18 Like a princess in Knight’s arms (1/2)

The Half-elf looked at the dead body of Minister Bryan, eyes flamed with fear, her throat swallowed nervously, then turned back to look at the man who killed him.

The several pieces of broken glass were all over the floor, as the man slowly walked towards her, she couldn't see his full face only saw some strands of his brown hair dancing on his shoulder, the knife on his hands was dripping blood drops, seeing the blood drops she trembled in fear, the killer came near her step by step.

Her heart was beating so fastly with every step of his, her heart would punch against her chest as it wanted to leap out, she struggled to stand up but she was unable to do, she searched the floor near her to get something to defend herself, only to find a broken piece of glass from a wine bottle, she picked it up and aimed at the man walking towards her.

”Don't...Don't come near me I …i...will kill you” the half-elf was shivering, she curled up and covered her bare chest with her knees and pointing the broken piece of glass towards Don.

Every step of the way, the glass pieces made a crunching sound under his feet, he saw the shivering half-elf and her weapon pointed towards him, she was crouching down in fear.

Don was standing near her, only an arms-length distance between him and the curling half-elf.

”Relax I'm not going to hurt you” as he said he removed the hood and his brown robe revealing his arm cut shirt, black leather pants, and his handsome Mike's face.

Don sat down on one knee before the girl and looked into the eyes of the scared half-elf, Don didn't say anything just wrapped his brown robe around the half-naked elf.

On the ground, the half-elf instinctively tried to stab Don when he tried to wrap his robes around her but he just stopped her hands in the mid-air and knocked off the piece of glass and wrapped his brown robe around her without a hitch.

The half-elf girl didn't refuse the robes as she just put around herself and held it firmly and tried to stand up only to fall on the ground because exhaustion and the beating she took from Minister Bryan.

Seeing the struggling half-elf, Don grabbed one of the hands and helped her stand up on her feet, but at the exact moment a small ball of light departed from Minister Bryan's chest and started to float towards Don, the half elf's body trembled and tighten when she saw the light.

Don had not an idea at all what this ball of light is but just it's flying towards targeting him or the half-elf, Don quickly shielded the half-elf with his body as he came in front of her facing the ball of light because he knew he had the power to defeat whatever this light ball is.

Still, Without stopping the ball of light flew right into Don's body, Don didn't know what's going to happen as he just touched the spot the light entered with his hands instinctively. At the moment the half-elf jerked her body as something also entered her body but that feeling faded instantly.

A moment later, nothing happened to either of them.

”Interesting” Don said in a calm voice as he realized what happened. He felt like he grew an arm out suddenly when the light merged with him, he was able to tell that this is the master bond of the half-elf, Don realized if he wanted to he can do whatever he wants with the half-elf.

When he killed the master of the slave bond, the ownership of the half-elf transferred to the killer of the master.

The half-elf is not a fool, she felt the master bound in the human before her, she became aware that her current master is the killer of her former master Minister Bryan.

”You..you what do you want?” she was still shivering as she asked in an exhausted voice.

Don didn't look at her while speaking, he just started to walk towards somewhere,

”I'm not like him...we should get out of here unless you have a better way”

The half-elf was not in the position to disagree and also she was not able to feel the menace she felt from Minister Bryan, he didn't look at her like a creature or lesser being but as a being with feelings otherwise, he wouldn't have given his robe to her.

Also, she felt safe with him for some reason which she was unable to put her finger on.

Don knew she would follow him because she had no other way so he didn't wait for her as he walked towards the hole on the roof which he made to jump down but while he was walking he heard a squeaky sound on the floor. Don stared down the ground beneath him and retraced his steps slowly and stopped moving just when he heard the same sound again, he thumped the ground beneath him with his shoes and felt there was something wrong with the ground.

”Step away from the carpet,” Don said to the half-elf before him then she stepped away from the carpet as he said.

”What were you hiding Bryan?” Don cut the carpet around the area that the squeaking sound. The floor looked normal. It was made of Red oak wood which was polished clean and reflected the light a bit.