Realms of Seasons: THE ORB

Chapter 3: It's Just a Girl

"You might not be stupid but annoying, or maybe even both. But does it make you happy to be disturbingly useless"
_Ina_

Hermis, no surname. Hermis zeyfa Zargota, still no surname. Whenever I recall how he used to address himself, I would laugh. Oh, where was I. Right........

"Come with me.." Jud whispered to Hermis standing up and heading towards a restricted area of the bar. Hermis his bag and secretly got out a knife, well, because he can't trust someone he just met. Jud got of a chain around his neck that had a silvery charm shaped like a key. He glanced around then pushed the charm into the key lock. It revealed wooden block with some sort of combination. He moved the pieces of wood  and a couple of moving ear piercing sounds caused by friction were heard. Followed by the door opening.
"I didn't know you were planning to make me deaf." Hermis commented entering the room right after Jud. The room had all sorts of weapons, books, gems, pearls, jewelry and rocks.

Jud went over to one of the shelves and pulled out two books, one old one new, while mumbling some words to himself. He opened the old book and tapped "See this," he motioned for Hermis to read, "Every generation, in the royal family of Zargota, one girl/daughter/princess is born. They are given the sacred crown Ruyo that has been passed on generation to generation. Whichever of the sons of the king gives birth to a daughter, they become the next king." Jud read.
Hermis nodded seemingly understanding what was read. Jud then opened the new book titled 'Ki Roeyal Fergog' that translates from Zargotian to as 'The Royal Family'. He opened the last page that had a blank space where the picture should be. Under that space were the words written in bold 'EREXINA VOR'.

Jud read again, "Erexina Vor is the princess of Zargota this generation. But no one knows how she looks. She has been hidden away by her father, His Highness Gostos Vor, since she is a treasure. He closed the books and put them back onto the shelf.
Hermis was deep in thought coming up with a plan while heading towards the door. He was pulled back from his thoughts,
"I know who you are, you are that blue overcoat UC."Jud claimed making Hermis arch an eyebrow. "So are you going to give me in." He asked
"No, I'm not an idiot. I want in."
"You want to work with the most wanted criminal in Zargota." Hermis chuckled shaking his head. "Yes, I want in."
"Fine, then. Since you figured out my identity. But in one condition, I'm staying here."
"Ok, I accept," Jud replied handing out his hand. Hermis shook his hand symbolizing a beginning of a partnership, "get yourself a drink, over there." He pointed at a shelf with drinks and walked to a smaller room behind a curtain.

Hermis looked at the shelf with beer, water, milk and wine. His stomach rumbled so he decided to help himself to some milk.
Immediately he grabbed one of the bottles with milk, an arrow flew from the eastern corner of the room to the bottle and shattered it. He turned to the corner and saw a dark figure of a person there looking at him ready to charge.
"Who are you?" The person said adjusting another arrow in the bow ready to shoot. Hermis looked around and grabbed a spear. He flung it to the corner hitting the bow and arrow out of  the person's hand. The person turned to pick them up so Hermis used this chance to attack him from behind when he is unaware. He lunged forward but the person so him using peripheral vision and quickly dodged but was cut on the left arm. Hermis chose this arm because he had noticed that this is the person's more active hand. In specific, the person is left-handed.

Seeing blood on his arm, the person dropped his weapon asking for hand-to-hand combat. Hermis nodded in acknowledgement.The fight began. Punches, kicks, blocks, you name it were all thrown but Hermis had the upper hand due to the person's injury.
Hermis was soon strangling the person nearly  suffocating him. The person kicked the table alerting Jud in the next room. Jud quickly moved the other room.
"Hermis, halt,  Jud shouted then Hermis let go of the person, "why would you do that, she's an ally?" Jud scolded.
"He attacked me first, I had to protect myself." He responded in a matter-of-fact tone. "Wait a moment, did you say 'she'." He added pondering on the fact that he beat up a girl. Hermis had a character of chivalry, he couldn't ever fight or insult a female.

"Ina, why did you attack him?"Jud sighed getting a bandage to wrap his friends wounded hand.
"He was going to drink my milk. So I had to protect my milk from torture." She removed her overcoat throwing it to Jud's face. This revealed her feminine body curves and short hair falling on her shoulders. Jud threw the overcoat of his face that was stained with blood.
"So you attacked him?" Jud shook his head at Ina while applying alcohol on her cut with a cotton sponge. "He attacked first," She flinched from the pain, "can't you be more gentle." She yelled at Jud hitting the cotton sponge out of his hands.

"Allow me." Hermis spoke up picking the sponge up. Jud gave him way and stood at the side. Hermis carefully applied alcohol and wrapped her wound in bandage. His eyes turned to meet hers and they gazed into each other's eyes sharing a small brief moment. "For a feisty little thing, you sure are pretty." His said lay his hand on Ina's cheek admiring her soft skin.

Ina angrily threw a punch at his jaw. Making his head turn to the side and him spit out saliva mixed with blood. "How is that for feisty." She turned around and walked to towards another door at one side of the room.
Jud snickered and handed Hermis a cup of water. "So Ina, huh?" Hermis asked Jud while smirking at her retreating figure.
"Yeah, Ina, no surname too." Jud answered handing Hermis a piece of bread.
"Interesting." He hummed taking a bite out of the bread.