Chapter 27 - The consequences

I woke up in my bed with my head burning in pain. There was a lot of blood on my dress. I was alone in my room. Ane came in a few moments later, followed by Phillip. He kindly asked my servant to leave us alone and closed the door.
- I entered your room after hearing a loud noise and found you on the floor. - He spoke anxiously.
- I don't want to talk. My head hurts.
- You're not okay. Who attacked you? He asked while holding me so I didn't fall.- I'm going to call your servant to help you clean yourself. All that blood on your dress, is it yours? That could scare the King.
- Call Ane, get out of here! Enough! - I spoke without realizing that the tears were running down my face.
He went out, and soon after, Ane came in, and helped me change the ruined dress for a clean one and cleaned my face. I put on a scarf to cover the hand marks on my neck.
After that, I tried to brush my hair, but it was completely ungrated. My head was still hurting, but I needed to come down for dinner. I asked Ane to tell the King that I was feeling sick and preferred to eat in my room. She shrugged her head and left the room. I sat down on the head of the bed, waiting for Ane, but Phillip came into the room with a tray and two plates.
- I came to have dinner with Your Highness -  he said, getting in the room and closing the door behind him.
- I don't want to talk. My head still hurts. - I said
- But I need to know what happened. Because Claus disappeared. I was looking for him when I heard the scary noise of things falling from your room. He spoke, passing his hand on my cheek.
- Claus tried to kill me! - I spoke low, thinking he wouldn't listen, but he jumped out of bed.
He started walking from side to side in the room.
- He tried to kill me, the blood on my dress was his too. I stuck a scissor in his hand, so he let go of my neck. Then he threw me against the wall... the noise you heard was when I fell to the ground. Shortly before he saw you opening the door, he lifted me up, pulled my hair, and threw me against another wall. He would've done it if you hadn't come to the room. I think if he threw me against another wall, I'd be dead. He said that even if I asked for help from you, you wouldn't believe me.
- I have to agree that I didn't like the idea of you going after him in Paris, but I would never fail to answer a request for help from my princess. I don't know why you didn't yell. Why didn't you call me?
He made me believe that you wouldn't come, that you didn't trust me anymore.
- Claus is insane and perverse, he knew that the moment I heard your call, I would kill him - he spoke, lifting up my chin so I could look into his eyes - You're mine! I'll protect you from anyone.
- My head still hurts. - I said, putting my hand on my head
- Can I see it? - Phillip asked, walking towards me. He let my hair down and ran his fingers through my hair - You're with a cut, that bastard! - I could see him passing his tongue on his lips; it could be because of the blood on the wound. I'm going to ask our doctor to come to see you now. I'll be back. - He ran out and came back as fast as he had come out.
Phillip asked Ane to stay inside the room while the kingdom doctor was examining me. Before leaving, the doctor called the prince back.

- Your Highness, has the princess fallen from the stairs? - The doctor asked curiously, with a worried look.
- Yes, she had a little accident on the stairs - Phillip preferred to keep the real motive secret.
- She has a broken rib, not very serious, but she will have to rest for a few days. There is a cut in her arm that I already put a curative on, and needs to be changed tomorrow, and two cuts on the head. I left this medicine to pass in the cuts tomorrow. She can't walk; I recommend not going down the stairs. You'll need help from your servant for a bath, but only tomorrow.
I could see Phillip's fist shut and his jaw shut. He sparked hatred in his eyes.
- Thank you, Dr. - He said in a low voice, between his teeth.
As soon as the doctor left, the prince asked Ane to go out and not talk to the King, if he asked, just say that she stumbled on the castle's stairs.
Alone again, Phillip approached the bed:
- Today I'm gonna watch you through the night and tomorrow, too. I can't risk Claus coming back to finish what he started.
A frost passed through my body, and I sat in bed, scared of the possibility of Claus returning.
- Lay down, honey, he's not coming back. If he comes back, I'll be here to kill him. I lay down, but I couldn't fall asleep. I've been reviewing the scenes of Claus' aggression in my mind. My body hurts a lot. I slept, but I woke up several times...