"Say…" I called the attention of the maid who was usually serving me. "Why would children be playing a battle like game using wooden swords and shields?" I asked.
"Pardon milady?" The maid asked while her voice is trembling.
I looked at her and move closer, maybe she cannot hear me properly since she is actually far away from me. I told her to come to my room that night after I finish cleaning myself. A simple question is not enough to determine that man's intention of educating false knowledge to those young aspiring soldiers.
The maid enters my room and again she was trembling. Is she sick or what?
"I asked earlier that why would children be playing a battle like game using wooden swords and shields?"
"I am sorry milady, punish me for asking again, but why did you ask that?" She trembles.
I explained her everything from me observing those kids down town and coming up with a conclusion that they are doing it so to train themselves to be aspiring soldiers. I also told her that there is a man playing with them and teaching them wrong way to kill. That man should not be allowed to live another day or else he will still teach those children wrongly. I told her somehow that I am planning to kill him the next day and properly educated those kids to kill and not just to injure.
The maid who is attentively listening to my suggestion is still trembling. I find it annoying to watch.
(Author: The maid is trembling because she is hearing a clean plan of killing an innocent good Samaritan.)
"Come one! I told you my insights and don't just stand there trembling." I raised my voice a little out of irritation.
"Yes Milady."
"Answer me. If you don't answer I might just kill you for being useless." I warned her but I will actually do it.
"Please forgive me milady." She begged. "Your insight is right and your decision are perfectly right, everything you do is right milady." She cried out.
What a useless person. I know that she is a maid but I never have thought that she also doesn't have her own opinion. She is not helpful. I sat down on my couch and gave a full blast of sigh. I know I am right to just kill him and trained those kids if they wanted to become a soldier. But there is one pot hole, will their parents will allow them to be trained under me? I mean they can be great soldiers after that. Also, I want to know why that man is teaching those kids wrong information. I think I should just ask before killing him.
I dismissed the maid. Well, I didn't kill her yet since she is the one who is serving me. She must be lucky to be a useful pawn for bringing me food.
The next day, I planned to ambush that imprudent man after he plays with those kids. But somehow, I was given an opportunity to do it while educating those children. One kid invites me to play with them under the influence of that man. The game was, we are enemies and my mission is to take him down. That is just what I am about to do. The kid borrowed me his wooden sword, a weapon to kill him. When they gave the signal to start the war, I immediately rush into him and aiming for his heart. He successfully dodges it by swinging his wooden sword. The kids in my side cheered. I knew it, they should be educated properly by visual. I attack the man countless times however, he keeps on dodging all my attacks.
Upon trying to educate these kids properly, I am somehow getting irritated since I couldn't land a hit. In the dukedom, only my father, brother, my master and the commander general are the only ones I couldn't defeat in sword fight. If I use my powers now surely, he will die but I won't do it. If I ever do it then the kids will be disheartened since a mage actually defeat a fighter. Then that will damage their dream to become aspiring soldiers.
People are crowding us and cheering us. The children who were supposed to be my aid are now one of the cheerers. I bet in the game they all died that's why they are not attacking anymore. The man held my wrist and told me stop with his face smiling. How can I stop if he is still alive?
After, a half an hour, I felt humiliated since I am so tired from attacking him and yet he is not sweating. But I won't stop until he is dead. On that final minute, he threw his swords and fell in the ground.
"Oh, my fair lady, I was defeated by a strong opponent. I salute my dear slayer for she deserves it and I will die peacefully with valiant honor from the king. It is just that my heart will cry that I could no longer see your fair face my dear lady. Thy my love for your will be brought with me to my end." He recited while pretending to be dying.
The people started to cheer and the kids are cheering as well. He is not dead yet, wait, does he have a lover? The kids mourn with him and declared the they won't kill him anymore for the sake of his lover. That is just absurd! How can he not be sentenced to death? Is it because of his lover that he got the sympathy of his enemy? My head is about to explode out of confusion.
I brought the sword to the kid who let me borrowed his. As I am walking out of that place, I supposed to kill someone today but failed. I cannot kill him now since if I do, many people will be heart broken and the justice will arise for him. It is not that long that the marquis's issue was solve and I don't want any other issue. For now, for the sake of his lover, I won't kill him.
I entered a bakery to buy some food since I got hungry from that battle earlier. When I am about to pay it, the man appeared and offered that he will pay my share. I strictly decline but he insisted.
I head out going to a bar since I have to cool down my head. Yet, he still follows me. We both sat on the same table and started a conversation.
"You were quite hectic and persuaded to land a hit on me earlier. I never seen a girl as strong as you."
"Are you trying to insult me for failing to do so?"
"OH NO. Don't misunderstand me, it is just that it felt weird since those attacks are actually fatal if it landed. I tried my best to dodge it so don't be mad. The truth is although it is just a game, it felt like you are trying to hurt me." He said with jolly yet playful eyes.
I looked at him and decided to tell him the truth.
"I wasn't actually trying to hurt you… in fact, I was trying to land a fatal blow so that you can die." I said.
Suddenly, he kept quiet and stared me with serious eyes. The wind blew his blond hair hiding his blue eyes.
"Are you trying to kill me in the very first time you observing the kids?" He asked with gentle yet warning me something. I heard the clicking of unsheathing his sword, too bad I don't want to kill him anymore.
"Nope… I happened to pass by in that time and decided to watch them play. But when you came in, I realize that you were teaching the kids a wrong deal to kill an opponent. In able to save those aspiring soldiers I decided to kill you in front of them while teaching them the real way to kill."
"…"
I took a sip on that tankard and grabbed the bread he bought for me earlier.
"Is that your reason why you wanted to kill me, because you think I was teaching them wrong on how to kill their opponent?"
"Precisely, if you teach them properly then I wouldn't want to kill you. But just relax, I won't kill you anymore since you have a fair lover waiting for you at home and you bought me this bread."
Suddenly, he burst in laughter in which the bartender yelled at us.
"Are you freaking serious? You are going to kill me just because of that?"
"Why not?"
"I should have known, that you have the same insights as your ruler."
"What do you mean by that?"
"Forget about it since you are not going to kill me anymore, thanks for that. Anyway, you are quite entertaining."
"…"
"Anyway, it is getting dark and it is not safe enough for a lady to be staying here. Should I send you back?"
"I am not weak; I can take care of myself. You should go home instead or your lover will have a suspicion that you are having a mistress."
"Then I will go back if you stand up on that chair and leave this place. In this way, my lover at home won't wait for me any longer."
Suddenly, I obeyed his words and went back to the mansion while he goes to the opposite direction.
This is the first time that I failed my mission. However, I can always find a chance to kill him the other day.