Episode 16

When the Duke awoke, he was ignorant of everything, not knowing where he was or even who he was. He found himself with a woman claiming to be his wife, one he also couldn't remember. Yet from his lips came the assertion that his wife was dead. He didn't know if this was true or not, but at the moment, it was irrelevant.

Pedro Guzman had awakened in the body of the Duke, but he couldn’t remember anything from his past life, not even what he had seen in the depths of the sea. But of one thing he was certain: he was no longer the same.

And he was not mistaken, he was no longer Pedro, but the Duke was no longer Sebastian either.

His headache tormented him, and he fell back into unconsciousness where only one face appeared before him, his daughter. He knew he had to protect her, at any cost, heads might roll. Killing didn't seem hard for him.

After waking, he only knew the basics about himself, his name and a few other things. It took nearly a week to recover, in the company of that woman who called herself his wife. But if his intuition was correct, she was not a good person, so he decided to be on high alert.

When he finally got better, that woman tried to get into his bed, but with the excuse that he would go to war and the journey was long. He couldn't waste energy, he managed to rid himself of her.

The following morning at the first light, he left like a soul pursued by the devil.

There was something about those women that screamed danger. He couldn’t believe how he ended up marrying one; he still couldn’t remember anything.

He returned to the war. It seemed his mind was not working so well, but his body did. The sword fighting came to him as naturally as breathing.

Months later, the war ended, and with a heavy heart, he went to collect those women. Their voices were so piercing he preferred to ride outside the carriage, making the entire journey on horseback with his fellow knights.

in the present

Control yourself, or you'll end up beheading them, he told himself because every time he left, his daughter became a victim of those women. He was thinking of divorcing, but that would be a scandal for him and for them. In the end, he couldn’t be so cruel, but if they crossed his limit, he was certain he would end up a widower.

in Sol's room

Sol: "Calm down, grandmother, I’m fine, it was an accident."

Sol didn’t want her now-grandmother to feel bad or fall ill from worry.

Magnolia: "My girl, please stay away from those snakes; I don’t want them to harm you."

Sol: "It’s okay, I will. But really, it was an accident and my fault, but don’t tell anyone," she laughed, then pouted, drawing a smile from Magnolia.

Sol: "Rosita, find me some clothes to train in, I’ll go to the secret room."

Rosita: "But miss, you are injured; you cannot—"

Sol: "It's fine, I’m well now, look."

Sol lowered the neckline of her blouse a bit, making Rosita blush.

Rosita: "Sol, you shouldn't do that; you are a high-class lady. Imagine if someone else sees you; your reputation—"

Sol: "Rosita, learn this, she who is no whore doesn't enjoy life."

Rosita: "What is a whore?"

Sol: "Haha, I forgot, a loose woman or a tramp."

Rosita: "Miss, how can you say such things!"

Sol: "Haha, don't worry, I'll do nothing bad, yes, pure and chaste until marriage. I know."

Rosita left and found one of the new outfits her favorite seamstress had made.

(the majority of the fabric used for these outfits was what they typically used for gentlemen's suits, the kind that goes beneath armor, except she didn't use armor and made them somewhat feminine but had outfits for any kind of situation)

Sol: "It's beautiful, right? Now I'm going to the bathroom to get dressed, don't worry, I'm just going to train a bit."

After a moment, Sol left her room and carefully went to the room she used as a gym. She didn't mind if people saw her clothes, but she didn’t want to be interrupted while training.

Once inside, she carefully wrapped her hands, especially her knuckles, and started with soft, short punches, just as a warm-up. Once ready, she moved on to stronger and faster blows. She still considered herself weak, but there was no doubt that she had made significant progress compared to when she started. Now, she wanted to practice hand-to-hand combat, seeing that in her time, such fights were just blows without technique. Sure, they were good in martial arts but only as related to a fight, nothing more, and that frustrated her a bit, that they couldn’t defend themselves in other ways or overpower their opponents—at least, they could go for the eyes. "Well, I got carried away. I need to find a sparring partner and then teach the others."

She was so focused that she didn't hear when her room was invaded by a vermin. The creature clung to her beautiful hair.

Sandra: "You wretch, because of you the Duke nearly slit my throat!"

The damn woman grabbed me from behind and was shaking me.

I didn't know if it would work or if I had the necessary strength since the damn dress the woman was wearing weighed more than she did.

With agility, I grabbed her arm, pulled it, lifted her, and made her fall on her back.

She screamed when she hit the floor but did not let me go; in fact, she pulled me down with her.

Taking advantage of that, I mounted her and grabbed her hair too. I intended to thrash her a few times, but that would leave evidence, so I attacked her like a cat, just as she had.

I was tired, so I lifted her head and smashed it a few times against the floor until she fainted.

I got up and kicked her in the stomach, I was going to leave her there, but that wretch was capable of ruining my things.

I grabbed her arms and dragged her to the living room. Thank God no one was there, so it was her word against mine.

I quickly went up to my room, combed my hair, put on my robe, and lay down to sleep. I was still recuperating.

Magnolia and Rosita were in my room; that’s where I left them in case someone arrived, to say I was in the bathroom or something. They were my alibi; I never left the room.

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