Ira shook her head meaningfully as she raised her tied up arms.
"If you continue to tie me up, how can I help them?"
General Amar was hesitant to remove the strong ropes that tied her. He was not sure what she was planning.
"Anything but that, my lady!" His tone was firm, he looked like he would die rather than do that. But Ira still didn't give up.
They started having a cold war with just their eyes. They both stared at each other intensely with neither one of them backing off.
'This... this guy! Why is he so stubborn? He easily agreed to stay behind and help, but now what? What is the use if I can't use my hands freely? Maybe... should I kick the horse again?? It doesn't hurt to try!'
Ira swiftly lifted her leg to kick the horse like before but Amar was quick enough to stop her by wrapping her leg into his. It was like he saw that coming.
"My Lady, I won't fall for the same trick again." He calmly told her.
Suddenly her beautiful oceanic blue eyes were filled with tears. She slightly tilted her head and faced Amar who was sitting behind her with her eyes full of tears that were threatening to fall any moment.
Her posture and expression made all the men gasp and be bewitched by the mesmerizing beauty, that some of his men started to speak to Amar for her sake.
"Third General... I don't think it is right to make such a beautiful lady cry. Why don't we just remove the rope..."
Hearing his words Amar was almost half way into giving up on his stern resolve. But what came next made him have sudden realization.
"Besides how could such a fragile and delicate looking lady escape from all of us?"
"Fragile and delicate looking lady? Her? Don't be fooled by your eyes! If she was what you perceive her to be, then let me ask you? How did she manage to escape the last time we tried to kidnap her? And has anyone ever come out of that spell of the mirror world alive before? This delicate looking lady is one of the survivors!"
All the men fell in awe as they looked at her in a different light.
Ira nearly choked on his words that she coughed indecisively. She stammered as she spoke, "I- I am not as highly as you think! The last time that I escaped from you was out of pure luck and that spell... I managed to survive because I was not alone!"
She who posed like a fragile and delicate damsel in distress facade was broken the moment she rebutted back at him, which made his men come back to their senses.
"See! I told you! Don't be fooled by your eyes. Take this as an example."
"Shit! You saw through me again!" She scoffed back at him for destroying her plan.
General Amar simply chuckled as he finally climbed down from his horse.
"My Lady, apart from releasing your hands, I can help you with anything." He gently reached out to help her climb down. But Ira refused to take his hand.
Seeing her act all cheeky, Amar found her too lovely. He teased her sweetly, "If you don't take my hand now, I am afraid, no one will help you down. But it is a different case if you can get down on your own, my lady."
'Is he kidding me? This is my second time riding a horse... No-No, this is not even called as riding. I was forced on it! Just you wait, I will burn this damned roped! Huh? My magic is not working? But why?'
Seeing her confused look he understood what she was trying.
"My lady, I forgot to inform you, this is no ordinary rope. This rope is made by using a special spell. If one is bound by it that person, no matter how strong he or she may be, will never be able to use their magical powers. In other words, these are your shackles. Now that you understand your position, would you like to take my hand?"
Amar stretched out his hand for her in a manly way. Ira's brows were tightly tied into a knot. Now she understood why she was not able to burn it, above all, she was getting some weird signals from him trying to woo her.
"Right... so that's the reason why you won't free me! I can completely understand your concerns. Pfft! Hahaha!" Ira laughed as she spoke in a way she completely understood what he was saying.
The confused Amar couldn't help but ask her, "What do you mean, my lady?"
"I meant, you guys are so scared that you go all the way to tie me up using such a high end spell! If that was not the case, why would I be tied up like this?" Ira had a evil grin flashed across her beautiful face as she continued to mock them.
Her mockery was indeed powerful that it stirred up some chaos within his men. But Amar was least shaken by her words, that he just turned around as he spoke nonchalantly, "Well, if my lady, wishes to stay up on the horse, for the whole day, I don't really mind. Let's go."
To be honest she was quite uncomfortable throughout her entire journey as she was not used to horse riding.
'Shit! This guy! This is just my second time on the horseback. How do you even expect me climb down on my own. *Deep Sigh* I already miss Shiv... I wonder what he is doing right now? No-no. This is not the time for that!'
Ira cleared her throat as she spoke to him in a very loud voice, "HUH! So what if my hands are tied? I can still get down on my own!"
After finishing, she immediately jumped down without warning. She tightly closed her eyes as she was truly terrified of the height! But refused to take his hand!
Amar and his men were shocked to see her jump all of a sudden. Amar slid beneath her to avoid her fall as she fell right on him.
"ARGH! So this is how much Lady Ira doesn't want to take my hand, huh?"
"If you are being stubborn, I can be twice as more! Ha... AHH! OUCH!!" Ira screamed in pain as she twisted her ankle badly but decided to stand firm before General Amar carried her in his arms like a princess!