Chapter 70 - Old Relationships (1/2)
On the way to the Hotel 'Flor de Lis', the carriage where Shiro, Nathalia, Ayumi, and Luke were being a little cramped. Shiro and Nathalia were on the side with their backs to the coachman, and Ayumi and Luke were on the other.
The Matriarch's leg was touching the half-wolf's, and as Shiro and Nathalia talked, they didn't even notice the glances between the adult Elf and the half-wolf.
In a silent conversation, he incessantly asked her to stop teasing him, and she eagerly continued testing him.
The woman couldn't tell what attracted her more to the half-wolf, if it was the mysterious air that surrounded him or if it was the adrenaline that she felt running through her body every time she did something with him.
The carriage continued to be driven by the Jognart Brothers quietly. Although it was already night, the moonlight always appeared in the summer, so the road to the city was not complete darkness.
Vasconcelos was not the safest city in the world, just like Oukiwa, so there was also the risk of muggings. In order to have the advantage in case something like this happened, Ayumi requested Shiro's presence.
When they finally arrived in front of the hotel where Alexis was staying, she was waiting in the lobby and when she saw Luke's face through the window, she cracked a big smile.
Alonso Jognart, the thinner brother, got down from the driving seat. ”Good evening, milady. You look beautiful.” He greeted her, bowing.
”Thank you very much.” She thanked him for the courtesy, bowing slightly as well.
Then the man opened the carriage door, however, the half-dragon's smile transmuted to a look of fascination.
”Good evening, Ayumi.” She greeted the Matriarch, as she walked up the stairs of the carriage. Alexis was carrying a small shoulder bag, so small that only the potion could fit in there.
Ayumi was awestruck for a few seconds and replied: ”Good evening... I confess I didn't expect that the one Alexis saved Luke from was you.”
'Wait... do they know each other?” Luke thought, dragging himself to the side, so Alexis would have somewhere to sit, but he soon felt a resistance coming from the blonde Elf.
”Such a common, corny name... I thought it might belong to any rabble-rousing mercenary.” Ayumi teased her.
”Haha! As usual... you're hilarious.” Alexis spoke, clearly debauched.
”Khum!” Nathalia pretended to clear her throat. ”You two know each other?”
The redheaded woman snuggled up next to Luke and when she saw that she wouldn't have much room, she put her left leg over his right leg.
”Not much...” replied Alexis.
”Well even too well.” Ayumi retorted, which made the mood in the carriage different from before.
Between the blonde Elf and the half-dragon was Luke, who understood nothing of what was going on, yet he tried to understand little else of the situation, while Shiro and Nathalia chose to remain quiet.
”Let me understand... You two don't like each other very much, do you?”
”I like her a lot.” Alexis spoke, gently swinging her left leg.
The Matriarch noticed this rubbing on the bodyguard's leg. ”Tsk! Not a bit.” She said, crossing her arms.
”Ahhh... Don't talk like that, Ayu... I like you.” She spoke, leaning towards Ayumi, which exposed the cleavage of her dress and a lot. ”I just got a little angry when you didn't pay for that contract.”
”Getting 'a little angry' is an excuse for destroying three acres of land?”