Eavesdropping: Catching The Culprit [Bonus chapter]

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CHAPTER 37

Immediately after leaving their brunch, Era wasted no time and hurried to go meet Aeverie. By the time she arrived there, she met Aeverie bent forward, sticking her head out to check what was going on inside the stables.

Era did not know whether she was to laugh or cry. Was this her lady royal's way of spying on someone? She wasn't being discrete about it and just spied in the open.

Letting out a deep breath, she sighed and shook her head before folding her hands on her arms and standing like a parent who was about scolding a child.

"And I never knew you lack quality skills in spying on someone," Era called out but not loud enough for others to hear.

Immediately Aeverie heard her voice, she jumped out of shock and withdrew only to turn around and see that the person who spoke was Era.

"Your majesty… You scared the life out of me," Aeverie said, with her hands clutching at her chest.

"Did I? How about being caught red handed by someone else let's say I ask you to spy on the lady Diona, what would you do when she catches you eaves dropping?"

"It is not like that your majesty." Sigh! She shook her heard before making her way to where she was. "Your majesty, you…" She paused. Let out another sigh before speaking. "You do not want me being caught, now do you?"

"You…" Era paused with a pleasant smile on her face. She could not get angry at her. It wasn't like she was angry in the first place.

"Oh Aeverie, alright, let's not bicker around about the same old thing. Now, what news have you for me?"

"Well," she leaned in closer, bringing her mouth close to Era's ear. "There's nothing out of the ordinary except for the fact that he has been shaky and making clumsy mistakes all morning."

"Interestig report of you ask me." She smirked art her Lady royal. Indeed that was an interesting news.

The wicked runneth when no man pursueth. His conscience is pricking him so much that he cannot focus on things.

"I guess this is the time we need to do that which we must do. Come, let us pay our little nasty friend a visit."

"Definitely, your grace."

Together, both Era and Aeverie entered into the stables and immediately Mildred saw them, he turned around swiftly and made for the back door.

"He is trying to escape. Let's get him, " Era ordered.

Quickly the two ladies rushed after him, trying to be too obvious to the people around them. But the more they pursed, the faster he went till he was getting close to the back exit.

"Don't let him escape. Stop him, now!" Era ordered loudly.

She did not care for the fact that this was the first time she was giving orders or command and if people would readily want to obey her or anything.

All that mattered now was to catch the culprit and make a show of those who wanted to hurt her or mean her bad. "Ensure he doesn't get away. Lock the dor now!"

Hearing her majesty yell like that, the stable boys knew it was something serious. Quickly, everyone began to move.

They were not about to be the one in her majesty's bad record. In no time, he was already intercepted and the door blocked.

However, Mildred tried to fight his way through, luckily, the boys cpould handle him and before Era could even tell what was happeneing, she heard a loud sound.

GBISH! THUD!

Mildred fell had against the stack of boxes and fell to the ground crouching his nose which was already broken and dripping with blood.

"Ow!"

"Make way, her majesty is coming," one of the boys announced.

Instantly, everyone took positions and separated into two lines, creating a passage for the queen and ensuring a proper blocking of the entrance should incase he wanted and need to run.

She reached where he still lay on the ground with both hands holding his broken nose and smiled.

"I neer said anything biut you brought this upon yourself. Why were you running?" Era quetioned.

"Oww… I… I wasn't running, your majesty," Mildred lied.

She arched her brows at him. "Seriosly?" A small smiled appeared on her lips and then she lifted her eys t look at he boys. They were eight in number and some were looking normal, while a few had muscular chests.

"Please get him on his knees before me."

"Yes your majesty," two of them said in unison and stepped forward, doing as she has commanded.

"Now, I am going to ask you this question. If you like yourself and so not want to me feel too infuriated with you, speak the truth."

"I am sorry, your majesty. I did not mean you any harm. I simply wanted to give you that which was befitting of your status.," Mldred lied.

Era smiled at him before peeling her gaze from him and looking at the muscular guy at his right hand side and nodded.

"Your majes…" he did not get to finish his words before another hard punch was delivered to his face.

"Owww aaahhh…" He cried a bit and when he pulled his hand from his face, he saw that his face had been smeared with his own blood.

"Are you ready to speak the truth now, Mildred?"

"Your grace I…" Era nodded at the guy again and another punch was delivered.

"Aaaaahhhhh! Damn!"

"Where were we? Yeah, a rogue Stallion and one with a cut saddle strap, right? You call that a situation of status? I think not."

"No, your majesty. Please spare me, I did nothing wrong," Mildred pleaded and lied..

"You did nothing wrong didn't you? Umm do you call an almost death experience nothing wrong? If not that I was careful and skilled, White Stallion would have trodden on me and long killed me. Is that the excuse you give to his majesty when he calls upon you?"