Ashina was in deep thought while she walked toward her room, she wondered if she had made the right decision but something she knew was that no matter how hard she tried to change her decision, she wouldn't be able to do that. She exhaled sharply before pulling open the door to her room and walking in. She took a large stride toward the window, gazing into the large expanse of land before her. She could feel it, the steady beating of the drum which was ushering the combat in, she could feel the chill in her bones as she thought of how she was going to fight later on with Hrolf.She had seen the look on his face after he had carried Gael from her and she could never get over it. She hadn't seen him look at her in such a manner before and although she was supposed to, it made her heart ache. She felt a little bit down that she would have to be the one to put a sword on his neck, cutting its airflow but she didn't care, he didn't care when he killed her father, so why would she? Alth
Ashina stared at the maid with a smirk on her lips, someone must have sent her here to discourage her from participating in the combat.She knew that their intention was to make her withdraw so she would be known as a weakling but that wasn't going to happen. She refused to be seen as a joke and that wouldn't ever happen, not under her gaze."Get up and walk out of my room'' Ashina pointed at the door to the maid who stared at her with shock on her face."My lady,'' she muttered out in shock.Ashina turned to look at her with anger in her eyes."I have told you not to call me that way, didn't I? Are you dumb or you do not like taking instructions that you have been given?" Ashina asked with a smirk on her lips. The maid stared straight at Ashina with a stunned look on her face. She didn't know what she had done wrong. "Butt.." "I wouldn't want to repeat myself," Ashina warned her. She exhaled sharply before standing up abruptly and walking toward the door. She shook her head, ref
"Your undergarment," the maid who was assisting Ashina pointed out to her. "No, I do not want that, I want something comfortable", Ashina replied, shaking her head. " But, still these are what is provided by the pack for the female warriors," she tried to make Ashina see reason with her. "I wouldn't be wearing this," Ashina pointed to the gown that she had been given while staring at it angrily."The men shouldn't be made comfortable while the woman is having a hard time, go and get me something from the men, inform Hrolf that the healer asked for something more comfortable," The maid couldn't believe her ears, it hadn't been heard of before that a woman would wear men's tunics and trousers. "Why are you still standing there? I thought that you were given an order by me?" She asked the maid who shook her head. "Never had it been heard before that a female put on the male guard attire," she recounted to Ashina who was still. Her gaze penetrated through her maid, she was beginnin
Erik couldn't believe what he was hearing, this was something that had never happened before, and no one has requested a change of attire before. "What does she want to change into?" He asked, curiously. " The men's tunics," " Hahahaha," Erik laughed so hard that his stomach hurt, he couldn't imagine the guts Ashina had to request for the men's tunics. How was she going to look at that? He wondered. "She wouldn't get it, go back and tell her that," Erik deadpanned.The maid stood with her mouth wide agape, she hadn't even seen Hrolf yet and she was ordered to leave already. She didn't want that. " But, Gamma, she insisted that I relay my message to Hrolf specifically" she fiddled with her finger while telling Erik that because she knew that he was going to flare up. "Who are you to think that you can question my authority?" Erik questioned, he wondered about the nerves that she had to tell him that. He had made sure that he had chosen the maid who according to him wouldn't be a
Ashina paced up and down her room while waiting for the maid to be back from where she had gone, she knew that Hrolf would give her whatever she wanted and all that she had to do was ask him for it. She had the creaking of the door and she hissed angrily when she saw who was at the door. She didn't want to see him there, what was he doing here in the first place? How was he able to get in here? Her quarters were exclusively hers, although it was part of Hrolf's quarter still, people were rarely allowed through unless they were people in authority. " You should know that once you embark on this mission, there will be no going back," his voice boomed behind her. " Can you please leave my room? I am a maiden who shouldn't welcome strangers into her quarter," she said to him. " The guards saw me walking into your room, so what do you think you are talking about?" Erik asked. Ashina smirked at him before turning her attention back to the open window."My maid will be here soon," Ashi
"It isn't a secret, is it?" Ashina questioned."With the way she keeps coming close to him, that look on her face when she sees him, how her face brightens when she sees him, everyone who is quick-witted just like me is supposed to know," Ashina explained, making Erik halt in his steps.He had forgotten how intelligent she could be most times, he had forgotten that was one of the attributes that had attracted Hrolf to her, contrary to Cassie who wasn't that intelligent.Ashina was blessed with wisdom and knowledge and he knew that she had been helpful to the pack. He knew how much she loved Gael so he wondered what exactly was her reason for the combat.He needed to know why she had decided to challenge Hrolf to combat and what exactly was the real reason for that. "So what exactly is the real reason that you are challenging Hrolf to combat? Can you tell me because I cannot understand how we came down to this, " Erik said quietly to her. Ashina gulped, staring straight at the door w
The cheering of the crowd greeted her immediately after she stepped her feet in there. She turned around her eyes and she heard murmurs from everywhere, she wondered if they thought she wouldn't hear what they were talking about. "A man's tunics and trousers? That hasn't been heard of before," she heard a voice say from nearby. Ashina palmed her head angrily, she knew that she wasn't supposed to think about what others thought about her but she just couldn't. "Silence," she heard Erik roar, and his voice boomed. Hrolf whose gaze had been fixed on Ashina ever since she walked in withdrew his gaze when his eyes met with Ashina who had been searching around for him. She looked good in the tunics that she was wearing even better than he had imagined. She withdrew her gaze before whispering something to her maid who walked away. "Can our Alpha come down?" One of the elders who were to anchor the content requested. Hrolf stood up to his full length before walking down.He was looking
Ashina shut her eyes as she waited to be pierced by the sharp edge of the sword, that was what she deserved for not taking the advice that she had been given and she regretted not doing that. The chants grew stronger and Hrolf tried as hard as he could not get carried away by them. "Do it Alpha," a voice came through, sharper than the others and he didn't need to be told who was who because he would be able to pinpoint the voice amid any crowd. Hrolf knew what Erik had done, he had given specific orders for Gael not to be here so he knew that voice wasn't Gael but someone else who was made to act just like him. The spear made a clunking sound as it hit the sand just beside Ashina, Ashina couldn't believe her eyes, she regretted her actions immediately she pulled open her eyes. Hrolf's eyes were on hers, and they seemed to be penetrating through her soul. The crowd was silent with voices that seemed to criticize what Hrolf had just done. If there was something that he wasn't supp