Duty-Bound: Chapter 47
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The pain in her body jarred her from her deep slumber. Her eyes widened as she sat up immediately. She blinked in confusion as she felt nothing except weariness. While touching her head, she tried to remember what had happened to her. As she heard the sound of door opening, she darted her eyes to the source, and the memory from last night came in a flash as she saw the person before her.
"Aniki…" she muttered in disbelief. "Why… why did you—"
He raised a hand to stop her from continuing. "I can assure you, you will get your answer."
Soon, she changed into another kimono set with the help of two attendants. Her provider was undoubtedly wealthy as the silk material that wrapped around her was as good as she had at the palace. Once she was ready, Rei escorted her out of the room. What greeted her eyes made her speechless in awe. The room she had just exited was located within a flower garden.
She startled when Rei suddenly spoke, "How have you been, Imouto-san?"
As she looked at him now, she realised Rei hadn't changed since their last meeting. "I have been good…" despite the pressure of my duty…
"What about you, Aniki?"
A small smile lit on his emotionless face. "As usual."
They remained quiet afterwards. After walking through many halls, they finally stopped at a snow-patterned sliding door. Rei opened the door for her as she entered the room warily. Her nervousness increased when Rei slid the door shut without joining her. Her provider was a silver-haired lady. She could barely suppress a gasp when the lady turned her completely white eyes to her.
"Welcome to my home, Princess Mikan." A tender smile lit up her pale face. "Yuki is my name."