she felt his gaze but did not turn her head as she waited for him to speak. He looked at her with a smile ”My Queen, I don't know why I have never felt this kind respect for any other queen but towards you I feel that even if I give my life, it is not enough. As for being considered your friend, it is a great honour for me but I could never have the audacity to consider that because you never said it, I can not cross my limits.”
Rachel finally turned around to look into his eyes, her eyes filled with softness and then she placed her hands on his neck gently as said ”Doesn't it feel lonely to serve so many queens and have no one to listen to what you feel, I know that you are not a human but as a majestic tiger from this world off course you are different and have feelings. I just don't want you to be lonely and I want to be there for you so now as your queen I command you to call me Rachel and be my friend. I just want to listen to you and as a friend I want some advice too.”
Rafel wanted to say something but he could not, his eyes glistened with tears and he finally managed to say through his choked voice ”Why?”
”Last night when I was here and you helped me, I noticed how lonely you felt, I noticed how lonely it is to be a commander on the top. You may be someone that all the people here fear but I know how it feels and I don't want you to be that way.”
Rafel felt so good after listening to her words and before he could react Rachel hugging saying ”I will always be there for you.”
He nodded and finally got over his emotions but he finally accepted Rachel as his friend and was ready to share everything with her. He moved away from her to look at her face, his eyes showed a completely touched emotion different from the usual majestic one as he looked into Rachel's eyes ”Thank you, my queen”
Rachel smiled ”Call me Rachel and tell me what is bothering you.”
He looked at Rachel and said for the first time showing his weakness and a completely tired expression ”I am an immortal as you know and I have been serving the queens since the beginning of this land, I have been through thick and thin but always stood strong protecting the land and the queen as I had sworn, the problem is that I began feeling like a robot. In the beginning I felt a little bad that no one was concerned about my feelings but I got used to it slowly, I kept telling myself that it was fine. In the end I still felt bad and sad in my heart no matter how much I tried to stay strong, it was the worst when this land had no queen for the time being. I protected the land but when I saw no one was much affected as they still had their families who looked them and were loved by them, I was completely heart broken. I had done so much and in the end I am still alone.”