A respite to breathe

Sitting cross-legged on her bed, Zhi Rui read a scroll with Sandworm and Blue-amethyst standing in front of her.

"Leader, The lizard tribe has already assimilated or allied more than ten other tribes while we barely got two more," Blue-amethyst said.

"So?" Zhi Rui asked.

Sandworm stepped forward

"Our warriors are starting to get anxious, it's been a week of pure training, but they are not confident enough to fight a well-prepared lizard tribe."

Amethyst looked at him with wide eyes, "Oho! Paying attention to your own people? Are you feverish?" She mocked an laughed.

Sandworm squinted his eyes for a second and smiled. His shoulders relaxed. And the rigidness of his muscles was gone.

Hearing her pearls of laughter and getting no reaction, showed how he moved on from his failure.

He looked at her in the eyes with a smile. "Your nature as a woman is clouding your mind." He said.

Zhi Rui raised her eyebrows.

Blue-amethyst frowned and spoke.