129. Escape (1)
[Episode 129] – Escape (1)
Two days have already passed since my reunion with Titania. That meant that two days had passed since Titania became queen, and two days had already passed since I began living here.
To be precise, I was imprisoned.
Actually, I’m still not sure if this is really confinement.
Titania just told me not to leave her side, and after her coronation, she didn’t even tie me up and took me for walks whenever possible. The door was unlocked and her maids were also visible.
Moreover, the room was too cozy to say she was imprisoned. Unlike the narrow bed she used in the countryside, there was a wide bed, a pretty table, and even the clothes she had worn in the past, all the same.
Moreover, sometimes there were novel books that Titania brought with her when she came, and other things that she could play with when she was alone, scattered here and there. I don’t think I’ve ever felt bored in two days.
But, did you say that humans are animals of adaptation? After two years, I finally adapted to living in the countryside, but when I was taken back to the capital and tried to live in such luxury, I felt like a thorn in my back.
Anyway, I was worried a lot after coming here, but nothing special happened. No, to be exact, nothing happened. In the meantime, Titania only visited occasionally, and other than that she stayed alone.
Veronica, Ainsel, and even Katarina, who were supposed to protect me, didn’t come to visit. Maybe she can’t come? In particular, it was clear that Aincel could not come as she did not have a ‘mirror’ in this room.
‘…What should I do next?’
I sat down on the bed, let out a small sigh, and turned my head to look out the window. Is staying here the right answer? No, that couldn’t have been possible. No matter how I thought about it, Titania’s actions went too far.
No matter how much she wanted to see me, there was no other way to explain it than that she had crossed the line by drugging me and bringing me there. Who would have prepared a poisoned apple just in case she was ‘Snow White’…
‘In the fairy tale, the witch fed Snow White a poisoned apple, but here, Snow White feeds the witch a poisoned apple…’
After resting my chin and making a groaning sound, I lay down on the bed for a moment and sighed. It’s not that I didn’t want to see Titania. Rather, I really wanted to see it just as much as Titania.
But, I shouldn’t have met Titania just because of my greed. She thought that if Titania stayed by her side, she would listen to whatever the child wanted. Because she loves that kid.
Moreover, she relies too much on me, not Titania’s real mother. Because she loves me so much as her adoptive mother. Even after she becomes the queen of a country, she shows no signs of changing.
That’s why I shouldn’t have met Titania. In order for Titania to leave me, become independent, and become an adult, I had to no longer be by her side.
‘But even if I tell you now, they won’t listen at all…’
In fact, I told this story to Titania several times every time we met. I shouldn’t be around you. You rely on me too much. Even for your sake, I have to leave your side.
But Titania didn’t want to listen to my story. Absolutely not. Rather, I need it. That you should always be by my side. If you run away one more time, I will never forgive you.
‘Did my obsession become this much because I left without saying a word…? But even if I had said it then, Titania would never have listened. Furthermore….’
If I had told her directly, Titania would have definitely caught me. It was clear that she was going to cry and cling to me, begging me not to leave. Nevertheless, I would have shaken off Titania and left the castle.
If that happens, I will really be abandoning Titania. I was so scared that I couldn’t say anything to Titania. I was trying to alleviate my guilt with just one letter.
I thought Titania would understand me like this someday. Because she’s my daughter, because she’s about to be queen, because she’s smarter than me, Titania would definitely understand why I left.
However, the answer that came back was this situation where they drugged me and kidnapped me. This time too, he threatened me that I would not forgive him if he ran away from me. You can forgive me twice, but not a third time.
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I know. I’m selfish. That I was a selfish and bad person who couldn’t overcome my guilt and ran away, leaving only a letter to Titania. But, this, this isn’t it.
“No matter what, it’s not like kidnapping…”
I sighed in frustration and wiped my face. Then, suddenly, a really scary thought occurred to me. Could it be that I live here like this for the rest of my life? Imprisoned here for the rest of my life?
I tried to laugh it off and say that such a kind Titania couldn’t do that, but I thought that maybe it would be possible with the current Titania. Because he drugged me and even kidnapped me. Therefore…
‘First of all, let’s go out and meet other people.’
I had to somehow let people know that I was here. The best way that came to mind now was to meet other ministers. I had to break my promise to the ministers and let them know that I was in the royal palace.
‘Well, then you will definitely try to kick me out, right? No matter how Titania is, she won’t be able to immediately ignore the ministers’ opposition. Therefore…’
First of all, I thought I should distance myself from Titania. No matter what, I can’t stay under Titania, who wants to raise me for the rest of my life. We needed time to get away from here and think about each other.
‘Titania is so excited right now. If I talk to you after I’ve cooled off a little, won’t you understand me? I’m sure it will. ‘Promise me you won’t run away from the capital, and let’s stay away for a while.’
When I thought about who could help me, there was only one person that came to mind. Because right now, the person I can trust the most in the capital is this person.
“Bang Show… Help…!”
*
When I tried to go out of the castle to meet Vinchot, the maid in charge of the place stopped me. She complained that I wanted to go for a walk, but the maid looked at me coldly and spoke in a blunt tone.
“I’m sorry, but Her Majesty the Queen cannot leave this castle.”
“Oh, no, why? Just taking a walk? Yesterday was definitely…”
“Because you were with Your Majesty yesterday. It is Her Majesty’s order not to let Her Majesty leave the castle alone. “Please go back to your room.”
I had no choice but to go back to the room due to the maid’s firm tone. The place I was staying was not the ‘hometown’ I usually stayed in. Should I call it an annex? It was a place a little far from the original.
So, in order to head to the main castle where Bangshow is located, I had to get out of here somehow. But, how? Because the maid blocked her, she couldn’t go out of the castle or go to the garden right in front.
“I am no Rapunzel…”
Unable to take a single step outside the castle without Titania, I looked out the window and let out a deep sigh. Wait, Rapunzel? Now that I think about it, Rapunzel is definitely…
I turned my head and looked at the large blanket on my bed. The room I am in is on the 3rd floor. It was at a height that would have broken my legs if I fell, but it was high enough that I could go down if I tied up a blanket.
I swallowed dry saliva and strengthened my resolve. Even if I couldn’t meet Bangchot in person, if I could go outside the castle and make a fuss, it would be my victory. My purpose is to let you know that I am here.
When I raised my head and looked at the sky, fortunately, the sun had just begun to set. Thinking that it was the perfect time to hide in the dark, I quickly tied the ends of the blanket tightly and made a long line.
Just waiting for it to get dark outside-
“Titania, I’m really sorry, but…”
After tying five blankets together in a long line, I ran straight to the terrace and tied them to the railing. After confirming that it was tightly tied, I lowered the long blanket down to the terrace.
“No matter how much I think about it, I don’t think this is right…”
I lowered my head and checked the height again. Perhaps because it was getting dark, I couldn’t see the floor clearly, and for some reason it seemed higher than before. I thought I might die if I fall, but…
“So, let’s take some time to think.”
I gritted my teeth, made up my mind, and started clinging to the blanket. The moment I was slowly going down, I heard a distant sound from outside the castle saying that Titania had arrived here.
After confirming that I was running out of time, I just slid down the rope. I’m sorry for running away again, but if I don’t do this, Titania won’t listen to me.
Grurrruk-
I came down to the first floor on a blanket and started running as soon as I stepped on the ground. Is this what prison escapees in movies feel like? Even though my heart was pounding, I somehow found myself smiling.
*
“Mother?”
Titania, who naturally entered Vivian’s room, was unable to say anything upon seeing the state of her room. My mother, who was supposed to be in the room, disappeared everywhere, and a long blanket stretched under the railing outside the terrace. It looked like he probably escaped from here on that thing.
“Ha.”
Should I really have tied it up? Titania just laughed as she looked at the blanket fluttering on the railing. The reason Titania did not tie Vivian up all this time was because of her consideration for her mother.
Still, her own consideration was that she would allow him to move freely within her castle. However, her mother kicked that consideration away. At this point, she wondered if she had decided to provoke her.
“…So, you’re going to come out like this until the end, right?”
Titania turned her head and looked at her maid waiting behind her. Her maid was so frightened by this situation that her shoulders began to shake like an aspen. Titania, who had no intention of blaming her maid, sighed and gave an order to her maid.
“Bring ‘that’ you ordered last time.”
“Yes, yes…!”
As soon as the maid received her order, she immediately ran out.
Titania, looking at that scene, approached the terrace where the long blankets were lined up. When she lowered her head and looked down at the terrace, she was slightly frightened by the darkness, which made it difficult to see the floor.
“If I did something wrong, she could really die…”
Does this mean she hates being trapped here more than dying?
Does this mean that it would be better to die than to be by my side?
‘…First of all, when you come back, I will punish you for running away on your own.’
The punishment was so severe that she could not even think of running away for a while. A punishment that will make it impossible for me to even think about doing something crazy like this in the future. I felt like I had to do that to resolve my dissatisfaction.
Titania let out a small sigh and turned away from the terrace. She honestly didn’t care if her mother ran away. She was in the palm of her hand anyway, even if her mother ran away from here. She was actually excited to see how far she could run away.
“…If you want to run away, try running away. “If you want to avoid me, avoid me until the end.”
Titania smiled, raising the corners of her mouth. She couldn’t understand why her mother was trying to make her into her mean daughter. Is it really that difficult for her to calmly stay by her side?
“I will find you somehow and bring you back.”
