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Myan shook her head and went on her knees. "My lord!"

For a second, he was startled by the unexpected move and stared blankly at her.

"I..I can't." She shook her head, deciding that she was not going to hold back anymore. She wasnt going to allow him have his way especially when she was only a virgin.

Ash did not care about her words, leaned closer and pulled her up by the wrist, "what are you talking about?" He asked her in a low voice, wondering if her shyness was the reason behind her sudden act.

"I've never had a man down there, you look like your member would be damaging, I'm weak enough as it is." She had no idea how she was finding the grace to talk without fearing any possible consequences, but she was doing it anyway.

"Hm." He let go of her, staring at her scornfully. Why did he even want to have his way with a servant anyways?

He turned around to leave the room, his hands behind him but ge was quick to look around again when he heard a slight thud.

Myan had fallen to the floor. The last of her strength had been drained.

He eyed her suspiciously, but he had left her alone, why did she pass out? He wondered, accessing her body.

*

Myan woke up to the smell of boiling chicken with seasoning. She felt lighter than the day before and there was a hot towel on her forehead. She squinted her eyes, blinking multiple times as she sat up in bed.

There was a table in front of her set with dishes of all kind, the type her princess usually woke up to, she looked up at the open ceiling and marveled at how she had been unconscious until it was morning time.

Her eyes trailed to the pot on fire in a corner of the room and Ash was crouched low on one knee. He sensed that she was looking at him and spoke first, "I see you finally decided to wake up." He said.

He stood upright and walked to where she sat. "Here," he reached for a bowl of water on the table and face it to her, "drink that first."

She would have rejected it on a normal day, feeling rude to allow herself to be served by a higher class man but she was tired thirsty. She gulped the entire bowl, ignoring how some of the water spilled on her dress.

She reached it out to him, hoping he read her unspoken message that she wasn't satisfied. He refilled her bowl and that did it for her, satisfying her stomach.

He nodded at the table and listed, "I have made you something to eat. There's boiled rice, vegetables, beans, potatoes and the chicken is almost ready."

"This is too much for one person to eat though." Myan's mouth watered at the sight of the unavoidable meal and her stomach growled in acceptance.

"Hurry up." Ash told her as she moved the table closer and dug into the plate of rice. "I prepared a hot bath, I need to go hunting and you have to clean my back."

"Excuse me?" She rendered in the most polite way possible.

"The mountain servants left on my orders, they should be back today." He frowned at her, "clearly I was supposed to be getting married to a priceless woman with wide hips, and I would have needed some privacy ." He want to turn the stove off and she noticed how he was still in yesterday's clothes.

"Oh." She simply said. She had wondered how someone this mighty had no servants to fend for his daily activities.

She decided to rush her food, limiting herself to the rice and keeping the rest for later.

She left the room and began to wonder where he had done? He seemed to have needed her presence because he ordered that she stayed.

She looked around the living area and wondered how long she would get to enjoy this view.

With a sigh, she began her search for him through the bug cave. "Lord Ash?" She called in her low voice.

"I am here." He called back. She looked in the direction of the beaded curtain she had bot noticed before and walked into the room behind that curtain.

There was a steaming bath set up in the centre of the room but that was all. It looked simple and neat but basically everything about Ash lacked detailed decorations.

"Come on in." He said without looking at her. Only his upper half was visible in that bath but she still kept her head bowed.

His hair was put up in a bun and honestly, more men had to leave their hair longer.

She had no idea what she was supposed to do, other than listen to this man and his command.

"But my clothes..." she began to panic. Was he aked? Of course he had to be, who went into a huge bath with clothes on?

"Step in." He repeated with a lack of enthusiasm.

Myan hurried to do as she was told. Although unlike the palace, there were no threats that could take her head off, but she still had that type of fear for this man.

She cringed at how her gown stuck to her body when she got into the water. She couldn't take her eyes off his bun especially with how he had his back to her.

"Wh..what am I supposed to do?" Shdered, watching the tiny water droplets dribble down the skin of his back.

"Take that rag and clean my back." He ordered, not pointing at what rag he was taking about. She had to look around so she would avoid having to let him talk.

She wanted to know why he needed someone to clean his back anyways. It was just a lazy act to her.

"I can't find the.. wh!" She screamed in fear when he turned around suddenly, splashing the room and then gripping her waist until he could feel her body against his chest.

Yep, he was definitely naked for sure.