shuhaige
You Are With Me
When Brigitta got home, she couldn’t stop thinking about the man who saved her. Apart from the fact that he was tall and handsome, he looked mysterious. The fact that she didn’t get to know his name or anything about her frustrated her a little bit. But she thought about what Cassie said, if Cassie and her father had wanted to kill her, they would have done that, they would have even buried her without the knowledge of Ragnar Marshall.
Brigitta suddenly felt unsafe, should she leave Jora City for this people or should she keep fighting? But for how long will she continue fighting for? While on her bed, lost in thought, a knock came on it and before she could even permit the person to come in, the door was opened.
She was surprised to see Rome and Birdie, she sat upright and welcomed them with her outstretched hand, “sweethearts, what are you doing here?”
Cause as at that time, she had already helped the kids to sleep, she didn’t expect to suddenly see Rome and Birdie again.
“You are supposed to be sleeping, how are your brothers?” She asked in concern.
“Mom, we don’t feel safe,” Birdie said.
“Oh my!” She pulled Birdie closer and embraced her in a warm hug, “nothing bad will happen to you, sweetheart.”
“But Chester isn’t back yet, ” Birdie said sadly.
Her heart ft heavy and she suddenly noticed tears on Rome’s face. She drawled him closer and couldn’t help the tears that streamed down her own face too.
“Mom, we miss Chester so much. Is he ever going to be back?” Rome asked. He and his siblings had talked extensively about Chester, in their little way, they had worked hard on finding ways to help Chester come back but it was difficult.
“Mom, where is he? Is he dead? You must tell us the truth?” Birdie questioned.
Brigitta cleaned the tears on her face with an handkerchief and said, “he’s not dead. He’s hale and hearty. But he had been abducted by the princes of Maridonna’s kingdom.” She said this with a burden in her heart.
“So we are never going to see Chester again, huh?” Rome asked, his sadness increasing and more tears flowing from his eyes.
That night was one of the saddest night for the mother and the two kids.
When it was the following day, she went to training and at once, Beocca could see the look of unhappiness on her face, it was so obvious. Her eyes were swollen like someone that had cried all night but that was the truth, she and her kids had cried all night. She in particular woke up with a headache. Chester’s dissapearance hurts her so much, it’s like a burden in form of a thorn, clinching her with it’s teeth and not given her the happiness she truly desires.
“Is this about Chester?” He asked.
“What else could it be about, uncle. Even Ragnar Marshall couldn’t help me at this point, I’m helpless. My children cried all night cause it’s becoming to look as if Chester will never return to us.”
“Don’t ever think Ragnar Marshall had stopped working on it, it’s just that, if anyone must work with Ragnar Marshall, they must learn patience.” Beocca said.
“I guess I didn’t have such gift. My son had used months in a strange land, away from his true family. Is that how months will turn to years and years to decades?” She asked.
“Ragnar Marshall was able to get a man from Jora City, these man had demonstrated an extraordinary fighting skills and is ready to work with us, although Ragnar Marshall didn’t trust the man to be a part of his forces, he merely wanted to use him to fish Chester out. Since these man is a citizen of Maridonna kingdom, he will give us all the necessary information we need to save Chester.”
“Oh! You should have given me such update earlier, uncle. I thought Ragnar Marshall had forgotten about me. You know he has a lot on his mind.”
“True,” Beocca admitted, “But it has been proven repeatedly that you are special to Ragnar Marshall and everyone knows it.”
Beocca clapped as a signal and at once, a man walked towards them, she immediately recognized the man, he was the one who saved her at the cemetery.
“His name is Guthred.” Beocca introduced.
“And this is Bringitta, the woman you are to help,” Beocca gestured to Brigitta.
Brigitta bowed slightly but the man did not bow. His face was full of darkness and even more, his face wasn’t welcoming.
“Nice to meet you, Guthred.” She said to him but he didn’t respond.
Beocca sighed, “I guess I’ll spend half the time of your training with you then you spend the rest of the time to get to know Guthred.”
“Alright,” Brigitta said and Guthred walked away from the scene.
All through out Brigitta’s training session, she couldn’t get her mind off Guthred. Who was he? Why has he not spoken to her yet? Can he actually help her find Chester? She wants to ask him lots of questions.
At the end, her training session with Beocca was over then she walked to the back of the third house in the training arena, there, Guthred sat on a small couch. He was dressed in a white suit and looked very elegant. His hair were well shaved and he looked more like a CEO rather than someone who would be a bodyguard.
When she got before him, she drawled a stool that was nearby closer to him and sat on it, “Hi Guthred. It seems you don’t like me?”
“Is that how to be grateful for saving you from the cemetery?” His words were harsh and brief.
“Forgive me. I’m sorry.” She apologized, “thank you so much for saving me.”
However, Guthred didn’t say a word in response.
“Since you will be my bodyguard, I want to get to know you properly. I can’t trust my safety in the hands of someone I know nothing about,” she said.
“You can find another bodyguard then,” he said.
Brigitta was stunned at his response, infact, he had already stood, ready to leave.
“Wait!” She said but he didn’t wait, instead, he kept walking away then she quickly went to block him from going. “Are you going to push me from the way?”
Seeing that he had stopped moving and was quiet, she spoke, “you literally saved me from my enemies, please don’t be so cold to me.”
“Then you must never command me like I’m working under you. Also, don’t make it look like you are helping me, I’m the one that will be helping you in finding your son.” Guthred said icily.
“I understand, sir.”
“Good.” He said. He was a prince and no matter how he pretends to be like a common man over here, his traits still expresses itself. He hates being commanded. He was a prince and a possible heir to the throne, how can he recieve orders from a commoner like Brigitta?
Brigitta wouldn’t mind using the suffix ,’sir’ for him as long as he can help her find her son.
“Can you help me find my son, Mr. Guthred?” She asked politely.Belongs to NôvelDrama.Org - All rights reserved.
“Yes.” He said. “But it won’t be easy.”
“Brigitta,” someone suddenly called and Brigitta turned, on seeing Ragnar, a smile curled up to her lips, “excuse me, Mr. Guthred.” She then walked up to Ragnar.
Ragnar Marshall said to her, “Let’s go.” Then he took her to the car, once they were inside the car, he asked her, “you were standing too close to him.”
“Are you jealous, sir?”
“Just concerned,” he responded and glanced at her, “I got the information that one of the remaining six Lords of the Wigglesworth’s family secretly came to Jora City to have a discussion with our president.”
“I am heading there now.” Ragnar added.
“Sir, alone?”
“You are with me.” He answered briefly.
She was shocked. Are they going attack this Wigglesworth’s Lord alone? Just the two of them? She was scared and worried.