"Why did you protected me Dad?" I asked crying.
He reached my face with his big hands and cupped my cheeks.
Why did you protected me after knowing that you would be in danger? Why did you shielded me?
When I already liked you for ignoring me when all of those things happened in the past? I liked you because I thought you would not be involved anymore on my curse.
"Why would not I protect my own daughter?" he replied as a matter-of-fact while drying out my tears in my eyes. I should not have doubted his love for me in the past...
All I did was to cry in his arms while waiting for help. He did let me dirty his coat with my tears,must be thinking that I was crying because I was afraid.
"Faster! Where the h*ll is that sh*t?!" I could hear Brother Millian's angry voice booming from the outside.
"Y-young M-master, t-t-the -"
"F*ck it!" I also heard Amo exclaimed. It was the first time I heard the always calm Amo cussed. He must be really mad right now.
"Maxwell, Lein, Maxillary, get ready, we will lift this carriage up." I heard Brother Millian said in a serious voice. What?! I know that they were strong but I did not expect them to lift the carriage up by their own. Even in the past, they would not ever do something shameless-
"Young Masters! What are you doing?!" the Butler was alarmed on what my brothers was about to do but I just heard my brothers told him to 'Shut up.' in unison.
"Do you expect us to wait longer while my father and little sister were stuck underneath that petty d*mn carriage?"
Only a second passed when the carriage was lifted and they moved it out on us. I saw both knights and servants were scattered outside, meddling in the commotion happened.
"Milady!" Kath exclaimed in joy.
"Your Grace!" the Butler cried out in relief while holding onto his chest.
They went to our side and helped us to stand up. Kathelina dusted my dress off and worriedly asked if I was okay. I just nodded at her and looked at Dad.
A footman went out rushing from the house with a new coat in his hands. He helped my father to strip his coat thus, only his inner clothes that hugs his body really well was the only thing left on his upper body.
Daddy's muscles were so broad and it was so handsome! I even heard some maids giggled on the spectacular sight my father has bestowed them.
My father looked so naive on the maids' internal screaming while my brothers had this 'How thrasonical.' written on their faces.
After changing his coat in this open area without being embarrassed, he faced our Butler. I thought he would talk something like punishing my brothers again because of what happened but he did not.
My brothers immediately gathered around me except for Millian that was looking in other direction.
"Uwaaaaahhh! I am sorry Maxine!" Maxwell suddenly cried infront of me. I just hugged him, chuckling. He was just a little bit taller than me so I could hug him easily.
He stopped from crying and looked at me with his teary eyes. He looked so bright and cute in my eyes for a moment.
"Stop crying Brother Maxwell. Are not you a man?" I told him.
"I am okay as long as you hug me." he said and suddenly smiled. He pinched my cheeks like they usually do but we were separated when Brother Lein and Maxillary pulled him away from me while Brother Amo also pulled me back.
"Such a cry baby." I heard Amo said bluntly that made Maxwell protested.
"Sorry for what happened Maxine, are you hurt?" Brother Amo asked worriedly and checked my body if I got anything.
"I am fine, Brother." he then sighed in relief. A hand fell on the top of my head and so, I looked up to Brother Lein who did that.
"We are also sorry, Princess." Brother Lein said and Maxillary who was standing behind him nodded.
Our mouth gaped in awe when we saw what was infront of us. It was a larger and fancy carriage that could fit us seven. The carriage was made of gold except the coachmen was seat and the wheels. There was also a big logo of our House in four sides, the head of a roaring lion on the flag with two crossed swords at the back of the flag.
"Whoa! Dad! When did we got a carriage like this?!" Lein exclaimed in excitement but Dad did not answered him.
The carriage arrived a half hour later after the incident and our travel was delayed. I have never seen this carriage in my past life and I never knew we have something like this.
The remaining carriages were sent back and we would be using this big carriage instead.
"Let's go in." Dad said coldly. I looked at my brothers and their expressions made me smile when I saw their eyes glistening from excitement.
The Knights helped me, Maxwell and Maxillary in ascending the carriage because the stairs were too higher for us than the normal carriage.
The interior of the carriage looked so cozy. The color of the interior was black and the couch was made of leather. I did not know what the materials were used inside but all know was it was warm, soft and comfy.
The carriage also have a wide space because even all of us 7 were already inside the carriage, it was still spacious. Dad were sitting between Maxwell and I, and the rest of my brothers were sitting infront of us.
Both Amo and Millian were beside the windows and Maxillary and Lein were sitting between them.
The carriage was oddly quiet. Maybe Maxwell, Maxillary and Lein sensed that they must because of the incident while ago? More so, when Dad was here that was being patient with them since long ago.
I wonder how long my father's patience would last because he did not ever scolded my brothers whatever they do. Even in the past when there was a banquet and the mischievous Maxwell intentionally spilled a wine on a lady of a noble house and did not send any apology letter to the house.
I glanced outside and I saw Kath talking to a Knight. Kath looked flushed that made my head tilted to right. Hmm...
What made Kath blushed like that?
I crossed over the distance of Maxwell and I.
"W-wait! What are you doing Maxine?!" he asked in shock that he even flinched but I did not paid him any mind and leaned on the window beside him. I opened the window and called for Kathelina when I noticed that none of them were talking anymore.
My maid were umped on her place after I called for her. Huh? What was happening to her?
Maybe she lacked a sleep again?
She immediately threw her head on my direction but glanced back to the man she was talking to to bid goodbye. She ran to me as if someone was chasing her. When she reached my spot, she asked me something. How unusual, Kath never ran.
I looked back at the Knight that was still staring at Kath. His eyes were locked in Kath's back! He did not even saw me. Wait... Did that knight threatened Kath?
If I think about it more deeply, her expression and acts says so. Kath was being blackmailed!