~CHAPTER 11~
Words of poison.
Delilah's POV
She and Taylor were just wandering around the town market, picking up some things for Gaius. It was quite a merry day comparing to all the others when rain would pour endlessly upon Camelot. It felt good to see the sun again. When they finished, they headed back inside the castle walls but there was quite a surprise waiting for them.
As they were crossing the small castle gardens, they passed some ladies of the court that were sitting and chatting. They seemed to be gossiping about someone for once more. How typical of high born women. They closer they got, the girls were able to hear what they were saying. Taylor's face darkened when she paid attention to the women's words.
"It is beyond my comprehension how a knight, a man of noble blood, a heir to such a title fall for a peasant. A peasant girl! When there are numerous women that would be much more suitable!" one of the women said with a look of disgust on her face. It did not take long for Taylor to understand it was her sister they were talking about and Leon's feelings about her. How dare they speak of someone they do not even know like that?! she couldn't help but think before she went back to listening to them chatter
"I could not agree more. Although I am not surprised. Those churls always get their way around men. It is wenches that they want, you see." another woman responded. taking a sip from a glass of wine and infuriating Taylor even more.
"What a pity it has been to watch such a charming man like sir Leon throw his life away because of some maggot that only seeks to make a future for herself by going after his title. I would never think he was such a fool to fall into such a trap! What he really deserves is a noble woman, one that truly knows how to act and would properly stand by his side. Not some whore! Very soon he will wake up though and realize what a huge mistake he has been making all this time." a third woman spit out angrily and Taylor had had enough.
Worried that her sister had heard them, she grabbed her arm and turned around the corner, pulling her away to the opposite direction. Taylor's move startled Delilah who lost her balance due to the sudden movement. "What was that about?" she asked, worried.
"Oh, nothing. I just...remembered I wanted to grab something from the infirmary. It will only take a minute." she quickly came up with an excuse and looked away, trying to hide her lies.
Delilah stopped suddenly and stared at her. "Really, sister? Do you think of me as foolish enough to believe that? Now be honest. What is it?" she asked and looked annoyed, but as always didn't raise her voice at all.
Taylor kept walking, pretending to be ignorant. "What are you talking about? I'm not lying. I really do need something from there." she insisted.
"Alright then, if you are saying the truth..." she paused for a second making Taylor feel guilty for insisting on a lie and then continued " What is that something you need?" she asked suspiciously and looked at her, ready to prove she was a liar.
"Nothing much. Just a...you know...a book I left there..." she finally managed to say and then immediately regretted when she realized how terrible of a lie that was.
"You? A book? Alright, that is it. Tell me what happened. And don't you lie to me again because you are obviously underestimating my intelligence!" she stared at her and waited, looking a bit angry but Taylor knew Delilah was not one to be aggravated easily so she did not worry.
She knew she had no other choice but to say the truth at that point. "Alright, alright. I will tell you. But before I do, you should know you must never pay attention to what these horrible people are saying."
"Taylor!" she shouted, not too loud and made her sister get to the point.
"Fine. Those venomed women over there were talking about you and Leon. No need for you to know. It was just codswallop. Stupid things said from stupid women" she tried to end the discussion as fast as possible but Delilah's look made her go on. "They said that you are a peasant, a...wrench and that you are only after Leon's title. They called you many awful things and said that very soon he will realize his mistake and leave you. But Lilah you should not listen to them! They are all hell-spawn fobs that are jealous of you and Leon's happiness and want to break you apart. Their every word is poison." she tried to calm her sister down and stop her from feeling bad.
Unfortunately, her words were not enough to calm her sister down as tears started to gather up in her eyes and she buried herself in Taylor's arms. She started crying and Taylor could do nothing but talk to her, try to comfort her. When she was done crying, she silently whimpered "What if they're right? What if I'm not enough for him! He is a noble and I am nothing. I could never stand by his side and make him happy. What if his family disinherits him because of me? What if I ruin his life like that?" she kept asking.
"Lilah! Don't you ever say that again! You mean everything to Leon and he has proved it. Of course you will make him happy! Any man would be more than just lucky to have you! And if things do take such a turn for the worse, that will be a test to his love. If he does truly love you as much as he says, the whole world could fall apart and he would still stand by your side. That is true love." she said softly and embraced her tightly, finally comforting her.
"I do not know." Delilah thanked her sister and left in a hurry to meet Leon. If they were to end this, it should be now. Before they made a mistake. They needed to talk.
To be continued...
fob= liar
wench= whore
hell-spawned= belonging in hell
maggot= worm
venomed= poisonous
codswallop= nonsense
churl= person of low birth, peasant
Guys! I'm finally back! I now I said that a few days ago and said I would upload again, but it turns out the universe hates me and although I did feel better for a while and was improving, things took a turn for the worse and I couldn't even get out of bed for a couple of days. But now I'm completely well and ready to get back to work! I hope you can forgive me! I love you guys and I want to thank you for sticking around this time! So next chapter will be really long because we have to make some settlements here between the couple! Will their relationship last the doubts? Stay tuned to know! Kisses! ~xoxo~
