June Rose’s POV 

I was born as a commoner, with a beautiful and happy family. But my happiness didn’t last long, and I fell in love with the young lord of our village, and was criticized by all the villagers as well as the young lord’s family and relatives.

But, as we both were so in love that we shrug those contempt looks of others. And that’s when my beautiful family was broken by my lover’s family. They killed my parents, and in order to oppose them, their own son loses his life.

After my love died in protest, they always blamed me, in spite of them killing my parents, and then they sold me to the ‘pleasure hall’. As I was left with nothing, I let them do whatever they wanted.

But it proved a blessing in disguise, that I was loved and cherished by those hall members. And soon I offered help to Christina, to ‘serve’ those authorities.

Then we discussed and come at conclusion to trick those lusty officials. After all, they are sucking commoners’ blood and money, we thought to suck them drop-dead. They can’t always be the one with favorability and enjoy luxury.

Life was good, but as the time passed we faced many problems. Like – pressure from upper class, fight over basic rights for ‘us’, save poor girls and boys from slavery, and above all, this war situation.

In all these hurdles, I knew that Christina is playing upper hand as well as big…. So I always had a hunch that he would do anything to save others, and would never let others, in hall, suffer.

I knew about him the most…. At least knew more than anyone else. After all, I have seen his efforts and struggles in life. So I never let him fight alone in this battle.

But after his death, we 3 (me, Alice and Ella) had burden to choose a male ‘master’ (prostitute). Because this is a male dominated world, so on the surface we need a male to show his face to those authorities, so that others may not raise their fingers towards us.

So we 3 were discussing all the pros and cons of this situation because somehow we had a hunch that he was going to do something like this…!!! But given the situation, now we don’t have any leader.

And seeing Henry’s situation, it is not good to ask him for sacrifice. Then we decided to choose someone else for this position.

We were analyzing this only when I saw Henry holding the scroll which were personally colored by master. And looking at his (Henry’s) state, I was sure that this scroll has something to do with master.

So I rushed awkwardly and snatched it from him to read it. This was what I feared the most – master’s last words. And soon he asked in hoarse voice, pointing at that journal, “Is ….. Is this all true…?”

“…. Yes…” this was all I said with a moment pause and with reluctance. He was shocked for a while after hearing this word ‘yes’, I know he must have been sad after hearing all this ‘truth’.

He then muttered in a low voice “………. Then……. I will take this……. I will take this responsibility…… I will…..”

It was like, he was pressuring himself to take this responsibility, which is serious, really serious. After all, this bubbly baby was serious for the 1^st time, and I can only coax him not to make decision in impulse.

I was trying to convince him to deny it. “… No…. not you….. Anyone can, but not you….”

But baby was not ready to change his decision, and declared boldly “I will…. And only I can be…”

I can sense that baby was serious, and these 2 other elders are also trying to understand the whole situation. So I 1^st let Henry sit on the sturdy wooden bed to take rest, and then explained everything….

What was written in the letter…!!!!

How crazy Christina can be…!!!!

Why Henry said ‘yes’…!!!!

When Christina decided all this by himself…!!!!

And most importantly, ‘Who is going to be next’…!!!

Both elders were equally shocked as me, but we can’t change anything now. As Henry has taken his decision, and looking at his pitiful state, I was unable to fight back with him.

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It has been a week…….

And everyone knows that Henry is the new ‘master’ of the hall. It was quite an uproar, when it was declared to others. Even if others may not know the reason why they are safe, they know the burden of being the ‘master’ of this village like hall

So they 1^st protested, after all Henry is like a baby to them. And when he was in that pitiful condition (after Christina’s death) everyone was sad and feeling heartache for him.

And now suddenly taking this big responsibility….!!!!!

“Never, you are still a baby yourself….. No…!”

“Baby please consider this again, huh!?”

“I am against this…. Simply unreasonable…!”

“Anyone can take this position, after all, this is for show only… Please say ‘No’, huh!?”

He was opposed very much, because everyone has babied him and now he was going to be responsible for this whole hall. Such a big responsibility, and that to be on the shoulder of a baby.

They were clearly worried about him, and wanted him to live his life ‘freely’ like he had lived till now. But things can’t be forced and Henry became the ‘Master’ of the hall.

Finally, the day came when Henry was asked to take his 1^st decision as the ‘master’ of the hall. And with majestic aura, he delivered his 1^st sentence, “I am going to invite all those 6 Emperors, who are the one ruling, directly.”

Those words were like thunder for everyone, mostly for those 3 elders. Because it was new for them too, and seeing this drastic change in their little one was quite shock for everyone.

But the elders were scared, mostly because they knew that this was not their little anymore, instead someone who had been harmed brutally and now just want justice for his family.

This was dangerous too, because they didn’t know what he was planning….!!!

And finally, those letter scrolls were sent to those emperors secretly, without letting those greedy landlords and officials came in contact with. Soon the TRUCE WAS FORMED. But no one knew ‘what…!!!?’

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