and wrapped it around herself.
“ Why are you embarrassed?” He asked. When she glared at him, he kept quiet.
“ Why did a killer faint away after he thought he just killed a woman?” She snapped back.
“ If you are just a woman then we wouldn’t be in this mess…” He suddenly noticed that her hair was a light color of chestnut. “What happened to your hair?”
She ran her fingers through it. “I dyed it. My platinum hair is too easily spotted.”
“ Is it permanent?”
She shook her head. “It will wash away with hot water.”
“ That’s good. I’ve always loved your hair.”
Her face fluttered again.
He placed a hand on her forehead and it felt hot. “No wonder you’re acting strange, you have a fever! How wrong of me to assume you were acting like other women. Get in bed, we’ll stay here until your fever goes down and then we’ll depart for the border. It’s not exactly paradise on earth, but it’s much safer than you staying here.”
She protested when he gave her a little push toward the bed. “No, I want to leave now. I don’t want the risk of anyone finding out I’m still alive.”
“ Alright, I will get dressed. Where is General Malin?”
“ He said he had to prepare everything for departure. He asked to give him a few hours to get his sanity back. He is still in shock.”
Chapter Twelve
It would have been nice if it was really a fever.
Nala watched the changing scenery as the carriage followed the trail of the soldiers. She leaned toward the window of the carriage and rested her head on her elbow.
She didn’t know what was wrong with her lately. It didn’t take a genius to figure out that she was attracted to Sayan, but why him and why now? The more she thought about it, the more she felt irritated.
Sayan was riding down from the front of the line. He turned around and followed her carriage’s pace.
“ Do you need to stop for rest?” He asked.
She withdrew from the window. “Don’t worry about me, I don’t get tired.”
“ What about your fever, has it gone down?”
“ Yes,” If she had it to begin with.
“ Come closer to the window and let me check your forehead.”
“ I honestly don’t want to see your face right now…”
“ Must I jump into the carriage?”
She didn’t want that. She stuck her head out of the window so he could feel her forehead. She retreated back inside as soon as she could.
The train of soldiers came to a stop.
“ What is going on up there?” Sayan pondered.
“ Sayan, don’t go up there.” She caught his hand through the opening of the window. “I don’t have a good feeling at all.”
“ I have my duty.” He reminded her.
“ If you must go, let me come with you. Have my senses ever steered you wrong?”
“ Come.” he approved.
Nala opened the door of the carriage and he pulled her onto his horse. He gave the horse a kick on the sides and guides it to the front of the line. The soldiers retreated frantically, stepping over one another.
“ Beast! Beast!” The soldiers cried out.
Sayan raced to the front of the line. There was indeed a beast. It was a huge, canine-like beast with long black fur and fierce golden eyes. There was a silver collar on its neck with strange engravings. The horse was frightened. It threw off its riders, and fled away. Sayan guarded Nala’s head with his right hand as they tumbled onto the ground.
“ Are you alright?” Sayan asked once they came to a full stop. She nodded.
More screams came from the soldiers. The beast had a man in its jaws and three men under its front and back legs. Its claws tore into their armor, as though it was made of paper. The General Malin followed behind with his sword, but the beast was quick to dodge. Sayan could barely see the transition from one place to another.
“ What is that thing?!” Sayan said as he unsheathed his heavy blade from his back.
Nala held him back by his forearm. “Don’t go, you’ll die!”
“ Those are my men
“ Why are you embarrassed?” He asked. When she glared at him, he kept quiet.
“ Why did a killer faint away after he thought he just killed a woman?” She snapped back.
“ If you are just a woman then we wouldn’t be in this mess…” He suddenly noticed that her hair was a light color of chestnut. “What happened to your hair?”
She ran her fingers through it. “I dyed it. My platinum hair is too easily spotted.”
“ Is it permanent?”
She shook her head. “It will wash away with hot water.”
“ That’s good. I’ve always loved your hair.”
Her face fluttered again.
He placed a hand on her forehead and it felt hot. “No wonder you’re acting strange, you have a fever! How wrong of me to assume you were acting like other women. Get in bed, we’ll stay here until your fever goes down and then we’ll depart for the border. It’s not exactly paradise on earth, but it’s much safer than you staying here.”
She protested when he gave her a little push toward the bed. “No, I want to leave now. I don’t want the risk of anyone finding out I’m still alive.”
“ Alright, I will get dressed. Where is General Malin?”
“ He said he had to prepare everything for departure. He asked to give him a few hours to get his sanity back. He is still in shock.”
Chapter Twelve
It would have been nice if it was really a fever.
Nala watched the changing scenery as the carriage followed the trail of the soldiers. She leaned toward the window of the carriage and rested her head on her elbow.
She didn’t know what was wrong with her lately. It didn’t take a genius to figure out that she was attracted to Sayan, but why him and why now? The more she thought about it, the more she felt irritated.
Sayan was riding down from the front of the line. He turned around and followed her carriage’s pace.
“ Do you need to stop for rest?” He asked.
She withdrew from the window. “Don’t worry about me, I don’t get tired.”
“ What about your fever, has it gone down?”
“ Yes,” If she had it to begin with.
“ Come closer to the window and let me check your forehead.”
“ I honestly don’t want to see your face right now…”
“ Must I jump into the carriage?”
She didn’t want that. She stuck her head out of the window so he could feel her forehead. She retreated back inside as soon as she could.
The train of soldiers came to a stop.
“ What is going on up there?” Sayan pondered.
“ Sayan, don’t go up there.” She caught his hand through the opening of the window. “I don’t have a good feeling at all.”
“ I have my duty.” He reminded her.
“ If you must go, let me come with you. Have my senses ever steered you wrong?”
“ Come.” he approved.
Nala opened the door of the carriage and he pulled her onto his horse. He gave the horse a kick on the sides and guides it to the front of the line. The soldiers retreated frantically, stepping over one another.
“ Beast! Beast!” The soldiers cried out.
Sayan raced to the front of the line. There was indeed a beast. It was a huge, canine-like beast with long black fur and fierce golden eyes. There was a silver collar on its neck with strange engravings. The horse was frightened. It threw off its riders, and fled away. Sayan guarded Nala’s head with his right hand as they tumbled onto the ground.
“ Are you alright?” Sayan asked once they came to a full stop. She nodded.
More screams came from the soldiers. The beast had a man in its jaws and three men under its front and back legs. Its claws tore into their armor, as though it was made of paper. The General Malin followed behind with his sword, but the beast was quick to dodge. Sayan could barely see the transition from one place to another.
“ What is that thing?!” Sayan said as he unsheathed his heavy blade from his back.
Nala held him back by his forearm. “Don’t go, you’ll die!”
“ Those are my men
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