.Dragon's Legacy.

-61-

"Your bruises are healing up nicely but still don't overwork yourself, it could aggravate the blotches and who knows if it would leave a permanent mark."

"Right." I was holding my breath as Kela poked my stomach with my shirt rolled up under my breasts so she could look at the newest and the last marks. I was sitting on the table and her cold fingers gave me the want to shake myself out to get rid of the tingle.

"I am also happy dreams don't trouble you anymore." She smiled at me.

"Right." She was way too close to my face, I dropped my shirt and hurried to put on the corset.

"You get flustered easily."

"I do not!" I snapped as I fixed my uniform and looked up from it at her.

"You do, just like how your queen mother described Mystery."

"She doesn't get flustered."

"But she clearly called her a prude."

"I am not a prude."

"But you get flustered."

"Not the same thing!"

"Is it not?"

"Yes it isn't!"

I pouted as she laughed, lifted a hand a flexing my fingers, dragging her close to me by her sword.

"I didn't really train but I can still pull on the earth in the metal." I grinned. "Who's now flustered?"

"Shut up."

"Language."

"I'll shut it when you do."

"Make me." I froze up at my own words, having sounded so confident when blurting that out, the flush just intensifying more. "I-I mean--" I shut up before I could start explaining myself when I felt her finger under my chin pushing it up to close my jaw before sighing.

"You are useless at this." She said, rolling her eyes. "I need to do everything in this relationship."

"R-RELATIONSHIP?!?!"

"Do not scream." She said, pushing my mouth closed again. "And was it not clear when I literally said I'd want to spend my days with you? Do I need to full go through the rules of the art for this?" I shook my head wildly. "Then I don't think an explanation is needed for this hmm?"

"N-no."

"Good."

I screwed my eyes closer, way more nervous then I should be compared to what I faced, as she pulled my face closer, I felt her breath on my face.

"Lin you here?"

I screamed and flopped off the table onto the floor face first, face burning brightly.

"Am I interrupting something?" Mather asked.

"NO!!" I yelled at her sitting up.

"Yeah." Kela said, instantly contradicting me.

"KELA!!"

"At least you aren't as confused at that as I was."

"MATHER!!"

"Don't yell.... And both of you, come with."

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"So we found the place?" I asked.

"Yes." Mather said, stabbing her finger at a point on the map.