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Daughter of Evil ch 5

"Princess, I have returned."

"Oh, good. Len, I-" Rin turned to face him and gasped. "L-len!"

"What?" Len looked himself over and finally realized that he was covered in blood. It was as if for the whole ride back to the castle, Len had been in a trance. Now, he could feel the trail of blood across his face, and he could see it splattered all over his clothes. Miku's blood. However, despite the grisly crime he had committed, Len somehow managed to feign a smile. "Oh, sorry, Princess. I didn't mean to startle you. I'll go clean up."

"Y-yes, you do that."

Len bowed and exited her room. Rin took a deep breath. "He really did it...no, I knew he would, without fail. So why do I feel so horrible?" Rin sighed. "A walk in my rose garden will clear my mind." As Rin walked down the hall to the staircase, she passed by Len's door. It was slightly ajar, and as she passed it, she could hear the sound of faint sobs coming from inside. She looked in through the crack in the door.

"I'm so sorry...Miku..." Len was knelt over his bed, clutching the sheets to his face and trying to hide the tears.

"L-len? Why...why is this affecting you so much? Was it wrong of me to ask you to kill her?"

The coach came to an abrupt stop, causing Kaito to almost drop the bouquet of flowers he held delicately in his hands. "Is there something wrong?" He called out to the coachman.

"Uh, not quite sure, m' lord. But, I don't think it would be wise to proceed."

"What? Why?" Kaito stepped out of the coach and looked out to the town not too far away. His eyes widened. Even from where he stood he could see all the burnt buildings and the blood staining the streets and walls. "W-what happened here!" Without thinking, Kaito ran into the town and headed for the mansion of his merchant friend. When he arrived, though, many servants seemed to be leaving the mansion, carrying suitcases and bags of belongings.

"Miku! Miku! Where did she go?" called a voice full of worry. A girl with long white hair wandered around the yard, wringing her hands nervously.

"Haku?" The girl jumped, but smiled slightly once she recognized him.

"Lord Kaito!"

"Haku, what happened here?"

"I-I'm not quite sure why, but an army of soldiers arrived and just began attacking! They burnt down houses and slaughtered so many people...it was so terrifying."

Who would do such a thing? "Where's Miku? I have to know if she's okay." Then, Haku frowned with worry.

"I-I don't know where she is. I've been looking for her ever since those soldiers left. I searched all over town and I haven't found her...dead or alive." Haku shook her head in dismay. "I guess I should take it as a sign that she might have escaped."

"Where's your Mistress? Perhaps she knows something."

"I-I would have asked her...if I could."

"What do you mean?"

"I was there with the Mistress when she...she was protecting her servants from the soldiers when they invaded the mansion. B-but...it was no use. They cut her down in a second and then went on to those she protected."

"Then...how in the world did you survive?"

She shook her head. "I-I don't know. The soldiers killed all the other maids in the room except for me. I heard them say something as they left...'We don't need to kill her. We're only after those with green hair.'"

"Just those with green hair? This is very odd...do you know where the army came from?"

"They were clad in yellow armor. Does that mean that they came from the Yellow kingdom?"

"Probably. But why would they...?" Kaito stopped. He recalled a face, not too long ago, when he and Miku had gone out for a picnic that one afternoon. A young girl had arrived at their picnic area at almost the same time that Miku had. Although the girl wore peasant's clothes and a hat to cover her face, now that Kaito thought back on it, he recognized her. But even if it was, why would she do this?

"Ah!"

Kaito started out of his thoughts and looked to where Haku's frightened gaze was aimed. Not too far away, a white-haired soldier in yellow pulled himself across the ground, leaving a red trail behind him. He weakly reached out his arm to them. "Help me! Please!"

Kaito hesitated for a moment before slinging the man's arm around his shoulder and helping him into the now abandoned mansion. "Lord Kaito! Why are you helping that man? He's one of the soldiers who did this!"

"He might give us a little information if we help him." Haku frowned and then groaned.

"Fine. I'll go get a bottle of alcohol and bandages."

Kaito helped the soldier up the stairs and into one of the bedrooms. As he laid him on the bed, Haku entered carrying supplies for dressing the man's wounds. Kaito stepped aside to allow Haku to work on the man. However, it had taken her a while since the man's injuries were very serious. She was rather surprised that the man had survived for so long. Once Haku had finished, the man drifted off into sleep and seemed stable.

"He should be fine now. But it looks like he's lost quite a bit of blood so he'll be sleeping for a while. When he wakes up you can question him." Kaito nodded and took a seat by the bed. Haku sighed and headed for the door. "Please let me know when he wakes up. I'll go prepare lunch."

Kaito nodded once again and barely spared a glance in her direction as she left the room.

It was a few hours past noon when the soldier finally came to. Kaito called Haku back up to the room and the two helped him to sit up against his pillows. "Thank you very much. If I may ask, who are the both of you?"

"My name is Kaito. The one who dressed your wounds is Haku."

"I see. I'm very much in your debt, Miss Haku." As he bowed his head to her, Haku blushed and turned away. "My name is Dell Honne...are you two both citizens of this town?"

"No, I am visiting from another country. Haku served the merchant lady who lived here up until last night."

"Ah..." Dell turned to Haku. "If that's the case, then why did you help me? After what happened last night, I am not someone who deserves to live."

"I didn't save you for the sake of saving you. Besides, why are you suddenly being so polite and-and civilized?" Haku shot a glare in Dell's direction who simply brushed it off.

"Well it wouldn't be very wise to be hostile to someone who brought you out of death, especially when you are still in that condition. Also, contrary to popular belief, not all soldiers in the yellow army are evil like its ruler."

"If that's the case," Kaito began. "Then, please, tell us all you know about what happened."

"Of course. What do you need to know?"

"Why did the yellow kingdom suddenly attack this town?"

"Actually, it wasn't just this town. This was the central target but all the surrounding cities and towns were also destroyed. I'm not sure of the details as to why we were ordered to do so, but rumors had been going around among the soldiers. Many say that it has something to do with the Prince of Blue's visit to the castle not too long ago. Due to the fact that our orders were to kill all women with green hair, we decided that it must have been out of jealousy."

Kaito froze. It made sense now. The Princess had ordered this genocide because she had seen him and Miku together on their picnic. She had become jealous and ordered Miku's death. Did that mean that Miku really was dead? If all the surrounding towns had been destroyed as well, then there was no escaping the grim truth. But even so, Kaito refused to believe until he saw her body. "Dell, last night, did you happen to see a girl with long green hair in pigtails wearing a maid's dress like Haku's?"

"A girl with pigtails...I don't know if it's the same girl you're talking about, but I remember a girl like that. Me and a few others had her cornered in an alleyway and were about to kill her when...the Princess? No, it definitely wasn't her. It was her servant who struck down my comrades and then stabbed me. He fled with the girl in tow and that was all I could remember."

"The Princess' servant saved her? Then...perhaps she's safe?"

"Do you think so?" Haku asked hopefully. Then, he smile faded. "But, it was the Princess' servant. What if he stole her away simply to bring Miku to her?"

Dell shook his head. "No, that servant boy is very loyal to the Princess. If she wanted that girl dead, then he wouldn't have interfered."

"Alright then. That gives us some hope at least. However, I cannot excuse this act. Haku, I'm going to head back to my country and lead my army into the yellow kingdom. I have seen enough of the Princess' malevolence. So, until I return, hopefully with Miku, please take care of Dell."

"What? You're leaving me here with him? Why do I still have to tend to him?"

"Haku, he gave us information about Miku's whereabouts so this is his reward."

"...fine." Haku crossed her arms and stomped down the stairs. Kaito sighed and nodded to Dell before taking his leave.

Sorry it's taken me so long to post this chapter! Now that June is coming up, I'm getting swamped with ISUs and studying for exams so I've been really busy. Once school ends though, I'll post chapters regularly again. But, uh, I'll try to post when I can! Thanks and I hope you enjoyed this chapter!