Leap Dream (Love From Another World)
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“Meow (what is it?)” Poko walked up to me who was daydreaming sitting in the open window of the room.
“Hmm, I still do not understand about palace life, I do not want to participate in the palace problems my purpose in the palace is the library. But until now I don't even know where it is.” My gertutuku sat hugging his knees while leaning against the window frame.
Yes I actually sat in the window as if sitting on a tree, and there is no need to fear the height because the servant's room is on the first floor. ‘haa the wind is so soothing, so soothing, hopefully no more mood destroyer like yesterday.’
I held Poko and stroked her fur that was not as thick as Bear's. I miss the Forest.
“Hey what are you doing?” Rey suddenly appeared startling Poko who had fallen asleep in my arms.
“No” I replied smiling. “Just miss jungle” my great-grandson. Rey tilted her head a sign of not understanding what I was saying. Holy hooch! I just realized what I said. Shit I shouldn't miss the woods.
“Egh I mean I miss my hometown. Rey we always meet near the forest, you know my hometown is very cool just like when we were in the forest” I said looking for an excuse.
“You missed the island you came from?” said Rey to make sure.
“Iyaa, I miss Forestland”. ‘Sial why I feel embarrassed when I mention the word’.
Rey just nodded in understanding. I have to make a diversion, what should I say to not be awkward like this. I directed my gaze towards Poko who seemed to not care. ‘Fucking cat!’
“Rey, what in the palace can bring a cat?” I just held Poko to face Rey's face.
“Yes, maybe as long as it is not caught”
“What is no ban?”
“Nothing, it's just that there was never a servant who brought his pet into the palace”
“I didn't bring him, he came alone.” I said in self-defense. ‘See the damn cat, you are not welcome in this palace. Plead to me.’
“Alright ..” said I went from the window out carrying Poko but not by hugging her but like a mother cat carrying her child with her hands instead of mouth I mean.
“Meow!! (what are you doing!!)” poko Rebels.
“Busting you!” I said right on his ear. “You heard, no waiter brought animals into the palace, which means you are not accepted”.
Poko put on her face as if pleading for my help. ‘turns out this cat knows how to ask for help also’ my mind is happy. Rey is still right behind me, going out the window is more practical.
“Rey..” call me turn around facing him.
“You said origin not found out is okay right?” I was nodding by Rey.
“I was intending to get him out of the palace but didn't you see?” I confronted Poko again in front of her face. “Isn't he very funny?” Poko makes a blanket face maybe ‘Sial! This cat adorable’. “Let him be in the palace yes, he will not disturb my work and other work.” My words beg.
“haa well I'll let it go. But he will be my pet, so no one dares to throw it away.” Rey sighed.
“All right I agree!” happy say.
“Meooww...” Poko jumped towards Rey, and became a spoiled cat. ‘Basic two-faced cat!’.
“Sorry Rey, looks like Poko likes you.” Poko looked at me as if saying ‘hush let me not want that nickname, let her give me a new nickname that is much nicer.’
“Name Poko?” I nodded in agreement. Rey smiled and stroked Poko gently.
“Alright, tomorrow I will make a palace identification for him.” Haa who is really a cat can get a palace identifier which means he is already a palace family.
Rey took Poko in her arms leaving me who still wants to surround the palace. ‘aah shit should I ask Rey where the palace library is!’ my mind's upset.
*****
It has been almost 2 hours I wandered around this palace and do not know where I am now, yes I am lost! I was standing in the middle of the bridge with a fish pond underneath. I was tired and sat down in the middle of the bridge. Why am I always lost.
“What are you doing?”
“Hmm really?” Zee. “Alright if you want to enjoy the scenery here and instead of getting lost I will go” Zee knows I am lost, my ears are reddened by being caught.
“Egh wait a..I'm actually lost. It's been almost 2 hours and I don't know the way back to the concubine's palace.” I said shyly.
Zee smiled, a smile that could captivate a girl. “Come, let me take between” he said walking past me.
“Wait a minute.” I pulled the Zee shirt “Can we rest here first, my legs are tired from walking non-stop looking for a way out” with a clear face I hope Zee will approve.
“Baik” said and leaned on the bridge.
“Zee, sit down.” I said as I patted the spot next to me. ‘arrgh I forgot he was a prince how could a prince want to sit side by side with a servant on this bridge.’
“Sit no one sees that you are sitting next to me, we are covered by the side of the bridge. Look there is no other view from here except this side of the stone bridge” Zee smiled and took a place beside me.
‘ah deserved he knew that I was lying, stupidly I myself explained if I was lying by saying I was enjoying the scenery when nothing was seen.’
It was awkward to just sit and be quiet like this.
“Zee, there's something I want to ask” I said breaking the awkwardness. Zee just cleared his throat, ‘well he does not talk much, I assume the answer is yes.’ My inner.
“Why Maura I mean daughter egh concubine Maura calling mother queen sister? Not that the queen mother means mother, she was the wife of the previous emperor?”
“She's not a queen mother. In this empire no one became a queen mother after our mother died. She was just a concubine no more.” looks dislike face from Zee when I called concubine Vera as the queen mother.
“Hmm, well I understand. Can you tell me about this concubine's palace? Who they are. Why are the concubines in this palace only a few. It's not like harem” yes I know the empire has its harem with the meaning that she has many concubines.
“There were only two concubines of this empire, the first concubine was the daughter of Maura, she was the younger cousin of the emperor's previous concubine Consort Vera. Concubine Vera became a concubine due to the compulsion of her grandfather, at that time I was only 5 years old, my mother was exposed to a disease that made her weak and just lying. Other than my mother, my father had no other women including concubines. So my grandfather suggested that I raise a concubine to help my mother and choose a young man and be appointed concubine of Vera. Not long after my mother died when I was 7 years old, we knew who was behind all this but there was nothing we could do.”
It turns out that palace life is really complicated. There was nothing they could do, they were very small.
“After that concubine Vera put daughter Maura into the palace and advised her to become the wife of my sister because of her family background that can help the empire, at that time big brother was only 9 years old.”
“Haa as young as that!” i'm surprised.
“umm, being too young to have a wife, they only held a fiancee, and became the youngest betrothal in the empire. After 2 years later my father was sickly, his illness was almost with the one my late mother suffered. Not until 1 year my father died and the throne was transferred to my brother who was then 12 years old.”
At such a young age did he become an emperor? While I was at that age still undergoing monkey love in Junior High.
“As an emperor he must keep his promise, because already betrothed to Maura's daughter he must marry her. She eventually married Maura's daughter, but Maura's daughter was only made a concubine. He only promised to marry the daughter of Maura instead of making her empress or her companion in leading this kingdom”
“How about princess Calista?” wonder how the lonely princess wants to be made a concubine.
“Calista.. she is actually the princess of the enemy kingdom, after her kingdom lost all her family was killed.”
A calista? Why do they sound so close?
“Actually someone is pitting the two kingdoms to fight each other and profit from this war. After knowing this truth, brother intends to end the war and make peace. But it's too late when everything has become a sea of corpses.”
“So it wasn't this kingdom that killed his family?”
“You were right, the one who killed him was another kingdom. Brother finds Calista in the basement curled up in tears and takes her into this palace and makes her a concubine in an attempt to protect the only line of Arion.” kingdom
The Emperor was a good-natured man.
“And to pay his guilt to the kingdom of Arion. If he is not eaten with bait from traitors, he will not start a war and cause the little girl to cry with dry tears. Calista was 15 years old.”
Imagine a 15-year-old girl seeing a dangerous scene and the main role is family, maybe it will make her depressed, then commit suicide.
With a gentle breeze sweeping the tops of my head got me carried away and everything was dark. It's very comfortable here.