Chapter 30: Chapter 30

Lydia stared at Luciana when the door closed with Galene gone. "Where did you get that information you vomited out a while ago Luciana?" She asked in an annoying glance.

"What information were you talking about?" Luciana asked with a roll of eyes.

"Do not ask me such dumb questions, you talked about the Master ready to take a wife and you were congratulating Galene as if the Master specifically told you she was the one he would take as a wife" Lydia hissed.

"Tell me, dear Lydia, why would she move into his Chambers if she wasn't the one and did you not heard all that she said about the master giving her mother gifts and sending her with his favorite carriage, tell me when you have ever heard of such thing in the history of this castle?" Mariam pitched in.

"Since you arrived here, how many times have you been allowed to go see your mother who is not even outside this castle? And you sit there telling him if the master specifically told me as if I needed him to tell me before I use my common sense" Luciana scoffed.

"He might just be doing that for some reason best known to him, even if he would take her as his wife, that doesn't mean he now loves her because if he does then we wouldn't still be here as his sex slave," Lydia said in an attempt to console herself.

"Well no one knows and as long as he doesn't hurt her in any way then we all believe he felt something for her after all ever since she came, none of his over 200 sex slaves had been to his room except you who he didn't even touch after the night Galene rejected him," Mariam said with a shrug returning to her bed.

The discussion was over and everyone was back to their business waving their mind off Galene's situation except for Lydia who doesn't seem to be happy about it.

She stood up and left the room walking past the hallway and existing in the castle front gate.

She continued walking till she got to the spot where they stood watching the master the day he was training the warriors.

Staring at the empty field where few guards stood, Lydia, sighed and crouched down, her mind wandering in thoughts.

How could Galene who came last into the castle be the one to be chosen as the master's bride if only what Luciana said was the truth and not just a rumor?

She had been here before Galene just like everyone else and even though her mother is serving in the farmyard, she wasn't allowed to see her, and Galene who her mother stays far away in another clan was been allowed to go visit her people.

She even said the master sent gifts to her mother and pleaded with her to spend the night in his chambers now, she had moved into his room.

She wouldn't just sit and let Galene have the Master when she was here before her. She would do her possible best to see she was prosecuted or driven out of the castle.

How can she come into the castle and maneuver her way into the master's chamber while claiming innocent and all hurt. She couldn't believe she had been pitying such a snake all this while.

Now that her aim has been made open, she would not allow such a thing to happen. Who knows what she gave the master to ear which suddenly changed his attitude towards her.

The master she knew would never be kind to anyone but with everything happening, she is about to lose him to the hands of Galene.

Galene!!! You would never know what will hit you for as long as I stay in this Castle, you cannot come from anywhere to snatch what was supposed to be mine and except me to keep calm.

"If others could let you then Lydia would never allow you" she muttered with a firm gaze to the sky which held in a lot of emotions then stood up to walk back in.

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Galene followed Robin to the Master's chamber and this time, the door was opened freely for her without her being searched.

She muttered a word of thanks to Robin who handed her little bag of clothes which he had insisted on holding for her despite her refusal.

Robin nodded with smiles and turned around leaving her to enter the chambers which she did after taking little breathe.

Galene got into the chambers to meet the vast room empty. "Maybe he is taking his bath" she thought and stood still waiting for his arrival with her folded robes held securely to her blossom as she looked around the vast chamber, her eyes searching around every corner.

Minutes into waiting, she decided to sit on the bed since her legs were beginning to weaken.

Immediately her butt touched the soft material of the bed, she released a deep breath and closed her eyes.

She never realized how tired she was until now. Dropping her tied clothes on the floor, she climbed deeper onto the bed and soon sleep overtook her.

The door at the left hand side of the room opened and Master Damien stepped out of it looking sweaty and his eyes drained.

His eyes narrowed and landed on the figure laying on his bed and for a moment, his heart tumbled.

Staring at the beauty on his bed who seemed to be deeply asleep though she was laying uncomfortably.

Master Damien walked up to her, picked her up as though she worth nothing and made her properly comfortable.

She shifted, her lips pouting in a beautiful way as she mumbled some incoherent word before sleeping back.

"Who's there?" Master Damien voice echoed round the room, a guard quickly opened the door and bowed.

"Take this away and call Robin for me" Master Damien ordered. The guard nodded and picked up Galene's clothes, bowed and left the room.

He wouldn't let her wear those clothes that looked like rags anymore. She has become his personal property and would dress well henceforth.

Giving her one more stare, he sighed and walked over to the table, picked up his pipe and went out to the balcony.

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Galene's eyes fluttered open with the rays of sunlight hitting her eyes.

Knowing she wasn't in her own corner of their room as her bed wasn't facing the window, she quickly sprang up in fright.

Rubbing sleep off her eyes,she finally remembered she now stays in the master's room.

She looked beside her to see the bed empty.

She had remembered he wasn't around when she came in yesterday and now he still wasn't in, "where could he have gone to?" She thought and stepped down from the bed.

Looking down at where she had kept her clothes before falling asleep, her heart skipped when she could no longer find them there.

Her eyes wandered around the corners of the room in search of her clothes.

Those are the only clothes she owned and they are not even hers, most of them were given to her by Lydia and her dear Diana now she could no longer find it.

"What if the master discarded them? Or could it be he kept them somewhere?" Her mind kept pondering.

"Master" she called out lowly but heard no response. She went out to the balcony and it was empty with no sign of her clothes or the master there.

Coming back into the room, she opened the master's wardrobe which was filled with black and red cloaks.

She quickly shut it back knowing the master would get angry at her for going through his things if he should catch her.

She'd better sit and wait for him to return so she could ask him if he saw her clothes.

As she tried stepping away from the wardrobe, her legs slipped and trying to grab support, her hands pushed through a little button she never knew existed and a door slide open.

Able to stand firmly, Galene stared at the opened door. She never knew there was a door at that spot and she wondered how it got open and what was inside the pitch dark room.

Curious on checking out what was in there, her leg started moving into the darkness.

"Don't you dare cross an inch" a thunderous voice roared angrily making her jump back in fright.

She turned to see Master Damien staring daggers at her. She quickly bowed and stepped away from the door which automatically slammed shut with a look from the master.

Galene could swear she saw the master's eyes turned blazing red when he looked at the door and she knew that whatever that was inside that place wasn't what she should know as the master's angry face gaze at her.

"What are you looking for in there and how did you opened that door?" Master Damien's cold voice rang out dangerously making Galene shiver.

"I was only looking for my clothes then I slipped and on trying to stable my self, I saw the door widely opened" she muttered tears forming at the corners of her eyes.

The last thing she'd want now is receiving punishments for tampering with the master's things. Now he knew she went to his wardrobe.

"Do you know the consequences of your action? And do you know what would have happened to you if I hadn't stopped you from walking into that room?" Master Damien barked.

Quickly, Galene's knees fell to the ground and with a teary face, she looked up to Master Damien pleading with her eyes.

"I do not know how the door opened master, I was only looking for my clothes please pardon me" she cried out.

"Get up from there, Robin will get another clothes for you, those rags you came with had been discarded" Master Damien said and turned around walking to the balcony.

He turned halfway and his eyes fixed on Galene's hair, she was still rooted to the spot probably still frozen from the master's angry aura.

"Do not touch anything that does not belong to you if you know you must stay here in peace" he warned and she nodded quickly.

The door opened and Robin Walked in with a huge bag filled with colourful garments and robes.

Passing them to Galene who greeted him, he walked up to the master standing at the balcony and looking down the castle.

"My Lord two men were captured at the wee hours of the morning trying to break into the farmyard" Robin said on getting to the master.

"And where are they now?" Master Damien asked with no emotion. His gaze was fixed outside the castle.

"In the dungeon my Lord" Robin answered.

"Make sure they are well tortured, I would be there soon to see the faces of them who thinks they could steal from my castle" he uttered.

"Yes my Lord" Robin bowed and left the room.

Galene who was still staring at the clothes given to her open mouthed didn't even realize when the master say beside her until he touched her hair making her to raise her face up.

"Why are you lost, do you not like the garments? I would order Robin to fetch another for you if you do not find these ones appealing" he said and Galene quickly shook her head.

"I do like them my Lord, I am just in shock as I do not imagine wearing such dress in my life. Thank you Master" she said with a shy smile.

"I'm glad you like them, you can fix them somewhere in my wardrobe there are enough space there to contain them" master Damien said and Galene nodded.

Dress to the hall for breakfast, I would be having some important guests and I want you to dress nice and appear there in a short time for breakfast" he said.

"Yes my Lord" Galene muttered with a low bow and master Damien turned around and left the room leaving her to dress up.