The Atrocious Duke'S Wife
{Season 2} Two Lives At stake
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The second prince of the Erosphire kingdom laughed, before long he smiled again and asked.
"But I'm still astonished, Countess. How can you make the villagers of Cermony look so like real witches?" asked Prince Darren could not help his curiosity.
Cassandra smiled meaningfully. "It's going to be a long story. I hope you won't get tired of hearing it."
...~ The Atrocious Duke's Wife...
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Cassandra Pov's
The flashback
First, witches could teleport before the eyes could catch their presence.
This is my first disguise. All this time, I've been thinking about it.
An object that could make people believe that my 'fake' magician could actually teleport like a rumor spread.
Smoke bomb.
Yeah, I've been thinking about that thing for a long time. At first, I remembered my habit of being with my sisters in the orphanage when we spent a lot of time together.
We made it ourselves at home, even we were often scolded by Freya's mother when caught secretly playing the object.
You can make it easy at home. You just need potassium nitrate, baking soda, sugar, cardboard tubes, adhesive tape, cotton, and fireworks wicks.
At first, I was confused how I found potassium nitrate in this age.
But luckily I remembered, there is a traditional material to make the chemical, the material is bat guano located in caves.
Therefore, I took out a smoke bomb and gave it to the entire population of Cermony disguised as a witch.
They had all been trained, so that when the smoke bombs were thrown and obscured the enemy's sight, they would quickly escape.
That is why, people believe that witches can teleport.
Second, their gender is believed to be all female.
For this, I purposely left it like that because I have other plans that I will launch in the future.
Third, they could kill without leaving any traces.
I've heard it all, all the people of Erosphire were terrified when they saw some criminals killed by the inhabitants of Cermony die without any evidence of the cause of death listed.
For that, I am very grateful to Miss Charlina for helping me to make the people of Erosphire more frightened.
A few days ago, the afternoon was very hot, the sunlight roasted all the skin cells and invited a sense of dizziness to people who were under his exposure.
A wide black hat was in charge of covering the top of my mane, then I lowered my body from the horse which had contributed to ushering in my presence to the residence of Miss Charlina.
I sent him a letter so he knew I was coming.
Politely, I knocked on the main entrance of his residence and waited for a while. Before long, a servant opened the door and bowed to me.
"Good day, Countess. Lady Charlina has been waiting for you since. I'll take you to him" he said, then led me to meet Ms. Charlina.
After the few footprints I created on the floor of this residence, Miss Charlina was finally right in front of me.
"Greetings, Countess. Nice to meet you, may the Goddess' blessing always be with you" said Miss Charlina.
The waiter who had brought me earlier, now immediately resigned and then closed the door of this room.
I sat down on the sofa opposite Miss Charlina, then sipped a cup of tea that had been served neatly to me.
Without further ado, Miss Charlina spoke to me. "What help do you want from me, Countess?"
I almost forgot. Miss Charlina is indeed a stiff type of person and very formal in speaking.
"Ah, yes it is. I do want to ask you for help, if you don't mind" I replied.
Miss Charlina smiled. "Of course not. Aren't we friends long enough?"
"You're right, too," I replied, then putting my wide, black hat right beside me. "I want to ask.. Can you make a poison that leaves no trace?"
I can see a confused and surprised look on Miss Charlina's face. It was certain that he would react that way when he heard my strange request all of a sudden.
"M-sorry? Why are you suddenly asking about poison...?"
It would seem difficult if it did not explain everything in detail. Therefore, I explained everything to Miss Charlina.
Because my trust in Miss Charlina is unshakable. And I really don't expect, if my faith is betrayed by him.
"What?! You want to rebel secretly and dethrone Prince Yari from the throne?! But why?! What if you get caught?!" yells restrained.
He will definitely be hysterical. So I immediately tried to calm him down.
"Calm down, Miss Charlina. I'm doing this all because there's a reason."
Again, I explained everything to Miss Charlina. As if understanding, Miss Charlina agreed to help me and gave me a poison.
Poison that has no smell, poison that has no texture, poison that has no color.
Like clear water that had just descended from a spring.
Their blood is believed to be jet black.
I don't know where the rumors came from, but after I searched for some information, it turned out that it was just a long-standing myth.
But that's okay, because it's also very useful for me in the future.
Flashback off
The Cassandra Pov End
"So it turns out that you have been thinking about it carefully and for a long time" said Prince Darren.
"Of course, Your Majesty. If not, how could I possibly begin this risky plan" Cassandra replied.
Shortly after, the girl immediately stood up and confirmed the location of her wide hat that had tilted.
"Sorry, Your Honor. I still have business to do, I resigned. May the blessing of the Goddess always be with you" said Cassandra bowed her body.
"Where are you going?"
Arlen quickly got up, then asked the old brown girl.
Cassandra replied. "I'm just going home."
"I'll drive you" said the blond man sounding hasty.
Cassandra was a little confused. "Oh.. okay," he replied.
Soon after, they finally say goodbye and then ride Arlen's horse carriage which is quite far from the palace courtyard.
...~•~...
Cassandra finally arrived at her home. The girl sat on a chair that was in her study as usual to relax her body for a moment.
Moments later, his brown iris caught a letter he had opened yesterday.
The brown barley girl recalled the message listed in the letter, then seemed to think for a moment.
Finally, she moved back from her place and started calling the female servant to help her clean her body and get ready to change clothes.
He had to go to the place where the author wanted him to go.
Cassandra, we haven't seen each other in a long time. After the unfortunate incident that happened at my birthday party, you're definitely not okay.
Yesterday, I had a chance to find a mountain that had a very good view at dusk. If you want, will you go with me there?
The mountain is in my territory, and is near the lake that we often visit.
Tomorrow evening, I'll be waiting for you. I hope you really came!
Greetings, greetings,
Anastasia Emerald's.
...~•~...
After getting ready and getting dressed, Cassandra had reached her destination.
The day had been dusk, and it was certain that soon the sun would sink in the countless expanses of the sky.
The trees were large and quite blocking the sunlight, making the atmosphere a little dark and frightening.
Many steep ravines in this mountain range, made the girl walk very carefully so as not to slip down.
Cassandra was a little confused, what made Anastasia suddenly bring her here?
And, where was the existence of that golden-blossomed girl? It's dusk, but the girl doesn't show herself.
For a long time, the wavy brown stray girl walked around, until finally a scene in front of her made her freeze.
What the fuck?
Cassandra widened her eyes when she saw the two figures before her.
On a deep cliff, there was the figure of Anastasia who was locking the movement of a girl in front of her.
That girl is Daisy.
"Sir Cassie.. hiks.. help me..," she said when she was held by a dagger that made her unable to run anywhere else.
"What does all this mean, Anastasia Emerald?!" cassandra shouted in a high tone and then tried to get closer to Daisy quickly.
"Don't move!! Or I will push this woman right now!!" threatening Anastasia succeeded in making Cassandra back sculpting.
Daisy almost shed her tears, but Cassandra could see that the girl with the blue sky was desperately trying not to cry.
"Why are you doing this, Ana?" Cassandra tried to ask calmly, putting aside all the bad thoughts that had sprung up in her mind.
"Why? You said... why? Didn't you notice your whole act all this time?" Anastasia smiled bitterly, and turned around to ask.
"What have I done, Ana? Until you have to do all this? What makes you want to harm your own friend, Ana?"
"Shut up!! Don't pretend not to know in front of me!! I already know everything, that you and Arlen have been secretly betraying me!!" the scream of the green-sweet girl was hysterical.
His emotions, had been in complete control. Until he can't think clearly.
Cassandra crossed her arms by folding her lips while tightening the link between her teeth, even her hands were now squeezing her arms tightly.
His plan did not match his expectations. Originally, he planned to make Anastasia sympathize with him when he saw the charade they were playing at the girl's birthday party.
But it turns out that he underestimated everything, he could not control the nature of Anastasia.
He can't make Anastasia fall into a pit of guilt, instead he makes Anastasia return to the abyss of revenge.
If it was like this, what else could he do? Is there no way he can be with a man he likes, and so his best friend doesn't hate him?
There's only one way left. But for that, he had to risk two lives.
"Yes, that's right. Arlen and I have long been lovers behind you. So why then? You and Arlen aren't fiancees yet, are you?" cassandra made Anastasia flinch.
How could his best friend confess so lightly?
"You...! You know that I like Arlen, but you keep a relationship with him behind my back. How can you be so bad about me, Cassandra?!" anastasia's screams grabbed her own hair in frustration.
"Evil? Compared to you who wanted to bring Daisy down to the brink, who's worse here?" cassandra Cecar. "After all, don't you know that Arlen doesn't love you? He loves me, but you still want to force your feelings. You're selfish!"
"Shut up!! You know what?! When my two best friends betrayed me, you didn't know how I felt! You don't know how painful it is for me!!"
Some tears fell from Anastasia's eyes. The girl could feel as if her throat was currently being strangled by sharp spikes that were creeping through.
His chest felt crushed by something that gripped his heart, making him try very hard to stay standing.
"Therefore, in order for Arlen to hate you, I will kill him and accuse you of being the mastermind. That way, Arlen will hate you forever, and he will return to my arms" Anastasia threatened with a horrible smile and began to come back forward while holding her sharp dagger.
Inevitably, Daisy gets cornered and can no longer retreat when she senses that she has reached the edge of the cliff.
The deep abyss seemed to have given a warm welcome to receive his corpse and lift his soul.
"Sister Cassie...! Please help me...!" pinta the girl was desperate.
Cassandra furrowed her brows, she could not keep quiet. He has to do something, so Daisy can be saved.
"If you really hate me. Why don't you just kill me, Anastasia? That way, I'll be gone forever from the world. And Arlen will definitely return to your arms," the girl's lick made Daisy distrustful.
"What did Brother say?! Don't talk like that!!" sergeant Daisy won't take it.
Anastasia glared. It is also true what his best friend who has the mane of chocolate said. If she killed Cassandra, Arlen would definitely feel lost. That way, she can replace Cassandra and become Arlen's wife completely.
Why had he never thought of this before?
"You think I'll just believe what you say? What if you lie to me and run away with him?" Anastasia looked at Cassandra's bitch.
The girl named Emerald was surprised when she saw Cassandra raised both her hands in a sign of surrender.
Looking at Cassandra's eyes, it seemed like the girl had completely given up.
Anastasia told the girl to come closer to her. And without a doubt, Cassandra immediately advanced closer to herself.
When Anastasia found Cassandra nearby, she pushed Daisy hard to the ground, making the sky-blue sliced girl grimace.
Shortly after, Daisy screamed when the terrible event happened.
"SOR CASSIE!!!!"
...~•~ ...
"What do you think, Duke Floniouse? Don't you think this is a good idea?" prince Yari asked the blond man beside her.
"Yes, I feel that way too. If we build a farm here, it will be very good because the weather and environment in this place is very good" said Arlen.
Prince Yari had indeed taken him to a place in the village suddenly because the man called the prince wanted to hear his opinion.
The conversation, which was relaxing, had to come to a halt when a deafening sound was caused by a firework that was speeding up and exploding in the twilight sky.
If other people are confused why there are fireworks that are launched at dusk, then not for the sky blue sliced man.
His eyes immediately stared at the guts of the sky, with anxiety that instantly burst into him.
He knew what the fireworks meant.
It was a sign from his lover. His girlfriend told him that if the girl was in danger, she would send him a signal through fireworks.
Therefore, his mind instantly clad. With a tsunami wave of fear that now hit him that made his soul shaken.
Without caring about the surroundings, he immediately darted towards the place of the lover. He did not want to lose his reason for life a second time.
His emotions were now like a hurricane, uncontrollable and felt like they were going to smash and tear him apart.
The man shouted the name of his lover in his mind with himself running very fast to immediately save his girl.
"Austria!!"
...09.03.2021...