Chapter 4 Are you an Elf

Aurora

Another pair of shoes came into view, and this time instead of black leather boots, it was blue ankle-strap shoes, with pearls and ribbons decorating them. One could tell these shoes were meant for royalties, as they looked expensive and gaudy.

"Darling, you are back! I missed you so much. How was your meeting? Do you need anything? I ordered the maids to prepare your baths. Would you like me to join you in the bath too? oh, and I can't wait to tell you about my day."

Based on the way the owner of those fancy shoes is called King Raymond Darling' I'm guessing she must be the king's fiancee, lady Esther, and my goddess she talks too much. I feel I understood King Raymond's feelings as he sighed, his eyes moving away from me to look at her.

"Esther, I'm really tired from the day and would like to spend the night in peace, so please return to your room," His Majesty said in a voice that was a little nicer than the one he had used while speaking to me.

"But Your Majesty, it is my duty to take care of you," She said, now fully walking into the room. She was just about to take some more steps when she suddenly bumped into me.

"Ow!" she shrilled "My goodness, what is this? Who are you?"

I lowered my head more, knowing I had just landed myself in more trouble. Not only did I appear in the presence of two royals without permission, but I also obstructed the path of the future queen. It wouldn't be surprising if I get starved for a whole week in the dungeons.

She yanked my head upward so I could face her. I hated to admit it but goddess, she was beautiful. Her head was full of straight blond hair that flowed down to her bottom. The silk blue dress she had on, hugged every curve on her body, from her slim waist down to her mid-thighs. A blue corset wrapped around her upper half pushing her breasts up so it looked perky.

Compared to her, I was a slobbering mess on the floor. I had on my brown and white maid uniform that was no doubt dirty, and my hair probably looked like it had never been met with a brush. She pulled my head backward with my hair and scrutinized my face with a scowl.

"What's a dirty thing like you doing in the King's bedroom at this time of the night?" She asked. When I didn't answer, she kept shaking my head around, swinging it like a leaf in the wind and demanding I answer her. The movement caused my head to spin and my hair to unravel and fall backward, exposing my ears.

The moment her eyes landed on my ears, she yanked her hand away as if she had just touched something scalding hot. Disgust was written all over her face.

"Are you an elf?!" her eyebrows rose in surprise. The king who had been walking away from us earlier, stopped in his tracks. His head snapped towards us as he slowly retreated his steps, coming back to us. His earlier disinterest was now piqued.

Esther noticed him coming back to us, and quickly shielded the king from my view "Stay back Your Majesty! She's an elf, she might put a curse on you. It's not safe."

I was about to protest when I felt a slap land on my cheeks. Esther had slapped me. That beautiful bitch. "You dare to stare at his majesty? Were you planning on bewitching him with your eyes?"

I knelt there bewildered at what she had just said. Since the kingdom of Tasnim is fully occupied by humans and secluded from the other kingdoms, we didn't have knowledge of other supernaturals. Therefore any information we had on any supernatural was purely based on rumors and misconceptions.

For instance, the dragons are ruthless beasts without any logical thinking, they just live to destroy. Likewise, the Lycans feast on humans and each other; carnivorous monsters. The rumors about elves were that they were creatures that used magic to bring misfortune, their beauty great enough to insight lust and bend any soul to their will.

I had none of those features, sure I think I'm pretty good looking but that was about it. No bewitching curves, no magic or special ability. So to me, I was nothing but an average human.

Although I'm pretty sure the king thinks of me to be a monster now, so my opinion does not. Maybe he'll even have me executed. However, to my surprise, the king resumed his steps again, shoving Esther out of the way and gradually coming to a stop right in front of me.

My ears started to burn for some reason, and I reached over to rub it. He crouched down and inspected my face again, then my body, and back to my face. I curled back into myself, expecting the insult - and maybe beatings - that would come from him. It was one thing to hear harsh things from others, but it was another to hear it from the king himself, the man whom I admire. Several seconds passed, and there was nothing, no insult or beatings. I then raised my eyes to meet the king's, there was something unexpected there. There were twinkles in his eyes, something so similar to awe.

King Raymond, ruler of the human kingdom Tasnim was in awe of me. This was looking as funny as it sounded. A smile broke out on his face, as his hand reached my hair, tucking a loose chestnut curls behind my ears. His hands grazed mine in the process, making me blush and self-conscious.

Oh my, Oh my, What was happening today? It seems the goddess decide to finally smile on me today.

I mean, I got to see the king and talk to him, and now he is touching my face and hair. I even got to see Lady Esther even though she yanked my head like a wrecking ball. This is just fucking crazy.

Lost in my trance, I didn't notice King Raymond bring out a cloth and hand it to me. "Here, wipe your lips you're bleeding."

"Your Majesty! What are you doing, You're touching the elf girl. You may get cursed" Esther - seeming to have recovered from her initial shock of getting shoved, screamed.

King Raymond simply ignored her, as he took my hands and placed the cloth in it. "Aurora you said your name was?" I nodded, still in shock.

"You must be tired from all your duties of today, you're free to go back to your quarters. I nodded my head again in response like I was mute.

Slowly getting up to my feet, I reached to pick up the laundry basket but was stopped by the king. "Leave it here, you can take care of it tomorrow. It's pretty late now, you may leave."

"Your majesty!? you can't just let her go!" I heard Esther whining again. Deciding it was best to leave before the king changed his mind, I rushed out the huge double doors.