WHEN LOVE BATTLES WITH DEATH [#Missiondesi]

# 11 HIS GUIDE

Finally he made a decision in his mind and opened the door of the room. He went inside swiftly and he stood facing the door after closing it.

Amitis who had dipped herself in the milk bath up to her shoulders was frozen on seeing Cyrus entering the room swiftly.

He felt guilty for his attitude and from the very second of entering the room; he started to apologize saying, "I'm sorry Amitis don't mistake me. Arses was coming here and he would be entering the room shortly. I was afraid that he might be finding you here I just entered as I was confused what to do."

On hearing the words of his apology, the eyes of Amitis stopped emitting anger at him. She regretted herself for mistaking Cyrus for a second. But at the same time she was also confused like Cyrus on reacting to the situation.

Cyrus replied, "Amitis I have a suggestion will you allow me inside the bath tub until Arses leave the room. You just hide behind me. I swear that I have no other intention than concealing you from Arses."

By the time Cyrus and Amitis heard the voice of Arses approaching the room.

Amitis replied, "Yes your majesty."

As Arses was about to open the door, Amitis moved making space for Cyrus in the bath tub. At once Cyrus ran in to the bath tub removing his upper garment. He had a dip inside the milk within a fraction of second to wet his head and face. Cyrus sat in the tub dipping himself in milk up to his abdomen. Amitis sat behind Cyrus in side position and she leaned herself balancing her left hand such that her wounded shoulder was just above the milk level in the bath. 

Arses entered the room and the chief warrior stood outside. Arses sat on a table pushing off the incense pot aside which was kept on it. Cyrus sighed and thanked the table as he knew that if the table was not there Arses would be sitting on the steps to the bath tub and the probability of him noticing Amitis would be high.

Arses started to talk "Cyrus haven't you finished bathing yet. There were number of official things to decide. So what are we going to do today?"

Cyrus was nervous and he felt his raising heartbeat.

Cyrus replied, "Yes Arses I have been thinking about it. I have pla pla......." he just started to stutter because at that time Amitis lost her balance as her left hand slipped inside the tub. And at once her right hand embraced his waist to avoid sinking. And her face rested on his back. But the fresh wound on her left shoulder sunk in the milk and the pain started to kill her. And because of the pain her right hand started to embrace his waist tightly.

She didn't left her hold since she knew that if she sinks she would be getting up instantly because of suffocation which would be driving everything upside down by collapsing the dignity of Cyrus who has been helping her since and also it would be the starting of all the unwanted troubles.

She tolerated the pain but her eyes started to shed tears.

From the very instant of her sudden touch, words started to mix in his mind and he started to blabber. He felt the softness of her skin on his back and his skin sensed the fabric which she had wrapped up to her upper torso. 

Cyrus kept on blinking since his concentration had been totally diverted. He forgot everything about what he had been talking and also what to talk.

Arses started to look him with a questioning expression.

Cyrus concluded that her touch has been driving him insane. And he tried to get back some words at that instant to make Arses to leave the room.

Cyrus grabbed his concentration after a great struggle with his mind and heart and replied, "Arses I wanted to speak with the people of Yudush. Make arrangements for it soon."