The man didn't reply. She is now scarred to death, she wonder what kind of punishment awaits her. She's confused, she didn't know what to do, all that she knew, she has wasted her chance to be as free as the birds soaring the air. She has wasted everything, only to find out that she has break the taboo.

"What have you done?" he finally spoke. His voice was unusual, low whisper-like. He didn't have his usual face with him, his eyebrows went downwards, not sure whether he's angry or sad, or frustrated.

She couldn't answer. Her father's corpse was still lying behind her, she was covered with blood. She wondered what kind of feeling was that. The feeling she felt trap, helpless, that she wanted to kill someone so much. She had kill her own father. She lost her sanity for a while, and now she started to regret it, but she knew it was too late. You can't bring a soul back to life.

He kneels down in front of her. She didn't want to face him, again, she couldn't stand but only to cry. Again, she felt helpless, the same situation where they first met, she thought herself that she only knows how to cry and not solving a problem. She never kill anyone in her whole life, she couldn't think of any other besides than what she did.

He puts his right hand on her head. She remembers that he did that too the first time they met. "I can't tolerate this, dear. You know what I usually do to my contractors that break the taboos?" his face showed reluctance, "I end their life."

That shocked her, is he going to kill her? She hoped not, but her hope always go to the trash, it's always useless for her. What's done is done, and she can't run away from her fate.

He then smiled, a sad one. "...I can't.." his words hanged, and he continued, "I can't.. do it.." and he held her face in both of his palm, she could feel the aura when both of black and white touched her face, as if her life is at stake.

He then kissed her forehead, warm and tender. It was a surprise for her, but she felt comfortable. Her tears were still running like a river. It was brief, he then leaned his forehead against hers, his lips, and part of his face was stained by the blood too now, and not to mention his gloves. His face were consumed by confusion, as if he can't decide.

"I never done this, but.. I won't end your life. Not now." He declared, and his face turned serious, "But I will prison you, so that you could never see the world anymore. You could never feel the sunlight nor the rain on your skin. You can never enjoy the wonders of the world anymore. If I myself can't end your life, at least I would still give you punishment, and this will take place, forever. You shall only find your peace when you die."

She felt as if there's a bullet going through her brain. Even though she doesn't have to die, she has to accept the fact that she'll be cage away from the world, and for eternity. She tried to find a word to speak, but she found nothing. For once, she rather die.

"You shall not escape the manor. You will be chained and be guarded by the beast that knows nothing of peacefulness, and it will take care of you, to make sure you will never escape. Even so, you will live for eternity, but shall the thorns consume your blood for it to live, and you can't deny your new life, of living in the eternal darkness."

He puts his left hand before her face, black glove, she thought. And that means only one thing, the negativity and beyond, the opposite and the worst a person could get. She realized that he's not gonna kill her, but only to make her suffer for the rest of her life.

Everything went too fast, no matter how much she begged, she's just a lost soul, lost from the world. Humans started to tell legends about her, and they refer to her as the Thorn Maiden. Legend has it that she's one of the rarest creature on Earth, and no one could find her because she has been kept hidden away from the world. No one dares to search for her, as they are either too scared they would get lost, or they are scared she will kill them. The Thorn Maiden dislikes being disturb, and wishes only to be alone, grieving of her pasts and what she has done to make herself ended up like this. She regrets everything of her life, she regrets herself for being born in this world. So no one dared to know if the legend is true or not, for many has failed to search for this creature.

And a man heard of this legend, never he wants to find her, but little did he knows, his fate is about to change.