After August stormed out of the dining hall, Thomas came to my side.

-Thomas: miss, can you please come with me? It's urgent, so you must excuse me when we are on the stairs.

-Emily: ok. Let's go. I will follow the weather wherever you take me.

I stood fastly from the chair, and leaving the room without looking back, we ran to the stairs. I was out of breath, so Thomas leaned to pick me up.

-Thomas: Excuse me, miss, but if I carry you, it would be faster, and you won't have blisters on your feet.

I gave him a head nod to agree with him, so he proceeded to pick me up. I also wrapped my hands around his neck to be more secure.

After I had found myself comfortable, Thomas set off going up the stairs.

With each step he took, I could feel his heartbeat so loud; weirdly enough, most of the beasts seemed to match mine. It scared me; he wasn't saying anything up the stairs, and it felt like going up for a long time, that is what I thought, and then Thomas stopped.

-Thomas: Miss, we have arrived in front of your room. You can let go of me now.

As I unlocked my hands from him, our eyes met, and all I could do was stare into his green marble-looking eyes.

I found myself staring for so long that, without even noticing, he had put me down on my feet, and yet all I could focus on was his eyes; he, too, was looking at my eyes.

-Thomas: Miss, Miss Emly.

He came close to my face, and I snapped out of it. I turned around, embarrassed. I was red to my ears, yet I didn't see Thomas bothered by that.

-Emily: hump, so you love to tease women, hu? Thomas.

I said that. I opened the door to my room and slammed the door in his face before Thomas said something.

As I was closing the door, I could hear Thomas 'chuckling,' which made me more mad. Thomas was knocking on the door. 'knock' knock'

-Thomas: Miss, I need to open the door to tell you something important.

So, he opened the door, and I could see him still smiling at me.

I came to him at the door and lightly slapped his shoulder.

-Emily: Thomas, you should tease women.

After I did that, I went toward the window for some fresh air, but I saw Thomas getting closer to me, and he grabbed me, spun me as we were dancing, and yet again, I was in his arms.

-Thoms: so you are finally looking at me again. Listen, dear Miss Emily! Your family is a bit under attack. I need you to calmly sit on the bed and listen to what I must say. Ok.

After Thomas said that, he let go of me and placed me on the bed; yet again, my eyes traced his eyes and hands as if I could hear something, but then he mentioned it.

Thomas: Miss Emily, they have your adoptive brother, and they want me to realize him, and they want you too.

As soon as I heard my brother, my heart dropped. I quickly stood up in shock. I started to shake, and tears from my eyes began to fall. he caught me as I began to fall to my knees. I felt his uniform buttons clash with my clothes and my skin. He too fell on his knees due to the fall.

-Thomas: Miss. please get a hold of yourself. Master August has a plan, to rescue your brother safely.

As shaken as I was, in his arms, I was only looking at his eyes. They weirdly comfort me, even though we have known each other for less than a day. He made me feel safe and secure.

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And then at that moment, I found that his eyes were staring at me, those piercing green eyes, had marked my body like a predator to his prey, I was in a trance. All I could do was stare back, in an aw. He helped me stand up on the floor, and he didn't take his eyes off me, not even for a second.

When he sat me down on the bed, his grasp, felt loose, yet he came close to my face to wipe the tears off my cheek and eyes.

-Thomas: excuse me, Miss Emily.

As his hand came closer, and closer to my face, it finally touched my cheek, and I felt the cold cufflinks on his uniform, and then close to my eyes.

-Emily: Thanks, Thomas, but can you please tell me what I have to do to help?

- Thomas: Miss Emily, I told you to just call me ’ Tom’. And all you have to do is trust your father, Master August. Ok!

Now please get ready to sleep, it has gotten quite late, and tomorrow you can help with finding your brother I promise.

-Emily: ok! I will take a quick shower and then, go to bed. But can you please stay with me until I fall asleep?

I looked at him with pitiful eyes, like a puppy wanting to be hugged.

As I said that I looked down at the floor, a bit embarrassed. Closed my eyes, thinking he had left the room, but no.. he hadn’t because after a heartbeat or two, opened my eyes to see him, kneeling on the ground, crouched close to my face, grinning.

-Thomas: Miss, I will stay, don't worry.

After he said that I felt reassured somehow, lifted my head, and headed toward the bathroom.

The bathroom was like a huge hotel room like it could fit 4 royal size beds, I was stunned to speak, and as I was looking around, I saw a manid in there. She bowed in respect…

-Maid: Good evening miss, I will help you take a bath and I will wash your hair if you could please get ready for that.

-Emily: ok, ye. I will

I started to remove my dress, which I kinda struggled and she saw that and came to help me, unzip the dress, I spooked myself because I saw my body in the mirror, I had forgotten about most of my scars, which made the maid jump in horror. I stared at them for a minute, and then, she gilded me to the bathtub, which was already filled with water, some rose essences and rose petals in the water, saw that there were also candles lit, the smell was so fowler that my right eye, teared up a bit a treat dropped from my eye down my cheek and then on my arm. The scent was warm and it reminded me of home.

I smiled and then slowly got in the bathtub, where the water was so nice and warm, that I could fall asleep in it. I was so relaxed that I let the maid, do her job.

-Miss: I am going to start to massage and bath your body and hair. Ok.

I nodded in response, I didn't want to mutter a word, I was relaxed, I thought it could get any better when the maid turned on the radio, and some classical music came on, and I took a relaxing breath in and out, and melted.

I relaxed so much, that I closed my eyes, and didn't know, how much time had passed, and yet I could feel, sleeping down and down in the bathtub, what I thought but, No! It was softer, I opened my eyes for a quick second to see where I was. I was lying on my bed, and Thomas, on a chair near me on my left side, near the door, what looked like a newspaper. I closed my eyes after I saw him, and I smiled because he did stay, with me. I fell asleep after that.