Dragonbreath

2

As I woke up again I wasn't on the ground where I had broken down, but I was lying in the back of a carriage buried under a thick blanket. I looked around. The carriage was moving and there was a man on the front seat. I couldn't see his face, just hear his voice as he said with a dark kinda like growling voice:" You're awake. Finally, I thought you wouldn't make it through the night."

As he turned around I was in shock. In front of me sat a tall man with long dark hair and a mischievous smile. His hair fell in front of his face framing his sharp kin. He had dark brown eyes which were half closed cause of his smile. The way he looked at me made me shiver. Like a hunter looking at his prey. I didn't know If I should try to run or stay with him. All I know was that he maybe had saved my life. I didn't know why, but I wouldn't dare to ask. Not jet.

I tried to sit up but my body wasn't able to move. As I tried I felt a sharp pain in my head and I started to see stars.
„I wouldn't do that if I was you." He said that without even looking in my direction.
„You are dehydrated and haven't eaten in what, like 4 or 5 days?", he asked me.
„5, to be exactly", I said. I thought to myself what of a goddam wonder it was, that I had survived all of this in my condition.
My head started to pound again suddenly I felt very dizzy. I tried to speak but I was to tired. My mouth opened and closed without any words coming out.
The mysterious man just turned around and said with his dark voice: „sleep my warrior, sleep".
I closed my eyes again and went back into the world of dreams.

The next time I woke up I found myself in a comfortable bed with a nice pillow and a thick blanket.
I started to look around and realized that I was in a big room with an gigantic window that reaches from the ceiling to the floor. The walls where painted in a dark purple tone with little golden accents that made the room look like it was sparkling. I got up and started to look around. My clothes had been changed to a golden gown that ended just below my knees. Somebody must have changed me. I started to walk a round the room and found a big dark wooden desk with a big chair infront. In the corner was a fireplace with an leather couch. On the couch there were a few pillows and a blanket.

„Oh, your finally awake."
I turned around quickly, only to look into these brown eyes again. He was dressed differently to the time I had seen him on the carriage. He whore a a black tunic with a golden dragon stitched on it. His hair seemed clean and he had washed the dirt of fof his face. Like this he even looked more handsome than before.
I asked with a bit of fear in my voice, „where am I?".
„Axdalon, but actually you are in my guestroom. We were worried about you. You have been asleep for another whole day.
The medic wasn't sure if he could heal all of your wounds in time for you to survive. He had to give you a potion to get your strength back."
I shivered.
„Your guestroom? What do you mean?"
„I am going to tell you everything when the time is right my little warrior, but first would I like to know the name of the girl that has been sleeping in my house." he said with a grin.
„Aedena", I said with my whole body still shivering.
„Aedena, what a beautiful name." He said my name like he would be tasting a fine wine.
„What is yours?", I asked without even thinking about it.
He looked at me with a little smile appearing on his lips," it's Lucius, but you can call me Luc."
„Luc", I repeat..."A nice name. Where does it come from?"
„That doesn't matter." he suddenly said with a very sharp tone in his voice.
I looked down . I did not mean to ask him to much personal questions.
„So this is all yours? Are you like a prince?"
His lips formed a little smile and he said with laughter in his voice: „Not quite. I'm not a prince, I just own a little bit of land. But it's nice that you think that you think so."
„I... I just thought that cause of all the expensive things in here."
He interrupted me and swiftly changed the subject: „ What where you doing in the forest all by yourself, where you not told that it is dangerous out there. You didn't even have a weapon with you to defend yourself?"
„I had to go through there. I'm on my way to go to Aeslingen."
He pulled up an Eyebrow and looked a little bit confused. „You? In Aeslingen? That is not a place for a girl like you Aedena."
„How do,you wanna know what I'm capable of doing? You don't even know me for like 10 minutes and already think that you can judge me?" I said with anger in my voice.
„Cause I just saved your life a few days ago and had my best healers look after you. So I'm just trying to keep my guest safe."

While he looked a bit angry at me I felt sad for what I just had said. I didn't mean to be rude to him in any ways. I just was used to having to fight to be accepted by man.
„I didn't mean to be rude." I started my apology but he interrupted me before I could go on: „It is ok. I shouldn't have judged you so quickly. It is almost dinnertime. I would like you to join me, If you want to?"
I looked out of the big window and realized that the sun was already starting to disappear into the depth of the sea.
I turned around to him and looked in his face. I hadn't noticed how hungry I actually was. Like he said before, I hadn't eaten in a long time. That couldn't be healthy for my body. So I said to him with a small smile in my face: „I would love to join you with dinner", I looked down at me, „but I don't have anything suitable to wear. My old clothes are gone and I can't wear this nightgown."
He started to laugh: „ You don't need to worry about that. I will have somebody bring you clothes and help you with getting ready."
With that he turned around and started to walk towards the door.
„Stop!" I said quickly. He turned around and looked at me with a questioning look at his face.
I stopped for a second and just looked at his face, them I went on with a quiet tone in my voice: „Thank you."
He just nodded and left the room.

After 10 minutes there was a nock on my door and I realized that I had stared at it since he had left the room. Just fascinated by his appearance. I quickly jumped out of bed and opened the door.