Continued from "My Journey to be your Knight"
Dororo stared into the big glossy window like she is awaiting for something to arrive for a long time. Her face sadden as bearly can lift her eyelids. Soon she fell asleep in the armchair by the window.
"My queen! My queen! Oops,my apology. I guess I will let it surprise you later. Well,nothing that dangerous also. Rest well my lady." The smiled at closed the door gently and retreat from the hallway slowly.
The fountain in the high is as dazzling as ever. Just as the Dororo fell into a deep slumber,her forever white handsome prince have returned from his long voyage. Hyakkimaru removed his hood and alight from the horse's back and greeted the members with his friendly eyes. Chilly fear still rule down the people in the castle, they are all know that they can never provoke him in any form otherwise that we will regret that they were born and given a beautiful opportunity to stay in the high court.
"My majesty, the queen is asleep in the room. She hasn't her meals at all. Please take a look at her." The butler bowed apologetically.
"I see. Bring me some food while I head over. "
"Yes, your highness. Right away." Kamaitachi,the butler replied as he picked up his feet and rush to the kitchen.
Hyakkimaru paced up into the room and he open the door hastily. He knew that her health have been dropping steadily despite staying away all those harmful things. So Hyakkimaru went off himself in search of the greatest doctor to invite him to his kingdom. During his voyage, he met Doctor Kureha. An infamous doctor who is from a rural village and so thirsty of medical knowledge. Hyakkimaru himself was also surprise that she just an ordinary young girl at the age of 10 but despite her age, Hyakkimaru knew that she will definitely be a help with Dororo's illness. With Doctor Kureha's personality, she gave an unreasonable demands.
"So, King Hyakkimaru what do you need from me? Save your woman? Sure, what is the deal then?"
"Oh,so my man have told you about it? How about you come to my place where you can find all the resources you want? That comes with the free laboratory you may need. How do you think?"
"Nah,you are a bit too obvious with your love over her. Hmmm...nice deal. So, we set off 2 days from now. I have a heap to pack for."
That carriage that the lady arrived with:
Doctor Kureha hopped out of the carriage with eager. Stretching out her back and letting out a tired yawn.
"Doctor Kureha, please follow me. I will bring to the dining area first. You have a long journey with majesty, please take a break in the dining hall." The maids greeted.
"Sure, give the list of the whole menu you have for the past few months. I will need to check her food history."
On the way to the dining hall, Doctor Kurreha found someone suspicious hiding in the kitchen. It was a young and fine lady. So Dr. Kureha found it fishy so she did a test on her food that is placed before her on the dining table. The maids beside her look at her curiously, and started whispering to one another.
"Quiet! I do not want to hear anything from all of you. This is something serious. I do care who it is but alert those who is serving the queen and the king down to the ruler hall! Now!"
The maids, the butler ...all rushed to the hall. Including the 2 in the room after hearing Dr. Kureha alerting that they should proceed to the hall to justify the things in the palace. Afterall, they need to find the culprit who hurt the queen.
"Dr. Kureha, I need to know what has happened. I spare to patience to tolerate this person who created all this. This gonna be something important that make the so unhappy and rush to see me." Hyakkimaru declared at his throne while holding to Dororo in his arm tightly. Dororo coughing can be heard loudly in the hall as her condition isn't that good so Dr. Kureha is also very worried.
She was a bad liar but good at disguising:
"Your highness, I think we have to test out all the food that you and the queen eats. If it is yours, I am not sure if you have eaten it but the effects is displaced on the queen now. It is a specialised poison, with the current state we are in; I'm afraid that I can't help you. Nevertheless, I can only assist you in lower her discomfort. On your behalf, I will find you the solution to the poison."
The court tensed up, because the whole nation knew that the queen have been ill and unwell so a period of time but no one knew that she was poisoned. The news contained everyone like a virus. Can't be killed or wipe out, like a fungus which absorb all the dead living because the news shocked them so much that everyone froze.
"How dare you anyhow say the queen is poisoned! You can frame us! You just reached here today and you want to create trouble for us?" The minister debated from the side.
"Quiet! Unless you are the one who support the one who has poisoned the queen. Perhaps you the one who was the messenger? The betrayer." Dr. Kureha refuted.
Hyakkimaru hold up his hand and quieten down the hall. His face shows a sign of displeasure, his eye is feel with sadness. Those bring back those days when he was fighting for his body from the demons, from the greedy town which was built on the family blood and the deal with the demons. He couldn't stand seeing Dororo coughing and wincing in pain on his shoulder.
"We have to perform a search for the betrayers. I am sure it can't be one person only. Dr. Kureha, you will be living with us in the same room for the safety purpose. From today all the food must pass the food testing before any of us threes eats."
In the room, Dr. Kureha quickly perform a blood test. She found that the queen's blood have been heavily dosed with poison. She hurriedly give the queen blood filtering examination, preparing the specialized pain killer, detoxing pills.
"Please save her. I will supply all you need with what I have." Hyakkimaru said worriedly. It is an expression that shows how worried he is over his loved ones like his woman. Since Dr. Kureha is so young, Hyakkimaru is like his step-father beside her.
"Does she wants to get pregnant? She wants it then she will have to be careful. The poison is detorriating her organs. Even I have not acquire that knowledge of saving her. If this continues, she will become my guinea pig, and if the experiments turn out wrong...who is to take the blame?" Dr. Kureha is so anxious about her role as a doctor.
"No one is to take the blame instead of the ones who have poison her, because they are the ones who cause the tragic."
"I think I Know what you will do to them once they are caught. I got a feeling that it will not be that easy."
