Let the hunting begin.
I saw one guy throwing several knives at me, I put my shield up blocking them and started running towards him. Before he could throw another one, I stabbed him right in the heart. Twisting my sword deeper to make sure he's dead. Another one tried to get me from behind, I ducked while blocking his sword with my shield, in less than a second I slashed both his legs rendering them down. As he fell down to the ground defenseless I slit his throat in one clean cut. Now that's two.
My arm was suddenly pulled by a chain wrapped on it. I was jerked hard enough to make me lose my balance but I put my leg forward forcing my body backward so I didn't fall down. I tried pulling my arm loose but that didn't work much, another one threw another chain at my other arm, pulling me both ways, I saw one person rushing towards me. Taking a big breath, I pulled down one of my arms with the chain so hard that it made the person holding it fell forward, taking the chain I threw it at the rushing's man leg and pulled him down. And with ease I threw them again the other one holding the chain, aiming at his neck I pulled him so hard that it breaks his neck. Now my arms free.
I saw Orion exit the carriage from the corner of my eyes as I blocked a slash with my sword. I pushed the guy back and started exchanging blows with him, in 2 moves he's dead on the ground.
Orion's injured but he sure can fight, he already took two of them out, the third guy tried to get him from behind, and I threw my sword at him right at the chest, it almost hit Orion's head as he got up, he looked surprised and tilt his head at me looking annoyed, his eyes saying 'really?', I smirked in return.
The last one was killed by Manuel, so he is a fighter after all. Orion walks towards me as I counted the bodies, they were at least 20 men sent to kill us.
"You sure you weren't aiming for my head back then?" he asked annoyed
"If I was, it would be right there, next to that guy I just killed," I said pointing at the ground, grinning, he kinda deserves it and I'm feeling rather good since I just had a fight
"We'll talk about it later" he sigh and pinched my cheek.
What the hell, I've never had my cheek pinched, it feels weird and oddly intimate. Now I feel awkward.
"Gather the horses and salvage what we could bring, food, clothes, and water" he ordered the men
"You, come with me" he grabbed my hand and started walking.
Manuel stopped us before we got away from the mess, holding a stack of cloths
"My King, you are hurt" he pointed at Orion's shoulder
Orion glance at me and back at Manuel "I'm fine, we'll leave in 30 minutes, get everything ready"
"Yes, my King"
Orion took the cloths and took me to a nearby tree, out of view from the soldiers.
"Sit down and let me see your arm," he said gesturing me to sit down on the base of the tree
"My arms are fine, they're only scratches, I barely feel them," I said brushing him off, it stings but it's not bothering me at all
"I'll be the judge of that, now come here"
"I keep telling you that I'm fine, you're the one that's hurt" pointing at his blood stained shirt.
"Mine will heal faster than yours, are you worried?" he smirked
"Don't get ahead of yourself, I almost killed you remember and how can you heal faster?"
"That you almost did, I guess I should thank you for not killing me" he snickered and pulled my waist towards him, our chest meeting one another. I put my arm on his chest trying to push him away when he took them both on his hands.
"And now I got your arms" he smiled, he opened them in front of me, revealing red bruises on both of them, they were spiral bruises from the chains. They'll probably become blue in 1 or 2 days. My bracelet's still there.
He took them off, I grabbed his hand fast, and we locked eyes
"Relax, they're in the way" I pulled my hand away and he took the bracelet on my palm.
Orion wet the cloth with drinking water and wrapped them up on my arm, soothing them so the bleeding underneath the skin lessens. I stayed quiet not knowing what to do, these are trivial wounds for me, I'm so used to them I barely feel them anymore.
"They don't hurt you know"
"They do to me, can't have my Queen bruised all over can't I?"
I already am bruised all over
I jerked my hands away "Whatever" I turned away then remembers his wound, getting curious about what he said earlier
"Let me see your wound," I said
He pulled his shirt off, took off the bandage, revealing a cut on his left chest, mu cut, it already stopped bleeding only dried blood remained. I took the clean cloth, wet it, and started wiping the wounds. He didn't wince at all, I noticed his chest muscles twitching from the touch
"What do you mean when you say you heal faster, the wound's still there"
"I'll explain it when we get to the Kingdom"
I squinted my eyes suspiciously, pressed the cloth against his wound
until he winces
"Hey, easy there, now's not the time, we've got to move"
I take another cloth and tie it around his back, "fine" pulling it hard enough to let him know my annoyance
"Let's go," I said