12 Danger in the Forest (3)
Malbeno's pov.
I take in a deep breath.
Come on, not like I never had women in my 20 years of life.
In fact, I have used every type of woman before.
Innocent, mature, arrogant, obedient, wild, gentle. This is something I can be gratified of.
Even that Pearl Princess has been on my bed before even though she acts so holy in front of others but still ... under my body. Humph, no one is ever able to resist Beng Dian.
Beng Dian is irresistible.
Yes.
The first thing Beng Dian is going to do when Beng Dian gets out, I tell myself darkly, have a clean woman right on Beng Dian's bed.
"We need to get out soon, the International Month will not wait for us. This kitten is familiar with this place, we can use its help."
Ruthless bends down and places the kitten on the floor, exposing a wide area of skin but before I get to take a closer look, she straightens her back, I sigh in disappointment.
The kitten nudges her leg, beckoning her to follow.
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The camera's pov.
They have already walked for a while, everything seems peaceful and safe.
"What do you think is happening outside."
Malbeno pokes in. He sighs, he just cannot keep his mouth quiet around her.
Ruthless did not think too much about the prince's different treatment for her.
"Father will not alarm the others, especially when you are missing. He only has three choices, when everyone knows that we are missing and cannot be found, but that will scare the others and it will give a good name for others to attack.
The second is to hide. But he cannot for your servants get suspicious. So, he can find a reason, like saying we are hidden for them to find us, as part of the International Month, to stall for more time to search for us."
"That is exactly what I'm thinking."
Malbeno smiles proudly.
Wait. Why am I smiling like a creep?
Malbeno forces the corners of his lips down. But why do I feel like laughing? This is so not me, I better have a nice woman when I get back.
"Rowlllll....!Rowlllll" "Ahwoooooo.." "Neighhhh..." "Jeeppp..." "Growllll..." "Thump, thump..."
"Meow!" The kitten jumps in alarm and leaps up to Ruthless's arms.
How funny. It can jump. So high.
"It is the beasts tide!"
Malbeno understands at once.
Beasts tide is when the beasts in a forest become unsettled and frustrated, they will trample everything they see.
They have no confidence that they can fight over thousands of ferocious beasts...and all they can do is to run. Hide. Getaway.
They turned from them and sprint. Their legs wanting to bring them away from the beasts but their gap is closing.
"Wait!" Ruthless heaves lightly, "At the rate of this we will meet up with them sooner or later!"
Ruthless, the kitten still in her arms, runs up a rain tree. Behind follows the Dark Prince without hesitant.
They hid behind the thick leaves and branches of the tree, camouflaging silently and breathlessly.
They watch the beasts trampling by and none of them notices the two beings behind the tree. At the tail of the crowd, a few wolves paw at a tree.
Their tree.
Ruthless remains composed, after making sure the crowd is long gone, they come out and start the slaughter.
Their weapons, Caerostris Darwini Silk and Frost Moon Dagger have seen blood again.
After the wolves are killed, they run in the opposite direction from where the beasts ran from.
"The beasts might come back, as I have known, they run around the forest in circles. We will need to find the reason for their anger."
Ruthless speaks, as she splashes the water of the river on her face, that they decide to take a rest by, no fear in her eyes. Malbeno has to keep reminding himself that she is only 11 and a girl.
But her ability and mind have shown her power.
She is 11 but can kill wolves without blinking, can kill so many wolves and assassins so easily like cutting carrots. She might be going to die but can still discuss ways to escape calmly.
Ruthless Lasombra...
Where did you come from?
For once in his life, he has never been so interested in a female -- an underaged girl.
After resting, they start in the forest, tracking what has angered the beasts, or they will start attacking the cities nearby.
Malbeno does not care about other people, but he understands he will too be in danger, might as well face what angers them other than a whole lot of the crazy beasts.
As for Ruthless, she can take this chance to gain the hearts of people and the emperor.
In the evening, they reach another cave where they hunt a wild hen, cleaned, grilled it, ate it, washed up, and slept. They managed the tasks in such perfect harmony, even when they just knew each other.
They set off again in the morning after they are ready.
"What do you think that has angered the animals?" Malbeno cuts in the silence again.
"It might be some rare treasures or the birth of some powerful ancients beasts. " Ruthless answers shortly.
She is not a very talkative person, and she will not stick and twine around the Dark Prince like the others who want Dark Prince for a particular reason.
Be it his face or his authority.
However, she is starting to notice he is more chattery than she thinks.
It was said that the Dark Prince is a barbarous and merciless person. He is very powerful, as the emperor of Northern Curio's most trusted son, and holds a lot of power.
He manages to go on the battlefield with the tribe rebelling when he was only 11 and won with much praises from the soldiers, that he kill and fight together with the front liners and commanded the troops with excellent tactics that helped defeat the enemies.
He became famous since that war.
When he grew up, his outstanding appearance makes many females wanting to get on his bed and are infatuated with him. He does not reject them and uses whatever that can get on his blanket.
Rumours also have it that he does not kiss any of the women, though.
Ruthless does not think that this kind of person will ask a lot of questions. She also will not think that he will actually fall in love with her. No, she is not that naive.
A sudden force hauls her downwards.
Like someone pulling you from the ground.
Like you're falling from the Earth..? Not that it will actually happen.
But this feeling is not good. Really not good.
"Ruthless!" Malbeno grabs her slim and smooth wrist again.
The force is really powerful, soon both of them are falling, falling again.
Everywhere is dark.
Smelly of soil and stuff from thousands and probably millions of years back. Imagine how deep they are falling.
Malbeno's first instinct pulls Ruthless onto his chest and shields her from the edged winds that are cutting his already ragged clothes.
Ruthless is still hugging the kitten. She feels attracted to the kitten somehow. Like their blood draws them to each other.
Ruthless feels the hardness of Malbeno's body.
Everywhere is hard.
Muscular.
Robust.
She does not push him away, just letting him sniff at her hair hungrily.
Malbeno can smell red spider lily vaguely, but they have not showered with soap for two days, it is impossible that they still have the smell of soap. Which means that that smell is her natural body smell.
For some reason, Malbeno is addicted to the smell, he sniffs heavily at her hair. Different from other women's heavy scent, Ruthless's scent is light but the more you want to smell it.
From his angle, he can see Ruthless's snowy full forehead and long massed eyelashes, that flutter like a butterfly. As he ogles more carefully, he realizes there is something red at her collarbone, but before he can take a closer look, they land on the ground suddenly.
They arrive in dust and the kitten in Ruthless arms, Ruthless and the kitten against Malbeno's chest.
Malbeno lands hard on his butt. His face does not show, but only he will know that it.is.very.painful.
