60 Chapter 60: Pleasures of the Flesh (2/2)

”Eons of wisdom should allow you to camp outside without complaint.”

A twitch at the corner of his lips, a little smile in his eyes.

Ahh...he thinks he has cornered me. I suppose I will give him this moment of satisfaction. But only for a moment.

…

And that moment has ended.

I said, ”Eons of wisdom have taught me that life is short and hence one must indulge in life's greatest pleasures.”

”Avarice and gluttony are great pleasures?”

”A full stomach is better than an empty one.”

He said nothing. Maybe he was hoping that this was the end of this conversation. But I wasn't done with him just yet.

I said, ”That also goes for the pleasures of the flesh.”

He said nothing.

I said, ”But of course just that will leave you empty and cold. Every man needs affection too, or else his heart will wither.”

He said nothing.

”Which makes me wonder whom that strand of long wavy brown hair belonged to.”

”I do not recall any hair. You must've imagined it when you were drunk that night.”

Heh-heh~ He thinks he can take me for a fool.

I changed my hair to a wavy cascade of chestnut brown. Changed my eyes to match the hair.

I said, ”Did she look something like this?”

He glanced at me. Then looked away. He swallowed.

”Hmmmmm? Don't want to tell me?”

He swallowed. Breathed in. Breathed out.

He said, ”I just went to see an old friend.”

”Only a friend?”

”Something like that.”

He was sweating under his armor. His heart was racing. The road was long.

I'm not entirely without mercy. But I wasn't done with him yet.