TVRTH [Book 1]

Chapter 72

Testing And Trial, Part XIII

Translator: Khan

Editor Group: Liber Reverie

"You don't know much about me yet, I assure you."

"Isn't that the same with you? We don't know each other very well, so we can't decide whether we will help each other or not."

'Did we go the wrong way?' The surroundings grew darker and darker. 'This is the capital, right? Is there such a quiet, dark place in the capital?' Their arrival in an unknown place made her shiver. She was afraid that something was wrong.

"Well."

His eyes turned dark blue as he stared at the side of Aria's face, who stretched out her legs as hard as she could.

"I think I know quite a bit about you..."

"Why do you think so?"

"It's not just a thought, but it's real."

'Don't tell me, do you think you knew me well because of the rumors you heard about me?' If so, he was a fool. He would soon fall on the street and cry because he was so easily swept away by rumors.

"I also know what you're showing outside is different from what's inside."

Only the sound of their feet made the space full, and the voice of Asher rang low. She couldn't tell because she didn't see his face, but it even sounded gloomy.

'You've met me a few times, and you know nothing about me!'

She stopped taking steps forward at his remarks which irritated her nerves. She didn't like him as he kept showing up without revealing his true identity.

'If I show this hatred towards you, isn't it natural you have to step back?' Even among the common people, such courtesy and consideration were taken for granted even if they were not nobles.

In an empty space that had no one else but them, she wanted to avoid the man named Asher. Aria took out the wicked face she was hiding and looked at Asher.

"What the hell...!"

She couldn't keep up with the harsh criticism. His blue eyes, which glowed horribly in the dark, took away all of her thoughts.

'That's really... Is a human being really capable of having such a light in their eyes?'

As if it were emitting light, Asher's blue eyes shut Aria's words and stopped all of her movements at the same time. Not even the stars in the night sky were that bright.

"You... what the hell are you? Who are you...?"

The shaking of her vocal cords shook the words which came out between her red lips. The emotion she encountered because of this unknown being, and the fear that she might be with an animal in disguise welled up inside her. It was hard to understand.

"Are you finally interested in me, Lady Roscent?"

As he moved one step closer, he narrowed the distance even further though they were already quite close to each other. Looking down at Aria from only a palm's distance, he reached out and wiped off her pale cheeks.

The warm palms of Asher remained on Aria's cheeks for a long time. Aria flinched which was an unavoidable reaction. By the time the blue eyes facing Aria's green eyes turned dark blue, Asher broke his long, long silence and opened his mouth.

"I'll let you know if we're getting a little closer. Personally, I'd like to let you know."

She fixed her gaze in Asher's eyes without answering anything. As if possessed by his blue eyes, he bent his straight upper body and kissed Aria's forehead.