393 Sticky Situation

Ailwin got back to his guest room exhausted after the night's dinner.

I didn't get to speak more with Lady Lyra…

Dragging his tired body to the main bedroom, he wanted a good night sleep but first he needed to check in with Braeden to make sure everything was okay back at his estate.

*Ding!*

He comm'ed Braeden through video.

\"Ailwin? What happened to you?\" Braeden said rubbing the sleep from his eyes.

\"A lot… How is everything going over there?\"

\"So far so good… The King hasn't made any moves yet.\"

\"That's good to hear…\" Happy that Mikaela's plan seems to be working, Ailwin was looking forward to relaxing for the rest of the night.

\"Let me know immediately if anything pops up.\"

\"Will do!…but you need to get some sleep. Your not looking like your princely self.\"

\"En…\" Cutting the connection, Ailwin yawned as he stripped off his clothes to jump into the awaiting hot bath his steward prepared for him.

The soothing oils and scents in the water loosened the tension in his body, making him fall asleep.

At the end of a pathway that leads to his courtyard, a person stood nervously lurking.

Stopping near the guest courtyard, Sienna took in a deep breath.

\"Okay... You can do this.\" Pulling out two items, Sienna turned in the communication blocker on before stuffing the items back inside her pockets.

Feeling the weight settle in her pockets, she thought back to what her mother said as she was leaving.

\"Remember, the device works for an hour, after that the energy will run out. The same could be said for the aphrodisiac. Smear it on your body and a little on his. That is the only way it will activate. Once it enters your bloodstream the effect will show instantly. After that it's all up to you, understood?\"

\"En.\" Sienna felt slightly overwhelmed with the instructions.

Seeing her daughter's frazzled state, Delju grasped her by the shoulders.

\"Sienna...Just remember what I told you, okay? I won't go with you, just encase your father shows up here.\"

\"I understand.\"

Exiting their courtyard, Delju gave her daughter once last piece of advice before she left.

\"Sienna, if at some point this doesn't work, get rid of the items. Throw them far away from your body as you possibly can or bury them underground, all right? Your father cannot know about what you're about to do, or we will be in a worst situation than Lady Jaelah and her two daughters.\"

\"I know, mother... I'll make sure that this plan works.\"

\"En.\" Trusting in her daughter, Lady Delju sent her off.

Hiding in the shadows of the guest courtyard's wall, Mikaela was planning on comm'ing Ailwin's waist band, but her message doesn't seem to be getting through.

Frustrated from standing outside in the shadows, she was ready to jump the wall and enter boldly when she caught suspicious movement from the corner of her eyes.

Sienna came stumbling out of the dark pathway.

What is this b**ch up to now?

Looking at the direction she was heading to, Mika could make a logical guess that it has something to do with Ailwin.

Is this why people say you shouldn't date pretty boys....

Changing her plan, Mika decided to be a fly on the wall and see how far her sister would go.

The four guards standing at the gate made Sienna a little apprehensive.

Why are there two more guards than earlier!?

Aware that they have already noticed her walking towards them, she muster up her courage and kept on going with the plan.

When she passed by Mika's hidden spot, Mika could see that she was only wearing a night gown.

What the…!? Very intrigue now, Mika moved closer to see what was going to happen next.

\"Halt!\" One of the soldiers called out.

Keeping up her act, Sienna kept walking as her heart started pounding inside of her chest.

They won't attack me, will they!?

\"I said HALT!\" The same soldier shouted out loud this time.

At this point the other three guards were now staring her way, ready to strike her down at any moment.

When Sienna kept walking, the soldier who spoke first found something to be odd about her. Usually when confronted by soldiers, a person would normally react with either aggression or be obedient to their demands.

Why is this young woman still walking towards us? Looking towards his companions, they decided to surrounded her.

\"Young miss, this is not a place you such be at this late into the night. Turn back around and go back to where you came from.\" The original soldier said to her.

Sienna, who was much more frighten now than before when they were farther away, paused for a mili second before continuing on her path.

If one wasn't paying attention closely enough, you would not have taught the flaw in her acting.

\"Sir, I think something is wrong with this young miss.\" Another soldier whispered to the first.

\"En… I think so too. She just keeps walking toward the courtyard. What should we do?\"

Feeling excited that the plan was working, Sienna's steps were much more confident than before.

\"Get the Prince's steward. We can't kill one of the Amara clan members in their own home and create problems for the prince.\"

\"Yes, sir.\" Breaking off from his companions, a short soldier ran inside the courtyard calling for the head steward.

With the commotion going on in the interior and exterior of the courtyard, Mika decided this was the perfect time to sneak inside.

Outside the gate, Ailwin's head steward walked out quiet to see the three guards holding a young miss back from entering the residence.

\"Wha-Let go of her immediately!\" The head steward recognized Sienna's face from when she showed up with Lady Delju previously to escort Ailwin to dinner.

Knowing that she is Lord Mano's daughter, the steward was afraid that the soldiers might hurt her.

When the soldiers released her, him was even more scared by the fact that Sienna was only wearing her sleepwear.

Oh good Gods…!

\"I think she is sleepwalking…\" The first guard said to him.

\"En…\"

Since she was released by the three guards, Sienna began to walk again towards the inner courtyard, this time with a little more speed.

\"Watch her while I alert the prince about this matter.\" The steward ran inside with all his might to Ailwin who had fallen into a deep sleep in the bath.