The Death of Athyeia (COMPLETED)

Kabanata VIII: Kindness

Levi's PoV

Sikreto akong napangisi habang pinagmamasdan ang babaeng natataranta saaking harapan.

The fact that she was asking for help in front of my office proves to me that she is planning on something.

Maybe luring me here to kill me? She can freely do so now. Iniisip ko lamang kung hanggang kailan niya balak patagalin pa ang larong ito.

Is she waiting for me to let my guard down? Unfortunately for her, that is something I am not trained to do all the time.

"Hey. Anong pangalan mo?" Bigla niyang tanong.

Is she pretending not to know me? "V. Just call me V." Tinitigan ako ng babae ng matagal na panahon.

"Bakit ayaw mong sabihin ang buo? Panget ang pangalan mo ano??" Pangaasar niya na ikinasimangot ko na lamang.

"It's really actually just V." Napakibit balikat lamang siya sa sinabi saakin.

"Ang tamad naman ng mga magulang mo magpangalan." I just shrugged my shoulder. I looked at her body, searching for arms.

May tinatago ba siyang baril or anything? I widened the gap between us. I shouldn't get too close.

Kailangan kong bantayan ang bawat galaw niya.

"The Abarca family chose only you to accompany them. Are you a knight dressed up as a maid?" Tanong ko. Trying not to sound too investigative. Baka mahalata agad niya ang aking pakay.

"EH??" Mukhang gulat niyang saad. "I don't know." Is she evading my question?

Mas lalo tuloy ako sa kaniyang kinutuban. She acts manly even though she'a a girl and that only means one thing. She was trained with men. Iyon lamang ang nakikita kong dahilan kung bakit ganito siya umasta.

No lady of our time would sit with legs wide open. That is if she wasn't raised with men around her.

"Ang boring pag masyado tayong tahimik. Gusto mo na ba simulan magikot-ikot? Baka mas madali natin makita ang palabas dito kung sabay tayo." Why is she initiating that?

Come to think of it. She saved me at the festival. Maybe she's one of my brother's secret knights pretending to be a maid for her cover during that event?

But my investigator said that she was only working for the Abarca Family? Or was my investigator bribed to keep quiet about the subject matter?

"Nakikinig ka ba?" I looked at Laura. Nakatayo ito at klaseng papasok na muli sa maze. I stood up.

"Of course." There are two possibilities for this scenarios. Una, she will walk behind me and possibly try to kill me. Second, we will got out of this place safely.

I will look upon her ability to memorize and contemplate, if she proves to be a threat, walang pagdadalawang isip ko na siyang papatayin.

Athyeia's PoV

Nakasimangot akong umuna ng lakad kay V. I shouldn't have invited him. Dapat ay hinayaan ko nalang siyang umuna o di kaya ay iniwan ko nalang siya doon sa may fountain.

Ayaw ko kasi sa mga taong pagkinakausap ay hindi sumasagot. Akala mo lagi kung sinong espesyal, tss.

Still, he is my last resort. Maybe I could put his brains into good use. Madalas daw kasi sa mga hindi palasagot ay observant (?), I am not sure pero siguro ay ganoon din siya.

"Ahh! Ba't hindi mo sinabi na nanggaling na tayo dito kanina??" Tanong ko ng mapansin ang iisang itsura at kulay ng rosas sa isang linikuan namin.

I can't be wrong! This is the very same  yellow, violet, and blue rose na nakita ko kani-kanina lamang.

"I didn't notice." Hmph. Panigurado naman akong palusot niya lamang iyon. Haiist.

Tiningnan ko siya mula ulo hanggang paa. "Based on your outfit, mukha kang isang guardia ng palasyong ito. Sure ka bang hindi mo saulo ang lugar na ito?"

"Positive." Napahinga ako sa sagot niya.

Ang huling pagasa ko.... wala din pala! Haaa!!!

"What are you doing??" Biglang tanong niya saakin ng sinimula kong tanggalin iyong kulay puting tela saaking damit.

"Lend me your sword." I asked him. Kumunot naman ang kaniyang noo.

"I won't. Tell me what to do with it. Ako ang gagawa." Damot. Mukha bang marunong ako mangespada?? Natatakot ba siyang baka awayin ko siya? "Why are you taking that off?"

"Ahh. Hahatiin natin 'to. We will use the cut pieces pangtanda sa mga dinaanan na natin. In that way, mas mababawasan ang mali nating lilikuan." Pinanganak ako noon sa hindi mayaman at medyo salat na pamilya. Kaya naman likas na saakin ang pagiging madiskarte sa ilang mga bagay.

V obliged on what I told him. Habang hinihintay siyang tapusin ang ginagawa, hindi ko mapigilang mapatitig sa kaniya.

Tinatawag ako ng lahi ni Eba Dyos ko po.

Aaminin ko, ang sarap tumitig sa gwapo. Kahit naman hindi ko focus ang pagibig dati dahil study first nacucurious padin ako sa pakiramdam na iyon.

But if falling in love is against me peacefully living, mas mabuti na sigurong hindi magmahal.

"Say, what if kilala mo ang taong kikitil sa buhay mo?" I suddenly questioned out of the dark. Napatigil siya sa kaniyang ginagawa.

He cut off the last piece of fabric he was holding before answering me. "Easy. I'll take them out."

"I'll kill them."

I would be lying if I said that I haven't felt fear from what he said.

He's a knight. Malamang ay normal na iyon sa kaniya. But everyone deserves to live. Masama man sila o mabuti. It is a gift shared to us by God.

Siguro ay dala nadin ng matinding pagod at antok ay napahawak ako sa kaniyang pisngi. I stared at him into the eyes and said: "Please be kind."

And then everything went black.

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