𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝘿𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 // ꜱᴀʀᴀᴡᴀᴛ ✕ ᴛɪɴᴇ

ii

"No No No! This can't be. This has to be a really bad dream." Tine started hyperventilating as he desperately tried to pinch his arm repeatedly to wake himself up. "Anyone but him. I don't want to die yet!"

"Tine, calm down! He won't kill you!" Ohm grabbed his panicking friend by the arms and shook him out of it.

"Maybe he won't." Phuak muttered, scratching the back of his head.

"He won't." Fong glared at the shorter man who put his arms up in defence.

"Probably won't .... if you're good enough that is." Phuak added in a low voice but all three heard him and smacked him on the head. "I'm kidding. But who do this guy anyway?" He asked, rubbing his head where he got hit.

"The king's personally appointed warlord who led the army for the past 6 years and led our kingdom to victory every time." Ohm stated, crossing his arms over his chest in a proud manner.

"Yeah, but the man in ruthless. I mean I've never seen or met him but I heard he slaughtered 100 men by himself on the field. No one dares to defy him in our whole kingdom. Not his mother, father or even the King himself." Fong added, shivering as though he felt goosebumps.

"Well. It was nice knowing ya, lad." Phuak smiled at Tine as he waved before turning around to walk back but Ohm and Fong both grabbed him by the shirt collar.

"What he means is... I don't think he'll kill you. Just don't refuse him, make him wait, anger him, make him repeat his words, ignore him, touch him, speak to him, or breathe around him. And you'll get out just fine." Ohm nodded with pursed lips as he smoothed Tine's shirt down.

"The shirt is real sexy though." Fong raised his eyebrows with a wide smile as he leaned back to get a good view of Tine's see through shirt.

"Tine!" Fang rushed over and grabbed the young man's arm. "Where were you, you're supposed to wait in the room! How can you make him wait!" She panicked and pulled him to the room where two men stood guard outside the room. "Apologies my Lord, he just got lost." Fang nervously laughed as she wiped her sweat, partially glad that the man was turned around, looking out the window.

The well built, tall and tan skinned man turned around and Tine almost dropped to his knees from the look in the Duke's eyes. However, he could feel his legs slowly trembling as the man gazed into Tine's soul and practically undressed him with his eyes. "Will you be joining us, Madam Fang?" He asked in a deep but clear voice that made Tine's heart erratically throb.

"O-Oh! Of course not! I just hope everything is to your taste, my Lord. Tine is not like the girls here, I picked out a special one just for you, he will only serve you and you alone." Fang laughed out loud as she bowed slightly at the presence of Sarawat's overpowering personality but his eyes didn't once leave Tine. Fang rushed out of the room and closed the door behind her, leaving the fair skinned young man like a shivering bunny under the presence of a Tiger.

"What is your name?" Sarawat inquired, taking cautious steps towards the younger man. At this point Tine really wondered if his mouth was going to work but he remembered that he shouldn't make the man repeat himself to avoid his death so he soaked up all his courage.

"T-Tine, my Lord." Tine bowed before looking back up to lock eyes with Sarawat until he realized that he'd probably get killed for doing that, to which he tore his eyes away and at the ground in front of him.

"Well, I'm Sara-"

"-I know who you are, Duke Sarawat.." Tine cut him off but he instantly regretted it after realizing that he just interrupted the Duke which was like putting a bounty on your own head. "A-Apologies, sir!!" Tine trembled as he bowed lower, hoping that he wouldn't get killed immediately.