Chapter 110

I remove the cover and my mouth waters, three baked potatoes with two pieces of steak, I can even pick her scent up from the plate and cutlery, I smile to myself ‘she thought of us Hunt’ ‘she probably thought of me, I mean she did buy a glasses with me in mind’ I can feel him wagging in my mind ‘oh be quiet’ he snickers and I begin to eat “Gods this is so damn good” I savour the food, eating as slowly as I possibly could because I did not want the meal to end, I do love the sauce on the steak.

Never in my life have I eaten and licked the plate not once but four times, when she made the soup I kept the rest of it and had it twice after and now with this meal.

I’m so full, I take the lift down rather the stairs to return the tray, Daisy is there eating, her back is turned as she speaks to another kitchen aid “even for me this steak is incredible and the sauce, try the sauce! I mean she used the ingredients from my kitchen, the same ingredients I use and made this”

I place the tray down, trying to be a quiet as possible not to startle them “My King!” Daisy shoots up from the stool and the other aid bows “please Daisy sit and finish your meal, I simply came to return the tray” “oh, please here’s some of h- I mean some fruit punch” she poured me a glass with some ice from her look I know Roho made this as well “thank you”

I take the glass and drink it down “may I have some more” she pours me some more and I drink it “truly, what is the secret?” “I would really love to know too my King” I set the glass down “thank you” I was about to leave but my nose picked up on more baked potatoes and I open the counter top oven, there’s six more in there “may I have a piece of foil” Daisy hands it to me and I shamelessly take four of the potatoes and leave.

I get to my office and Freya is there “ahh my King I came to find out what you’d like to have for lunch today, I was thinking may-” “oh sorry Freya, I’ve already eaten” she looks at me then at the foil paper in my hand then back up at me “already eaten? From where?” “where I’ve eaten is of no concern Freya, the point is I am not hungry but thank you for checking, I will see you at dinner time and I think I’d like some Spaghetti Bolognese with Mushroom”

“I will have it prepared for you my King” she bows and leaves, I greedily eat my other potatoes then grab a bottle of water from my mini bar fridge and down it.

I get busy doing some work before breaking off, heading to my room to shower, I need it. After my shower I look at myself in the mirror in the bathroom because my mark seems to be glowing faintly, I walk closer to the mirror to inspect it “probably my imagination then” I take another look then leave the bathroom to get dressed.

I pull some sweat pants on over my briefs then plop down onto my bed hoping for an event free night and good sleep.

Roho

I get up from my afternoon nap or food coma, whichever floats your boat and start getting ready for my training, I think this mark is burning or something why does it feel this way? I walk over to the mirror and inspect, is it glowing?

Why does it feel so hot? Oh my goodness, I fan my skin then take a cold shower hoping to suppress it. Once dressed I leave my room after grabbing my bag and locking my room. Sliding my key into the side pocket and zipping it.

I’m surprised to see that I was the first person to arrive but the instructors are here, including that female trainer from before.

“Don’t think you’d earn favour or brownie points for being the first to arrive” she says, what’s her problem with me though, seriously. I don’t give her the pleasure of a response but instead ask one of the other instructors if it’s okay for me to do a few laps to warm up which he says yes and I start jogging right away.

The others file in one after the other, some join in on the jog and others simply sit around conversing, I stop my rounds after my fourth lap that’s when the instructor glows the whistle to round us up.

“Stand in your groups” we do as we are told and gather in our groups “now for your first task we will do some breathing exercises, we will first demonstrate how to control your breathing to slow it down to the point of having your enemies think you’re dead or in certain circumstances help you to camouflage if in hiding, the same with your heart beats, pay attention to us”