The Oath (Kingdom)

XII. Ceremony

Light touch woke him up. For a while he was disoriented. It was long time since he slept with roof above his head. He had deep restful sleep after very long time. It was like he can finally felt safe and calm when he had her next to him.

Nilah was siting above him with furrowed brow. He felt her fingertips lightly touching his skin. He lifted his hand and stroked her cheek. She smiled but her look was still worried. Early sun was coming through the window dancing in her hair.

"I think your wound is infected." She was examining his wound.

"No, it's good." He touched it and hissed when it hurts more than he expected.

"See?" She made a closer look. "there is spoiled blood, I need to get it away."

"I will make fire and we can burn it off." He really don't like idea of cauterizing wound but he had no choice.

"Wait." She pushed him back to his half laying, half siting position. "I maybe know another way. It's method from my land. But it's little...intimate. If you feel pain or something, let me know."

"I think that everything other than fire is better."

But he did not knew what he was talking about. Nilah cheeks became lightly crimson when she moved closer to him. She just looked to his eyes before she leaned over him and pressed her lips to his wound.

He didn't expected it and light moan escaped his lips. Her mouth was warm and soft against his skin. He gripped backside of her shirt to his fist and closed eyes.

She sucked bad blood from his wound and spat it to remains of fire. And then again pressed her lips to his skin.

Yeong shin must covered his bottom half with blanket because it was just too much to handle. Her warm wet lips on his skin and when her tongue flicked over his wound he felt lost. He had hands on her back and felt her heart beating fast and strong like his own.

"it should be enough." She spoke after while. Single drop of his blood was hanging from corner of her lips. She looked like from dream. Crimson drop on her light skin and eyes wide from excitement. He wiped that drop with pad of his thumb and pull her closer. His lips found hers with need. Like he was drowning and her kiss was like deep inhale.

"Nilah..." he whispered her name between kisses, burying his hands to her hair to held her closer. She was almost laid on his chest, perfectly coping his body with hers. He was completely awake.

There was something dark in kissing woman that taste like his blood, but he didn't mind. Darkness was his old friend. But that taste slowly disappeared and when she opened her mouth to him to taste her more and deeper, he felt like she was gift from the gods to, redemp him. After while he can taste just her.

She took long breath and tilted her head back when his lips left hers, just to pressed them to her exposed throat. He heard light moan that escaped her lips and it was the most beautiful sound he ever heard.

He had one arm bend around her waist and other find its way to her collar pulling it away. He dreamed about it long time ago and now she was here and he can touch her and kiss her. He exposed her collar bone and found thin light scar. She got it in Mungyeong Saejae when she was protecting him.

When he was in woods with Lee Chang, he realised that he remember her. They were locked in prison with hands tied behind their backs. Lord Ahn was killed and they were waiting for execution. He doesn't care if he die, he just wanted to take Cho Hak Joo with him. To kill him and revenge his family.

He remember pulling out his hidden knife and cutting ropes of other soldiers. He remembered eyes of different colour watching him.

Too much things happened when he shoot at Cho Hak Joo. He was too shocked that he missed he didn't noticed soldier who wanted to got him down from cart he was standing on. Nilah caught that enemy attacking him but he waved with his sword, scratching her skin.