章 27: Chapter 26 : From Exploiter to Friend.

Reli played with the grass as she looked up at Nectar " I was just wondering, how did you know the hairpin was mine to begin with "? Nectar scratched her chin " It seemed very important and didn't match Concubine Lily's taste ".

Reli looked up at Nectar expectantly but Nectar didn't know what to say so started rambling " I guess, it was so important to you, you'd rather lose it than have it destroyed ". Reli blinked [ Why didn't I think of that? ] but Nectar went on " Plus you looked really terrible. It was pretty obvious ".

Reli coughed slightly to cover her growing embarrassment but Nectar smiled teasingly " Alright, what else "? Reli held up another finger " How did you make Suki San do that to herself "? Nectar laughed nervously [ Its not like I can tell her I can control the blood in her body and therefore her movements. I'm supposed to be weak!!! A level one water mage ]

So Nectar shrugged " I'm not sure, My powers are very weak so I don't think I could have done that ". Reli was a bit doubtful but she couldn't argue with Nectar. All she did was move her finger [ Maybe Suki knew and simply had to slap herself when Nectar gave the signal ]

Then Reli held out her hand " Then what about those servants, why bring them in "? Nectar sighed as she formed her hands into a ball " I need someone to watch the kids ".

Reli furrowed her brows slightly, obviously confused " I thought you enjoyed having them around ". Nectar concentrated on the poppy she was trying to make " Of course I do. But not everyone needs to know that ".

Reli's mouth twitched slightly " Its not good to trust people easily Sister. What would happen if I was trying to hurt you "? Nectar hands paused around the second petal she was making and smiled calmly " I'd kill you and everyone else you care about...but I don't think it will come to that so don't worry ".

Nectar resumed sculpting the poppy while Reli felt the hair on her neck stand. Her head said run but her heart said sit. Her instincts had never been so conflicted about a threat before but one thing was certain. [ Her bottom line is her enemies grave ]

Recovering herself, she went on " Don't worry Sister, I don't wish to die. What about the party "? Nectar was examining the finished poppy, and spoke nonchalantly " What party "? Reli blinked several times " You're the most forgetful person I've ever met ".

Nectar was again sculpting another poppy, placing the first one beside her. Reli puffed her cheeks " The ball you spoke of earlier sister. The one you wanted us to help you with ". Nectar's mouth formed a big 0 [ You can't expect me to think of the bastard, talk less of remembering anything related to him ]

But Nectar simply shrugged " My sisters are very eager to help so whatever they decide or come up with is what I'll do ". If Reli heard that a week ago, she would have thought Nectar was being magnanimous but the more time she spent around her, she found it less believable [ Probably just too lazy to think on her own...or she just doesn't want to ]

That again puzzled Reli, since she wasn't sure why she thought of it hut it made sense. Nectar hadn't mentioned Eros at all since they met which was even stranger. Most women were smitten by Eros at first sight and the only thing better than seeing him was being his woman.

But Nectar didn't seem excited about it all. It was really fake but then again Nectar was a good actress, she hated to admit it but she was also a bit jealous when Nectar got married six months ago. She looked so happy and in love that day but the day at the market was even better.

She seemed truly happy and carefree, even when she bickered with Liam but what about her ? She'd abandoned her family for a man's fleeting affection. If she had never tried to surprise her father when he came back from the border [ Maybe I wouldn't be so upset and useless now ]

Reli didn't even realize she was crying until Nectar put one the sculpted poppies in her hair and smiled " Sure you don't want me to call your brothers "? Reli sniffed, rubbing her eyes " What if they don't want to see me "?

Nectar smiled slightly " They don't have much of a choice if I invite them and I don't think they'd like the idea of you crying. What if someone walks in? They'd think I'm bullying you " . Reli laughed then " I left them, I practically abandoned them. Eros won't even look at me anymore. I'm so useless ".

That seemed to make Reli even more emotional as she cried even more. Nectar was a bit taken aback, crying children she could handle but heartbroken women...not so much.

Nectar was glad she let it out though [ I can't believe she committed suicide cos of Eros. You only fed his gigantic ego!!! ] Reli had actually killed herself six months after her wedding but no one knew why.

Her brothers and father were furious, as in go on a rampage furious but Eros was able to suppress them, then they were executed for treason and threatening the throne [ Its a pretty sad way to end when you think about it ]

But Nectar couldn't let that happen since she needed the Sopins house on her side. They held the dragon token and 60% of the empire's troops was theirs but now Nectar just felt like being a friend instead of an exploiter.

So Nectar sighed as she patted Reli's head, the girl was racked with sobs making Nectar panic even more [ What the hell did I get myself into? ]