Vampire Aedes
8. The Seductive Aroma

Despite her fear, the woman finally let go of Sari's arm. Aster could breathe a sigh of relief carrying his beloved servant away. Lavender said her servants were too loyal. It was all because Laven's personal servant no one was truly loyal. They have not been able to distinguish which employer is not.

Aster came out of Princess Lavender's room. He pulled the cloth that was blocking Sari's eyes. "Black iris is very rare here. So you have to take good care of her."

Sari smiled. "Thank you for saving me! Is the Princess okay?"

Aster crossed his arms in front of his chest. "I'm not that weak. Oh, yep! Hurry up and take me to the giant clock wall!"

"Good!"

***

"Through here, Princess." Sari's hands stretched to the side. Toward the main staircase that seemed to be connected up there.

Aster look up. The palm was affixed to the eyebrows, as if respectfully to the flagpole. He muttered, "It's so high."

"Did the Princess say something?" Sari looked at the face of Aster who met red and sweaty.

"Clean your ears." A sweat thread stuck in Aster's eyebrow hair. The journey here is far enough. The hyperbole is to walk along the great wall of China, then at the end of the journey there is a ladder and you have to climb it.

"Here you go, let's go up!" Aster stepped over the first rung of the ladder. An uncomfortable vibration caught in the ear. "What sound is there?"

"Frint clock. The Princess must step in rhythm so that your ears are not disturbed."

Aster continued his steps. "Sari, you're like a book that knows everything. Did you secretly read a book?"

"Since childhood was here, I only often heard the words of the Palace residents. My parents also taught me little things, like banishing the clock."

Tak.

Tak.

Tak.

"Is my parents still there?" ask Aster suddenly. Right, could it be Mom or Dad?

Sari frowned. "The King and Queen will always live. Why is the Princess asking this?"

"No. I mean my real parents?"

"Sorry, the Princess knows better than I do. I only know you as a waiter. By the way, why did the Princess insist on coming here?" ask Sari, diverting attention.

"Ah, I want to see the Floating Palace. Can you show me where the castle is? I'm sure the building is covered in fog. My vision was unclear" Aster said with a slow snort. Suppose there were glasses in the dream world, just like the glasses he used to wear every day.

"of course. Let's hurry and see it and come back soon. The sun is setting soon." Sari accelerated her pace twice.

After arriving, Aster was treated to an orange fireball with mega red. The light formed the silhouette of Aster and Sari's shadow that extended, then bounced off the wall behind. The ball was hiding behind a hill which he felt stood a palace on top of it. Aster squinting.

Aster saw a gloomy aura encircling the hill region. He remembered who first said the Palace, Princess Aedes. "There's a lot of viruses in that place!"

"How does the Princess know?" sari asked in surprise. The reason is, the Princess is only two days here and there is a boundary line between the two regions. If previously Aster was an ordinary child outside the Palace, it was not easy to cross the area there.

Aster straightens lips. Sari in a dream will not remember that he was the one who said, the bite of Princess Aedes invites disease. "Someone told me, one of the representatives of the soul over there is the spreader of the dengue virus."

"Daughter, please don't say anything!" Sari. He whispered, "The butler's head announced, one representative from the Floating Palace paid a visit to the Flower Palace for dinner. Their hearing is very sharp, if the speech just sounded, can-can—"

Aster raised both eyebrows, waiting for the continuation even though his face had turned blue from holding his breath. Sari shook her head, unable to imagine if the beautiful head of her daughter master floated. Hand lowered. Soon Aster breathes a lot of air.

"Eat dinner?" The reflection of me will be the dinner menu, thought Aster Nelangsa.

"Yes. Even the butler had prepared all the necessities to be in. I see he's very excited. Of course, there have been four years of no special visits like this, so the welcome should be special.

Would the Princess give a welcome? If it's not wrong, the train will be here any minute." Soon .... soon ... the representative .. Who else if not Prince Aedes? He was very sure, his goal here was to find Princess Tumbal.

"No." Aster turned. "Sari, let's go back to the room! I won't be coming tonight because my head is still dizzy."

***

"My prince, what's troubling you?" the man outside the train asked Prince Aedes. Lately he's been sitting around too much wondering what.

The eighteen-year-old opened the small curtain and said of the scent that had been teasing him since yesterday. "I'm sure he's from here."

The waiter who asked commented a smile. "Will you take him to the palace?"

Prince Aedes pulls the corner of the lip. "Who dares to refuse my orders except the stinky 'that' woman'? Ah, waitress, hurry up a little!" he shouted as he passed through the area near the market. He closed his nose, could not stand the stinging smell of everyone passing by.

The guards opened the main gate and the carriage entered the Flower Palace. Looks like brown shoes set the tip to fresh grass. "Nobody's following me."

The two maids could only nod and remain standing in that position. One man guards the carriage, the other guards the horse. Even if there was lightning striking, they would be charred in such a pose.

Prince Aedes walked in. The sweet smell is getting louder. His footsteps accelerated, grew faster, then the situation forced him to run. Some of the servants realized that he was the soul representative from the opposite Palace. Soon someone will come looking for him, so he must find the good stuff soon.

Arriving in front of the stairs that made his ears buzz, Prince Aedes stopped. The petite woman stepped on the last rung of stairs while lifting up her dress slightly. That's where they look at each other.

Aster looked up with round eyes. "Lo?!"

No. gabe. He can't die in this place. Where there is only one eyewitness, that is Sari. It could have been during the trial, Sari smothered or even his neck was sucked. Aster raised the dress higher, then ran without thinking about anything. Just the word "run" filled his head.

"You're not following your daughter's master?" sentak Prince. Sari stammered answering a question from a handsome man.

He also bowed respectfully. "Sa-I welcome the P-Prince. Chief Sari had already announced to the entire sari in the Flower Palace that you would come at sunset. If there's something that Lord Prince needs, you can tell me."

"Not bad. Make sure your daughter's master attends dinner tonight." Because he saw Aster's attitude as if evasive, he doubted the arrival of the girl either at dinner or a meeting of nobles.