Commander's Love

Chapter 1- Save me

The King of Edessa Empire, King Roman II ordered a royal palace messenger to relay a message to Commander Phoenix Adelard, the strongest Knight in the world, that His Majesty the King is requesting an audience. The messenger bowed his head and immediately left.

"Commander Phoenix Adelard of Citadel has arrived." The royal court eunuch announced.

A tall dark haired man, huge physique with its golden eyes that shine together with his tan skin, entered the Great hall.

"Greetings to His Majesty, the King."

"Thank you for coming Commander Adelard."

"I am honored to be here, Your Majesty."

"I requested to see you because of the Edessa slave trader  that was happening in the Southern border..."

"..."

"I want the Phoenix Elite to immediately solve the problem."

'Work again? This king never tired of giving me task'
Phoenix muttered under his breathe as he accepted the task the King gave to him and left.

Phoenix prepared the Phoenix Elite knights and left after two days.

They rode for three days to get into the southern border. A small town in southern border appeard in their sight as they rode on their horses. Phoenix get off his horse 'Blade'.

"Check what's inside. Don't get caught." He immidiately ordered Apollo Dixon, his right hand man.

"Commander! The auction is currently underway!" Apollo ran back to Phoenix as if wanting to raid the auction house.

"Well, we don't have any other choices. Kill all the slave traders!" Phoenix ordered in a baritone voice with a blazing eyes.

They entered the auction house,drew their sword and the slave traders begin to scream as their heads parted from their necks.

"Who is the auction organizer!" Apollo asked while his sword pointed in one of the slave traders neck.

The slave trader point at the man wearing a mask with a trembling hands. As soon as Apollo direct his eyes on the masked man he slit the slave traders neck, blood spread out on his sword onto his hands.
Masked man knelt on the floor with his hands clasped on his chest.

"Show me the other slaves here!"

"Y-yes Sir!... p-please spare m-my life!"

He stood from the ground and immediately directed Apollo to the underground. Apollo clenched his fist when he saw the slaves crawling on the ground, skinny children and women.

The masked man hurriedly open the cage, and when the slaves run their lives out of the cage Apollo slit the man's throat in anger.

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Amethyst Davina widened her eyes when she heard people shouting from above. Meanwhile, a knight with a sword came down with the man in a mask. As the masked man open the cage, she immediately guided the other slaves out of it.

'What the hell is happening'

When they reached the end of the stairs her eyes fell on the slave traders body spread on the ground.

"Guide them to the carriage!" A man with golden eyes ordered the knights and left the auction building. She looked at the back of the man leaving with her purple like eyes begin to shed tears.

'I'm saved...we are saved'

On their way to the town Amethyst sat on an open carriage together with the other slaves. A knight with the golden eyes in a horse at the side of the moving carriage looked at her in the eye.

'What a waste to be a slave'

He mumbled under his breath then withdrew his eyes.

They reached the towns evacuation center in a couple of hours. An old man with couple of servants welcomed them.

"Greetings to Commander of Phoenix Elite. The food and clothes are ready to be serve." The old man greet Phoenix and bow his head.

"Feed them and cloth them, give them work to do in the future as it is a royal command."

"Indeed Sir Phoenix, I will do so."

Amethyst got off the carriage together with the other slaves. Phoenix turn his eyes on Amethyst with his right eyebrow raised. Amethyst walked towards him.

"Thankyou for saving us today Sir, we will never forget this kindness of yours." Amethyst said and bow to him. Phoenix smirked, running his eyes up and down to her.

'What an amazing woman' he said in his head and turn Blade around and leave.

'What? That's it? He didn't even said something! What a cold man.' She said in her head with irritation 'tsk'. They entered the evacuation center to eat and rest.

At dawn, she asked the old man 'Arthur' for a bow and an arrow. The sun has risen, Amethyst keeps on practicing. When she was young her father gave her a bow and since then her archery skill improved. Unfortunately, her father and brother got killed in a war, her mather died after giving birth to her.

She has no other family, she become a maid for several counts and barons for her to have an income. When she turned 21 she got caught and become a slave to trade in other country, no one bid for her for the entire year until the knights save them in the auction house and she felt relieved for that. Even though the commander is cold as ice, she owe him her life.

Amethyst's everyday routine is to practice her archery from dawn to dust. Then sometimes she was helping Arthur in the evacuation center to deliver stuff in every corner in town. For her, Arthur was like her father who looked into her when she was sick and she returned the kindness Arthur gave to her like a daughter.

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