Gardenia of Blooming Desire

Chapter 246: Intertwined by Fate

The Royal Great Arctyr ship finally departed from the harbour to Golden Camellia, they were going to attend the wedding of Golden Princess Rosalie. Tuskan was standing still inside Great Princess Mariette's room, there was a blind man and a noblewoman sitting calmly in front of him while drinking their tea, as if what they did wasn't rebellious enough.

Tuskan messaged his brows, he glared at Mariette, demanding an explanation, "You said you wouldn't bring Aster with us!" Tuskan yelled. Mariette leaned on the chair and then said, "I just said that Aster will not be attending the wedding, so you don't need to worry."

"But he is with us! He is going to Golden Camellia with us!" Tuskan was getting angry. It wasn't because he didn't like Aster, in fact, he loved him too much that he was anxious whether Aster would do something stupid in Golden Camellia.

Tuskan pulled Aster's hand with a bit of force and then carried him and put him in his room. He then returned to Mariette's room to discuss this problem.

"What is the meaning of this? What if Aster got discovered by Charles?!" Tuskan yelled at Mariette.

"Well, what can you do right now? We already departed from Saintess Celine City, do you want to go back?" Mariette glanced at Aster, "Don't you see, Aster is sitting calmly, he didn't even make a noise."

"Mariette, I thought you were against them"

"I am," Mariette replied, "But you cannot force yourself to separate them, or else, you will be portrayed as an evil force. Aster is very soft-hearted, although he is stubborn. Tuskan, I want the best for both of you, and forcing yourself into Aster's life while pushing everyone will only make Aster hate you, trust me."

Tuskan couldn't say anything anymore, he sighed and then said, "I don't want anything bad to happen to Aster, I know that you will not join the wedding because you will be staying with Aster, right?"

"Yes, besides, the invitation is only for the Great King, not the Great Princess too. Either way, I'm not really interested in such a boring party. Charles is bestowing a marriage to his sister out of malice anyway, it is crystal clear of what he is going to do with his sister," Mariette's gaze turned sharp, and then she continued, "That's why, I will guarantee you that Charles will not see Aster. I will not let Aster fall into that monster's hand."

Tuskan noticed how serious Mariette was. Mariette had always been a laid back Great Princess, she was ambitionless and all she wanted was just to have her little twin brother to rule the country well, Tuskan nodded, "I trust Aster with you, I know that you have better judgement and assessment than me."

"I want to see how crazy this servant called Ramuja is, if I see that he is also insane and murderous like Charles, I will never allow Aster to meet him again," Mariette said.

***

After three days, the ship finally arrived at the Dionde City harbour. The harbour was actually crowded with many ships from outside the country. Because this was the Golden Princess' wedding day, it was important for the royals from other countries to attend or at least send a few envoys.

Tuskan knocked at the door and when he opened the door, Aster was sleeping peacefully on his bed. Tuskan approached the sleeping Aster and then stroked Aster's messy hair, "Are you tired? Honestly, I don't want to leave you here, you make me worried so much," Tuskan sighed, "But I have to attend the wedding, please be safe, I will return in two days."

Tuskan kissed Aster's forehead and then left the room. After the door had been closed shut, Aster opened his eyes and sat on the bed. He was silent for a long time, because what Tuskan said just now reminded him of Ramuja.

'Ramuja often kissed me on my cheek and forehead when I was sleeping. Maybe he thought that I was asleep, so I wouldn't notice'

He had informed Nate a week ago that he would be waiting for Ramuja on this ship. Aster knew that Ramuja would definitely come to this ship, but regarding the strict rules from Mariette.

The door was opened again, but this time, the light showed a lean figure approaching, "Mariette"

"Yes, Aster. Just like what I said before, I will allow you to meet your servant, but I will not allow you to touch your servant physically. You two can only talk to each other while you are inside your room and your servant is outside. I will be on guard," Mariette said.

Aster was definitely dissatisfied with this rule, but he was the one in need right now. It was natural for him to obey Mariette or Tuskan. In fact, giving him the chance to talk to Ramuja was already very generous of them.

"I understand" Aster said unwillingly.

***

Ramuja had been waiting in a small inn near the harbour. He could see the mighty ship of the Great Arctyr, the ship that imprisoned his master. His eyes were dark and deep, like a tiger waiting for his prey.

The veteran soldier was afraid that something had happened to their prince. It was said that the destined king whose sun emblem was active, but was trapped in constant torment were more prone to emotional bursts, insanity and random triggers of berserk state that might kill many.

The veteran soldier said, "My Prince, you will meet Milord Aster tonight, please be more gentle to Milord Aster, you said that Milord was very sensitive"

Ramuja didn't listen to his soldier at all, he only eyed the ship, especially one small window that he was sure to be Milord's room, 'Soon.'

When the night came, Ramuja jumped alone to the ship and then landed on the main deck. The soldiers who guarded the main deck immediately brandished their spear to Ramuja's neck, "Who are you!"

Ramuja was silent, he was displeased with these weak guards who dared to stop his way. He raised his hand, about to crush all of these people with one hand, but a woman appeared from the quarterdeck and then said, "He is my guest, let him follow me."

The soldiers were confused, but dared not deny their Great Princess' order. Thus, they put down their spear and let this scary, mysterious man follow the Great Princess.

Ramuja followed Mariette, the Great Princess of Arctyr with suspicion in his heart, 'Did this woman imprison Milord in this ship and tortured him?'

Mariette could feel the monstrous gaze lurking behind her, she shuddered slightly, but stayed strong. She led Ramuja to a room with the door closed. Then, she leaned on the side of the door and said, "Aster, he is here."

Ramuja was confused, he didn't see Milord around. He thought that he could meet Milord tonight.

After a few minutes, a low voice called his name from inside the room, "Ramuja"

Ramuja reacted immediately, he pulled the door handle, but found that the door was locked. He clenched his fist and was about to destroy the door before Mariette said, "You are not allowed to destroy the door, you are not allowed to see and touch Aster."

"?!" The anger that Ramuja had kept for a while burst instantly, the sun emblem on his back shone brightly and the dark scarlet aura around his body started emanating. Mariette's leg trembled, her face paled, but she still stood on her feet.

"Milord is inside why should I care about little thing like you" the scarlet aura around Ramuja thickened and he was going to grab Mariette's neck and then crushed her neck. But before he could do it, Aster interfered, "Ramuja listen to me"

Ramuja shifted his attention on the door, he wanted to push this door and break it immediately, and then destroy this evil ship who had imprisoned his master and ran away with Milord.

"Milord" Ramuja said. His voice had changed, it was not the same gentle Ramuja. His voice was low, almost grunting, with the hint of unidentified intention. He emanated the dark scarlet aura that also changed the air around Aster.

"Ramuja, do you know who I am?"

"Milord Aster my sun..."

"Yes, I am your Aster. Ramuja, do you miss me?"

"Miss miss a lot"

"I miss you too," Aster smiled faintly, "I missed my handsome Ramuja, the Ramuja who would tend the flowers every morning, Ramuja who would constantly worry and nag that I should take more rest, the Ramuja that that would not hurt me."

Aster placed his palm and forehead on the door, "Ramuja, is that really you that I'm talking to right now?"

Ramuja instinctively knelt in front of the door and then put his palm and forehead on the door. They were separated by this piece of wooden door, but they could feel each other's heat.

The dark scarlet aura subsided slightly, and Ramuja replied, "Milord sorry sorry"

Aster could feel that his tears started falling, he smiled, "Sorry for what? Why do you need to say sorry? Did you forget to water the flower in the garden again today? Did you accidentally knock the vase in the corridor? Or did you accidentally break the door when you tried to open it?"

Ramuja was silent, "Ramuja Ramuja hurt Milord Ramuja want to die"

"Why do you want to die because of hurting me? Silly," Aster joked. But his voice was already trembling, "If you hurt me, all you ever need to do is say sorry. You know that I cannot be mad with you for so long, right?"

" Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry" Ramuja repeated the word sorry again and again, which made Aster snickered in joy.

"Hey, you only need to say sorry once, I already forgive you," Aster snickered joyfully. He tried his hardest not to whimper, because he didn't want Ramuja to get hurt, "You may not be able to see me, but I'm perfectly fine!"

"Milord is not fine" the dark scarlet aura subsided again, "Milord is blind because of Ramuja"

"Oh, I am fine. Because I can remember you well," Aster smiled, "Ramuja, I exchanged my eyes for our memories because you are far more important than just my eyes. Trust me, you did nothing wrong."

"Milord Ramuja loves you"

Aster's whole body trembled, he bit his lips for a moment so he didn't sob and cry like a baby, he replied, "I love you too, Ramuja."

The sun emblem on Ramuja's back finally disappeared and then the dark scarlet aura disappeared. Ramuja finally could get a hold of his own consciousness again, he looked at the wooden door in front of him.

"Milord, I'm here."