"April Kenya, wake up-"

"Do you think it's possible to sleep with such an Odor?" April said keeping her eyes shut since they've been burning because of the stench.

"Well its a good thing you're getting out."

The guard said before coming forward to unlock the jail cell and waiting for April to walk out.

"What about him?"

"He knows why he's here, he knows when he'll be allowed to leave." The guard said making eye contact with the man who immediately looked down.

"What happens if you don't give him human food?"

"Huh?, nothing." The guard says

"So why do you keep feeding him if he's just gonna release it."

"It's fun for us. He's like a waste machine" The guard said.

April turned to look at jack Once more before making her way out the cage.

"Can I see my sister before I go?" April asked and the guard holding her arm replied.

"The king said no one is to see or acknowledge you before you're gone."

" I'm going off to war and I don't even get a party?" April asked, her voice humorous but her face not as much.

"I don't know what a pretty girl like you did to piss off the king so much so that he's sent you to die."

"I know exactly what I did" April said eyeing the king's chambers as she passes by.

-

The king jolted up from his sleep, sweat falling down his face with his nose twitching.

"What's that foul smell?!" He asked Juliet who quickly bowed realizing the King had awaken.

"What smell sire?"

"I can't sleep, it's burning my nose."

"I can't smell anything my king."

The king got out of bed grabbing his robes that had been set to the side the night before to be washed. He waits for Juliet to help him tie the robe before he shoves on his shoes and exit the room with Juliet hot on his trail.

The guard who had been falling asleep by his post was hit by his partner as the king passed besides them both. A gasp left his lips when he sees the gold embroidered robe rolling on the floor as the king walked.

"Is it morning already?" The guard asked and his partner replied shortly

"No, Perhaps he had a nightmare."

"It's coming from over here." The king said as he rushed forward. His long hair that had been let down for sleep flying around his face.

"Your majesty. Please describe the smell to me so I can help." Juliet said but she was ignored by the tall king.

The king passed by the queen's chambers even going to her doorway to sniff out the scent. But at last there was nothing there.

He turns and starts walking toward the court lady's chamber.

But even then the smell starts to disappear.

He stumbles back and turns to Akia's chamber. As he walks closer the smell hits him so hard that his knees start to shake.

"That foul smell is coming from in there." The king said pointing to Akia's chamber.

"How can that be-" Juliet was cut off by the king who had just walked passed her and to the guards who stood tall guarding her doorway.

"Your majesty." The guards bowed.

"Open the door." The king said and the guards opened the door.

Akia wakes up from the sound of hard boots hitting her floor. She is startled awake when she sees the chest of gold in them. She jumps into a sitting position.

The king paid her no mind, instead he started sniffing everything. He goes into her closet and brought every single dress to his nose before promptly dropping them to the ground.

He couldn't smell anything but the foul scent in there. And he couldn't track down where it was coming from

Akia was alone with her body guard.

He was facing away from her at the blocked chamber wall.

The new guard was sleeping gently against a chest with his sword in his hand. He hadn't woken up by the intrusion.

Akia wanted to form a question but her jaw felt too heavy to move.

"It's everywhere." The king snapped.

He said coming out of the closet. He comes besides Akia's bed, sweat dripping down his face even faster now.

He moves closer to Akia until his nose is at the crook of her neck.

"It's coming from you."

The king said sniffing her.

Akia's breath was caught in her throat.

The King's head leave her shoulder and continue down her body. Passing the middle of her chest and down to her belly button. He stops there.

"The baby, my king. He's unwell. He sent me a warning" the king said, entirely to himself.

"W-what?" Akia said panicked that the king was going to find out about the potion.

"Are you feeling unwell?" The king asked lifting his head up to look at Akia.

"No your majesty."

"Why then do you smell like this." The king asked and the girl frowned.

"W-what d-do I smell like?" Akia had stuttered when the cold blue eyes looked up at her before replying.

"Death."

The king left after that, leaving behind a cold eerie feeling in the room.

The next morning, Akia panicked while putting in the drops in her food and spilled almost half the jar.

She had to end this quickly, the king was catching on.

She huffed down the soup and then drank some water.

She was escorted to a bath and when she got there she saw all kinds of flowers in the tub, all kinds of oils set before her and most importantly the court lady setting on a stool in the water with a towel in her hand.

"I was told the king was uncomfortable with your smell, that reflects badly against this palace and everyone in it." She said as Akia was stripped from her garments and washed for hours before being covered with oil after oil.

When she returns back to her room she sees a basket of oranges.

"The king sent them for you." Brenda said before excusing herself.

Akia was left in the room with the new guard and her oranges. She seats on the floor and winces in pain at how roughly they had scrubbed her body.

"You can look this way, you know." Akia said biting her lip as she struggled to peel the orange.

He turns around to Akia. A soft smile adorned his face as he watched her struggle to peel the orange.

"My lady would you like help with that?" The guard asked and Akia shook her head.

"I'm okay." She said avoiding eye contact with the man.

They sat there for a while with Akia struggling to open the orange. A small chuckle left the man's mouth as she stuck her thumb in the middle of the orange and tried to rip it apart to no avail.

The man stepped forward and took an orange from the small basket in front of Akia. He silently peeled the orange in his hands before ripping it apart and giving holding out a piece in his palms.

Akia takes the orange from his hands before meekly smiling.

"Can I ask you a question?" The guard said and Akia nodded smiling with the orange in her mouth.

The guard laughs softly about how strange she looks.

"Would you like to come somewhere with me?" He asked and Akia's eyes widened.