Chapter 9

Liza was being led through the bushes by this strange handsome man. She couldn't completely call him a stranger, he had been introduced to her as a a partner. Even before that, she had bumped into him during their training sessions and later on, she had seen him argue with the so called guardians. She had tried talking to him through various methods. On one occasion, she just said "it's tiring walking through this bushes right?" and there was no reply from him. At another point in time she had claimed to be thirsty, but the only thing he did was throw her a flask containing water.

She was getting tired of trying to start a conversation with this crazy guy. "Maybe I could get his attention by stripping myself naked" she thought. He smiled, and she noticed it. 'did he hear me?' she thought further. "crazy guy."

As he and the girl walked through the bushes he was cursing his stars that it had to be her. He would've liked to hope that it would be someone else. But that would be impossible. His powers never failed him and when he saw her, it had alarmed him that this was the chosen one's sister. Now, all he had to do was make her fall for him without him falling for her. Of course there would be benefits, but they would come with attachments. She had this vibe that he could feel when he was around her. He knew that this was going to be a hard one to deal with. " I think we should rest here before we go further." "I didn't know that you could talk you know, I even thought that I was imagining things in the shelter." "Sorry about that. I was just being careful. Just so you know, it's best if you don't get attached to anyone in the shelter. There's a penalty for that." "I thought you were one who didn't care for their laws." " And if you think I do you are mistaking. I don't care about them, I care about..... you." "Why is that?" "Trust me, you don't want to go through their torture. it's worse than hell." " why do you care for me? you should answer that" " Like I said let's camp here." was the only reply he gave. They both took shelter under a big tree. This time, he started a conversation. "I hope you don't mind me asking?" " Go on" "Well I just wanted to know, how was life before you came to this shelter"? "Says who's scared of getting attached." he smiled "I'll tell you anyway. If you're thinking that it was better then, sorry to be a spoiler. Life before this shelter, was at times, worse than this. Most times I could go a day without even dreaming of water not to talk of three convenient meals a day. I had an elder brother, in fact I don't think he's dead. I'm sure he's coming for me. He's just taking his time as always and when he comes, it'll be chaos for the shelter. Not even the guardians can stop him. But that's aside, I don't want to bore you with my pitiful story." " sorry, it's just that I'm curious. How did you end up here if your brother is as strong as you say he is?" "Well, he wasn't around to save me that day that those bastards attacked." This had confirmed his thoughts. The gold haired boy was seen at the market square that morning when they launched the attack. " How did you end up here?" " Well me, I was the son of a very wealthy man. That day, when they attacked , dad had tried everything he could to save us but he couldn't. They killed him." When he said those words, he held tightly to his sword's sheath. It pained him to say it. "But his good deeds were enough to save me. So I ran. I trained everyday expecting that they would come for me. But they never did. So I found them and joined them. hoping to get my revenge." He looked at her and smiled. He hoped she bought all those fairy tales he told her. She seemed to have bought it because her next words showed it. "You've gone through a lot and with your confidence, I'm sure you'll get the vengeance you deserve. Now, I'm going to rest. We'll take turns. When I wake up, you can have your sleep." With that, she was asleep. He watched her sleep. She looked breathtaking. He wondered what he had done to warrant him to deceive her. I hope this ends here. I don't think I can keep doing this on every lifetime. He thought to himself.