The Witch's Curse
The Sacred Flowers
Connelly gasped the first time she opened her eyes. His head was heavy, the effects of a hangover last night. His memory is blurred, however, he believes he is in a bar in the middle of town. With his body, hands and feet, how did he change? Then his gaze extended to the entire room.
"This is my room?" ask him to yourself. Connelly could not remember that he had moved from the bar to his room. He rang the bell, and it appeared that Jess, his personal servant, had entered the room.
"Yes, Miss? Is there anything you need?" tanyanya politely. Jess is a new waitress who started working a week ago. All of Connelly's old waitresses replaced her brother for frequently losing Connelly who went undercover. Although he has no friends anymore, Connelly is not discouraged. He had always opposed his brother's ambition to take the throne. Connelly believed that the throne was fine in the reign of King Markian. Therefore, Connelly often disguised himself to know the rumors and political situation that were going on.
"When have I been here?" tanyakanya.
"Yesterday night the city guards brought you here, miss," Jess replied definitely.
"My brother knows?" Connelly's starting to worry.
"No, sir is not here,"
"Phew... " Connelly breathed a sigh of relief. He asked for a bath and started dressing up. There's something to do today.
*
"You're sure that lady's gonna be back here?" asked Razan while sipping the coffee she ordered just now. The Cordovans are somewhat unfamiliar with coffee as a breakfast menu. They only eat dry bread with hot tea as ammunition to start the day.
"Know it. Surely he was confused again. 80% of the lady will look for us again to ask the chaos yesterday so that her reputation is not polluted. You're very skilled in swordsmanship, but you're very stupid to hang out with women" Azzam chuckled scornfully at Shahrazan. His boss was just scowling but not defending himself. Its sensitivity to detect danger is higher than to detect the feelings of women.
Klinting!
The shop's main door was open. A person walks rather quickly but still maintains his elegance.
"Tuh, dateng," Azzam nudged Razan to look back. Connelly looks for someone she knows. Azzam waved his hand, the girl smiled and approached them.
"Good morning, gentlemen," she said kindly, this time, as a real lady, not a young boy in disguise.
"Good morning, miss," they answered.
"Want tea?" azzam asked with a smile.
"Yes, may." answered Connelly then put up a serious mimic.
"So, say. What happened yesterday?" tanyakanya. Azzam giggled and looked towards Razan. Razan's eyeballs twisted and a cynical smile rose from behind her lips.
"You're drunk, then we take you to the postman, that's all," Razan replied straightforwardly.
"Geez," Connelly sank the face between his hands. He was very embarrassed to have been careless curling at a friend he had just known.
"Please keep this a secret" he asked.
Razan raised both of her shoulders while shaking her head, typical of the response of the people of Indiyah Continent. Azzam chuckled at the behavior of the two of them.
"What can I do to return the favor?"
"Tell us, what's going on here? Is the king's marriage void?" ask Azzam to investigate.
"It's not canceled, it's just that they haven't arrived" he replied.
Connelly was initially unsure, had to tell this to a stranger or not. However, it is common knowledge that the King's entourage and the bride failed to arrive on schedule. If it wasn't him, Razan and Azzam would probably have asked others and the news could have been wrong.
Connelly then recounts the legend of Blood Moon - the Red Moon Phenomenon that occurs 50 years once - which is being attributed to the failure of the king's marriage.
Blood Moon will happen tonight. If the wedding has not been held, it is said, this Kingdom will be destroyed and controlled by witches.
"The king's retinue has not yet come? How come?" Razan was shocked. King Cordovan's entourage had gone 3 days earlier than them. Very strange and unusual if until this moment they have not reached Cordovan.
"Well, that's. I don't know either" Connelly replied. "The strange rumors got more and more spread, my head hurt a lot" he continued. As a noble and the ruling family of Gonovan Dukedom, Connelly is certainly worried about the political conditions of his homeland which is not okay. His brother only took advantage of the instability of King Markian's reign. Connelly was convinced that Duke Elliot was having fun and plotting an uprising with the councils that supported his succession.
"Is there no official news?" Razan tried to pry information. Connelly.
"I really hope they arrive tonight, so that Blood Moon can rise as a natural phenomenon, not as a sign of a curse, as people are talking about" Connelly said in a resigned voice.
"Alright, thank you for the information" said Razan, then resigned to continue the journey. They parted at the tavern, and, at some point, would meet again. Connelly's heart feels lonely. It was hard to let go of Razan and Azzam, two men she had just met. Razan turned her head back as she stepped away from the tavern. He saw Connelly for a long time, then turned and set his foot again on the path leading to the Royal Palace.
Connelly seemed to sit alone while spending the rest of the tea is not hot anymore. It was so scary this morning. He then got up and returned to the Gonovan House. A beautiful horse-drawn carriage parked not far from the tavern seemed to be preparing to deliver the Lady back to where they came from.
*
"Madam! How's the ritual tonight? Are we going to dance?" ask a beautiful girl who is dressed a little open on the chest. The mole on his lower left lip looks tempting when viewed carefully because it mingles with the smell of jasmine and a red tinge of lipstick he is wearing.
"Yes, kids. We will dance in the court and absorb all the energy of the Red Moon to stay young" said Madam Velocia, Duke's lover, who is also the leader of the famous brothel in Gonovan.
"Horaayyyy!" the girls screamed in excitement. They then prepared the best clothes and trained the choreography of the magician dance to welcome the Red Moon Phenomenon that was about to arrive.
The Sacred Flowers Brothel House is a famous brothel that presents beautiful and full of charm girls. No single client will go home without trying their services. And, if it has already started, it will be difficult to stop, like there is a spell that ensnared the desires of the men who were once their customers.
Madam Velocia is not only a reliable businessman, but she is a great person. Really great in biological terms. Madam Velocia was the descendant of a witch. Spell-binding spells of desire of course he can tidy up easily, so that his business can grow rapidly. Every girl who entered into the working class in Sacred Flowers would be specially trained and ensured, their charm would rise 100 times. Never mind playing love, just breathing the breath of girls when talking, can make men drunk kepayang. The Sacred Flowers Bordel House became an important landmark in the Gonovan Dukedom. How not, the ruler Gonovan himself is a regular customer Madam Velocia from year to year and never bored.
Tonight, is the night that all women of witch descent look forward to. Blood Moon, a phenomenon that appears once every 50 years, is a rare phenomenon that must be exploited. However, who would have thought, that, this phenomenon would be a bloody night that no one in Cordovan Kingdom could forget.
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