Rosie's Games

Chapter 237: Rothley Estate

Wugari

"I am not permitted to approach the mansion?" Rosalind asked Magda.

"No one is permitted to approach the mansion unless you are with His Grace. Not even the King is allowed to approach that place," Magda leisurely answered. She was sitting by the windows, eating an apple that Milith prepared for their snacks today. It had been two days since she woke up and two days since Magda decided to stay to 'take care of her'. She knew this woman was probably there just to guard her, but she was not exactly complaining.

Magda and Rosalind knew that she could leave this place whenever she wanted to. Magda wouldn't be able to stop her.

"Have you been inside the mansion?" Rosalind asked.

"No."

"How about Denys?"

"He had been. I heard he is pretty close with His Grace. There were even rumors about them."

"Rumors?"

"You know how men spend too much time with each other on the battlefield they sometimes… satisfy each other's needs."

"You —" Rosalind's eyes went wide when she heard her words. What was she implying? Moreover, how could she say something like this about the Duke?"

"There is no need to worry. His Grace does not really mind these rumors."

"Is that so?" Rosalind started eating some candied apples. They were not exactly as good as the ones that she had in Lonyth, but the physician provided these for her. Apparently, they were going to make her recover from whatever it was that they believed she had.

"So, may I go to the capital?" Rosalind asked.

"Soon, once you are recovered."

"I am not ill."

"You can tell that to the physician. I heard you are too skinny. You will immediately die once you stay in the snow without clothing."

"Everyone will die in the snow if they do that."

"Not the ones from Wugari."

Rosalind said nothing. She was indeed skinny, but this woman was clearly exaggerating.

"Do you know if he is already back?" she asked.

"No."

"Then—"

"He will see you when he has recovered," Magda sighed. "And this is not the first or second time that you asked me that question. Are you certain you did not hit your head somewhere?"

Rosalind let out another sigh. "Well, I am just curious." She looked out of the window and stared at the roof of the mansion. Magda told her that the mansion was surrounded by tall gates and the snow-covered roof was the only thing that they could see, even if they were currently in a very tall tower.

She could not help but wonder how far that place was. When asked, even Magda was not sure. She was also not sure about the distance of each tower from one another, and since snow and dead trees surrounded them most of the year; she did not dare venture far away from the place where she and the rest of the Duke's soldiers were staying.

The only thing that Magda was sure of was the fact that the mansion and the Duke's estate were massive — no one could tell how big they really were.

"The Duke will see you once he is ready," Magda reassured her.

"I just wanted to know if he is.. fine."

"I have not seen him since that time," Magda said. "But you already know this. Only Denys has contact with him. Not even General Lytton has seen him."

Again, Rosalind nodded. She already made up her mind to visit the mansion later. She knew it would be wrong, as she needed to follow the rules, but she was anxious about Lucas. Something must have happened to him. The darkness inside her body became manageable after that incident and the only explanation that she could come up with was that Lucas absorbed the darkness to save her.

How could he put his body in danger just for her?

They were simply trying to help each other out. She wanted his help, and in return, she promised to work for him. Was there really a need for him to sacrifice so much for her?

Because of this, she decided to do something bizarre and visit the mansion when the night fell.

...….

Night Time

Rothley Estate josei

In Wugari, the light would disappear as early as 5:00 in the evening and not return until 10:00 the next day. Meaning, Wugarians only have a few hours of light a day.

However, not one of them seemed to hate it. Instead, many people in the Rothley Estate seemed to act as if this was normal. Or at least, that's what Rosalind noticed when Magda talked about the surrounding darkness.

It was already eight in the evening.

The night was cold and quiet. Aside from the crackling fire from the fireplace, the only sound that Rosalind could hear was the ticking sound coming from the clock inside her room. Rosalind lay on her bed while staring at the ceiling. She could feel Magda standing outside of the room. Milith, on the other hand, was downstairs playing with Miu.

Rosalind chose this time to leave.

Why?

Because no one would think that she would sneak away in the early hours of the night. Many people would do it at midnight or when everyone else was asleep.

This was the reason why she would do the exact opposite thing.

She took a thick robe before dark mists started to wrap around her body, then she disappeared. The next thing she knew, she was already outside of the tall tower. She then waved her hand, and the mist slowly morphed into a ladder. She used the ladder to find a place with lights on. Because of this, she was able to easily locate the direction of the mansion.

The incident in Lonyth seemed to open her eyes to the possibility of controlling her mists, and this was simply one of the many ways that she could think of.

Since Rosalind does not exactly know how to use weapons, it would be better for her to use her mist for something more useful, like creating a ladder that she could use to climb into trees.

...

Rosalind is learning. Hehehe