Chapter 13: Do we look like we're fine to you

Sarah staggered backward and cover her face with her palm. The punch hit her so hard that her nose bleeds. She wipe her nose with her palm and sniff loudly.
" Don't you dare talk ill of the princess ever again" Queen Hector said pointing her finger forward and Sarah smirk.
" This is just the beginning Helen and for punching me, we will see that" Sarah said and walk away. She was glad she was able to infuriate Helen even if she gets a punch for it.
" That bitch has the audacity to punch me. Ouch it hurts" Sarah soliloquize as she walk through the hall way that leads to her chamber.
She kicked every soul she saw on her way away furiously and even step on their feet's.
Back at the princess room. Diana open the door quietly and ask one of the soldiers to take her to the royal prison. Without Irene she felt like a part of her is missing.
The soldier bow his head and leads the way while the princess trail behind him.
At the royal prison where Dante and Dimitri were locked up in. They both sat at the far corner of the prison with there eyes deep and shallow. The thirst of water had made them weak over the past few days.
The thought of Dante worried Alice to death. Even if she don't know how she feels about him yet, she still worry about him and hope he is alright. She had tried sneaking water to him and his colleague Dimitri but was sent back by the soldiers.
" The princess is very stubborn. She is the reason why we are suffering here" Dimitri said with a husky voice and dante just sigh.
" I wonder what my sweet Alice is doing now. I really miss her beautiful face so much" Dante said instead of talking about what Dimitri said, he talked about his sweetheart Alice. Only the gods knows how much he missed her face and her sweet cologne.
" She doesn't even thinks about you and you are here worrying yourself to death about someone who doesn't even care a little bit about you" Dimitri snarled at Dante. He really don't like it when others talk about love and sweethearts.
He really don't believe in love. His mother never experienced what love is like when she was alive. She was maltreated and tortured by his father who has two wives and three concubines.
His father whom he always refer to as bastard and son of a bitch, lied to his mother, tells her he loves her that she is the only woman in his life. Slept with her forcefully and she got pregnant with him. It was when his mother was pregnant that she realised the bastard has three wives and four concubines and she is one of the four concubines with illegitimate child.
When his mother confront the bastard about it, he told her he never loved her that he was just having fun with her just like his other concubines. She gave birth to him hoping the bastard will love her when she had a son for him but no, he didn't, he took her in and make her sex slave. Torturing her day and night. What he remember is that, the only time he sees a smile on his mother face was when they were together.
After that, his first sweetheart did the same thing to him. He loved her so dearly and was ready to do everything to make her happy but no she was not satisfied with him. She has other men outside and even got pregnant for two of them. He thought he owns the pregnancy when the Oracle told him the child belongs to someone else.
He couldn't take it, he couldn't bear it and that is how he joined the royal soldiers and become one of the princess personal royal soldier. So anytime someone talked about falling in love, he sees it as a waste of time and effort.
" Stop saying that. I know Alice care about me. It's just that she don't know how she feels yet" Dante said calmly as he picture a future ahead with him and Alice.
" What if what she feels about you is resentment and hatred?" Dimitri ask with a smirk and Dante waved it off. He really don't want to think about that. He already picture a life with Alice and he can't think negatively about it.
" You probably don't know how it feels to be Inlove" Dante said and clamp his hands together.
" Only if you know how far I have gone to be Inlove" Dimitri reply and they stopped talking when they saw a royal soldier approaching them with the princess.
" Here comes the stubborn princess " Dimitri muttered and Dante hits his shoulder telling him to keep his mouth shut.
Dimitri should be older than Dante but not more than three years so he always treat Dante as a kid brother even if they act like age mates sometimes.
The soldiers at the entrance let them in and the princess stood outside the prison.
She observe them for a while and felt guilty for putting them through all of that. Her grandma has always tells her that she should never feel too sorry for someone that serves her. They are his soldiers and this is one of their responsibilities.
" How are you doing" She asked with a calm voice. She did a very good job by hiding her expression. They must not know she feels sorry or they will take it as weakness.
" Do we look like we are fine to you?" Dimitri mumbled in a very low voice that only him and Dante can hear and Dante pinch his hand.
" Pardon?" Diana raised her brow to be sure if she heard well or not.
" We are doing good my princess. Just thirst and hunger" Dante said quickly and Dimitri glare at him.
How can he say they are doing good in the prison? Who gets happy being in a prison?
" I will ask the maids to bring water for you. Hopefully you guys should be out of here before my birthday" She said and Dimitri tap the floor with his finger.
Hopefully before her birthday? Is she being serious right now? Her birthday is in eight days time and that only means they will be here for another five days or more.
He just now his head and look at the floor. No matter what, he had already sworn his loyalty to the princess and to the royal family. There is nothing he can do about that.
" Do you have any idea where Irene is kept?" She asked and they both shook their head negatively.
Diana felt her heart jump off from her chest when she saw their negative response.
She had check the prison where maids are kept but couldn't find Irene anywhere except for Hera who was sleeping soundly in her cage.
" They took her away this morning. They took that tunnel out" Dante said pointing at a tunnel by the right side of the hall way.