Book 7.5: Chapter 2
The Empress likes to kill people too. To be fair, the Empress was the same as his “master.” The both of them didn’t feel that there was anything wrong with killing people or torturing people, and in fact, enjoyed it. He felt as though he was back in the past when he saw the Empress’s shimmering face in the dungeon; but nonetheless, Castell felt that the Empress was still breathtakingly beautiful
In fact, he felt that the Empress holding a barbed-whip looked even more beautiful than when she gave him cherry tomatoes. Maybe some women needed blood to look more beautiful.
Although the Empress liked to kill and torture people, she wasn’t the type that would just kill because she felt like it. There were reasons she killed and tortured them. That was one thing that made her completely different to his previous “master.” The Empress’s life was very simple, as well. She didn’t have a husband. She went to sleep alone every night. None of the things in the past happened.
The young man quickly adapted to his new life. He woke up as soon as the sun was up. He would pick up the Empress’s clothes from the court lady and then go to the kitchen to pick up the Empress’s breakfast. He tested every dish to ensure the food wasn’t poisoned before taking the tray of food to Her Majesty’s door. He would then wake her up… or rather, see Her Majesty already awake, and then help her get changed and have breakfast.
Perhaps the Empress had never realised how seductive her body was. Her perfect body made her resemble a holy goddess under the early morning sun’s rays. Despite her having some scars, they didn’t reduce her beauty. To the contrary, they added an element of wild beauty. Castell felt his heart beat wildly every morning. The Empress, however, didn’t notice any of that and continued to get dressed in front of the young man.
She didn’t see the young man as a man.
During breakfast, the Empress looks over some of the items on the agenda for the conference for the day. Then she heads to the conference chamber to hear what the vassals have to say before making the final decision. Around lunch, Castell has to go the kitchen to inspect the dishes, in addition to notifying the kitchen if there are any banquets in the evening. He then takes the Empress’s lunch to her desk. Then he takes her clothes from yesterday and her sleepwear from last night to the laundry. He then has to arrange for the maids to go clean and tidy the Empress’ room. Next, he goes for a stroll in the flower garden with the Empress or they’ll see guests in the guest hall. In the evening, he takes dinner to the Empress and confirms the menu for tomorrow. He’ll then deliver the Empress’s sleepwear and sleep medication to her. After reading books, the Empress goes to sleep.
Then he can turn in before waking up to begin the next day’s work.
Life in the palace could be considered dull. However, for the young man who always had the Empress by his side, he could see her frowns and smiles. In the past, he couldn’t raise his head up to look at such a beautiful and venerable woman, but now he got to take care of her daily necessities at her side. For Castell, that was the most blissful thing in the world, as well as his hope for living on.