Chapter 13 - The Second Prince Test (1/2)
There is something she hasn't told Kazuya yet.
Contrary to what it looked like, she's still hidden a lot of things from him. However, since he already discovered her magic abilities; then she might as well be straight forward regarding this matter too. Lyn closed her eyes; there's a lot of them. Rather are they coming at them in groups of 20 and armed also? That's hardly fair. Tsk, there's a limit to her reflexes and her dodging too. Guess there's no choice, Lyn pulled out a sword from her side, a crimson red one.
Kazuya's eyes widened in alarm, ”Lyn, why do you have something like that?” he trails off, ”Rather you carry that with you,” He didn't seem too surprised like he expected it.
”By the way, this is custom made and ...” Lyn paused as another wave headed their way she uses the sword to block it. ” ... even my reflexes have their limits you know. Trying dodging attacks at the speed of light every day.”
No person alive dares to go against Queen Orthez. No person alive can break the Queen's barrier. But what if the attack came from the inside? Lyn understood now who these people were. The ones who beat Kazuya up and she interfered, they were part of the guards that protect this place. Most likely after that incidence, they spread the word regarding her existence to the anti fractions. But even now Lyn could tell something was amiss.
”Yeah, I tried that and looked what happened to me,” Kazuya joked, his usual laughter followed.
”This is hardly the time to joke. Please run away”.
Lyn thought was somewhat hesitant on that factor too. Since she wasn't exactly sure who the target between the two of them was. No, the target isn't her. It's Kazuya, the first batch of people Kazuya dealt with had no ill intentions towards her. In fact when she tripped and fell, one broke her balance. These people aren't part of the anti-royal fraction, judging from their movements, ”The blue assassin's?” Lyn murmured.
In the Mist Kingdom, they divide the groups of Assassins amongst noble status. People refer to the ones from the royal family to by color. The blue assassins, Lyn called out, ”Brother! Stop messing around.”
In the darkness, she hears a burst of familiar laughter confirming her thoughts.
Kazuya nodded, ”Your brother?”
”Has inherited my mothers twist sense of a personality,” Lyn sighed, ”I'm sorry Kazuya, he always does this whenever he sees me get close to anyone.”
”By brother, do you mean the 1st or second Prince?”
It surprised Lila how calm he was, usually when one hears the second Prince of another Kingdom is attacking them they would panic, Lyn, paused but answered, ”Ah? The second.”
A huge grin appeared on Kazuya's face, ”Then, that's fine.”
She raised her eyebrows in understanding. Is Kazuya that confident regarding his abilities? Then again Lyn can't say for sure that she knows how strong he is. Lyn hesitated, but she nodded. Kazuya reached over and gently caressed her hair. His hands are warm.
”So if you're going to use a weapon. Why not something cooler like a Halberd or Tonfa?”
Lyn grimaced, ”Kazuya, enforcing your fetishes now isn't pleasant at all,” she trails off, ”Besides are you asking a Princess to carry such weapons with them?”
Kazuya smiled, ”That's true; I figured something was amiss during our training. But you can fight using a blade?”
Lyn nodded, ”I'll warn you, I'm only a beginner at this.” She does not have a proper battle experience. Aside from her brother's little tests, she's fought no one before, ”Kazuya?”
”Lyn, don't worry. Not only will I protect you, but I'll also have your back.”
Her eyes go wide at his words. This is a first for her, her first time fighting properly and the first person who said they would fight alongside her. Lyn wonders if Kazuya knew about the past she buried away after all. This is her first proper fight, but her first fight happened the night she was 14 years old — a little over two years ago.