Ch. 48 Where are we?
Felicia begins to wake up from her slumber. She opened her bright green eyes and blinked. She looked at her surroundings and noticed that she was in an unrecognizable bedroom. Her eyes widened when memories of last night began to resurface.
" Rick! Isa!" Felicia sits and shouts, looking scared since she remembered Imhotep tried to kill her siblings, but they somehow escaped Hamunaptra.
Felicia began to cough since her throat started to feel sore. She rubbed her throat, feeling uncomfortable. Her bright green eyes blinked when she heard a knock.
" Water?" A masculine voice speaks in English.
Felicia looks forward and sees Demir holding a golden pitcher and chalice in his grasp. Her bright green eyes narrowed, eyeing him warily since she didn't trust him, Beni, and Imhotep.
" I suggest you drink water to regain your voice." Demir looks at Felicia.
Felicia's hands tightly grasped the bedsheets. " Where are we?" She softly asked.
" We are at a portside town called Marsa Alam. His Highness, Imhotep converted the town to a Kingdom." Demir responded.
Felicia looks at Demir in disbelief, and she gets out of bed and runs toward the balcony. She pulled the curtains to the side and winced when she felt the sunshine. Her bright green eyes squinted, seeing a beautiful ocean view from her bedroom.
Felicia looked at her surroundings, seeing the waves crashing against the wand sand. Her bright green eyes blinked, feeling the ocean breeze greeting her with its salty kisses. She softly smiled when she saw seagulls flying by.
' If an immortal Mummy didn't kidnap me. This place seems like a dream vacation spot.' Felicia internally speaks.
Demir coughed, causing Felicia to turn around and stare at him warily. " The servants have brought you breakfast." He glanced at the two maids putting food on the table beside her so she could eat her breakfast peacefully on the balcony.
Felicia's bright green eyes widened. She turned her gaze to the two maids and saw they wore traditional royal servant attire.
" Hello, Lady Felicia. My name is Farah. It means joy in Arabic." The first maid curtseyed.
Felicia stayed quiet since she didn't know what to say.
" Hello, Lady Felicia. My name is Lina. It means Little Palm Tree in Arabic." The second maid curtseyed.
" Please, no curtseying! I am not a Princess." Felicia shakes her hands to stop the two maids from curtseying. " And please, call me Felicia or Felix. Did that man force you guys to work for him?" She asked, looking concerned.
Demir silently stared at Felicia and the two maids.
Farah and Lina looked at each other and then at Felicia. " No. We are humbly grateful that his Highness, Imhotep, is allowing us to serve you, Lady Felicia." They spoke in unison.
Felicia warily stared at the maids, losing her appetite. " I am leaving!" She shouts, running out of the bedroom.
" You haven't touched your water or breakfast!" The maids shout, looking concerned. They turned their gaze to Demir and saw him sigh as he ran out of the bedroom and chased after Felicia.
Felicia briefly stopped running when she saw that she was wearing a beautiful golden dress.
Even though Felicia found the dress beautiful, she felt uncomfortable because the clothing seems royal. She shook her head when she heard footsteps approaching her from behind. She continues to run, being careful since she also realizes she isn't wearing any shoes.
" I don't even know where I'm going," Felicia murmured while looking at her surroundings. Her bright green eyes blinked when she spotted an archway leading to the palace's first floor.
" Lady Felicia!" Demir shouts, causing Felicia to look back. " Please don't make this harder for me. I am only doing this because I have a daughter waiting for me back home." He speaks.
Felicia lightly bites her lips. ' Is he also forced to be here like me?' She internally asked. She turns around and sees Demir approaching her, looking relieved.
" Who are you?" Felicia asked.
" My name is Demir Sezin." Demir introduced himself. " I agreed to work for Imhotep because I needed to find a way to survive." He looks at Felicia.
Felicia's bright green eyes intently stared at Demir's dark brown eyes.
" I needed to survive so I could return to my Village and reunite with my daughter, who is waiting for me," Demir tells Felicia.
Felicia could sense truth coming from Demir. Her gaze softened since she could only see a worried father trying to find a way to get back home to his daughter.
" Why don't you just leave this place and go home?" Felicia asked.
" It's not that easy, My Lady." Demir shakes his head. " I am bounded to him in a sense. I said the prayer of the enslaved people in front of His Highness, which caused him to view me as his loyal servant. It's the only way I can survive and not get killed that night since he was killing alot of people trying to find his beloved." He mumbled.
Felicia winced when she saw Demir look at her when he called her Imhotep's beloved.
" I'm not his beloved." Felicia shakes her head. " It seems as though I have her soul or something. But that does not mean she and I are the same people." She sighed.
" If you want to survive this, I suggest you get to know His Highness." Demir leaned against the wall.
Felicia glanced at Demir. " He kidnapped me!" She reminded him. " Why should I get to know him?" She asked, feeling bitter.
" Maybe you can soften him so he can let you go." Demir stares at Felicia knowingly.
Felicia's bright green eyes gleamed. She is the demigod daughter of the Goddess of Love and Beautiful. She could try to have Imhotep fall in love with her so that he could let her go so that she could be with her loved ones.
' Rick. Isa. Don't worry. I will try to find a way to get back to you guys.' Felicia internally speaks, feeling determined to reunite with her siblings.
" Where is he?" Felicia asked, looking curious.
" He's outside with Beni," Demir responded.
" Take me to him," Felicia firmly speaks, causing Demir to nod and escort her to the palace's entrance, where Imhotep and Beni are happily conversing.
" Your Highness. Someone is here to see you." Demir speaks.
Beni looks forward and lightly bites his lips when he sees Felicia looking at him with mixed emotions.
Imhotep turned around, and his light brown eyes sparkled when he saw Felicia standing before him, looking like the Queen he knew she was.
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