WIZ | The Warrior |√|

𝕬𝖉𝖎𝖏𝖍𝖆 𝕾𝖆𝖒𝖆𝖄𝖊

【16.3 ADIJHA SAMAYE】

Herbivores were sniffing and grazing around the forest. Sun rays were falling over them through the lush leaves.

"KAMOOOOOOORRRRR!!"

A holler struck upon their ears, they raised their heads to look from where it heard. They hopped and galloped far away from it in unison.

Kamoor heard it as well; his eyes were clenched. He was ready to take the pain. But at that very moment, he couldn't understand why he jumped between....

'I just met them yesterday, why am I doing this? I don't really know, my body just moved on its own.'

He sensed a hand ruffling his hair. He straight looked at the man with his wide open eyes.

"You all three did well." The man said.

He removed the hood from his head. His dark black hair swayed as beautifully as pastures swayed in an open ground.

He took off his mask; his fair complexion seemed as fair as white cloud. His whitish-blue iris seemed as stunning as the sky in a spring.

Despite being so exhausted, all three of them exclaimed.

"GURU HANROH!!!"

Not an ounce of strength was left in their body. They were sprawled over the ground, finally began breathing with relief.

They all discerned that this was their punishment except one.....

"This is..." Azeal struggled a little to rise up to his feet. "That was all your plan to kidnap me, so you can put your butt on the throne."

Hanroh strode to Azeal and pulled his ear getting infuriated. "As I would ever do something like this."

"I am sorry...I am sorry." Azeal clenched his eyes and was begging for pardon.

Hanroh freed Azeal's ear and sighed. His brows furrowed looking at him. He then crossed his arm. A serious expression came over his face.

"This was your punishment as well as your training. I hope you all learnt something from this."

Kamoor and Sierra both clambered on their feet. Azeal stomped his way to Sierra. She averted her gaze lowering her head.

She bit her lower lip. Tears had veiled her eyes, before she could say something Azeal squeezed him between his arms pressing his wide hands against her back.

Her eyes got wide; tears began to stream down her face.

"Don't you ever dare to die on me, ever again." Azeal said softly.

Sierra just nodded her head with a "Hmm."

Kamoor cracked a warm smile looking at both of them. His attention got diverted when Hanroh cleared his throat.

Hanroh's gaze moved toward him. "Enjoying the scene, huh?"

"WHAT THE...." Kamoor flinched in cringe. He sighed.

"Anyways we can heal our wounds with that rare flower, right?" He asked in a composed manner.

"What flower?" Hanroh frowned smiling at him.

Kamoor raised his eyebrows. He titled his head as he rolled his eyes.

Hanroh chortled. "Oh! That flower, forget that, that was a lie."

Kamoor stared at Hanroh for a while. "I am surrounded by idiots." He said underneath his breath.

"Did you say something?" Hanroh arched his brow up.

"Nothing." Kamoor flashed a toothy grin.

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Far from the Warrior Kingdom a small village was situated. In that village, under the bright sunny day men were working in the farms. Women were weaving baskets; children were running and playing near their mothers. Some young boys and girls were taking care of the cattle and collecting fire woods.

A few stall tents were opened at the side of the cart track. There was also a wooden inn which looked old, at some places wood was ragged.

Three men went inside the inn. The dust was settled on their coarse skin. As they pushed open the door, a fresh aroma greeted them. There were no customers in the inn except those three.

"Welcome to Dine 'N' Wine." A voice fell on their ears. A short, tubby man was standing on the other side of the counter. He smiled from ear to ear.

Man's parched lips formed a grin. He seemed to be in his mid-twenties, the other two seemed to be teenagers, they were standing beside the man.  Their clothes were frayed at the edges. They moved toward the tubby man.

They were cloaked in shabby hoods. Their faces were visible only up to their nose as their heads and eyes were covered with the hoods.

"What would you like to have, Sir." The innkeeper clasped his hands and rested them on the counter.

"Get us something to drink" The man in his mid-twenties said. His husky voice had a lower tone and was slightly rasp.

"We have tea, wine, beer -" The innkeeper leaned against the counter.

"I think....tea would be nice." He leaned a little forward. "These two are teenagers." He said softly.

"Oh! Sure, please allow me some time."

A few minutes later the innkeeper came with a tray in his hand. He served the tea to them. After eyeing them up and down he asked politely...

"You people do not look from this village, are you guys travel-"

"Yes we are....travellers." The man took a sip. "Could you please tell us how far the Republican Kingdom is from here?"

The innkeeper tapped finger on his chin. "Four miles, I guess. By the way, it is a nice place to visit" He leaned over pressing his palms against the counter.

"Really? Lovely, then it is worth walking four miles." He raised his glass and withdrew it only to take A sip.

He put some copper nanakshahee on the counter. "Thank you so much for your service and the tea was good"

The stools slid back with a screech when they got up. All three were about to leave the inn but the innkeeper stopped them....

"Excuse me! You paid me extra."

"Take it as a tip." The men did not turn around.

As they again took a step forward toward the door the inn worker stopped them again.

"Could you please tell me your name? We write the name of the customer who pays extra so next time they come they will receive a special treat from us."

He turned around. "Sure, the name is......ADIJHA SAMAYE." His pearl white teeth passed the perfect smile to the innkeeper.

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