Chapter 5: It's A Deal

Kali Ambrosia

After the confrontation, Aragorn Beorhtwulf immediately dismissed and sleep in his side while I get more confused in the information I have. The Devil's head? Who's the Devil anyway? Shuddering from the thought, I shook my head and decided to just sleep as the moon stares at us from the starry night sky.

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"Wake up, eat and take this medicine." I wake up from the cold voice and opened my eyes to see whether I'm dead or just dreaming.

A pair of gray eyes immediately made contact with my blue-green ones. Oh, right... I'm alive and together with the monster who almost killed me yesterday.

"Want me to pour water on you?"

I glared at him and look at him suspiciously.

"How can I trust you that you're not poisoning me?"

He looked at me bored and replied.

"I don't asked you for your trust plus if I wanted to kill you, I would have kill you the day you set on killing me."

I just ignore him and sit up properly not showing any sign how his words gave me chills all over. I saw him putting down the berries, some water and the medicine then went back to his side.

"I need something else. Not these." I said pointing at the berries. Understanding what I meant he replied back.

"Eat it, the medicine is to help you heal and prevent you from sucking blood." I looked at him getting confused. How come I didn't know there's a medicine like that. Without a doubt, I immediately swallowed the food and drank some water not forgetting to leave some for the medicine. Soon after an awkward silence has covered the day making me fidget and look at his way curiously.

"You're very strong huh." no reply geez the nerve of this man, I'm just trying to be nice here!

"Obviously you have the muscles and all no surprise there." still no reply.

"You don't talk much huh"

"And you talk too much." He said emotionless but I could feel the irritation in his voice. I glared at his retort and avoid him. Why would even bother to talk to him? stupid Kali, for all I know he must be dying to kill me but for some weird reason he couldn't.

"You shouldn't do the first moves." he suddenly said making me turn to him questionly.

"Being in the offense move would make it harder for you to fight a strong opponent." So that was he meant...

"I fight many and won several times I don't see any difference." I scoffed at him getting offended from his comment.

"Then those are not strong opponents. If it wasn't me you're target anyone would have killed you right where you stand." He said while looking at the almost-out fire.

"You're just lucky."

"And you are too." He said amused at my defense glancing at me I huffed and put my attention to the small fire.

"I can teach you." I looked at him as if he grown two heads and asked him weirdly.

"Umm... Why would you do that?"

"If I were to be killed I would rather choose someone strong and skillful enough to take my life, don't you think?" My eyes flared at this, is he insulting me?! How rude this man could get!

"I'm very much strong and skillful thank very much!" I said sarcastically and glared at him deathly.

"Well then considered it as an offer to make you more 'stronger'." He state amused while emphasising the word stronger. The nerve!

I blatantly ignore him and tried moving my body, my arms and legs can finally move but I'm still weak that if I try standing I might just fall again.

"You shouldn't push yourself, it'll only make it worse."

"Just shut up!" I yelled irritated when he started snickering shooking his head and stand up walking away.

"Wait! Where are you going? You can't just leave me here!" I desperately said, in this condition I won't be able to protect myself all because of him tsk! He stopped and turned to look at him with the same signature smirk he had a while ago.

"I'm just going to pick some more firewood, my lady." He said making me blushed from embarassment and look down to hide my red face from his cold eyes.

Time went passed I finally calmed down when he returned with more firewoods and a rabbit in his other hand. He started making fire and skinning the dead rabbit which I assumed our lunch for today.

Thinking about his offer I fell into a deep thought that I hadn't notice Aragorn Beorhtwulf giving me a piece of the cooked rabbit.

"Thank you." I said and took a chunk on the meat, this heavenly good!

"God this is so good! What did you put in here? Nevermind it might be something disgusting. This is now my favorite!" I exclaimed happily at the food. I could feel his gaze at me for a minute until I think he looked away.

"About before..." I started turning to him trying to gain his attention. He looked at me with those same old cold eyes waiting for me to continue.

"I'm in." I stated he suddenly furrowed his eyebrows as if he didn't understand me.

"Train me and I shall kill you with honor." I stated seriously at him then suddenly getting nervous at what I said since he doesn't reply at all.

"Look y-you said that you'll train cause you think I'm not strong enough a-and you said to consider it and-" Before I could finish my long explanation he cut me off with 3 simple words smiling at me.

"It's a deal."