Chapter 353: Reunion (1/2)

News travelled fast , the news of the Emperor ascending to tier 5 and calling war on two kingdoms at once spread to every corner of the continent.

Bells of war were ringing and a arms race quickly started in the region , as prices of weapons , Armour and ration started to skyrocket.

Armies were raised and border patroll was increased. Merchants were asked to return to homeland as soon as possible. Villages in the border regions started to feel uneasy , as they became ready to be mobile and abandon village at a moment's notice.

Back at Hazelgroove kingdom , Rudra was introduced to the other five lieutenants by Patricia , all being at the tier 3 stage except him. Naturally some looked down on him , but did not voice this opinion out. As atleast on the surface , they were cordial.

Rudra did not mind this one bit , as he knew his own worth. His mind was sharper than the five of theirs combined. Also , he would soon earn battle honor worthy of his position.

A lot of formalities followed as he was given the military attire and the Lieutenant cap and bage and the like. Rudra was flattered and all but his heart just was not in the ceremony. His mind kept going back to Ruby , she was in Hazelgroove ..... And he wanted to meet her.

Hence the first thing he did when he was discharged was look for Ruby. This caused Amelia to be angry as hell on Rudra , as he directly ignored all the work calls , leaving her buried in work to cover for her.

But Rudra did not care one bit. His only wish , right now was to meet Ruby and luckily , he crossed paths with her just before she was preparing to move out of Purplehaze city.

The maids who saw a running Rudra chuckled , they were naturally aware of their mistress's little lover , and were very supportive of the choice of their mistress. Hence Rudra was led to Ruby's room , as the maids shut the door from the outside.

Ruby was dazed to see Rudra for a second , just like how Rudra was dazed to see Ruby. No words were exchanged for a moment , as they looked at each other in the eye.

After a moment , Rudra slowly approached her and closed in the distance between ther faces. Ruby bit her lip , as complicated emotions started to flicker in her eyes.

Rudra touched his nose to hers , as he let it slide on hers for a moment while he breathed in her breath..... It was sweet and made him feel things down his stomach.

Not able to resist , Rudra finally kissed Ruby , who was hesitant for a moment but returned it with twice the passion. For a moment , their tongues intertwined and it became a wrestling match for who wanted the other more.

But then Rudra tasted something a little salty , on Ruby's lips , there was a slight wound .... Perhaps from her biting her lips too hard.... Rudra started to lick her wounds now , as he watched tears drop from Ruby's eyes.

No words are spoken , but he wraps his left arm around her , which causes the tears to flow even faster , but she does not reject his embrace.

After what seemed like a moment in eternity. Their lips parted .

It was only now that Ruby vented her frustrations ” You ....( Sob ) ( Sob) dummmy ( sob ) , why why why ( sob ) ( sob ) soo hurt? ”.

Her little nose was all red , as tears like crystals dropped from her eyes. She looked incredibly cute , yet it somehow broke Rudra's heart. Rudra had no way to console her. Hence he just cuddled her and said he was sorry.

For the next 20 minutes , Ruby cried on his chest .. before finally somehow nuzzling herself to sleep on Rudra's chest.

Rudra looked at the peacefully sleeping Ruby on her chest , as indescribable emotions clouded his mind ..... He was too damn passionate about this woman , and her tears were not something he was ready to face yet.