Probe you further

Elie, who was stunned with the turn of events, finally came to her senses when she heard the threatening voice of hazel. She moved and stood up but before she could open her mouth and explain her situation, she felt hazel pouncing towards her. She took a step back instinctively and saw she was not the target of hazel but hazel only wanted to move her away from the floor.

She looked at hazel in confusion when her eyes fell on the broken shards. So, she was trying to save her from the possible injury… or not!

Hazel was trying to hold the shard to threaten her? She did not know whether to laugh or cry at her fate when she found that Hazel had already chosen a sharp shard that could even kill her with one blow.

Whose face had she seen today while waking up to turn the day into such a disaster!?

"I am asking you for one last time, who are you?"

"........"

Hazel was already pointing the shard at the intruder with a smirk on her face. Did they think they could kidnap her and kill her like they had done in her past life! Ha! How naive! She was prepared for the action this time. No one knows but the day she had come back, she was training her body for these types of events by exercising and weight lifting. She had even practiced her kicking skills and using a dagger.

Though not perfectly, she had spied on the knights and learnt to mimic their steps while holding the dagger she had stolen from the armory! She would be the one to initiate the attack this time. She was confident enough to beat the crap out of the girl standing in front of her when the girl took two steps back again.

"If you do not speak, I will kill you this instant!!" she threatened again and finally Elie came back to her senses. Though her mouth was full of blood and she was having trouble in speaking due to the fall again, she opened her mouth to save her life,

"This is me, elder miss, Elie. I brought the tea for you. But I accidentally bumped into the table and the vase fell. I apologize for my mistake but please do not kill me!!!" her voice came out strained, it was evident that she was crying but the strain was strange. Hazel frowned when she heard the voice.

She lit all the nearby candles to see the girl clearly.

It was really Elie! But why did her voice sounded so hoarse and why had she hid her face. Hazel's brows knitted into a thin line.

"Why are you hiding your face then?" asked Hazel as she looked at the girl who was looking no less than a grim reaper. When her eyes fell on the drops of blood that was on her dress!

'Had she injured herself when the vase broke?' but no! If that would have been the case then the blood would have been fresh! The blood on her dress was dried yet it did not look only due to its bright red color, the dried blood would have on darker shade or faded if it would have been old.

"That.. that.. I was feeling cold so I covered myself with the cloth!" came the scared voice of the girl who was trembling. Her knees were giving up. She was having trouble standing while talking to her.

Hazel frowned. She was sure that Elie was fine when she had gone to bring tea for her a while ago!

Her eyes narrowed when she realized that she had taken too much time while preparing the tea!

"Take out your clothes!" The tone was authoritative enough that Elie's hands moved to the table cover instinctively before she realized what she was doing! She only came back to her senses when the clothes were a bit moved. She hurriedly packed her face again but this was enough for Hazel to get a look of her red face.

Shocked, Hazel moved and snatched the cloth from her hands. The girl was in a pathetic state. She was beaten badly! And was only the verge of breaking down.

Blood had filled her mouth and her face was damaged beyond repair. Marks of fingers were so vivid that she was sure it was not done by a single person but by many of them.

Was she hanged up and bullied!?

"Who did this to you?" asked Hazel with a horrified face. She didn't even have the courage to touch the face of Elie, afraid that it would hurt her more!

But the rage she felt in her heart knew no bounds! How could they be so inhumane? When they could not get a chance to attack her, they took out their anger on Elie! Piece of trash? Her hands clenched into a fist! I will teach you a lesson soon!

"It is nothing, elder miss! I hurt myself accidentally like I got bumped into a vase!" Elie laughed awkwardly but she winced as it pained like hell when she tried to laugh. She wanted to touch her cheek instinctively but her hands stopped an inch away from her face as even she was afraid that it would hurt more if she touched herself.

Hazel was beyond furious, her whole body was seething and her face had turned red with anger while her eyes had turned cold. But when she heard the little girl wincing. She closed her eyes and took deep breaths. She needed to calm down and take care of the girl first.

"Come with me! I will apply ointment on your face. You will feel better than," 'and then i will probe the names from you!'