Not a Slave!!!

Chapter 13

*Alastair Pov*

I woke up to see her still cuddled with me and I couldn't even have a will to wake her up so that I can reach the training. My wounds were not that severe for me to even ignore my duties of training my fellow mates and also the work given by the King.

But to my stupidity, I actually left all those for a week just to be with the woman who is lying beside me. How can I be that ignorant that I am stepping away from my responsibilities for a mere woman who is still with a wish to leave this land and go to heavens knows what place?

With a jerk I moved her away and climbed down from the bed while she slowly woke up because of my push. She sat up and mumbled "Why are you awake? There is still time for morning food, right?"

"I need to go for training." I replied, taking the tunic from the apparel's and wore it.

"But you are wounded, right?" She questioned, turning to look at me.

"I am perfectly fine." I replied, not glancing at her.

"Are you sure? Do you wish for me to help with something?" She questioned and I fisted my hands.

"No! I do not want you to do anything at all." I replied with a raised voice.

"What did I do now?" She continued to question.

"Just do not speak to me. Because of you I left all the duties I was needed to do." I accused turning towards her.

"Me? I never asked you to do anything." She mumbled with a frown.

"But I did just to be here with you and now I realized that I was pouring water on all my hard work. I cannot believe that I even stayed here idle all this time just talking with you." I sneered at myself while she sat with a calm expression.

"You just need someone to put the blame on." She started the words and continued saying, "But keep in your head that I will not always be here to take the blame upon."

Before I could apologize for my behavior, understanding that I was again wrong, she left the hut with the new apparel making me groan.

"I know that! I know that you will not always be here." I mumbled to myself before leaving the hut and reached the training place.

Everyone glanced at me with shock and also knowing looks on their faces, but I ignored each one of them before starting the training with a new level to cover the previous ones.

"So, you need not take rest anymore?" Gavin asked, and I shook my head in silence.

"So, I will be watching over Bhairavi from today on?" Colton asked, smiling and I nodded with a frown at his happiness.

"Great! I will leave right now then." He replied and walked away before I can say anything to him.

"What happened to him?" I questioned Gavin while he just gave me a smirk before walking away too.

"Did Colton reached?" I questioned the men in the food place and they all shook the heads in negative.

"I will take her food along with mine and have a word with her." I mumbled to myself before taking up two dishes, but stopped when I saw her and Colton walking near the place.

I glanced around to see everyone staring at her making me place my hand on the sword, but they both have normal expression while entering the place and sat in the corner.

"You missed a discussion to support us few days back." The woman who takes care of the running of this place in proper way uttered to Bhairavi.

"Oh no! But do not worry we all will have some more discussions and I will be here to support the women." Bhairavi assured her and the woman nodded smiling before walking away.