CH 35 ~ Gallant In Distress

Cathain's Pov ~

"Wow… this feels like we are still in my hoousee!!"

She giggles as I hold her waist to help her get down safely from the second floor...through window.

Seem like I have made her an expert in climbing down from the windows just like me.

'…'

The duke will kill me if we get caught…

He isn't Ethan Montogamy who will spare me for the sake of humanity and there is no Renaya Montogamy who can save me from her furious husband.

Ryan Donavon is also not here to calm down his furious friend and Catherine Donavon who will laugh after seeing her son being screwed up.

There is only Duke of Dalton, who will hold his sword on my neck if she gets the slightest scratch.

Even the emperor can't save me and Duke Raven will for sure sharpen the edge of her father's sword to kill me.

This girl, she will never grow up and always put me in trouble as she knows I can never reject her for anything.

With a deep sigh, I fix the pink cloak I found in her closet and she looks around curiously.

"Are you going to bribe the guards with cigarette again?"

"…"

She asks with a mischievous face and I wanted to dig a hole and hide.

Why did I even commit such a stupid act?!

My neck was burning with embarrassment as I pressed my lips in a thin line.

I shouldn't have told her my plan.

Now I have no choice but to take her along with me.

She had trapped me by making puppy eyes again!

"Tell me, tell meeee!!!"

She pouts cutely and I cover my red face with my hands.

I really can't bear it.

Never once in my wildest imagination I had think of something like this, I just can't get used to Eleanora La Alexander Dalton acting cute!

I mean, Eleanora in the past was everything except cute…unless she was under me.

That was the only time when I would she her getting shy or blushing.

Otherwise her expression would always stay the same like her father, unpredictable and unreadable.

And now she is nothing but cute.

Making me realize once again that she is not her yet…

Just what do I want?

Let her remember everything and except her to forgive me?

Or make her mine taking advantage of this situation?

And I know I never want the second option as this would only make me feel guiltier.

But then someone suddenly snaps in front of me and I blink to see her frowning on me.

"Where are you lost again?"

She asks and her right brow rises again where her left brow stays normal; left eye gets narrower as her right eye stays the same.

The rare facial expression of Eleanora La Alexander Dalton's.

And this expression of hers…just make her more different than others.

Even Milenka couldn't do it.

Than another realization hits me, since when did I started to compare them?

My face drops with guilt as I hold her small hands in mine without saying anything much.

This is wrong… completely wrong.

I shouldn't compare them… but I can't help it.

I am dying for a glimpse of 'her' in her.

The cold looking arrogant Eleanora; who used to walk with confidence and her beautiful sword would hang on her waist belt.

The black cape of her knight suit would sway on air along with her shiny silver hair as she used to swing her sword in the battlefield.

The 'Eleanora' who never noticed me till the age of thirteen and later I was the only one in her eyes.

Her chilly ice mana was capable enough to make everyone around her freeze, her magical ice sword.

The way she used to rule over people, making them submit to her authority.

The sharp look on her face, the way she used to talk, walk, and move… every single thing; I miss them so much.

But I killed them in 'her' with my own hands, didn't I?

I crushed 'her' arrogance and confidence with my own feet, didn't I?

I destroyed this duchy where I am standing now, how could I forget it?

'So, don't get close to her now… unless you want to see the same hatred you had once shown her in those jewel blue eyes for you after she recalls everything.'

'She will call you deceiver… liar… she will leave you when she realizes you were trying to take advantage of her not remembering anything.'

'Then you will have nothing… just like before,'

A voice says in my mind and my heart skips a beat.

Those words are not wrong.

I can't deceive her; moreover I don't want to get my hopes high.

I don't want to be like before, I want to be the 'Cathain' which i couldn't be for her in the past.

With those thoughts in my mind I continued to walk towards the back gate where the guard was standing firmly again and I close my eyes to concentrate.

I could feel her curious eyes on me as she was waiting to see how I manage to get out this time and use my fire mana to increase the body heat of the guard; making him feel thirsty as his throat goes dry.

This is also how I entered.

But a blush appears on my face and my eyebrows twitch as I recall a certain memory of cuffing someone in the bed; increasing her body heat in a certain place in the name of punishment with my mana.

[Reference to CH 119, Season 01]

Just how perverted I was?

"Strange… why do I feel thirsty again?"

The guard speaks as he searches for his water jug and I frown.

"Luckily I have bought this jug of water in case I feel thirsty again."

As expected of the duke's guard.

He has bought a water jug with him so that he doesn't have to leave his post again.

But that can't stop me though, I concentrate again as I increase the heat on his throat again and this time, a jug of water can't quench his thirst.

And as I had expected, he walks out from his post in rush with a concerned face.

"Why is the guard going away?"

"Damn… we are really lucky this time!!"

She exclaims as she didn't knew it was my work and I smile at her softly before intertwining our finger together.

A warm feeling spreads in my heart as I fix my black cloak to cover my face and pull her toward the gate.

Of course she wouldn't know.

"Let's go."

"…To save the gallant prince in distress."

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[A/N: Gallant is the male form of the word 'Damsel'.

Thanks to everyone for all the support till now!!!

And this is the bonus chapter for reader 'Nilesh_Mishal' as your cute nickname made me laugh a lot (>_<) I was really tired because of my exam preparation but your comment made me write two chapters without any tiredness and now I am actually feeling refreshed (-_-) Thank you!]